What is the biking environment like at other American universities? How is biking integrated between the university and the adjacent community? How does NCSU stand up against “best practices”? Are there things that NCSU could learn from other universities? What are the similiarities/differences between the university you investigated and NCSU?

I’d like you to pick out one university, investigate it, and write up 500 words on what you have found. If you know someone at that university, you could ask them about the environment, but I also expect you do research in looking at documents. We will talk about your findings together in class on November 18.
Your paper should reference at least three sources and use concepts from our course. Try to look at the relation between biking “on-campus” and “in-town.”
Some resources:
American League of Bicyclists Bike Friendly Universities
2023 Map
People for Bikes, Best College Towns for Biking, 2022

Application for Bike Friendly University Status

Padlet–comparing to NCSU
Padlet–factors

Some Schools to look at:
UNC-Chapel Hill
UNC Bike Plan 2014
Duke
Updating their bike master plan
Colorado State University
Penn State University
–their master plan
–information about the area around the Penn State Campus
ECU
Bike Master Plan of 2013
UC Davis–(Davis and UC Davis are usually considered the gold standard for biking)
UC Davis Bike Program
League of American Cyclists on Davis
University of Minnesota–St. Paul
University of Minnesota bike plan
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech Bike Plan