Group X offers a variety of fun and effective classes. Don’t forget to come check out one of our fitness classes this week! Go to www.IMLeagues.com or download the phone app to see the weekly schedule or register for a class. Hard copies of the schedule can also be found in the Bell Center.

—Drake Wellness

The Des Moines Regional Transit Authority (DART) and the Des Moines Bicycle Collective recently partnered to open four new BCycle stations around campus, offering students, faculty, and staff a convenient way to bike around campus and Des Moines.

One of the new stations—located in front of the Kinne Center on University Avenue—is a mobility hub, meaning it includes both a bus shelter and BCycle station.

How BCycle works:
Des Moines BCycle members can pick up a bike at any B-station and return it to that same station or any other B-station when they’re done. It’s like Redbox for bikes. Using their B-cards, members can quickly unlock a bike in seconds. Returning a bike is even easier. Just roll it into a dock and walk away.

Exclusive discount for Bulldogs:
Students, faculty, and staff can buy an annual pass at a discounted price of $20 (normally $80). An annual pass allows members to rent a BCycle for an unlimited amount of 1-hour rides. Purchase your BCycle membership at DesMoines.BCycle.com. Use your drake.edu email and the promotional code: Bulldogs.

Where to find BCycle stations
Mobility hubs (Bus shelter and BCycle station):

• 30th Street and Carpenter Avenue (Drake neighborhood, Route 5)
• 24th Street and University Avenue (Drake neighborhood, Routes 3 and 60)
• 19th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue (near Smokey Row Coffee Co., Route 14)
• SW 9th Street (Cityville funded by Hubbell Realty, Route 7)
• 17th Street (near Meredith Corporation, Routes 11, 60 and D-Line)
• Ingersoll Avenue and 23rd Street (Routes 11 and 60), opening late summer/fall 2017

BCycle station (no bus shelter):

• Forest Avenue and 27th Street (Drake neighborhood)
• 33rd Street and Forest Avenue (Drake neighborhood)
• 3rd Street and Market Street (Science Center of Iowa)

Drake is proud to be a leader in offering alternative transportation solutions for students, faculty, and staff. In addition to BCycle, Drake also has a Bike Library, in which faculty, staff, and students can check out a bike for free. The Bike Library is located in the Olmsted Center. The check-out process is easy. Users need to bring their Drake Card and sign a liability wavier, and then they are on their way.

And as always, faculty, staff, and students can ride DART busses for free with a Drake Card (ID).