{"id":2054,"date":"2024-08-09T19:34:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-courses2425.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/sts-320-001-fall-2024\/?page_id=2054"},"modified":"2024-11-18T14:55:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T14:55:56","slug":"biking-at-other-universities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-courses2425.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/sts-320-001-fall-2024\/biking-at-other-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Biking at Other Universities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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 &#8220;best practices&#8221;?  Are there things that NCSU could learn from other universities?  What are the similiarities\/differences between the university you investigated and NCSU? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;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.<br>Your paper should reference at least three sources and use concepts from our course.  Try to look at the relation between biking &#8220;on-campus&#8221; and &#8220;in-town.&#8221;  <br>Some resources:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BFU_Award_List_2023_ALL.pdf\">American League of Bicyclists Bike Friendly Universities<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/bfu-2023\/\">2023 Map<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BFU_Award_List_2023_ALL.pdf\"><br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peopleforbikes.org\/news\/2022s-best-college-towns-for-biking?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwhvi0BhA4EiwAX25uj7YiGhQOp97gH1SZ_DnqYYw7yl4uwWNzva0b1O4ZmyvVW7Rhh2EGehoCx_YQAvD_BwE\">People for Bikes, Best College Towns for Biking, 2022<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BFU_2025_Application_Preview.pdf\">Application for Bike Friendly University Status<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/ross49\/my-brilliant-padlet-xfji6erxyq132skg\">Padlet&#8211;comparing to NCSU<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/ross49\/factors-in-university-biking-uxz5mxeyp572tihq\">Padlet&#8211;factors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some Schools to look at:<br><strong>UNC-Chapel Hill<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/move.unc.edu\/bike\/bicycle-master-plan\/#:~:text=The%20Plan%20Goals&amp;text=Build%20a%20culture%20of%20bicycling,Fund%20bicycle%20improvements%20on%20campus.\">UNC Bike Plan 2014<\/a><br><strong>Duke<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dukebikepedplan.altago.site\/\">Updating their bike master plan<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bicycle.colostate.edu\/\">Colorado State University<\/a><br><strong>Penn State University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opp.psu.edu\/sites\/opp\/files\/2024-05\/psu-up-bicycle-master-plan.pdf\">\u2013their master plan<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crcog.net\/index.asp?SEC=D377DB1B-86DF-49DE-9276-61EDA89F16F7\">\u2013information about the area around the Penn State Campus<\/a><br><strong>ECU<\/strong> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/parking.ecu.edu\/bicycle-master-plan\/\">Bike Master Plan of 2013<\/a><br><strong>UC Davis<\/strong>\u2013(Davis and UC Davis are usually considered the gold standard for biking) <br><a href=\"https:\/\/transportation.ucdavis.edu\/bicycleprogram\">UC Davis Bike Program<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/sites\/default\/files\/bfareportcards\/BFC_Spring_2016_ReportCard_Davis_CA.pdf\">League of American Cyclists on Davis<\/a><br><strong>University of Minnesota&#8211;St. Paul<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pts.umn.edu\/sites\/pts.umn.edu\/files\/2020-08\/2019_tc_bicycle_plan.pdf\">University of Minnesota bike plan<\/a><br><strong>Georgia Tech<\/strong> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/facilities.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-10\/GT%20Campus%20Bicycle%20Master%20Plan_lowres.pdf\">Georgia Tech Bike Plan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8220;best practices&#8221;? Are there things that NCSU could learn from other universities? What are the similiarities\/differences between the university you investigated and NCSU? 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