Bike Smart! is a program
of Ecology Action,
a local non-profit dedicated to promoting and providing
sustainable transportation services to Santa Cruz County
residents and businesses. Its
other programs include: Bike
to Work / School, Boltage, Zero Interest Bike Loans, Discounted Bus Pass Sales, the Emergency Ride Home Program, and Zipcar. To learn more, click here.
Program Goals!
- Reduce the
collision rates of young bicyclists
- Increase safe, legal
bicycling practices among youth
- Increase use and proper
fit of bicycle helmets
- Advocate and empower
youth to use bicycles for transportation
- Promote exercise and
healthy life-styles through bicycling
- Educate youth to "Share the Road" as bicyclists and as future motorists
- Inform participants of
local bicycling resources: bicycle routes,
organizations and events
- Generate interest in safe, recreational bicycling
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Bicycle Safety Partners
Bike Smart!
partners with many different community organizations
and volunteers to teach bicycle safety, including:
the Santa Cruz County Cycling Club – Youth Education Team, Santa Cruz County Health
Services Agency – Health
Education Unit, Bike to Work/School and local police and sheriff departments.
Sponsors
Local companies and organizations
sponsor Bike Smart! financially and by contributing
products and services. Our sponsors include: the
Bicycle Trip, Santa
Cruz County Cycling Club, Cyclists
for Cultural Exchange and Bell Sports.
Staff
Bike Smart! is managed by Kira Ticus, who runs the program with the help of assistant staff, a dedicated group of volunteers, as well as, student Interns.
 Kira's work with Bike Smart! began in 2009 when she was an Environmental Studies intern from the University of California, Santa Cruz. After graduating, she returned to Ecology Action to continue working with the Bike Smart! program because she found it was the perfect opportunity to combine her love of bicycling with her desire to get involved with the community and work with children. Kira recently became a League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructor (LCI #3174).
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