Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting Notes 

April 26, 2018            www.dickinson.edu/biking 

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In Attendance  

Cody Rosenbarker, Sustainability Learning Coordinator 

Lindsey Lyons, Asst. Director of the Center for Sustainability Education 

Ken Shultes, Assoc. VP of Sustainability/Faculty Planning 

Sam Waltman, Biking@Dickinson Intern 

Alyssa Gill, Transportation Coordinator  

Joe Fazio, Lieutenant/Asst. Dir. of Public Safety 

Mark Scott, Director of Grounds and Landscaping 

 

Updated Summary  

 

• The Handlebar  

• The sandbags outside the Handlebar are on facilities’ radar to address 
• Pumps will be maintained through work order requests 
• Remember to bring your bikes to Handlebar open hours and bring your family! 

• Green Bike program  

• Be on the lookout for bike 563 using this chart:  

 

Question to ask	Answer is “Yes”	Answer is “No”
Is it a red road bike?	Go to next question	Look for another bike
Does it have green front forks?	Go to next question	Look for another bike
Does the DPS sticker on the seat tube?	Report to CSE/DPS	Look for another bike

 

• Bicycle Friendly University application 

• Questions to answer for the application:  

• Assess how many bikes are on campus during an average day 
• Answer the question about percentage of faculty/staff and students that ride a bike on campus at least 2x/week during optimal weather 
• GIS questions about centerline mileage 

 

• Initiatives possibly to be completed prior to the application submission 

• Complete a PSA through the campus radio station about sharing the road 
• Online bike registration (work with DPS) 
• Increase bike “vibrancy” with more organized rides and admissions tours by bike? 
• Make D-walk a one-way road with bike lane to increase biking/walking safety 
• Increased visibility of the Handlebar 

 

• Possible answers to summary questions  

• Biggest achievement (3 will need to come out of this list) 

• Covered bike shelters installation 
• Bike rooms in residence halls 

• League Certified Instructor training 
• Formal partnerships with local resources: LifeCycle, Recycle Bicycle, Cole’s  
• Building a biking culture 
• The Handlebar 
• Community connection (ex. Regional rail trail, events like Northside Ride and Juneteenth) 

• Primary reasons we deserve BFU status? (3 will need to be chosen from this list) 

• Availability of the Handlebar, training that it offers 
• Limited public transport 
• Community engagement beyond what is beneficial to the campus 
• Proximity to regional recreation (bike parks, Michaux, etc.) 

• Carlisle’s ranking as a bike friendly community 
• Our goal toward carbon neutrality  
• Cole’s shop n’ ride program 
• Health and wellness program focus  
• Large international student population that we work with who don’t have vehicles and our partnerships there 

• Freshman class is not allowed to have cars  

• Primary challenges we face 

• Cars on D-walk 
• Weather 
• State/borough roads going through campus 

• Bike/walking simultaneous design 
• We don’t own any roads 
• College was build a long time ago 
• Competing interests 
• Funding and time 

• Small, liberal arts college 
• Abundant, overuse of signage  

• Future projects (short term) 

• Complete a PSA through the campus radio station about sharing the road 
• Online bike registration (work with DPS) 

• Increase bike “vibrancy” with more organized rides and admissions tours by bike? 
• Make D-walk a one-way road with bike lane to increase biking/walking safety 
• Increased visibility of the Handlebar 
• DPS distributes safety material (helmet and lock info) and a coupon to Cole’s when people register their bikes/local bike resources packet 
• Education 

• Beginner Bike Ride 
• Bike commuter classes 
• Bicycle mentorship program 
• Bike theft prevention 
• Public Safety officer and staff education on “share the road” 

 

Next meeting (August)  

• Revisit Bike Master Plan  
• Final details for BFU application