Commuter Options: Biking

Biking

More than 15,000 people bicycle to campus each day. Not only is bicycling reliable, timely and convenient, but it’s also good exercise and great for the environment.

• The City of Tempe is a designated bicycle friendly community with 165 miles of bikeways.
• Bicycle lanes and paths can be found throughout the city and on the Tempe campus.
• Numerous bike racks are available on all ASU campuses.

For a copy of the latest City of Tempe bike map, call 480.350.2775 or email Tempe in Motion.

Valley Metro’s Bike-on-Bus makes it easy to ride your bike as well as take advantage of the public transit system. Valley Metro provides convenient bike racks on all Valley Metro buses and the light rail.

Bicycle Safety and Security on Light Rail

Helmets and Headlights Program
Parking and Transit Services sells high-quality bicycle helmets, headlights and U-locks at 50% off the retail price.

Prices are as follows:
Helmet, headlight/tail light set, u-lock: $35
Helmet, headlight/tail light set: $25
Helmet: $15
Headlight/tail light set: $20
Regular u-lock: $15
Large u-lock: $20

The above bicycle safety accessories can be purchased at the Parking and Transit's permit sales office.

Permit sales locations and hours by campus:
Downtown Permit Sales Office
Polytechnic Permit Sales Office
Tempe Permit Sales Office
West Permit Sales Office

Did You Know?

• 96% of all car-bicycle accidents result in injury or death to the bicyclist.
• Wearing a helmet reduces your chances of serious injury by 85%. 
• In 69% of car-bicycle accidents, the bicyclist has committed a violation. 
• 44% of all car-bicycle accidents are a result of bicyclists riding the wrong way.

Bicyclists are required by law to:

• Ride with the flow of traffic while on the street or sidewalk.
• Yield to traffic before entering the street from a sidewalk. 
• Obey all traffic control signals including red lights and stop signs. 
• Use a headlight and a rear reflector at night.

Bicycle Licensing

Why Should I License My Bike?
As part of bicycle registration, a bike’s serial number is recorded. In the event that the bicycle is stolen, the serial number is entered into a national database. If that bike is recovered, police can verify the owner and very likely return the bicycle. Every bike that was licensed prior to its theft and then recovered by ASU Police was matched to its owner.

How Do I License A Bike?

Contact any of the following merchants
ASU Bike Co-Op Student Recreation Complex Tempe Campus P: 480.965.8017	Bicycle Wheelers 2010 S. Rural Rd. P: 480.968.8011	Ehrhardt's Schwinn 111 W. University Dr. P: 480.967.2137	Tempe Bicycle 715 S. Rural Rd. P: 480.966.6896 330 W. University Dr. P: 480.446.3033

USG Community Bikes Program
Need a bike? The USG Community Bikes Program offers free bicycle rentals to the ASU community for a two weeks at a time.

Bicycle Maintenance
Undergraduate Student Government (USG) provides the Tempe campus community with a low-cost alternative to bike maintenance and repair at its Bike Co-Op.