And right up front, I'm going to give Chuck Strawser a special pat on the back. Dar Ward, of course also deserves credit, since she both runs the transportation demand management program and hired Chuck at UW. (Can't remember who was first at Bike Fed.)
New report released a few hours ago: A New Course: How Innovative University Programs Are Reducing Driving on Campus and Creating New Models for Transportation Policy<http://uspirg.org/reports/usp/new-course> And right there in the press release and executive summary, they cite UW-Madison for doing a great job on promoting bicycling. (I think UW-Madison does a pretty good job in other ways promoting alternatives to driving, but I haven't read the whole report yet.) "*Programs to promote bicycle use. *Many colleges subsidize membership in existing bicycle sharing schemes in the community and some create their own sharing programs on campus. Many also provide on-campus resources like free or at-cost bike repairs and ample bike racks. - *At the University of Wisconsin in Madison, 22 percent of students currently bike to campus in good weather, up eight percentage points since 2006, partly as a result of investments in on-campus bike repair services, subsidized membership in the city's bike share program, and a plentiful and increasing supply of bike racks."* The report also cites many of the reasons that UW has incentives to not drive: parking uses land and is expensive; less traffic is good for community relations; younger people want transportation alternatives; and setting a good environmental example is often a community standard. http://uspirg.org/reports/usp/new-course Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (o) [email protected]
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