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<p>This is a gross over generalization. Some “big, suburban campuses” are not at all bike friendly. SUNY University at Buffalo’s North Campus is a prime example of a big, suburban campus that is the antithesis of a “bike friendly, big suburban campus”: It’s academic spine has few bike racks and no real bike paths; the spine is then surrounded by a sea of parking lots, which are in turn surrounded by major four lane highways on three (maybe all four) sides.</p>
<p>(And UB’s North Campus is <em>suburban</em> not urban!)</p>
<p>Agree that UIUC is very bike friendly, but you need both a great lock and a not-so-great bike if you don’t want to worry about theft.</p>