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Not Us Yet, But Soon! 10 Most Bike-Friendly Campuses in the U.S.

As we prepare our Bike Friendly University application for this year (we’re currently Bronze-level), we took a moment to see what other campus biking leaders are up to.  An interesting article from Best Colleges Online tells us all about them. … Continue reading

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UMD’s First Bike Valet – How-to

I.                  Introduction  Bicycle valet was first introduced to the university campus at the 13thannual Maryland Day on April 30, 2011, an event where a record 97,000+ visitors attended. The bicycle valet service was set up across campus at three different … Continue reading

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The Bike Fair is coming!!

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WHAT: An  educational bike fair to support biking for transportation and wellness at the University of Maryland WHEN:Wednesday April 6th 11 am to 3 pm. WHO: All members of the University of Maryland community. Information about Sharing the Road with … Continue reading

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LAB Bike Summit

 I enjoyed the LAB Bike Summit. It gave me the opportunity to put faces to the names of the other university bike programs. I met Tim Potter from Wisconsin, David Takemoto Watts from UC Davis, Ariadne Scott from Stanford and Rich … Continue reading

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BRONZE!!

To see the other universities, click here: http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/pdfs/bfu%20master%20award%20list.pdf How about College Park? Here is a blog post by Rethink College Park on making CP a bicycle friendly city.

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Share the Road Campaign Rides Preview

During the Share the Road campaign we are running a “bike bus” to key locations nears campus. Come with us as we ride to: Lake Artemesia on the 5th, Take a ride for wellness. Don’t you ever want to take … Continue reading

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Bike Week-Shoppers and Home Depot Ride

April 12, 4 pm

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Building bikeUMD – why collaboration works

Of course the calendar year doesn’t hold the same kind of sense of renewal as the academic year in the university setting but I still wanted to take a moment to look back at all that we have accomplished. I … Continue reading

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