"The purpose is, as the title suggests, determining ways
in which bicycling might be encouraged in the city of Geneva. Suggestions are based on working models from
bicycle friendly cities elsewhere. One example suggestion is a bicycle route map modeled after a map published by the city of Ithaca/Tompkins County.
The main issue is that there aren't a lot of bike-only routes in the City of Geneva. So I am looking at roads that are less traveled by cars while considering where people actually want to get to and from. This project includes a survey to the community asking questions like: "Do you own a bike?", "What do you use it for?", "If you did, what would you use it for?", etc. The results of the survey will be used to determine whether people want to be more of a biking community."
- Susan Kridler, William Smith '11
Possible Art History Major
What are your goals for the project? What do you hope to accomplish?
What have you personally learned so far? How has this project affected you?
"I've learned that it's very important to actually speak to the people that are more directly involved with the issue such as people at the bike center in Geneva." Kridler has talked to several bikers in the Geneva community on how things should be done in addition to looking at models of cities and towns that also have a biking program in place. Through her research she has learned to distinguish the details of what is comparable to the City of Geneva.