IMPROVING COMFORT FOR CYCLISTS TO ENCOURAGE MOBILITY BY BIKE To support the development of cycling as a means of internal mobility for the University community, ULiège is working to deploy suitable infrastructure on its campuses. In accordance with the ULiège Cycle Plan adopted in 2020, the University authorities have decided to add new links to the existing cycle network. In 2023, a works contract was awarded for the development of 10 new sections located in the northern zone of the Sart Tilman campus, which will complete the connection with the current network and make it a continuous loop. In addition to the cycling facilities, in autumn 2023 the Sart Tilman campus will also be equipped with more than 200 new secure bicycle parking spaces (with badge access, cameras and appropriate lighting) for students and staff, divided between ten outdoor shelters and rooms within buildings. At the same time, new shower and changing facilities have been installed. The University has invested nearly €1.5 million of its own funds in these facilities on the Sart Tilman campus. OPTIMISING THE LOCATION OF CLASSROOMS Another way of influencing mobility is to optimise the location of lecture theatres in order to reduce demand and thus avoid having to move large numbers of students from one site to another in order to attend a lecture. Following on from the mobility surveys, which highlighted the difficulty students had in travelling to different sites to attend their course on time, an exploratory simulation study was carried out to compare course attendance and room location. Thanks to the Room Management Service, it was possible to reallocate auditoriums from the start of the 2023 academic year for around twenty courses, thereby reducing weekly travel for several hundred students. "S "S "S "S "S "S "S "S "S "S "S "S Limite quartiers Abris/ Locaux/ Couvertures d'arceaux existants à réaliser "S Abri "S Couverture "S Local "S Parking Pierre Duysinx Vice-Rector for Mobility and International Affairs 11 | ACTIVITY REPORT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT ULIÈGE | 2022 – 2023
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