Dismount Zones and Shared Riding/Walking Path
As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, CMU continues to support "green" methods of transportation for those navigating our campus, including walking or riding personal wheeled vehicles. To ensure the safety of all sharing campus pathways, the university is implementing dismount zones – areas where riders must dismount and walk their vehicles – in high-traffic areas around The Cut, starting in August 2024. A shared riding/walking path will also be available to help riders who want to cross campus without entering the zones.
Crossing the Dismount Zones
Starting mid-August, the dismount zones will be in effect Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (View adjacent map of the zone boundaries.) When entering dismount zones during these times, riders using recreational personal wheeled vehicles – such as bicycles, skateboards, onewheels, in-line skates, stand-up scooters and Segways – must get off their vehicle and walk or carry it through the zone. Upon exiting the zone, riders may re-mount their vehicles. Wall and supplemental signage, as well as a variety of ground stencils, will help travellers identify zone boundaries.
Individuals using medical or needed mobility devices – such as wheelchairs, sit-down power scooters and knee scooters – are always welcome and are exempt from dismount zone requirements. Official campus vehicles may also occasionally need access to dismount zone areas to conduct university business.
Ground stencils and wall signage marking dismount zone boundaries
Using the Shared Riding/Walking Path
Recreational riders who prefer to stay on their vehicle can alternatively choose to ride along the shared riding/walking path, which will be marked with a green stripe, to cross The Cut without entering a dismount zone. (View adjacent map of the shared path location.) The shared path is open to both riders and pedestrians.
When using wheeled vehicles on campus, please follow these safety guidelines and requirements, including the speed limit of five miles per hour while on paths shared with pedestrian traffic.
Green stripe and icons marking the shared riding/walking path
Map of Dismount Zones and Shared Path
Read a text description of this map
CMU's dismount zones include the following campus areas:
- The covered north-south sidewalk along the east side of the Purnell Center for the Arts (the side facing The Cut)
- The covered north-south sidewalk along the west side of the Cohon University Center (the side facing The Cut)
- The Merson Courtyard area on the southwest side of the Cohon University Center (near the tennis courts)
- The two adjacent east-west sidewalks connecting the southwest corner of the Cohon University Center to the Purnell Center for the Arts and the Pausch Bridge
- The north-south portion of sidewalk connecting the Purnell Center for the Arts to Doherty Hall
- The diagonal sidewalk connecting Doherty Hall to the Cohon University Center
- The diagonal sidewalk connecting the Purnell Center for the Arts to the College of Fine Arts
Recreational riders who prefer to stay on their vehicle can alternatively choose to avoid dismount zone areas and ride their vehicle along the shared riding/walking path across The Cut. The riding/walking path covers the following areas:
- The uncovered north-south sidewalk along the west side of the Cohon University Center (the side facing The Cut), which runs parallel to the covered sidewalk
- The north-south sidewalk connecting the southwest corner of the Cohon University Center to the College of Fine Arts (the path closest to the tennis courts)
- The east-west sidewalk connecting the College of Fine Arts to Doherty Hall, which crosses behind The Fence