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College Peddles Bike Program to Go Green

Wis. school offers freshmen free cycles for no-car pledge

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(Newser) – Incoming freshmen are jumping on a Wisconsin college’s offer of a brand-new bike in return for leaving their cars at home, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Ripon College aims to save parking spots, and perhaps the planet, with its Velorution Project. The initiative, one newly minted student cyclist says, shows that Ripon is “innovative and changing with the times.”

Ripon's project is one of many programs at schools throughout Wisconsin designed to reduce the carbon footprint and parking demand by students, faculty or staff.
Ripon's project is one of many programs at schools throughout Wisconsin designed to reduce the carbon footprint and parking demand by students, faculty or staff.   (Index Stock)
To save parking spots and go green, Ripon College in Wisconsin offered incoming freshmen a brand-new bike, helmet, and lock to students who promised to leave their cars at home.
To save parking spots and go green, Ripon College in Wisconsin offered incoming freshmen a brand-new bike, helmet, and lock to students who promised to leave their cars at home.   (Index Stock)
The Ripon College bike giveaway, called the Velorution Project, has been wildly popular. Some 60% of freshmen who have mailed deposits signed up for bikes, more than the 40% the college expected.
The Ripon College bike giveaway, called the Velorution Project, has been wildly popular. Some 60% of freshmen who have mailed deposits signed up for bikes, more than the 40% the college expected.   (Index Stock)
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