The campus bicycle census encountered a hiccup today with the weather. Out of worries of a low count due to rain we are going to push the census back one week. Next week’s forecast is sunny and same temperature.
All, nothing major to report last week. Shop was open, people came in, same as usual. I coordinated with Working Bikes for our shipping event that happened yesterday. We packed up 317 bikes to go back to their warehouse in Chicago and then onto South Africa. There are still 67 bikes left that WB said they will return for later this fall. There is also a collection of the good bikes we are saving for ourselves. Those total about 50 or so.
Our new policy of allowing for free used tubes hasn’t caused any problems. Maybe 5-10 people have taken us up on it. Surprisingly one person insisted on patching despite the free tube. That might change next Spring/Summer. It will also help to expedite peoples’ stand time, as it’s obviously quicker to grab a used tube than mess with patching.
Tomorrow is the Bike Census. I will be helping Lily with that. I will also be shuttling the good bikes from the warehouse back to CBC and moving some over to the Urbana shop as well. CBC is currently packed to the gills with bikes.
The numbers:
Visitors: 91
Sales (overall): $1,221.50
Memberships: 11 for $330
Bikes (refurb): 3 for $555
Bikes (B-a-B): 0 for $0
Tires/tubes: 18 for $132
Sincerely,
Hello all!
Tomorrow morning is the bike census and it is going to be a blast! The weather looks great and the campus will be very seasonally fall like.
Tomorrow’s event starts at 10 AM and ends at 11 AM. You can finish early! But please finish your whole block or let me know! Training for the event is crucial, because as you start you might start asking some questions about what counts and other questions. Attached is the instructions we will be going over in training tomorrow. Event training starts at 9 AM-9:05-ish. I will have print maps for notes or problems.
REMEMBER TO CHARGE YOUR PHONE TONIGHT!
Download the app Collector by ESRI sometime today from your respective app store. It is free. There is a log in to the bike census. It is here:
Username: BikeCensus
Password: bikecensus2017
Timeline for Tomorrow:
9 AM to 9:45 AM will be training and answering all questions at the Illini Union, South Patio
10 AM to 11 AM will be counting.
11 AM – 11:45 AM if you can, please drop off paper maps for any racks that were not on the map and need to be hand entered. If you can’t, just scan or take a picture and email it to lwilco2@illinois.edu or jvwhit@illinois.edu
Map Block Assignment
Map link is here: http://goo.gl/Cbq9Fj
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Greg Briggs |
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Aki Akhauri |
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Aaron Hoyle-Katz |
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Audrey |
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Rand Hartsell |
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Jeff Yockey |
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Lily Wilcock |
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Tom McGreary |
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Marcus Ricci |
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Kevin Garcia |
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Ari Wolfe |
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Daniel Dodinval |
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Yazen Kashlan |
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Colleen Williams |
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Jake Benjamin |
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Hila Kelly |
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Lily Wilcock |
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Lily Wilcock |
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Saniya Rattan |
Honestly, I cannot thank all of you volunteers enough. Personally, I love technology and I love it when we can use it to make our communities better. Thank you for your hard work and James Whitacre at the Scholarly Commons and I will be typing away to process this information and get it in your hands and the hands of campus planners, engineers, architects, and administration.
With all this being said, tomorrow have a good sense of humor, walk and bike quickly, and have fun counting every bike we can!
Thank you,
Lily Wilcock and James Whitacre
Visiting Active Transportation Coordinator
Facilities and Services
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Give to the Campus Bike Plan Fund at http://go.illinois.edu/bikefund
The Transportation SWATeam had it's first meeting of the year. They discussed progress on the Transportation iCAP objectives, the status of related projects and proposals, and their priorities for the year. The team identified the following three areas on which they plan to focus in the coming meetings:
1. Exploring options for offsetting air travel emissions
2. Pursuing a comprehensive intermodal transit survey (one for students and one for faculty)
3. Assessing the feasibility of various options to reduce emissions from the campus fleet
The next meeting is on October 12th.
Thank you for last year when you volunteered to count bikes with us!
I am reaching out to let you know about this year coming Bicycle Census. Your help goes a long way each census.
We are counting bikes from 10-11am on Wednesday, April 20.
If you can't count then, we are looking for a few people to count the bike racks at a couple of residence halls at either 7 am or 7 pm on Wednesday April 20. If you are willing to count then, please indicate this at the bottom of the form. You will still need to come to one of the orientation sessions, so we can give you a map, instructions, and make sure you know how to use the GIS app for your smart phone.
I've invited you to fill out the form April 20, 2016 U of I Campus Bicycle Census Volunteer Form. To fill it out, visit:
http://goo.gl/forms/KA5eA3r4x3
If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out in Google Forms.
Volunteers are needed for Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 10-11 am to count bikes on campus. (We also could use a few people who could count bikes at 7am or about 7pm at FAR/PAR and the SixPack/Ikenberry Residence Halls. So that’s an option if 10-11am doesn’t work.) Volunteers will be going out in teams of 2-3, so recruit a friend to help you. Orientation will be needed as this year we are using volunteers’ smart phones with a GIS app installed to count bikes.
Happy Bike Census Day,
Thank you so much for participating in the April 2014 Bike Census!
We are really excited to get a hold of the data you collected it and to tally the count.
Today (Wednesday) after 8PM and tomorrow (Thursday) before 6PM would be ideal. If you could please send me times when you know you will be at home or in an office, I will definitely try to stop by and pick it up then. I could also meet you at a specific time and place. Feel free to give me a call if that is easier.
If it's easy, you could also scan and email it to me.
Thanks again for participating! If you didn't get a t-shirt, please let me know and I will bring you one.
Andy
Andy Kopp
Campus Bicycle Planning Intern
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Facilities and Services
Facilities and Services at the University of Illinois is partnering with Champaign County Bikes to count every bike on campus. The bicycle data collected is critical for future university decision-making and planning including: determining the location and quantity of additional bicycle parking needed to meet demand, estimating the increasing number of cyclists on campus, and prioritizing bicycle infrastructure projects.
Volunteers are needed to help with the count and can register at http://tinyurl.com/kcbc4t4
Please contact bike@illinois.edu for additional information.
The University of Illinois is partnering with Champaign County Bikes to host the first-ever campus-wide bicycle census during Sustainability Week 2013. Volunteers will be dispatched across campus to help count parked bicycles during a one-hour period at 10am on October 23. The findings of the count will help inform future decisions around bicycle infrastructure, parking, and programming on campus. Sign up to volunteer or to learn more at http://go.illinois.edu/BikeCount2013. RSVP on Facebook to help spread the word!
