I've been contemplating biking to campus this fall and have started trying it out this summer, so this article caught my attention. I hadn't realized that ISU sends as many as 130 bikes to the city auction every year. I wish they'd have a student/staff sale instead, but this use is equally encouraging. Starting this fall, ISU will loan free bikes to students and staff for 48 hours at a time. To start with they will have 25 bikes available. Granted they will be painted in Reggie the Redbird Red*, so it's kind of like driving a university vehicle with ISU plastered in 40 places, but I still think it's a cool idea.*For those not familiar with ISU, a redbird is really just a cardinal, but we are too close to St. Louis to admit that.
No comments:
Post a Comment