We at B!KE do get some city funding. It happens in two ways.

One way is through the cities granting program. Its a grant we apply for every year called the Community Investment Grant.

The other way is by delivering specific programs on a fee for service basis. Our Winter Wheels program has been city funded and we provide workshops, bike checkups, and bike valet as contracted by the city. That funding comes through the Active Transportation Promotion budget of our Transportation Demand Management Planner. If you have someone working on AT at the city level that would be the person to talk to!

Best, Tegan

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gemma Tierney gtierney@udel.edu To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: Bcc: Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 11:15:21 -0400 Subject: [TheThinkTank] examples local gov funding of community bike shops Hi,

I work in local government and am working on a bike plan. I was wondering if folks who run community bike shops that receive funding from their local or county (or even state/provincial) government could tell me about those funding mechanisms? I would like to address the possibility of funding our local community bike shop in the plan, but wanted more info on how or to what extent it occurs elsewhere.

For instance, what types of funds are provided (capital or operational or other), are the funds accessed through a competitive grant application, discretionary funds, or some other type of budget allocation, and how much has been received?

My friend already provided me with the following examples (and recommended I reach out to this mailing list for more info):

*I know that a group of Bike shops in Vancouver created a successful group application for Vancouver's "greenest city fund" based around recycling bike parts and collecting and rebuilding abandoned bikes, with an educational component worked in. As far as I know, they received the grant two years in a row. The Bike shop in Peterborough, Ontario (B!ke) looks like they have somewhat consistent city funding. There is a tiny bit more info in their annual report here http://communitybikeshop.org/website/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Annual-Report-2016-2017.pdf.

Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks all!! -Gemma

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Jean-François Caron" jfcaron3@gmail.com To: The Think Tank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: Bcc: Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 11:24:02 -0400 Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] examples local gov funding of community bike shops In Canada there is the federal "Canada Summer Jobs" program which fully funds full-time salaries for youth in various projects. Individual organizations can apply, and the local MP has a say in who gets the funding. The AMS Bike Co-op in Vancouver and Gear Up! Kingston have used them successfully.

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/cana...

Individual cities may have small funds available, as will universities, but state/provincial seems to be a "missing middle" level of engagement with cycling for transportation. Where I've seen it, it tends to be focused on Cyclo-Tourism.

Jean-François

On Apr 1, 2019, at 11:15 , Gemma Tierney gtierney@udel.edu wrote:

Hi,

I work in local government and am working on a bike plan. I was wondering if folks who run community bike shops that receive funding from their local or county (or even state/provincial) government could tell me about those funding mechanisms? I would like to address the possibility of funding our local community bike shop in the plan, but wanted more info on how or to what extent it occurs elsewhere.

For instance, what types of funds are provided (capital or operational or other), are the funds accessed through a competitive grant application, discretionary funds, or some other type of budget allocation, and how much has been received?

My friend already provided me with the following examples (and recommended I reach out to this mailing list for more info):

*I know that a group of Bike shops in Vancouver created a successful group application for Vancouver's "greenest city fund" based around recycling bike parts and collecting and rebuilding abandoned bikes, with an educational component worked in. As far as I know, they received the grant two years in a row. The Bike shop in Peterborough, Ontario (B!ke) looks like they have somewhat consistent city funding. There is a tiny bit more info in their annual report here http://communitybikeshop.org/website/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Annual-Report-2016-2017.pdf.

Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks all!! -Gemma ____________________________________

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Josh Bisker jbisker@gmail.com To: The Think Tank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: Bcc: Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 12:24:33 -0400 Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] examples local gov funding of community bike shops PAGING TORONTO

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On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 11:16 AM Gemma Tierney gtierney@udel.edu wrote:

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Hi,

I work in local government and am working on a bike plan. I was wondering if folks who run community bike shops that receive funding from their local or county (or even state/provincial) government could tell me about those funding mechanisms? I would like to address the possibility of funding our local community bike shop in the plan, but wanted more info on how or to what extent it occurs elsewhere.

For instance, what types of funds are provided (capital or operational or other), are the funds accessed through a competitive grant application, discretionary funds, or some other type of budget allocation, and how much has been received?

My friend already provided me with the following examples (and recommended I reach out to this mailing list for more info):

*I know that a group of Bike shops in Vancouver created a successful group application for Vancouver's "greenest city fund" based around recycling bike parts and collecting and rebuilding abandoned bikes, with an educational component worked in. As far as I know, they received the grant two years in a row. The Bike shop in Peterborough, Ontario (B!ke) looks like they have somewhat consistent city funding. There is a tiny bit more info in their annual report here http://communitybikeshop.org/website/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Annual-Report-2016-2017.pdf.

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