Encouragement – Creating a strong bike culture that welcomes and celebrates bicycling

Bicycling Events:

• 2018 Proposed local bicycling events          2018 BFU Calendar (up to date)
• 2017 local bicycling related events

    Curb the Car and Save: Calculate how much you can save by riding a bicycle, even if only occasionally.

.    60 LOCAL Bicycle Routes: at http://www.mapmyride.com/us/las-cruces-nm/

DESIGNATIONS:

1. NMSU is designated a BFU (Bicycle Friendly University) by the League of American Bicyclists.

•   2017-2021 designation as a BFU by LAB (League of American Bicyclists).
•   2012-2015 designation as a BFU by LAB (League of American Bicyclists).

2. NMSU is also listed in The 40 Best Bike Friendly College Campuses by BestCollegeValue.org

 

NMSU has taken numerous steps to encourage safe-bicycling practices on campus..

Examples include:

1. Bicycle advocacy via the NMSU bicycling community Facebook site, this bikes.nmsu.edu site and EHS tweets on bike recalls
2. Adding bicycle Fix-It repair stations across campus. See description and map.
3. Cyclist safety training classes and education for bicyclists as well as for motorists
   
4. News feeds on bicycle rules of the road and guidance
5. Working to improved bicycle security and bike theft prevention on campus
6. Safety improvements on campus streets
7. Increasing bicycle awareness and traffic law enforcement
8. updating technology such as the web-based campus bicycle map below and at http://arcg.is/1U47W0O