Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Student Senate and an entrepreneurship class are considering an on campus bike rental program.
Student Senate Outreach Director, Brandon Woodward said Student Senate has been working with students in ENTR 450: New Venture Creation/Business Plan Development to develop a bike rental program. He said students have expressed the need for such a program for years.
Mackenzie Burroff, a freshman from Kansas City, Kan., left her bike at home, but would ride a bike when the weather is nice.
“I would consider using it during early fall and spring,” Burroff said.
She said she’d use the rental program if the cost was reasonable.
Kaden Diskin, a freshman from Wichita, said he bikes to class regularly, but if something were to happen to his bike he would use a bike rental program. He said he thought a lot of students would take advantage of a rental program.
“There are definitely kids who want to get to class faster,” he said. Diskin also said he thought there is a large number of out of state students who would use the program.
Sylas May, a freshman from Derby, bikes to class because he likes the freedom of biking and he finds it difficult to understand the bus schedules. He said he thought students could benefit from a bike renal program. He said it would give people more access to easy transportation.
Myron Liu, a member of the bike rental focus group, said the bike rental program would consist of either automated or manned stations across campus where bikes can be rented from and returned to. Liu, a senior from Lawrence, said the New Venture class was in the processes of surveying students for the preferred location of rental stations
“One key location will be at the Rec Center,” Liu said. “We’ll consider the survey results to decide exactly where, and how many locations.”
Other locations considered include both the Kansas and Burge Unions and student housing locations.
Funding for the program is still unknown, but Liu said an optional campus fee would give students an unlimited number of rentals and rental time.
Liu said about 50 students are enrolled in the class, which is divided into nine groups. Each group must work with a client to develop a structure and funding for that business.
“By the end of the semester we will have a complete business plan,” Liu said.
Liu said his group choice to work with Student Senate to develop the bike rental program.
“It’s been an amazing learning experience being able to work on something that could be a part of how students get to and from class in the future,” Liu said.
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Bike rental plan being considered
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