|
Support nonprofit, independent environmental journalism.
|
|
 Stories About: bikes AND education AND innovation AND news AND Wisconsin
| Headline |
Author |
Published |
Section |
The Velorution Will Be Incentivized
Wisconsin college gives away bikes to students who pledge not to drive |
|
14 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:25 AM on 14 Feb 2008 Photo: iStockphoto Ripon College, a private liberal-arts school in Wisconsin, has launched a program to give new bikes to first-year students who pledge not to bring their cars to campus for the year. Prompted by concerns that the school might have to expand parking lots into green space if the growing student population keeps driving to (and parking at) sc ... |
|
| Topics: bikes, education, innovation, news, Wisconsin (all these topics) |
|
|
|
|
©2008. Grist Magazine, Inc. All rights reserved. Gloom and doom with a sense of humor®.