September 30th, 2009 | by David Daddio | published in Bicycles, Transportation
It was with much fanfare that the University’s consultant Toole Design Group, LLC released its Campus Bicycle Plan (RTCP Summary HERE) in April of this year. The report offers a detailed 3-year infrastructure implementation plan estimated to cost over $1.1 million. Given the fiscal straights the State and the University find themselves in at the [...]
May 20th, 2009 | by Clay Gump | published in Bicycles, On Campus Development, Transportation
Yeah that is great. What is a Bike Box? The newly released campus bike plan calls for the installation of several “Bike Boxes” at busy intersections such as Campus Drive and Preinkert Drive. Well the folks at Street Films have a great little video to fill you in on the details. See below the fold [...]
May 15th, 2009 | by Clay Gump | published in Bicycles
The recent UMD Bike Study sets fo goal of 9% bike commuters. a 4% increase. Is this a large numbers? The study mentions Davis CA as a model.
May 15th, 2009 | by Clay Gump | published in Bicycles, On Campus Development
Since it is Bike To Work day it might be a great time to download and read The Campus Bike Study we posted about a few weeks ago. The Department of Transportation Services and the University of Maryland Bicycle Advisory Group solicited the study from the Toole Design Group, LLC based out of Hyattsville.
May 14th, 2009 | by Clay Gump | published in Bicycles
Come on, get out of your gas guzzler, strap on a helmet, pump up those dry rotted tires on your huffy and Bike into work tomorrow. All the cool kids are doing it! There will be Free T-shirts and goodies at the College Park Pit Stop located at City Hall. (6:30am to 8:30am) Contact Elisa Vitale [...]
May 3rd, 2009 | by Clay Gump | published in Bicycles, On Campus Development, Transportation
The Campus Department of Transportation solicited a eight month study to determine the best way to improve bike ridership on campus. This Gazette Article reports the details. A university survey found that 5 percent of respondents rode their bikes on campus. J. David Allen, director of the university’s Department of Transportation Services, said he’d like to [...]
December 13th, 2007 | by David Daddio | published in Bicycles, Environment
We’ve heard the concept tossed around a couple of times, but what would it actually take to bring this great trail north of its terminus behind Home Depot? Crossing under 12 lanes of beltway traffic doesn’t appear to be the biggest obstacle since there is already a substantial underpass in place for the stream. The real [...]
August 28th, 2007 | by Chris Ellepola | published in Bicycles, Transportation
A newly revitalized committee dedicated to bicycle issues could bring new attention to bikes on campus in College Park. After several years of inactivity, a newly hired graduate research assistant in UMD’s Department of Transportation is revitalizing the group. Gulsah Akar, an engineering graduate student, recently held a meeting for the group spelling out his [...]
