Sponsors and Partners
Primary Funding and Support
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Division
of Traffic Safety and
Chicago Department of Transportation
Staff
and program materials for Mayor
Daley’s
Bicycling Ambassadors are funded by a grant
from the Illinois
Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic
Safety, and matching funds by the
Chicago
Department of Transportation.
 Chicagoland
Bicycle Federation
The Chicagoland
Bicycle Federation (CBF) implements
the Bicycling Ambassador program on behalf
of the Chicago Department of Transportation.
CBF is contracted by CDOT to provide experience
and expertise in bicycling and bicycle safety.
Partners
The Mayor Daley’s Bicycling
Ambassador Program partners with several organizations
to increase the extent of our bicycle safety
outreach.
Chicago Park District
The Chicago
Park District generously
sponsors the Junior Ambassador program. Because
of our partnership with the Chicago Park District,
we are able to work with the Junior Ambassadors
for six weeks in the summer. The Junior Ambassadors
focus on peer-to-peer youth outreach at Chicago
Park District day camps.
In 2007, 7 Junior Ambassadors helped Mayor
Daley’s
Bicycling Ambassadors reach nearly 15,000 youth
with bicycle safety messages in just six weeks
After School Matters
After
School Matters (ASM)
is a not-for-profit organization the runs after-school
job training programs for teens. Because of
our partnership with After School Matters,
we are able 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:
- Master Lock
- Patagonia
- Planet Bike
- REI
- Timbuk2 Designs
- West Town Bikes
- Working Bikes Cooperative
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