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NMSU and Las Cruces Bicycle Safety News: Current Topics of Interest

For 2012

May is bike month in New Mexico

Details on

- Las Cruces Activities

- El Paso Activities

- Albuquerque Activities

- Other New Mexico Activities

 

 

 

  • Green Box Biking for Safety

 

Green Box

The Green box is an intersection safety design to prevent bicycle/car collisions, especially those between drivers turning right and bicyclists going straight.

It is a green box on the road with a white bicycle symbol inside. It includes green bicycle lanes approaching and leading from the box.

 

More details on brochure at http://www.streetfilms.org/portland-green-bike-box/

 

 

  • Nice Ride Keeps Rolling After 100,000 Bike Rides (annually)

Nice Ride of Minneapolis - a Minnesota based nonprofit recently surpassed the 100,817 rides that were logged in the 2010 season.

 

Nice Ride, Bike Share

How it works video on utube at https://www.youtube.com/v/YTZGjc7UAJg&rel=0.

As more and more people integrate bike share into their lives and subscriber numbers increase, Nice Ride Minnesota has noticed some great trends in the community. 

 

 

Less dense areas are making steps towards integrating bike share into their lives. Nice Ride is now more recognizable to residents as a transportation option.  Details at http://www.havefunbiking.com/news/newsarticle.php?id=950

 

NMSU and Las Cruces Bicycle Safety News: Current Topics of Interest

For 2011

The Bicycle Friendly Program by the Leaque of American Bicyclist includes Bicycle Friendly communities, states, businesses, and universities.  Las Cruces was designated a Bicycle Friendly Community in 2011

The Bicycle Friendly University (BFU) program recognizes institutions of higher education for promoting and providing a more bicycle-friendly campus for students, staff and visitors. The BFU program provides the roadmap and technical assistance to create great campuses for cycling.   A blueprint to the designation is provided in the interactive image on the right or via the following link

The benefits of bicycling friendly designation including reducing carbon emissions, saving money, reducing congestion, optimizing space, and improving health.  More details on the BFU program . . .

Details on the Five Es necessary to achieve the designation .  .  .

Requirements for Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, and Evaluation.

. . .  NMSU's preliminary five E review 2011

 

Biking commuting in Las Cruces

Story by Merge staff. With gas prices as high as they are and the nightmare that we call parking here at New Mexico State University, more and more students are riding their bicycles to campus.

Commuting by bike is a good idea, . . . . Bicycles are one of our most efficient inventions, making them the least expensive way of getting where you need to be.

More  . . .

  • Aug 17, 2011: NMSU Bicycle Safety Committee to participate in Aggiefest!, Wednesday, Aug 17th 1- 3pm at the Corbett Center (for more info contact Eugene Conway)

 

Complete streets round about

Complete Streets are streets for everyone.  They are designed and operated to enable access and to improve safety for all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities must be able to safely move along and across a complete street. Complete Streets make it easy to cross the street, walk to shops, and bicycle to work. They allow buses to run on time and make it safe for people to walk to and from train stations.  .  . the elements of an ideal Complete Streets policy   .  .  . Complete streets can offer many benefits in all communities, regardless of size or location. The National Complete Streets Coalition has developed a number of fact sheets,
More...

 

The League of American Bicyclists announced the latest round of Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) designations today to kick off May as National Bike Month.  More. . . Article from Bike World News

 

25 mph speed limit
  • April 24, 2011  "Reduction of Speed limit on Stewart Avenue, east of Locust intersection." 

Agreement by EH&S on behalf of Bicycle Safeyt Committee with NMSU Traffic Engineer to reduce speed limit on Steward through main campus pedestrian area to improve pedestrian safety.  Steward is posted as 25mph from Knox to Locust.  This changes current 35mph limit to 25mph from Locust to Payne/Arrowhead Road.  Signs posted by May 25. 

 

A Hybrid* Road Skills Course for bicyclists at all levels.
Saturday, April 2, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
at Academic Research Center C, Rm 110, NMSU (MAP)

This comprehensive course includes:
- an online, self-paced course*,
- in-road riding skills & road hazard maneuvers;
- a student manual; and
- a set of tire levers and a patch kit.

NMSU students, faculty & staff: $25 • Non-NMSU participants: $50

Register at  http://smartcycling.blogspot.com  by Saturday, March 19.  Class size is limited.  Restricted to Individuals 15+ years old.  Bring a bike helmet (required), a bicycle in good working condition, a pen, riding clothing/shoes, and a water bottle.

* The online portion must be completed no later than Saturday, March 26
Bicycle safety class
Class announcement flyer for posting

 

 

 

NMSU and Las Cruces Bicycle Safety News/Topics of Interest

For 2010

 

  • October 25, 2010 (posting) Bicyclist responses needed for NMSU Transportation Survey

This note is to encourage those in the Bike Safety Committee, the Bike Racing Club and the NMSU bicycling community to respond & comment in the Transportation and Parking Study survey.  The survey was noted  in the October 25 Hotline.


New NMSU Transportation &Parking survey

As part of the transportation and parking study currently underway on campus, your assistance in completing a brief survey is critical to the accurate understanding of the parking and transportation issues on the NMSU campus. Please complete the one-page survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NMSUTransportationandParkingSurvey. Your responses are strictly confidential.

There are at least five of 16 question and several open comment forms which relate to bicycle facilities and use on the NMSU campus. The survey is not restricted to NMSU students nor employees as it allows all the local bicyclist community to voice their comments on bicycle accommodations and the need for related facilities at NMSU.

Sorry the survey closed Nov15.  However, your opinions on this matter are important.  Sent an email and EH&S will forward it to the Transportation and Parking Committee.

 

A Hybrid* Road Skills Course for Bicyclists
Saturday, October 16, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Academic Research Center C, Rm 110, NMSU,
Beginning & seasoned cyclists (15+ years old) can benefit from this comprehensive course that includes an online, self-paced course*, in-road riding skills & basic maintenance tips. Register for this course by Saturday, September 18. Class size is limited. Register by contacting Ellen Castello at bikesafe@nmsu.edu.

 

UCSB is recognized as one of the top bicycling campuses in the country, with seven miles of bike paths, over 10,000 bike rack spaces and sustainable transportation initiatives from groups such as Transportaion Alternatives Program and A.S. BIKES.   Nearly half of UCSB student population and nine percent of staff and faculty bike to campus every day (www.as.ucsb.edu/bikes).

 

 

 

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