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Bike Library:

  • The UCSC Bike Library is a bike lending program designed to increase bicycle ridership, safety, and awareness on the UC Santa Cruz campus and among students in the Santa Cruz community. 
  • The Bike Library is brought to you by The Student Environmental Center's Transportation Campaign. 
  • We are a bike share program created, designed, and directed by students. 
  • Our mission is to make bikes accessible to students, faculty, and staff of UCSC to promote transportation sustainability and self-sufficiency. We believe that financial limitations should not be a barrier and provide our services free of charge. 
  • The Bike Library is a student-initiated project and has been funded thus far by the Campus Sustainability Council through a student fee designed to fund seed projects supporting campus sustainability.
  • We aim to promote bicycling by providing quarter-long (9 week) bike loans along with a safety orientation, maintenance assistance, and general support.Recipients also receive a helmet, lock, and set of lights to borrow.
  • We aim to educate students through the 5-unit student-directed class, Culture and Community of the Bicycle, taught each Spring since 2008. The Bike Library bikes are built by the students during a weekly hands on bike mechanics lab. We will, by Fall 2010 have 25 bicycles to loan out each quarter. All 25 bikes are Kona Dews- a comfortable commuter that can do some scenic touring, climbing the campus hill, grocery shop--and anything else you need it for. 
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To Apply for a Bike::

      Recipients are selected based on their application due during the first week of each quarter. Applications include a 500-700 word explanation of why they need a bicycle, and each essay is assessed based on a guiding rubric. Borrowing a bike is completely free of charge in order to provide equal access to bicycling for students who express financial need.

     While the program is free, recipients are expected to pay for lost or broken equipment. We hold students accountable by partnering with the UCSC Recreation's rental department.

Tell us why you:
  1. Why you NEED a bike
  2. What will you use the bike for?
  3. How will you contribute to the bike community?

                                   To apply, simply send your essay here!

Contact::

  • For more information, contact the Bike Library Coordinator Kellie Su.