Cycling on Campus
Keys to Safe and Successful Cycling at Cornell
Cycling is an excellent way to get to and around campus, and navigating Ithaca’s hills is easy with TCAT’s free bike rack program.
- Follow safe cycling guidelines.
- Obey all path and pavement markings.
- Always yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
- You Must Register your bicycle here. There is no charge for registration.
- Bicycles must be parked at bike racks or in bike storage areas.
Bicycles may be parked inside a building only with the written permission of the building coordinator or director.
Remember: avoid hallways, stairwells, and any place where they may constitute a safety hazard. Any bicycle parked in violation of these regulations or in a manner such as to constitute a safety hazard may be impounded.
Never leave or park your bike or other wheeled vehicle in Life Safety Zones such as fire hydrants, fire lanes, or other emergency zones, or in any service drive, building entrance, walkway ramp, or any other passageway to which emergency equipment, wheelchairs, pedestrians, or service equipment may need access.
Rules of Operation for Electric Mobility Devices
New York now allows electric scooters and bikes on roadways with a posted speed limit of 30 MPH or less. Be sure to follow the e-scooter and e-bike rules of the road, and yield to pedestrians.
Users of Ithaca’s community bike share program must note Cornell requires that all bikes be parked at a bike rack.
Ecology Alert
Portions of the Cornell Botanic Gardens, the City's Six Mile Gorge, and other public lands have been posted off limits to bicycles. Please abide by these restrictions and use common sense whenever you bicycle. Misuse of bicycles can cause environmental damage in some fragile, natural areas.
Your bike can be impounded if it:
- creates a safety hazard.
- is in a walkway, stairway, doorway, hallway, etc.
- is locked to a railing, signpost, tree, or anything else that is NOT a bike rack.
- appears to be abandoned.
Biking Guidelines