Last week, DU welcomed a new dockless bike-sharing program on campus called Ofo. This new program is a part of DU’s goal to increase sustainability and is currently under a one-year pilot. Students, faculty and staff with a DU email address can unlock and ride one of the 200 bright yellow bikes that are located across campus with the Ofo app, so long as the riders park their bikes in any bikeshare parking box painted on campus.

The first two weeks are free, but afterwards, there are several subscription packages for the DU community to choose from: $0.50 an hour, $9.95 per month, $25.95 per quarter or $69.95 per year.

Because it’s a one-year pilot, it’s up to the Ofo users to keep the pilot going by using the bikes responsibly. DU’s Parking and Mobility Services suggest these tips for keeping the program on campus: Place bikes in designated parking boxes when finished with the ride and do not park in undesignated areas on campus, report improper usage or damaged bikes, do not impede the paths of mobility by parking bikes on sidewalks and do not deface campus and the community by placing bikes where they don’t belong.

The program even rewards good behavior by giving users points and punishes bad behavior by taking away points. For example, users can earn one point for parking the Ofo bike correctly and three points for reporting an illegally parked bike. Likewise, points can be taken away for bad behavior, such as parking improperly (minus 10 points) and improperly locking a bike (minus 50 points). If a user’s points are reduced to zero, they can no longer use the program.

Ofo is a quick and easy way to get around campus that doesn’t cost too much money, and is a sustainable alternative to driving.