In the News: Ohio State achieves silver bicycle-friendly status

The scarlet and gray goes scarlet and silver with its new biking status.

After applying two times — once in 2011 and again in 2015  — for bicycle-friendly status, Ohio State has increased its status from a bronze-level campus to a silver-level campus, according to a press release from League of American Bicyclists.

The national organization recognizes colleges and universities for promoting and enabling safe, accessible bicycling on campus, according to a release on Thursday. The league measures all applicants on five major categories, including engineering, education, encouragement, enforcement and evaluation and planning.

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