The Fall 2008 UNL Bike Survey: Examining the status of bicycle transportation at the Univeristy of Nebraska-Lincoln

Authors

Brent Schmoker, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Date of this Version

Spring 5-2008

Abstract

This study evaluates the state of bicycle use by University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) students during the fall semester of 2008. An online survey was administered to a random sample of graduate and undergraduate students to determine the factors that encourage and inhibit students from using bikes for transportation to campus. The results suggest that a significant portion of the student population uses bikes for transportation to campus but several factors combine to keep the overall number of bicycle commuters low. The paper concludes with suggestions for increasing bike commuting to UNL and predictions about the future of transportation in the United States.