Bicycle Friendly Small Campuses

Musings On What Works Well and What

We Can Do Better

Tyce Herrman, Dickinson CollegeAmelia Neptune, League of American Bicyclists

2014 AASHE ConferenceOctober 27, 2014

Photo: Illinois Wesleyan, Bloomington, IL - Bronze BFU - 1,900 students

Challenges for smaller campuses

Funding & Staffing“Many of the things we would like to do require funding and staffing.”

“We are a small campus and only have so many people we can get involved.”

Economies of scale Less influence over surrounding community

For comparison: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Bronze BFU - 29,768 Students

Potential strengths

Easier collaborationReach & engage larger share of campusLess infrastructureLess red tape?

Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME - Silver BFU - 1,830 students

State of Cycling on Small Campuses

Of the 100 campuses with a Bicycle Friendly University designation,

only 21 have under 10,000 students

⅕ of BFUs

Largest BFU: 64,077

Average BFU: 22,285

Smallest BFU: 1,581

Bicycle Friendly University Program

● Free● Voluntary ● Online Application● Evaluation● Recognition● Feedback

The 5 E’s: ● Engineering● Education● Encouragement● Enforcement● Evaluation & Planning

Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA - Bronze BFU - 1,605 students

Engineering

Bike parkingWay-finding signageShared use or dedicated pathwaysRepair stationsBicycle Accommodation Policy

Illinois Wesleyan, Bloomington, IL - Bronze BFU - 1,900 students

Education

Classes SafetyMaintenanceAcademic & PE

Ongoing safety/awareness campaignInformation for new students & faculty

Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA - Silver BFU - 2,396 students

Encouragement

EventsBike ShareCo-opClubs/Teams

Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA - Silver BFU - 2,396 students

Enforcement

Bike registrationPositive enforcementBike patrol/officer training

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI - Bronze BFU - 6,945 students

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA - Bronze BFU - 8,329 students

Evaluation & Planning

Bicycle Advisory CommitteeDedicated staffBike PlanTrackingSatisfaction survey

Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA - Bronze BFU - 2,217 students

Next Steps

1. Create a Bicycle Advisory Committee2. Apply to the BFU program:

http://bikeleague.org/university 3. Join the Campus Biking Listserv:

www.universitybikeprograms.org 4. Share your feedback with the League!

Illinois Wesleyan, Bloomington, IL - Bronze BFU - 1,900 students

Thank you!

Amelia Neptuneamelia@bikeleague.org

Tyce Herrmanherrmant@dickinson.edu

Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA - Bronze BFU - 1,605 students