Green Options » Velorution http://greenoptions.com/tag/velorution Posts tagged 'Velorution' Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:49:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en College: Ditch the Four Wheels, We’ll Give You Two http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/02/19/college-ditch-the-four-wheels-well-give-you-two/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/02/19/college-ditch-the-four-wheels-well-give-you-two/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:49:55 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/02/19/college-ditch-the-four-wheels-well-give-you-two/ Ripon College president David C. Joyce with his cycling gear. (Photo courtesy of Ripon College.)Ripon College is offering a free Trek mountain bike to new students who come to campus this fall and sign a pledge to leave their cars at home.

Campus officials say their “Ripon Velorution Program” is the first such initiative in the U.S.

A four-year liberal arts college founded in 1851, Ripon College is located in Ripon, Wisconsin. The state is also home to two Trek Bike factories, one in Waterloo and one in Whitewater.

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