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WORK PLAN WALK `N ROLLERS • WILLITS STREET SRTS PROGRAM • Tubes and Tires including how to change an inner tube and how to fix a Flat • Bottom Brackets repair, including changing pedals and cranks • Brake Evaluation, including different types of brakes, troubleshooting and replacement • Drive Train, including derailleurs,shifters and chain, diagnostics, troubleshooting and replacement Surveys will be conducted before and after the series of workshops to evaluate students knowledge of bike skills before and after attending classes. Deliverables: 4 workshops at each school, each year: 24 workshops in total TASK 3: GROUP RIDES Learning bike safety skills and how to maintain your bike are great skills to master, but putting it all together in the real world is what turns students into cyclists and advocates. We will provide nine group rides throughout the duration of the program. If the students in either year choose to host more rides we will re- allocate resources as much as possible to provide additional support. The goal of the Group Rides is to encourage and increase safe youth bike ridership. But besides having fun, students will learn route planning, teamwork and advanced safety skills. Additionally, students will learn about where and how to properly lock their bikes. They will develop confidence as they learn to safely navigate the streets in their community and to recognize cycling as a viable form of transportation and fitness, while exploring their own independence. Walk 'n Rollers has been planning and leading group rides since our inception as they are an integral component to our Walk'n Roll Festivals. Our ride leaders are well -versed in the latest safety skills and leadership training. We have successfully planned and led rides for students as well as adults, including night ride workshops, in groups as large as 100 riders. Deliverables: 9 rides throughout the grant period with additional ride guidance provided as appropriate. ADDITIONAL TASKS BIKE AUDITS AND ADVOCACY WORKSHOPS Learning about safe cycling improvements will be a tremendous next step for students in this program. For this reason, we are proposing adding Advocacy Training to the curriculum. Toole Design will lead the team working with the students at the target schools to conduct a bike safety audit for each school as a vehicle to teach community outreach, education and advocacy. While we look forward to adapting our approach based on the Project Management Team's input, our school audit process typically includes: • A brief pre-arrival/dismissal meeting to discuss what direction students usually travel to/from school and review preferred bike routes to school. • Observation of arrival or dismissal to identify problem areas • A walk or bike ride of the area within —1/2 mile around the school to determine potential barriers to biking to school • A debrief meeting to share takeaways and work with the students to list priority locations for improvement, and to discuss education, www.walkmorebikemore.org