Category Archives: infrastructure and projects

May Symposium on Trails and Water in the Anacostia Watershed

On Monday, May 7th, I attended a very interesting symposium about Trails and Water in the Anacostia Watershed.  While I enjoyed presentations on water quality improvements in the Anacostia Watershed and other ongoing projects, I was most excited to hear … Continue reading

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New Parking in Mowatt Lane Garage

DOTS and bikeUMD have installed DERO Double Decker bike racks into the Mowatt Lane Garage. For a video on how to use them, click here:

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Covered Parking

Covered Parking near Denton Dining  This is an exciting year for bike parking at UMD. The Denton Dining covered parking will soon be finished and all that is left to do in E* is put down the final paint and … Continue reading

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New Bridge to Campus!

The foundations are in for a new bridge across Paint Branch creek.

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Secure bike parking at College Park Metro

Metro is exploring the idea of installing secure bike parking at College Park Metro station. There was a survey, it closed yesterday, I apologize for being late on this post. Please click on the link to read the full information. … Continue reading

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Stop Sign Audit Proposal

 This proposal was submitted by : Andrew Stershic University of Maryland, Class of 2011 Civil Engineering & Economics to bikeUMD.  BikeUMD -A Fair Solution for Campus Cyclists The University of Maryland recently a bronze award for being bicycle-friendly. In order to improve … Continue reading

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Signage on campus

One of the 7 Bikes May Use Full Lane signs on campus. We have received a few comments regarding signage on campus. You may already know that last year we installed 7 “Bikes May Use Full Lane” signs on campus … Continue reading

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Job Posting: Bike Valet Coordinator

Maryland Day Bicycle Valet Coordinator Position closes on Feb. 28th, 2011 Position starts on March 8th, 2011 bikeUMD will provide bike valet services at this year’s Maryland Day Event on Saturday, April 30th.  The intern would support the bike coordinator in … Continue reading

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Bicycle Friendly University Application is Complete

  We completed the long application for the LAB Bicycle Friendly University award. John did most of the leg work. We are both anxious to find out how we stand compared to other universities nationwide. We are also excited because … Continue reading

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Addressing cyclist’s concerns about lanes:

The 2010 commuter survey yielded the following result regarding what bicycle  improvements commuters want on campus.   We are working hard to get lanes on campus. When we get those lanes they will likely come along with pavement markings. We … Continue reading

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