Category Archives: Bikes

Bicycle Brainstorming Workshop

Do you ever wish it were easier to bike to Eastland Mall, downtown Bloomington, or anywhere else in the local community? The City of Bloomington is developing a master plan for bicycle accommodations and they want input from the IWU community!

In addition to the online feedback system, there will be a brainstorming workshop on Tuesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at the Bloomington Police Department. Participants will be given maps to mark roads where they want to see bike lanes, Constitution Trail extensions, additional bike racks, and anything else they can think of.

Bloomington Bike Survey

The city is embarking on creating a citywide bicycle master plan. This plan will help guide the future bicycling infrastructure investments in the city. Residents of Bloomington will have three different ways to participate:

  1. Express your opinion online via the virtual town hall at Bloomingtonil.mindmixer.com:  Through this forum, you can voice your opinion, see what other members of the community are proposing in terms of Biking infrastructure improvements, engage in an online conversation with other contributors, pinpoint the problem areas on the map and interact with the city staff.
  2. Fill out the paper survey:  All Bloomington residents should receive a survey in the mail along with their water bills.  Please be sure to fill those out and send them back with your water payments. Encourage your neighbors to fill them as well.  If you do not get a water bill, please Call the Public Works at 434-2225 and they will send you a copy.
  3. Attend the workshop: We encourage you to attend an interactive workshop led by the League of Illinois Bicyclists (LIB) to learn about the project and types of bikeways, and to provide more detailed input in person.
    Public Brainstorming Workshop
    March 18, 2014 7-8:30 p.m.
    Bloomington Police Station
    Osborn Room
    305 S. East St. Bloomington, IL 61701

We urge you and your neighbors to utilize one of these ways to provide the feedback. Feel free to forward this invitation to any and all interested parties that may have an interest in participating in this important process.

Indoor Bike Storage

Do you have a bike on campus? Wish you could shield it from the elements? You’re in luck! The Harriett bike storage room is about to open to students for the first time. Only about 14 bikes are expected to fit in the space, and there will be a lottery if more people are interested. For more information and to sign up, visit the Bike Committee’s website.

Bike Racks

New, U-lock-friendly bike racks have been installed this semester alongside Shaw Hall and on the west side of State Farm Hall, part of an ongoing plan to increase available bike racks (and encourage bicycle use) on campus.

Please do not use lamp posts or handrails to secure your bike.

Watch a video on the proper way to lock your bike.

City Eyes Bike Lanes to Wesleyan

As reported by The Pantagraph, the city of Bloomington is considering bike lane markings to better connect the Constitution Trail, downtown and Illinois Wesleyan’s campus. Also reported by WGLT Radio.

Bloomington Mayor and IWU Political Science Professor Tari Renner supports the initiative. Illinois Wesleyan Bike Committee Chair Michael Gorman ’10 also is a member of the local bike advocacy group, Bike BloNo, which is backing the proposal.