A bike rack on East Campus Mall photographed on September 24, 2024. Photo by Ellie Huber | The Daily Cardinal A telltale sign of winter’s arrival on campus is the thinning of once-full bike racks. As the temperatures continue to drop and the snow starts to fall, many students opt to bring their bicycles indoors or keep them chained up for the winter. But winter biking still has plenty to offer.
To give some tips and tricks, The Daily Cardinal spoke with two board members from the bicycle advocacy group Madison Bikes — Liz Jesse and Alicia Bosscher — and the city’s Pedestrian Bicycle Outreach Specialist, Colleen Hayes, about what you need to know before hitting Madison’s snowy trails.
This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.
What benefits does biking have?
Bosscher: For me, it’s a lot about just being outside and feeling the wind on my face and experiencing the world in a more open way than I can when I’m in a car. And I like the way that it just connects people.
Jesse: For me, [it’s always] been a big environmental factor, because I have a car as well. I’m not totally car-free, but I think I use it probably once a month or twice a month, and that was a big deal for me when I moved to Madison.
Hayes: Riding bikes, no matter what time of the year [is] very freeing and independence giving. Bikes are just kind of an independent, easy way to […]
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