Bike to UWindsor

Why ride a bike? 

Windsor has a very flat terrain and a mild climate compared to other parts of Canada. Commuting by bicycle is a viable alternative almost year-round. Hundreds of people use bicycles to commute to the University of Windsor on a regular basis.

Where to start:

• Meet people who are already cycling to campus.

• Read some useful bike commuting tips.

Dancing Cyclists in Windsor Ontario show how much space they need on the road. This safety campaign from the Windsor Bicycling Committee encourages motorists to keep at least one metre away when passing bicycles or ebikes.

Bike to UWindsor Week

September 17-21, 2012

Have you always wanted to dust off your bike but didn't know how to get started? All students, staff and faculty are invited to attend.

This year's bike week is sponsored by the Centre for Studies in Social Justice and the Womyn's Centre.

We are grateful for the support of Campus Police, Campus Recreation, Ambassador Bicycles, Courtesy Bicycles, and the Windsor Bicycling Committee.

Bike to UWindsor Week: September 12-16, 2011

Bike Week was organized by Arthur Barbut from the Office of the Vice-President, Administration & Finance and Nicole Noël from the Centre for Studies in Social Justice.

Sponsors: Office of the VP Administration & Finance, Centre for Studies in Social Justice, Faculty of Law and UWSA.

Thank you to all those who participated in Bike Week 2010

The University of Windsor's first Bike Week was held September 20-24, 2010. Bike Week was organized by Arthur Barbut from the Office of the Vice-President, Administration & Finance and Nicole Noël from the Centre for Studies in Social Justice.

Sponsors: Office of the VP Administration & Finance, Centre for Studies in Social Justice, Faculty of Law.

Gifts and prizes donated by: Campus Recreation, Ambassador Bikes, Courtesy Cycles and Bicycle World.

The Environmental Impact of Bike Week

Participants in Bike Week @ UWindsor travelled 2142 km, which equates to .70 metric tons of CO2 had we travelled by car.  To offset this carbon footprint we would have to plant one new tree.

This also equates to 236 litres of gasoline that was not used, generating a savings of $212 (at 90 cents per litre).

If we look at this impact over the course of one month we would have a total of 8568 km travelled by bike, offsetting 2.73 metric tons of CO2.  To offset this carbon footprint we would have to plant 4 new trees.  This equates with 942 litres of gasoline, generating a savings of $850.

If these people rode bikes to campus for just four months out of the year we would be looking at over 34,000 km which would offset close to 11 metric tons of CO2 and generate close to $3,400 in gas savings.