Bicycle Friendly Small Campuses Musings On What Works Well and What We Can Do Better Tyce Herrman, Dickinson College Amelia Neptune, League of American Bicyclists 2014 AASHE Conference October 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 collaboration Reach & engage larger share of campus Less infrastructure Less 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 parking Way-finding signage Shared use or dedicated pathways Repair stations Bicycle Accommodation Policy Illinois Wesleyan, Bloomington, IL - Bronze BFU - 1,900 students

Education Classes Safety Maintenance Academic & PE Ongoing safety/awareness campaign Information for new students & faculty Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA - Silver BFU - 2,396 students

Encouragement Events Bike Share Co-op Clubs/Teams Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA - Silver BFU - 2,396 students

Enforcement Bike registration Positive enforcement Bike 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 Committee Dedicated staff Bike Plan Tracking Satisfaction survey Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA - Bronze BFU - 2,217 students

Next Steps 1.Create a Bicycle Advisory Committee 2.Apply to the BFU program: Join the Campus Biking Listserv: Share your feedback with the League! Illinois Wesleyan, Bloomington, IL - Bronze BFU - 1,900 students

Thank you! Amelia Neptune Tyce Herrman Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA - Bronze BFU - 1,605 students