The Bike Sharing program is an upcoming initiative, introduced by Student Government Association (SGA), and centered around students having access to bikes shares that will allow them to get around on and off campus, provide more student involvement, and serve as a secondary option for commuters and residents living on campus.
The launch may transpire during the spring semester and bring a select number of bikes to determine student interest in them, according to Director of Student Affairs for the Student Government Association Emily Bundesen.
SGA plans on collaborating with certain companies (yet to be determined) to bring the bike share initiative to life on campus. Two potential payment options may be for students to use their Wright1 card and pay for an allotted number of minutes or the choice to pay for a monthly or yearly membership for a certain number of rides, according to Bundesen.
This also allows an inexpensive option for Wright State as the revenue made from student payments goes towards the bike share companies.
The program is also meant to increase interaction between Fairborn and its surrounding cities as a lot of students do not get to venture downtown.
"Our goal is to get our surrounding cities involved with the bike program as well, so it's not just going to be our students using them, but the community as well to create a bigger community picture,” Bundesen said.
Bundesen believes having bikes on campus will increase cardiovascular health and physical activity.
"My hope is to see a lot more of student interaction on campus – going on bike rides together as something to do instead of playing video games. I really want to see our campus come together over a program like this and I think it's a great way to get people involved at not a high cost," she said.
