Team Captain Training Presented by Active Transportation Alliance and Keating Law Offices on June 4th, 2018
Welcome Who here is a returning Team Captain? Any new Team Captains? Shout out your name and what organization!
Agenda Who What When Why Cool Stuff!
Active Transportation Alliance Your voice for better bicycling, walking, transit Safe, Convenient, Fun Healthy, environmentally sound Improving your community Membership based
The Bike to Work Challenge Goal: Encourage new and experienced riders to commute to work by bike while creating a friendly competition. It’s FREE and EASY! Active Trans has everything you need Bike maps How-to’s (traffic, transit, clothes) Posters, flyers & palm cards Email support And more!
Important Dates Bike Commuter Challenge Chicago Bike Week Rally June 15th – 29th Chicago Bike Week Rally Thursday, June 21st 5:00pm – 7:30pm At Daley Plaza
2017 Stats 2017 Total Participants 3,653 Teams 306 Organizations 173
Team Captains Each competing workplace will have a volunteer team captain (you!) Your job is to encourage riders in your workplace to sign up and will act as your team’s biggest cheerleader You can set up group commutes, act as a resource for bike commuting safety and tips, and maybe even set up a team happy hour!
Team Management Team Captains can… Add or delete team members Change passwords Send out team communications Challenge other teams New for 2018! Edit the details of your organization Upgraded standings page Daily trip log reminders
Team Captain Swag Order your Team Captain tech tee online during registration or on the Active Trans store activetransreg.org/shop
How You Win Whoever has the highest point total within their workplace tier wins! Riders will have their points totaled as they log them Individual riders will be combined to get Team Total Teams with the most points = WINNER! ALL points must be from between June 15th – 29th For your own reference…Employee Participation % Employee Participation Percentage = total company points \ total number of employees
Points ACTION POINT VALUE New Rider 25 Points 1 Mile 1 Point Use the app 2 Points Per Trip 5 Points 5 Days out of the week 50 Points
Workplace Tiers Tiers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Public Agency < 5 5 – 24 25 – 99 100 – 499 500 – 2,499 2,500 – 4, 999 5,000 + For Profit Non-Profit /NGO Education Bike Related Business
What Counts as a Trip? A bike trip (or commute), for the purposes of the Bike to Work Challenge, is defined as: A partial or complete bike ride to or from work A bike ride to or from the bus, train, or alternate form of transportation taking you to or from work Only trips that are made for work purposes will be counted during the challenge. To be counted in your teams point total, all you need to do is complete ONE bike trip between June 15-29.
Log your Trips! Log trips online at bikecommuterchallenge.org Or via the B2WC app for iOS and Android Instantly track and log your trips with live GPS View of all your trips on the calendar
Pit Stops Pit Stops Monday, June 18 Tuesday, June 19 Wednesday, June 20 Thursday, June 21 Field Museum 7:00am-9:00am REI Lincoln Park 4:30pm-6:30pm Timbuk2 5:00pm-7:00pm Chicago Bike Week Rally Daly Plaza 5:00pm-7:30pm Monday, June 18 Tuesday, June 19 Wednesday, June 20 Thursday, June 21 Field Museum 7:00am-9:00am REI Lincoln Park 4:30pm-6:30pm Timbuk2 5:00pm-7:00pm Chicago Bike Week Rally Daly Plaza 5:00pm-7:30pm Monday, June 25 Tuesday, June 26 Wednesday, June 27 Thursday, June 28 Wallach Fountain 7:00am-9:00am Polish Triangle Ogilvie Transportation Center Lakefront Trail Celebration @ Theater on the Lake 4:30pm-7:30pm
Prizes Top male/female riders Daily raffles to encourage trip logging Custom cycling suit from Arc’teryx Save screen shots! Daily raffles to encourage trip logging Abus locks Clif Bar swag Arc’teryx gear Dark Matter Coffee items Timbuk2 Bags Active Trans Cycling Caps
Trivia!
Thank you! Kerry Holsinger – kerry@activetrans.org Event Registration Manager Clare McDermott – clare@activetrans.org Director of Marketing & Special Events