Item 18 - Bicycle Safety Grant Funding Recognition and Professional Services Agreement

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Wrench and Ride is a program hosted at The Bicycle Tree in which participants learn about bicycle anatomy, bike safety, and maintenance. As part of the program, people select a used bike, which they then repair using the skills they have learned. Participants also receive a helmet, lock, and lights to go with their bike. In addition to attending the Wrench and Ride classes, participants will be encouraged to attend other Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Outreach activities, including active transportation presentations or workshops, and volunteer hours at a BPSO event. The Wrench and Ride program will prioritize cohorts for women, youth and/or seniors. Task I Deliverables: • Two (2) Wrench and Ride Programs • Sign -in sheet and surveys collected from participants Task 1 d: Host two 2 Build Your Own Skateboard education workshops Skateboarding is a popular form of transportation, especially amongst the youth population in Santa Ana. The target students are people who have never skated before, who have not ridden since childhood, and/or who have limited experience but lack the financial means to obtain a skateboard. This workshop is designed to increase skateboarders safety awareness of common car/skate collisions, teach ways to prevent and avoid crashes and collisions, and emphasize the importance of helmet use when riding a skateboard. This workshop will teach participants about the individual skateboard parts, how they work together; how to skate safely and confidently throughout the city, and end with a group skate on the sidewalk or street. The build a skateboard workshop will be two hours long where they will put together a blank skate deck with all its components. The safety class will cover skating rules of the road, basic principles of skating on the street and on the sidewalk, common hazards encountered by skateboarders and how to deal with them, simple steps to ensure your skateboard is in good condition, and proper helmet fit and adjustment. Each participant will receive a certificate of completion upon mastering the course and completion of a skateboard build. The skateboard education workshop will prioritize cohorts for youth, female, queer and/or nonbinary folks. Task 1d Deliverables: • Host 2 Skateboard Safety Workshops • Sign -in sheets Task le. Host two 2presentations and interactive activities to provide education to community members on safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. SAAS will host two (2) presentations and interactive activities that will educate residents on bicycle and pedestrian safety strategies, including nationally recognized best practices and emerging successes from localities across California. The presentations and interactive activities will be geared toward adults and young adults. The target population will be for adults and youth that have concerns about active transportation safety and would like to learn about