Sponsors and Partners

Primary Funding and Support

Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety and Chicago Department of Transportation Project management, program development, and program materials for Mayor Daley’s Bicycling Ambassadors is funded by the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety.

Active Transportation Alliance

The Active Transportation Alliance (Active Trans) provides staffing for the Bicycling Ambassador program. Active Trans is contracted by CDOT to provide experience and expertise in bicycle education and safety.

Partners

The Mayor Daley’s Bicycling Ambassador Program partners with several organizations to increase the effectiveness of our bicycle safety outreach.

Chicago Park District

The Chicago Park District generously funds the Junior Ambassador program and one Bicycling Ambassador Position. Funding from the Chicago Park District enables the Bicycling Ambassador program to attend 150 – 200 park district day camps every summer. In 2000, 19 Junior Ambassadors helped Mayor Daley’s Bicycling Ambassadors reach 17,500 youth with bicycle safety messages in just six weeks. This funding also makes it possible for the Bicycling Ambassadors to do Lakefront Trail Outreach. In 2009, Ambassadors educated over 6,000 on the Lakefront Trail.

After School Matters

After School Matters (ASM) is a not-for-profit organization the runs after-school job training programs for teens. Our partnership with ASM enables us to provide teenager apprentices with the skills to work as Junior Ambassadors in the summer.

Program Sponsors

A number of generous sponsors provide equipment, program material and support:

• Boulevard Bikes
• Master Lock
• Patagonia
• Pequod's Pizza
• REI
• Timbuk2 Designs
• West Town Bikes