University of Wisconsin-Madison honored as bike-friendly campus

Monday, April 06, 2009

From an article in The Capital Times:

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s push for more bicycle usage on campus has earned a silver award from the League of American Bicyclists in the league’s Bicycle Friendly Business program.

The program honors corporations, organizations and nonprofit groups that promote bicycling into their everyday culture and encourage their employees and constituencies to become active in cycling.

“We’re delighted to highlight the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the ways in which they are getting more people on bikes,” said Andy Clark, president of the League of American Bicyclists.

UW-Madison is using bicycling as a major component of its alternative transportation program, UW Commuter Solutions, and has developed the Campus Drive Pedestrian and Bicycle Path, complete with solar-powered lighting, to reaffirm its commitment to biking on campus.