Sponsors and Partners
Primary Funding and Support
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 City of Chicago'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 2011, 12 Junior Ambassadors helped City of Chicago's Bicycling Ambassadors reach 16,000 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 2011, Ambassadors educated over 15,000 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.
West Town Bikes
The over-arching goals of West Town Bikes are to promote bicycling in the city of Chicago, to educate youth with a focus on under-served populations, and to foster and serve Chicago's growing bicycling community. With West Town Bikes running the Junior Ambassador After School Training, Junior Ambassadors are trained at 4 high schools across the City of Chicago.
Program
Sponsors
A number of generous sponsors
provide equipment, program material and support:
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