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Light the Night 2020

Event Type
Social/Informal Event
Sponsor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, MTD, City of Urbana, City of Champaign
Location
Alma Mater, Hallene Gateway (Illinois St. and Lincoln Ave.), and Campus Bike Center (51 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign)
Date
Sep 24, 2020   4:00 - 7:00 pm  
Contact
Sarthak Prasad
E-Mail
sprasad9@illinois.edu
Phone
217-904-5954
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Light the Night 2020 - Distribution event at three campus location

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and MTD are planning to organize Light the Night event. Each fall for the last 12 years, the member agencies of the Light the Night Organizing Group, along with volunteers, have installed 800 to 1,000 bike light sets on bikes in the Urbana-Champaign area. Safety of bicyclists on our campus community is of the highest importance, and as the days grow shorter in the fall and more people are bicycling at night, it is essential to promote safety measures. Illinois Law requires all bicycles to have lights at night, but it does not require that bikes be sold with light sets and many bicycle riders are not aware of the law. This event is meant to improve safety on campus and in the community by providing bike lights to students, faculty, staff, and community members.

This event is funded by the City of Urbana, the City of Champaign, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I), and Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (CUMTD).  

This year, Light the Night distribution event will be held at three outside locations:

  1. Wright Street and Green Street, near the Alma Mater
  2. Lincoln Avenue and Illinois Street, near the Hallene Gateway
  3. Campus Bike Center at 51 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign

The Alma Mater location and the Hallene Gateway locations have hosted this event over the last several years, and this year Campus Bike Center has been added as a host location. The distribution times will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on September 24, 2020. Attendees are required to bring their bicycles for the free installation.

Learn about volunteering for this event: Light the Night 2020 Volunteer sign-up

There is a safety plan in place to minimize the risks of the spread of COVID-19 to volunteers and participants. Volunteers will be provided with hand sanitizers, gloves, and face coverings.

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