À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ

JuneÌýwas Bike Month acrossÌýÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region! In partnership with TravelWise, the Sustainability OfficeÌýchallenged employees and students to participate in events and challenges throughout the monthÌýto promote the use of active transportation to campus and celebrate those who have committedÌýto cycling.

To start the month off and celebrate those who help reduce our campus’ carbon footprint, the Sustainability Office and TravelWise tagged over 800Ìýbikes on campus with a note of our appreciation.Ìý

On June 20, our Bike LunchÌýevent brought out more than 250 people throughout the day. Cyclists had the chanceÌýto chat with campus groups and local organizations, receive free tune-ups from King Street Cycles, and enjoy some coffee and treats.ÌýCongratulations to our 11 Bike Lunch winnersÌýwho took home a mix of bike gear prize packs,ÌýKing St Cycles gift card,Ìýbundle from Retail Services, and vouchers to Enterprise CarShare.

Over the month, overÌý100 UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ cyclistsÌýlogged 2,050Ìýbike trips as part of our bike challenge! We also saw that more than half of challenge participants rode their bike in at least half the month. Altogether, they rode more than 6,000km and saved 1.4 tons of CO2. Amazing work! Congratulations to the winners of our random draw, who took home a gift card to King Street Cycles, Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), or Retail Services, or a bike gear gift basket.Ìý

Thanks again to all for participating throughout the month!Ìý

Follow us onÌý,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»å to hear more about future sustainability events, campaigns, and services available on campus!