SU starts new bike share program for students

— and doing so fast enough to make it to class. at salisbury university — students now have another option to get from here to there — and as 47 abc’s dani bozzini explains — it’s both inexpensive and eco-friendly. track one affordable alternative transportation– music to college students ears– and that’s exactly what salisbury university had in mind with its new bike system. baas bikes — based in washington d-c — approached s-u about a pilot program — to provide short term bike rentals to students. 23;59;35;00 baas bikes is a new form of bike sharing that were bringing to salisbury university-its completely app-based-there’s no docking stations-23;59;44;03 track two meaning the system uses the bike racks that already exist on campus. the bikes themselves have been provided by baas at no cost. here’s how it works. a student who needs a bike can check their app — which uses bluetooth technology to find the nearest one. then that student can reserve that bike — which will be unlocked for them — also using bluetooth. it costs a dollar an hour to rent — and when you’re finished — you just drop it off at any other existing bike rack on campus. wayne shelton is s-u’s director of campus sustainability and environmental safety. he says agreeing to the pilot program was a no-brainer. 00;07;28;32 one of the things we look at with sustainability is how our students, faculty, and staff get to and from campus and we want to make alternatives for them that don’t emit carbon emissions 00;07;39;49 00;12;12;44 i think this will make a significant difference in the overall emissions related to campus operations 00;12;17;20 track three the ceo of baas — says s-u was a perfect fit because of the transportation challenges many students face. 0:1:14 sus campus is broken up into two parts-so a lot of students go from one end to another on a regular basis 0:1:20 so this is another transportation option instead of walking which can take 15 to 20 minutes 0:1:26 track four and students seem to be jumping on board — with over 50 downloads in less than two days. dani bozzini, 47 abc. mcpherson says that this is the first university in the u.s. to use smart bikes on campus– he hopes this pilot program will help students in their day to day routes across the school– a three million dollar budget cut in indian river district- indian river