This cache is placed as part of the Interpretive ODU Cache Series. Please use extreme stealth! ODU's campus is heavily populated from 9:00am-6:00pm and there are always events on the weekends.Beware of muggles!
The Elizabeth River Trail (ERT) is a biking and pedestrian trail in the City of Norfolk that has transformed several former railroad rights-of-ways, connected predominantly by off-road and some on-road trails, into an urban trail. The trail provides recreational and educational opportunities as well as an alternate mode of transportation from the Norfolk Naval Base, located in the northern portion of the city, into downtown Norfolk.
I bet you didnt know this trail goes right through the middle of campus! Here is the lin to view the trail:
https://mapsengine.google.com/map/viewer?mid=zC9qX0Q5IPQc.kRgK85wcXA6E
The Bicycle Friendly University (BFU℠) program recognizes institutions of higher education for promoting and providing a more bikeable campus for students, staff and visitors. The BFU program provides the roadmap and technical assistance to create great campuses for cycling.
Colleges and university campuses are unique environments for their high density, stimulating atmosphere and defined boundaries. These factors make them ideal environments to incorporate bikes. Many colleges and universities have built upon these good conditions and embraced the enthusiasm for more bicycle-friendly campuses by incorporating bike share programs, bike co-ops, clubs, bicycling education classes and policies to promote bicycling as a preferred means of transportation. With the goal to build on this momentum and inspire more action to build healthy, sustainable and livable institutions of higher education, The League created the Bicycle Friendly University program.
The Bicycle Friendly University program evaluates applicants’ efforts to promote bicycling in five primary areas: engineering, encouragement, education, enforcement and evaluation/planning, known as the Five E's. Applications must be submitted online.
Old Dominion University was awarded the Bronze level during the spring semester in 2013. We are constantly working to improve our status so we can eventually reach the next level!
Thank you for checking out our cache series. Any feedback on the location and ratings is appreciated!
The container is a micro and the cache is a nano!
Please place cache back exactly where you found it.