{"536441":{"#nid":"536441","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Physics Grad Students Alec Lindman and Mike Tennenbaum Advocate for Two Wheels on Campus","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom Four Wheels to Two\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne group working to get more people on two-wheeled transportation is Starter Bikes, a student organization and campus co-op that lets members of the Tech community purchase and repair bikes at an affordable price.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want to reach those people who are on the fence, and those who may have never thought about biking,\u201d said Alec Lindman, a graduate student in physics who is involved with Starter Bikes, as well as co-chair of BIIC and Bike GT, the central group of organizers for bike-related initiatives on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year, Bike GT is updating its resources and creating new ones to make cycling more accessible. The group is revamping \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bike.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.bike.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, a digital starting point for all things bike-related, as well as working on a printed pocket guide that will outline cycling laws, guidelines, and campus resources.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EMany of those who use a bike as their main mode of transportation are eager to share the convenience and benefits with others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201cIt gets you outside and in touch with your community,\u201d said Mike Tennenbaum, also a graduate student in physics and part of Bike GT. \u201cIn the city, it actually gives you more mobility than being in a car.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor students who don\u2019t own a bike, Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) rents bikes on a semesterly basis through its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pts.gatech.edu\/Alternative_Transportation\/Pages\/BuzzBike.aspx\u0022\u003EBuzzBike\u003C\/a\u003E program. Plans are also in the works for a campus bike share program, which would be open to students, faculty, and staff. PTS also periodically hosts educational classes that are free for the campus community; a bike safety class will take place in April.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESomeday, Starter Bikes may have a home in the center of campus in a bike center \u2014 that\u2019s one idea proposed in the Bicycle Master Plan. For now, Starter Bikes is located at the bottom of the Campus Recreation Center parking deck and is open Fridays from 4 to 6 p.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch6\u003EOther current Parking and Transportation Services initiatives include:\u003C\/h6\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBike counting\u003C\/strong\u003E: PTS has started bike counting as a way to monitor usage trends in various areas of campus, particularly before and after infrastructure improvement projects. Cyclists may at times notice two parallel tubes in the road in various places on campus. Ride over these, not around them \u2014 they\u2019re counting you.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClearing bike lanes\u003C\/strong\u003E: In Tech Square, Fifth Street now has dedicated parking spots for loading and unloading during peak delivery. These spots are located on the south side of the street, with the goal of keeping bike lanes clear of vehicles.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConnecting the campus\u003C\/strong\u003E: PTS is in talks with the City of Atlanta about improving access to campus from the north and west. Discussions are underway and projects will soon be moving into the design phase.\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/sharing-road\u0022\u003ERead more.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERelated Links\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bike.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBike GT\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.space.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECapital Planning and Space Management\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pts.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EParking and Transportation Services\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pts.gatech.edu\/Alternative_Transportation\/Pages\/Bicycling.aspx\u0022\u003EParking and Transportation Services: Bicycling\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Physics Grad Students Alec Lindman and Mike Tennenbaum Advocate for Two Wheels on Campus"}],"uid":"28004","created_gmt":"2016-05-16 12:56:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:39","author":"Dione Morton","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-05-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-05-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"66260":{"id":"66260","type":"image","title":"Bike GT","body":null,"created":"1449176931","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:08:51","changed":"1475894589","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:09","alt":"Bike GT","file":{"fid":"192503","name":"bikegt-300x143.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bikegt-300x143_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bikegt-300x143_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8810,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bikegt-300x143_0.jpg?itok=wooSUql7"}}},"media_ids":["66260"],"groups":[],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDione Morton\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["dione.morton@physics.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}