Bicycle Friendly University

Resources

The BFU Resources page was developed to equip the applicant with some fundamental information to assist in the application process.

This page is divided into five sections to coincide with the on-line application and provides good examples of programs, policies, and projects from around the country.

Program staff is also available and eager to assist you, please email bfa@bikeleague.org or call 202.822.1333.

For general suggestions on making your university more bicycle-friendly click here.

Profile

To look up the population of your community, click here.

For the US News and World Report definition of different institutions, click here.

To find the climate averages of your area, click here.

To learn about Bicycle Advisory Boards and Committees, click here.

To find the Journey to Work Data for your college or university community, click here.

To read about the Funding Resources and Research, click here.

To search for League affiliated Instructors and Clubs in your area, click here.

Bicycle program manager/ coordinator
To read an interview with the University of Minnesota Bicycle Coordinator, click here.

To read LAB’s report why Bicycle and Pedestrian staff are needed, click here.

For an example of student coordinators working on Bicycling issues at their university, click here.

Engineering

For more information on complete streets, click here.

To learn more about the implementation of these policies, click here.

Training
To view the AASHTO guide to the Development of Bike Facilities, click here.

To read the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), click here.

To read the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, click here.

To read the FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Planning Guidance, click here.

To read the FHWA University Courses on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation, click here.

To learn about bicycle specific conference and training, click here.

Parking

To read APBP’s bicycle parking guidelines, click here.

To review bike parking considerations, options and costs, click here.

To learn more about bike lockers, click here.

For an example of on street bike parking in Portland, click here.

For an example of a bike parking garage at Portland State University, click here.

For a map of University of Washington bike racks, click here.

To view a forum on college and university bike racks and drainage grates, click here.

To view a bike rack photo gallery from Michigan State University, click here.

Bridges
For information on Engineering and Design details, click here: http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/engineering/paths-details.cfm

Trails
For information on building a single track, click here:

http://www.imba.com/resources/trail-building

To see what Ripon College is proposing to do for their trail system, click here http://www.refresheverything.com/biketrailripon

End of trip facilities

For local, state and national resources provided by Michigan State University, click here: http://bikes.msu.edu/content/biking_resources.html

To read a forum on bicycle friendly LEED buildings, click here: https://lists.wisc.edu/read/messages?id=2949732

To see an example of end of commute shower facilities, click here: http://taps.ucdavis.edu/bicycle/services/showers.cfm

To read a guide for the development of bicycle facilities, click here: http://www.sccrtc.org/bikes/AASHTO_1999_BikeBook.pdf

Bikes on Transit
For an example of shuttle bike rack at Harvard University, click here: http://www.uos.harvard.edu/transportation/passenger_transport_services/rackon.pdf

Maintenance
For an example of the operations and maintenance of an Iowa trail, click here: http://www.iowadot.gov/iowabikes/trails/CHPT07.HTML

Intersections
For a photo of bike friendly stairs, click here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jputnam/4643279668/

Education

For an example of an education tool- Stanford’s Bike Safety Sprocketman- click here: http://transportation.stanford.edu/alt_transportation/Sprocketman.shtml

To explore a website of bike safety information for new students, click here: http://transportation.stanford.edu/nso-bike/

Campus Tours
For an example of unique bike tours at Alfred University, click here: http://www.alfred.edu/admissions/visit_us.cfm

For further examples of sustainable campus tours, click here: http://conf2010.aashe.org/specialevents/tours

Bicycle and Transportation Courses
For an example of a bicycle diversion program at Stanford, click here: http://www.stanford.edu/group/SUDPS/bicycle.shtml#diversion

Berkeley bicycle education programs- http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=31194

Northwestern Traffic Safety School- http://trafficschool.northwestern.edu/courses.asp

Utah State University bike clinic- http://www.usu.edu/orc/classes/bicycle.cfm

To see an example of an innovative approach to teaching and promoting bicycle safety, check out this bike safety quiz: http://transportation.stanford.edu/bikequiz/quiz.swf

Encouragement

Campus Bike Share Program
For an example of a bike-share program’s logistics at Michigan State, click here: http://www.bikes.msu.edu/content/request.html#rentals

For a sample bike rental fees, click here:  http://www.bikes.msu.edu/lease/short-term-rentals.html

To read about NYU’s bike share program, click here: http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/21/students-launch-nyu-bike-share/

Bike rentals
For an example a bike coop that also rents bike, check out UC Davis here: http://bikebarn.ucdavis.edu/

For an example of bikes available for renting at University of Colorado, click here: http://ecenter.colorado.edu/transportation/bike/buff-bikes

For information on bike libraries, click here: http://www.bruskway.com/bikelibrary/faq.htm#whatisit?

For an article about innovative uses for abandoned bikes, click here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/nyregion/21bikes.html

For an example of a solution to bike theft, click here: http://www.stolenbicycleregistry.com/rfid_tags_for_the_win.html

For a resource to track stolen bikes, click here: http://www.stolenbicycleregistry.com/

Bike maps
For an example of a University bike map at Princeton University, click here: http://www.princeton.edu/parking/bikemap.pdf

For another example of a university bike map, check out that of University of Arizona: http://parking.arizona.edu/pdf/maps/bike_routes.pdf

For an example of a commute club, click here: http://transportation.stanford.edu/alt_transportation/Commute_Club.shtml

Campus Bike Center
To learn about the UCSC Bike Coop, click here: http://bikecoop.ucsc.edu/

For another example of a bike coop in Twin Cities, click here- http://thehubbikecoop.org/

To read about the University of Waterloo Bike Center, click here: http://www.bike.uwaterloo.ca/bikecentre.html

For information on how to organize a coop or campus bike shop, click here: http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Shop_Organization

Events
For an example of a Bike to Campus week event, check out UCLA bike pit stop here: http://happenings.ucla.edu/all/event/27706

For an example a bike rodeo and Earth Day event at University of Phoenix, click here: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=421981875790

For an example of a larger University cycling event at, check out the Indiana University

Little 500 here: http://www.iusf.indiana.edu/little500/

For an example of university involvement in a larger bike event, check out Centralia College PTS pit stop here:  http://stp.centralia.edu/

For an example of a university’s participation in a commuter challenge, click here: http://green.harvard.edu/node/919

Mentoring program for new riders.

For the League’s National Bike Day and Month guide, click here: http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/pdf/national_bike_month_guide.pdf

Other Encouragement groups, activities, services, etc
For a directory of Youth Bicycle Programs, click here:  http://www.ibike.org/encouragement/youth-directory.htm

For an example of a commuter incentive program, click here: http://parking.fullerton.edu/transportation/facultystaff/CommuterRewards.aspx

For information on collegiate cycling, click here: http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/03/news/collegiate-cycling-whats-it-all-about_109906

For an example of a University’s resource on local bike retailers, click here: http://www.boisestate.edu/bicyclecongress/resources.shtml

For a toolkit on helmet promotion programs, click here: http://helmets.org/toolkit.htm

For an example of a student run advocacy group with a big mission, click here: http://ped4progress.wordpress.com/about/

Promote the People for Bikes pledge for students, faculty, and staff to sign: http://www.peopleforbikes.org

Enforcement

For Michigan State University biking ordinances, click here: http://trustees.msu.edu/ordinances/ordinances_sec33.html

For an example of university policy for impounding bikes, click here:  http://taps.ucdavis.edu/bicycle/abandoned.cfm

To read about what Berkeley is doing for bike theft prevention, click here: http://police.berkeley.edu/prevention/bike.html

For information on the police department using bikes, check out the police bike store here: http://www.policebikestore.com/security-departments.htm

For information on University of Oklahoma bike registration, click here: http://www.ou.edu/oupd/bikereg.htm

For an example of the activity of University bike police at Indiana University, click here: http://www.iun.edu/~policenw/resources/bikepatrol.shtml

evaluation & planning

For examples of campus bike plans, click here: (AASHE members only) http://www.aashe.org/user/login?destination=resources/campus-bicycle-plans

For other sample bicycle plans, click here:  http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/develop/sample-plans.cfm

To view UC Berkeley’s Bike Plan, as an example of a great college bike plan, click here:
http://pt.berkeley.edu/sites/pt.berkeley.edu/files/content/UCB_BikePlanFinal.pdf

To view a crash reduction report, click here: http://www.activetrans.org/sites/default/files/Crash%20Report%20final.pdf

To learn about LCI certification at the league, click here: http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/education/seminars.php

To view an example of a Bike Satisfaction Survey at FIU, click here: http://recreation.fiu.edu/Bike_Survey_Report.pdf

To view the results of a bike survey at UC Davis, click here: http://taps.ucdavis.edu/resources/transportation/CampusTravelSurveyResults2009-10.pdf