How does UNHs Cat Cycles bicycle borrowing program work?
Manged by UNH University Transportation Services, the Cat Cycles program allows any member of the university community to sign out a bike at the UNH Visitor Service Center at the entrance to the “A-lot” parking lot and have sole use of the bike for up to a week. All the bikes are durable, single-speed “cruisers” equipped with a lock, fenders, and a cargo basket. Students, faculty and staff can sign out a bike for free. The individual is given a sign-out form which lists the terms and conditions of the program. Once signed, the individual is issued a bike with a combination lock for their use of up to one week. At the end of the week, the bicycle needs to be returned, or it can be signed out again. The only cost is if the bicycle were damaged while signed out to an individual. Cat Cycle has its roots in the Yellow Bike Cooperative Program, which started in 1999 and was UNH’s original bike program. Initially, the cooperative raised awareness about bicycle transportation on campus but end
