I would also recommend looking at Chicago&#39;s Bicycling Ambassadors for best practices: <a href="http://www.bicyclingambassadors.org/">http://www.bicyclingambassadors.org/</a><br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Dylan Thies <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:dylan.thies@lostorienteerer.net" target="_blank">dylan.thies@lostorienteerer.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote">I am curious about this also? I did some digging and is this the Minnesota program you had mentioned <a href="http://www.bikewalktwincities.org/ambassadors" target="_blank">http://www.bikewalktwincities.org/ambassadors</a> . Seems interesting. 
<div>I think it should also include how easy and affordable it is to maintain a bike versus a car, also how it can go beyond the reach of the MARTA or other forms of transportation that your city might provide 
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 25 June 2012 13:17, Brian Drayton <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:brian@richmondspokes.org" target="_blank">brian@richmondspokes.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote">lets press this out: 
<div>Mission ?</div>
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<div> Target  Pop?</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 4:28 AM, Bobby Brown <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:bobby@sopobikes.org" target="_blank">bobby@sopobikes.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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<p>Hey Neil,</p>
<p>Can you explain more about this program?  We might be interested in  tying an ambassador program into our ongoing summer youth program.</p>
<p>Thanks,<br>Bobby</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 24, 2012 8:52 AM, &quot;Neil Walker&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:neil@atlantabike.org" target="_blank">neil@atlantabike.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br type="attribution">
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote">We are about to launch our Bike Ambassador program for Youth. I am looking for &quot;best practices&quot; , Advice or suggestion for the program. I had the pleasure of seeing the program in action in Minnesota. Any and all with experience, please contribute through the collective or send an email to <a href="mailto:neil@atlantabike.org" target="_blank">neil@atlantabike.org</a>.<br>
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