Attended by: Jim, Joe, Glen, Alyssa, Ken, Cary, Marcus, Madie, Alex, Max, Ian, Rob
Handlebar Updates:
- Sunday volunteer training a success
- lots of first years, returning visitors
- scratched tube-patching workshop
- add Shake, Rattle and Roll exercise
- Visitor Stats
- 75 visitors Fall 2015
- 30 visitors Spring 2016
- 40 people in shop as of 9/19/16
- Wall/Bench outside shop
- on Facilities management’s annual review
- Should be approved by next meeting
- Trip to Recycle Bicycle, Harrisburg 9/10/16 successful
- Alex led, 4 attended
Upcoming Events:
- Tuesday Road Rides
- every Tuesday 5-6pm, leaving from Hbar
- Bike to Farm Potluck 10/8/16
- 30 signed up as of 9/20
- Need ride leaders
- Dickinson.edu/biketofarm
- Harrisburg area Bike and Pedestrian survey
- College and High Street Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 4-6pm, Saturday 12-2
Infrastructure:
- Covered bike racks purchased
- installation contracted out, shooting for early spring
- Other covered spaces
- make use of empty, somewhat sheltered areas
- timeframe: next 2-4 weeks
- Armstrong/Buchanan and Baird McClintock
- Bike Pumps around campus (3 locations)
- paid for by Student Senate
- tamperproof = hard to repair, working with facilities to fix
- New res hall will have indoor storage!
Green Bike Fleet:
- 50 bicycles
- Glen contributed 5 over summer
- 35 currently checked out, lots of large bikes still available
- 3 incidents
- 2 stolen last academic year, 1 per semester
- 1 stolen this semester, recovered and reintroduced into fleet
- 1 accident, hit by car, rider unharmed
- Both accidents were bikes lent to friends – add clear guidelines to contract about responsibility
Stolen Bikes:
- ~10 reported each year, majority unregistered
- 1-2 recovered yearly, others disappear completely
- Visibility vs. Lock awareness
- Look for funding for security around racks?
- Proper locking is more effective
- Lock Your Bike Campaign?
- Table with DPS on Britton?
- Direct student initiative, marking “risky” bikes?
- Update Biking Website – lock education, what to do when bike is stolen (report!)
- When bikes are found, call police! Don’t handle yourself
Other:
- Mountain Biking trip to Allegrippis Trails, Raystown Lake 9/24
- Biking club equipment in shed, key requested
- Marcus will be League certified instructor
- Cary is Mtn Bike Certified instructor
Next meeting is November 15th, 1:30-2:30pm
