Velorutionary Thinking

President David C. Joyce has a deal for new students at Ripon College: Leave the car at home for the first year, and get a free Trek mountain bike. To keep.

The college has purchased 200 Trek bikes to give to a portion of the roughly 300 first-year students who will arrive in the fall. Students who sign a no-car agreement will get a bike, a helmet, and a bike lock, altogether worth about $400. The program is supported by donors, trustees, and alumni, and the college got discounts on

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