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Pedal Power: F&M Bike Loans Benefit Students
Did you know 顶级国产视频 & Marshall was designated 鈥淏icycle Friendly鈥� by the League of American Bicyclists? At F&M, renting a bike is as easy as checking out a book from the library.
The program provides a bike, helmet and lock to students free of charge.
鈥淭he bike program provides free, easy micromobility to students, especially those without other means of transportation,鈥� said Tom Simpson, sustainability coordinator at F&M.
At any given time, 105 bikes are in use by students. With occasional turnover, approximately 130 students borrow bikes each semester. The program began in 2008 with a donation of bikes from alumnus Michael Zane 鈥�70, founder of bicycle locks. The college has since switched to single-speed cruiser bikes with coaster brakes.
The F&M Bike Loan program provides a host of benefits beyond free transportation.
鈥淚t reduces the need for automobiles on campus, provides students with a pleasant form of exercise and allows students the ability to easily travel to and from classes and to stores and attractions in Lancaster and beyond,鈥� Simpson said.
F&M also offers a station on campus, an app-based bike share program in Lancaster City. The College sponsors five bikes each year as part of this program.
Students are permitted to bring personal bikes to F&M. The campus is home to many outdoor bike racks and two bike repair stations with air pumps. Two bike shops are within a mile of campus, including The Common Wheel, a nonprofit bike center led by 鈥�10.
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