DATS Bicycle Plan Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting #5: Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 Education Programs  Description: –“Education includes teaching cyclists of all ages how to ride safely in any area from multi-use paths to congested city streets as well as teaching motorists how to share the road safely with cyclists.” League of American Bicyclists  “Bicycle education is more than a shove down the driveway.”

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 Education Programs  Include bike safety education in driver’s education programs –Educate bicyclists and motorists on bicycle laws. –Include bicycle education in schools.

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 Education Programs  Distribute tip sheets or postcards with state bicycle laws

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 Education Programs  Bike Rodeo –A bicycle skills event to provide an opportunity to practice and develop skills for people to become better bicyclists and avoid typical crashes. –Aimed at educating children. –Encourages active, experiential learning. –Addresses bicycle skills and traffic concepts to avoid the most common types of crashes for kids.

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 Education Programs  Bike Mentors –Program where prospective cyclists can contact a “bike mentor” for help finding the right:  Bike  Helmet  Lock  Route to work –The mentor also teaches proper on- road bicycle safety and bicycle laws and points out potentially dangerous areas to bicycle.

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 Encouragement Programs  Description: –This category of programs focuses on how the community supports and promotes bicycling.

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 Encouragement Programs  Bike to Work Week events (or bike to school day) –Hold a “Bike to Work Day” event. –Encourage other activities during bike to work month/week:  Route mapping assistance  Commuter convoys  Company commuter challenge  Ride with the Mayor MAY IS NATIONAL BIKE MONTH

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 Encouragement Programs  Employer and Business Encouragement Programs –Bike commuter financial incentives such as discounts at local bike shops, financial subsidies for not using car parking spaces, extra vacation time, or lunch discounts. –Provide bike parking and storage facilities for employees. –Showers or changing rooms for employees are ideal. –Provide route coordination and safety education for employees.

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 Encouragement Programs  Produce and distribute community bike maps

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 Encouragement Programs  Regular community bike rides –Organize outreach activities to promote bicycling in groups. –A fun way to get people to ride their bikes.

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 What do you think about these programs? 1.Please provide comments on positive and/or negative aspects of these programs in the space next to each slide.

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 Do you have more ideas? 2.List any additional program ideas you have that were not mentioned in the presentation in the space provided next to this slide.

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 Which program is the most important to implement? 3.In small groups, rank the education programs and the encouragement programs based on which programs you find most important and influential for the community.

DATS Bicycle Plan Education and Encouragement Programs Bremer Conference Center, Danville October 19, 2009 How do we make these programs a reality? 4.Take the top two programs from each category, and as a group, brainstorm about steps for implementing each program.