UVU’s Orem campus was recently honored by the League of American Bicyclists with its first Bicycle Friendly University Award for supporting cyclists and its bike accessibility.

“By prioritizing better biking, Bicycle Friendly Universities like UVU are empowering students and staff to make choices that benefit their health, their environment, and their communities,” Bill Nesper, executive director of the League of American Bicyclists, said in a statement as part of a UVU-issued press release.

According to Sarah Bateman, UVU’s sustainability outreach program manager, the award prompted even further assessment of the university’s current bicycle infrastructure and social programs, as it looks to develop an active transportation plan.

Currently, UVU offers bike parking and new bike lanes among other amenities to support students and faculty who utilize various forms of transportation — aside from a personal vehicle.

The school is seeking community feedback for ways to build on their current momentum.

“We do have a lot of convenient bike parking around campus, but this would just further formalize opportunities that we can improve the parking, add more secure parking and help students, faculty and staff to be able to get to and from campus by bike if they want to,” Bateman said Tuesday in a phone interview with the Daily Herald.

The university is working with Bike Utah and the Mountainland Association of Governments to develop a campus active transportation plan.

Frank Young, UVU’s associate vice president of facilities and planning, said the campus also offers incentives such as free transit passes “that pair well with biking, walking and other devices like scooters and skateboards.”

On Wednesday, a workshop event will take place to gather ideas to boost infrastructure for active transportation, including safety features and signage.

Bateman said sustainability leaders and staff can’t be everywhere at all times, so gaining valuable insight from students will help the organizations to make informed decisions regarding where to focus improvement efforts.

“Being able to tap into the experience of the Wolverine community and how they’re getting to and from campus, what areas they see that might benefit from a boost in attention,” Bateman said.

Campus and community members are encouraged to attend the workshop from 2:30-5 p.m. Wednesday inside the Sorensen Student Center on UVU’s Orem campus.

“I think it’ll be a fun, interactive opportunity for us to expand the bike culture (and) the active transportation culture in Utah County; there are a lot of opportunities for growth there,” Bateman noted.