{"242331":{"#nid":"242331","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Campus Encouraged to Take Two-Wheeled Transport during Bike Week","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the third time in as many years, Georgia Tech Bike Week is rolling through campus with events and competitions designed to encourage more people to bike on and around campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe centerpiece event of the week, which will take place Oct. 7-11, is a weeklong Commuter Challenge, where students, staff, and faculty can log their miles each day on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bike.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebike.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Participants will be eligible for random prizes, as well as those given for mileage and days ridden. Campus departments will also have the opportunity to compete for \u0022most miles logged,\u0022 which will earn them a trophy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe real objective, though, is to welcome newcomers to the campus bike community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur goal is to encourage everyone to consider bicycling, and if they\u0027re already riding, to thank them by offering some great activities and some really exciting prizes,\u0022 said Johann Weber, chair of the Bicycle Infrastructure Improvement Committee and a graduate student in public policy. \u0022Bicycling is a great way to commute and get across campus, and Bike Week is a way to make it even better.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the commuter competition, other events throughout the week will include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInformation tables:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Monday, 1-4 p.m., and Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tech Walk.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHelmet Decorating: \u003C\/strong\u003ETuesday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Student Center. Participants will be entered to win free lights and helmets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERide with President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Wednesday, 4:45 p.m., Trolley Turnaround (adjacent to Student Center and Skiles Building). First Lady Val Peterson will also join this casual ride, along with staff from Capital Planning and Space Management, Parking and Transportation Services, and Facilities.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBike Show:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Thursday, 1\u20133 p.m., Tech Walk. Prizes will be awarded for best commuter bike, best lit bike, best in show, and most unusual.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFree Repair Stations\u003C\/strong\u003E: All week, Tech Walk.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast spring, the BIIC launched an Incident Report Form to encourage cyclists, pedestrians and motorists to report bike-related incidents on campus. The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bike.gatech.edu\/resources\/incident-report-form\/\u0022\u003Eonline form\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;allows campus commuters to report incidents that could provide information about areas of campus that need to be addressed for safety and other concerns.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Bike Week coincides with the month-long \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.midtownatl.com\/about\/programs-and-projects\/midtown-transportation\/mobility-matters\/Bike_to_Work_Challenge\u0022\u003EBike to Work Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E hosted by the Midtown Alliance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBike Week partners include the Bicycle Infrastructure Improvement Committee (BIIC), StarterBikes, Students Organizing for Sustainability (SOS), Students for Progressive Transit (SfPT), and GT Cycling Club. For updates throughout the week, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bike.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebike.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBike-related activities will take place throughout the week for both cyclists and non-cyclists on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Bike-related activities will take place throughout the week for both cyclists and non-cyclists on campus."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-10-03 11:32:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:00","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-10-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-10-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70270":{"id":"70270","type":"image","title":"Bike Week 2011 Repairs","body":null,"created":"1449177304","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:04","changed":"1475894616","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:36","alt":"Bike Week 2011 Repairs","file":{"fid":"192942","name":"bw1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bw1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bw1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2229784,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bw1_0.jpg?itok=tt65ZPWX"}},"242341":{"id":"242341","type":"image","title":"Bike Week 2013","body":null,"created":"1449243704","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:41:44","changed":"1475894916","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:36","alt":"Bike Week 2013","file":{"fid":"197816","name":"bikeweekhorizontal.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bikeweekhorizontal_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bikeweekhorizontal_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2578703,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bikeweekhorizontal_0.jpg?itok=H1lADouE"}}},"media_ids":["70270","242341"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bike.gatech.edu\/","title":"Bike GT"},{"url":"http:\/\/bike.gatech.edu\/bike-week-2013\/","title":"Event Details for Bike Week 2013"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"181","name":"alternative transportation"},{"id":"13061","name":"bike gt"},{"id":"14253","name":"bike week"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:johannw@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJohann Weber\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EBike GT\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}