Campus Bicycle Survey

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Shelby Orr

The Bicycle Survey

  • Why: Part of the application process to be a Bicycle Friendly University
  • When: March 28 – April 10, 2016
  • Who: SIU Students, Faculty, Staff, Administration
  • Total respondents: 836 People

Where Respondents Live

  • Majority of students (260) live off campus and drive to school.
  • 388 Students either live on or off campus and use a non-motorized means of transportation to get to class.
  • Nearly all staff, faculty, administration drive to work.
  • Average compute distance for everyone is 7 miles.

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Respondents Campus Role

  • Student: 710
  • Staff: 67
  • Faculty: 52
  • Administration: 7

Campus role

General Data

  • 509 have an active parking permit
  • 2/3 Own a bike
  • 62% of bikes are not registered
  • 184 Ride their bike every day or most of the week. Over 250 ride at least once a week.
  • 61% Campus is the typical destination

Got permit?

Bike Racks

  • Bike racks most used
    • Morris Library 117
    • Faner Hall 106
    • Lawson Hall 98
    • Student Center 79
    • Engineering Building 69
  • 176 said not enough bike racks.
  • Where to add a bike rack
    • Morris Library 53
    • Student Center 40
    • Lawson Hall 19
    • Pulliam Hall 18
    • Lentz Hall 16

Got racks

Bike Routes

  • 206 said not enough
  • Top routes to add
    • Bike only paths
    • Bike lanes on campus
    • Thompson woods
    • Around the Library
    • Campus lake

Bike routes