Bicycle program funding

This information is designed as a starting point only. It provides advice on how to get started, describes a basic fundraising process, and identifies typical funding needs and potential sources. The rest is up to you. Be realistic, most teams can only effectively cover a small to medium size geographic area.

Decide ahead of time what you want the bike squad to do and where they will work. The same is true with the size of the team. What does a bike team need, and how much does it all cost? Do your research, determine your needs, and devise a realistic estimate of how much it will cost to obtain and maintain the necessary equipment. Consult IPMBA, IPMBA conference vendors who specialize in outfitting public safety cyclists, bicycle publications, local bike shops, on-line suppliers, and established bike teams to get the most accurate picture of both the initial outlay usually big-ticket items and on-going costs.

Bikes: How will your unit be used? How many members do you project? Will it be full-time or part-time? Bike Team-Specific Equipment and Accompanying Costs: Uniforms, helmets, gloves, eyewear, shoes, day and night operations, summer and winter operations, medical equipment, etc. Some equipment may seem unnecessary to the oblivious budget specialist but are essential to your everyday operations.

Be prepared to justify why you need a certain type of equipment. Try to identify items likely to be rejected by your agency and focus your efforts on obtaining those items through your fundraising efforts. Maintenance and Repair: Do not overlook the on-going expenses of maintenance and repairs.

Weigh the pros and cons of a service contract with a local bike shop against those of maintaining the bikes in-house. Consider the amount and type of use and abuse the bikes are likely to experience.

What type of training will your team members receive? How much does that training cost? When your administration thinks the training budget is high have them consider the liability and cost of a lawsuit. Will the training fees be the responsibility of the agency or the team member? Grant cycle: Challenge Grant Organization: City of Portland, OR.

Grant cycle: Emergency Grant Response Spring Organization: Blue Bikes. Organization: City of Santa Monica. Organization: Charlotte B-cycle. Load Next 5 Grantees. Organization: Cincy Bike Share. Grant cycle: Mini Grant Spring Organization: Explore Bike Share. Organization: Fort Worth Bike Sharing. Organization: Bike Share Pittsburgh. Organization: Heartland Bikeshare. Translate this page. Program Goals Address pedestrian and bicycle gaps on the state system such as missing sidewalks, bike lanes and crossings.

Prioritize projects at locations that provide an equity and safety benefit.. Identify cost savings through leveraging with other ODOT projects such as repaving or curb ramp replacement at high priority pedestrian or bicycle locations. What Are the Next Steps? Project Scoping: July - March Upcoming Partner and Public Outreach May - September Meet with Area Commissions on Transportation, ODOT advisory committees, and other stakeholder groups at key milestones to inform on program development and project selection process, and gather input on draft list of project and design elements.