About Bike at Illinois
Bike at Illinois educates and informs the campus community about bicycle 
registration, safety tips, rules of the road, bike infrastructure, initiatives, and gatherings across Champaign-Urbana. As the university celebrates C-U Bike Month, please join fellow students, faculty, and staff in these upcoming events and learn more about bicycle programs at the university.
Bike to Work Day
Ride your bike to campus on
Wednesday, September 14, and get a free T-shirt! Welcome stations featuring drinks and snacks will be set up across the area from 7 to 10 a.m., including eight university locations. You must bring your bicycle and preregister at
https://go.fs.illinois.edu/BiketoWorkDay to get the shirt.
Light the Night – Free Bike Light Giveaway
The 15th annual Light the Night is
Thursday, September 15, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Alma Mater Plaza, Hallene Gateway, and the Campus Bike Center (51 E. Gregory Drive). You
MUST bring your bike to get a light set. Approximately 1,100 bike light sets will be available this year. Remember, bike lights are required by Illinois law when riding at night.
Volunteers are still needed for the event.
Reclaiming an Abandoned Bike
F&S removed almost 500 abandoned bicycles on campus this summer. If you left your bike and want to reclaim it, email
bike@illinois.edu and include where it was located, the make/model, color, and serial number, if possible. Bike registration information or other documentation will be needed to prove ownership (e.g., pictures). More information is available at
https://go.fs.illinois.edu/ReclaimBike. If the bicycle wasn't registered, that step must be completed before retrieving the bike. Any unclaimed bikes will be used by the Campus Bike Center or the Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign to help support bicycle programs and initiatives, or they may be donated to charitable organizations in the state.
Mandatory Bike Registration
At the start of each semester, the campus is reminded of the importance of proper bike security because of an elevated risk of bike thefts. The U of I joined 529 Garage's national database registration system to help improve safety and aid in the recovery of stolen bicycles in 2020. According to the University Bicycle Ordinance, bicycle registration is mandatory for all bicycles parked or operated on campus and owned by students, staff, faculty, university departments, community members, and bike share vendors. Once registered at
https://go.illinois.edu/MyBike, owners can pick up a 529 Shield (registration decal) at various locations.