1. Team Captain Training
Presented by Active Transportation Alliance and Keating Law Offices on June 4th, 2018

2. Welcome Who here is a returning Team Captain? Any new Team Captains?
Shout out your name and what organization!

3. Agenda
Who
What
When
Why
Cool Stuff!

4. Active Transportation Alliance
Your voice for better bicycling, walking, transit
Safe, Convenient, Fun
Healthy, environmentally sound
Improving your community
Membership based

5. 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
support
And more!

6. 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

7. 2017 Stats
2017
Total Participants
3,653
Teams
306
Organizations
173

8. 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!

9. 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

10. Team Captain Swag
Order your Team Captain tech tee online during registration or on the Active Trans store
activetransreg.org/shop

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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. 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

16. 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 Theater on the Lake 4:30pm-7:30pm

17. 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

18. Trivia!

19. Thank you! Kerry Holsinger – kerry@activetrans.org
Event Registration Manager
Clare McDermott –
Director of Marketing & Special Events