Berea Blue Bikes, a campus-wide bike sharing program, is officially open for Berea College students and faculty. Operated by the Berea Bikes Community Shop, located in the bottom floor of the Alumni Building, Berea Blue Bikes will allow members of the Berea College community to check out bikes for a certain period of time and ride them wherever they need to go. Much like with library books, patrons will be able to check out a bike for free and renew their checkout if necessary. This program, which existed in a previous form in 2005, has been created as “an easy way for Berea students and faculty alike to have access to bicycles as an alternative to walking or driving around the community,” says Jordan Engel, Berea student and co-founder of Berea Blue Bikes. This program has been made possible through the efforts and initiative of Engel, a junior, and his fellow Berea Bikes employee, Denny Scalf, a senior. Continue reading Berea Blue Bikes Officially Opens →