On Nov. 9, the University of Tennessee was recognized as a bronze-level Bicycle-Friendly University (BFU) by the League of American Bicyclists. According to the League, the program “recognizes institutions of higher education for promoting and providing a more bikeable campus for students, staff and visitors .” Courtesy of Aoife Whitaker On Nov. 9, the University of Tennessee was recognized as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly University (BFU) by the League of American Bicyclists. According to the League, the program “recognizes institutions of higher education for promoting and providing a more bikeable campus for students, staff and visitors .”
The organization focuses not only on how campuses are engineered to promote bicycle use, but also the effort by which they promote bicycle use through education in the campus community. Initiatives often include cycling classes and encouraging biking in the community through accessibility in equipment, services or bike share programs .
Associate Professor in the department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sports Studies, Dr. Eugene Fitzhugh, spoke on the benefits that BFUs have on student life. 300×250 image ad “The recognition of being a Bicycle-Friendly University is great, but by applying, it provides the university of what we can do better to prompt cycling and active living among students, faculty and staff. Cycling either for transportation or leisure-time is a physical activity that promotes physical, social and mental health,” Fitzhugh said.
Perhaps one of the most significant benefits biking poses to UT is its potential to resolve the level of transportation complications that students and faculty […]
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