HI Terry The best thing, in my humble opinion, is to provide the most and best possible bicycle parking. You can have all the events and kiosks in the world, but if there isn't a place to park a bike, then going by bike isn't that practical.
Then adjust traffic flow to allow amenable access to all vehicular traffic. Once the facilities are there, then the bike events and education will have better reception. This is, of course, my own opinion and doesn't reflect the opinions of Bikies listserve. Darryl Jordan, MATC 1998 --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > I am new to the list.. have been lurking for a week > or so... just wanted to introduce myself and ask a > question. > > I've been a year-round bike commuter for about two > years now, which is about how long I've been working > at my current job as a librarian at MATC (Truax). > > We are working on a number of "sustainability" > projects here at the college, including supporting > -- and growing -- the MATC biking community, both > students and staff. > > I'd love to hear from anyone who might have ideas > around this kind of project... > > This is what we've done so far: > * had our second annual bike clinic (light repairs > and tune-up) > * made bike maps available in the library > * invited the amazing Nancy from BFW to campus > during our Focus the Nation event and during an > "alternative transportation day" (the first one > ever.. and it showed, I'm afraid) > * created a "biking community" Yahoo group > * had a team for Bike to Work Week > > What we hope to add for this coming school year: > * make a covered bike rack available > * have a pump and (maybe) lube available > * make bike locks available for checkout to students > and staff who have forgotten theirs > * have a kiosk with info on all kinds of commuting > options, including biking > * in the fall, have presentations/info on bike > commuting in the winter > > After reading some of today's mail, I'm thinking.. > what about a display with a mannequin wearing a bike > helmet correctly, with signage that gives bike > safety info? (This may be too corny.) > > Any ideas or advice you have would be much > appreciated. > > Thank you! > > Terry (Ross) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
