[E. Pluribus Unum]

"Free" as in "paid for by the taxpayers."

[nascarnation]

perhaps, but UD is a Catholic private school, so the taxpayer connection is perhaps less than state schools

[Qout]

$600 is cheap compared to buying land and paving parking lots for students to bring cars on campus. The University of Dayton is in the middle of an urban area and they can probably afford to give away bikes for several years before the cost matches that of providing “free” parking.