Get Around the Healthiest Way
Bicycles offer a convenient and eco-friendly mode of transportation on campus, promoting personal health and well-being while reducing environmental impact. Vanderbilt University provides various resources and facilities to support biking.
Some of our on-campus bike parking facilities and resources include:
- Explore our map highlighting covered and uncovered bike parking, bike repair stations, and shower facilities on campus.
- Vanderbilt offers an on-campus e-bike sharing program through a partnership with Spin. Learn more about the bike share program.
- Individuals with personal bicycles are encouraged to register their bikes with the Vanderbilt University Police Department (VUPD).
Additional info:
- Need a helmet? Free helmets are available upon request. Contact movevu@vanderbilt.edu for assistance.
- Need help planning a bicycling route? For more information about bicycling routes in Nashville or to request Commute Concierge services, fill out the request form or email MoveVU@vanderbilt.edu.
Vanderbilt Bike Racks
There are bicycle racks all over campus, as well as a number of shower locations and bicycle repair stations. These locations are found on the interactive map below.
Users can zoom and scroll, click on each amenity for more information – including photos – and turn layers on and off in the legend, which is accessed by clicking the “>>” in the upper left corner of the map.
Bike Share Resources
Vanderbilt has partnered with Spin to offer an on-campus e-bike sharing program. Learn more about the bike share program, providing options for riding both on and off campus. Additionally, Nashville's docked e-bikeshare system, BCycle, has two stations adjacent to campus for convenient access.
Riding in Nashville
Here are some of our top resources for riding around Nashville:
- Visit the Walk Bike Nashville website for maps of The Groove (easy-riding routes across Nashville) and the Music City Bikeway (including bike lanes)
- Walk Bike Nashville offers a variety of bicycling resources
- Explore greenways (recreational paths) in the city by visiting the Greenways for Nashville website
- For information about bicycling routes in Nashville or to request Commute Concierge services, fill out the request form or email MoveVU@vanderbilt.edu
Biking Safety and Etiquette
- Adhere to circulation patterns on campus
- Yield to pedestrians to maintain physical distance
- Walk bikes in designated dismount zones such as the 21st Ave pedestrian bridge, Rand wall, and Medical Center Plaza
- The use, possession, or storage of electronic personal transportation vehicles (EPTVs), including scooters, bicycles, hoverboards, and similar devices, is prohibited inside all Vanderbilt buildings and facilities, including, but not limited to, residence halls, Greek houses, Student Centers, academic buildings, labs, and parking structures.
- Bicycles may not be stored in hallways, stairwells, or other common areas because they may block emergency egress. Non-electronic bicycles may be stored in student rooms.
- Motorcycles, mopeds, and other internal combustion machines may not be kept in University housing.
- Park responsibly at bike racks
Reporting Bicycling Crashes
If you or someone you know has been involved in an accident on or near campus involving a bicycle, please report the incident to Vanderbilt University Police Department.
For non-emergencies, call 615-322-2745. For emergencies, call 615-421-1911 if you are on campus or 911 if you are off campus.