The UNMC and Nebraska Medicine TravelSmart program offers special amenities to registered bicyclists, including improvements made to the bike storage room and locker room facilities in Annex 22.
Registered bicyclists have the following amenities available:
- Free indoor, secure bike parking and access to a locker room in Annex 22 building, located at the corner of Saddle Creek Road and Emile Street.
- Free access to showers and lockers in the Center for Healthy Living.
- Access to a free ride home (or to a doctor’s office, hospital or a dependent’s school or day care) when unforeseen emergencies occur.
- Access to outdoor bike racks located throughout campus.
In Annex 22, a bike storage room is dedicated solely for bicycles. In addition, the Annex 22 locker rooms have been improved with added signage, newly repaired ceiling tiles, fans and door entry.
Highlights of other improvements:
- Upgraded security measures. Card access was installed for entry into the room and there is a security camera.
- Upgraded lighting to motion-detection LED lights.
- Installation of a bicycle fix-it station to do repairs or fill bike tires with air.
For Bike to Work Week (May 13-19) and Bike to Work Day (May 17), the TravelSmart Program is offering 50 annual Heartland Bike Share memberships to UNMC and Nebraska Medicine students, faculty and staff.
If interested, current TravelSmart members should have the bike mode selected or register with TravelSmart. Members then can email TravelSmart asking to be considered for a free pass.
I am glad to see efforts around this. However, it is not convenient to store my bike in Annex 22, then walk clear across campus to take a shower and change before heading to my office in WSH. I would have to budget an extra hour to get to work each day. The showers and lockers should be located in the same facility as the bike storage.