CR80News | Bike rentals are newest green initiative at St. Xavier

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

A swipe of the student ID card is all it will soon take for two-wheel transportation around the campus of St. Xavier University, Chicago,when the school rolls out an initiative designed to cut down on carbon emissions on campus.

In a few weeks, students will be able to rent bicycles for short periods of time to get from one side of campus to the other. Called the GreenBike system, it’s the same one used in Paris since last year. Students will swipe their campus card at a computerized bike rack, releasing one bike. The first 15 minutes of riding will be free, with each 15 minutes after that costing 60 cents.

Fraud prevention, authentication and transaction verification provider has joined “Get Safe Online,” a UK initiative that promotes safe and secure Internet use.

The program is a venture between the UK government, law enforcement, private enterprise and the public and aims to give free advice to individuals and small businesses to build their awareness and show them the tools for proper Internet safety and security.

State Department pilots online passport card applications

As part of the U.S. Department of State’s initiative to simplify and streamline customer service interactions and processes, the Office of Passport Services has started a 90-day pilot program for online passport card applications.

Gophers get rewarded for riding their bike

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Multicard launches online cash account management for Swiss education ID card

Multicard announced the launch of polypurse, an Internet-based platform for managing the cashless payment functions of its Swiss ID card for campus environments. The company’s polyright card serves as an all-in-one ID credential for payment, building access, library privileges, locker or bike rental and a wide array of other applications.

Tennessee bike check-out uses student ID

Example of quick add-on to card program

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville launched a pilot bike sharing system where users swipe their university ID card to check out and return bikes around campus.

University of Tennessee launches electric bike share program

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Bike rentals are newest green initiative at St. Xavier