Earn-a-Bike Fall-2024 Application

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Earn-a-Bike program is a great way to increase your bicycle ridership and make it easier to replace car trips with bike trips.

Participants will strategize with classmates to design your personalized plans for how to replace car trips with bike trips and make bikes an easy, fun, and energizing part of your life!

This free class gives people with some riding experience 14-hours of instruction about hands-on bike maintenance, bike handling, and traffic skills...and builds confidence.

After you attend all four class sessions, create a plan to achieve your personal travel goals, and complete the Earn-a-Bike program, North Natomas Jibe will give you a voucher or reimbursement valued at $450.

Dates:

* Saturday, September 21, 2024, 9 AM - 2 PM
* Monday, September 23, 2024, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
* Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
* Monday, September 30, 2024, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Important information:

Application Period: July 25 - August 28, 2024
Classes Location: Inderkum High School, 2500 New Market Drive, 95835
Qualified applicants will be selected based on a review of their applications by a committee of staff and community members. If you are selected, Jibe will notify you by phone or email by September 6.
This is such a popular program and spots are limited, so applying does not guarantee enrollment.

For questions, please contact Anya McCann at (916) 419-9955, or anya@jibe.org.

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* 1. Do you live or work in North Natomas? (Eligibility is for people who live or work in the service boundary area shown on our website homepage, jibe.org. Check all that apply.)

Live

Work

I do not live or work in North Natomas

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* 2. Participant Information

Name:

Phone number:

Email:

Please give the Home or Work address in North Natomas:

Zip code for address above:

Birth Year:

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* 3. TRAVEL HABITS (A)
Tell us about your travel habits in an average week. For example, how do you travel to work? How many errands do you do? Do you have children that you take places, for instance to school, friends' houses, or to sports?

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* 4. TRAVEL HABITS (B)
How many trips do you estimate you make by car in an average week? (Fill in a number.)

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* 5. TRAVEL HABITS (C)
How many total miles do you estimate that you travel by car to make those trips in that average week? (Fill in number of miles.)

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* 6. TRAVEL HABITS (D)
How many of these car trips do you estimate you can replace with bike trips?

Number of trips?

Number of miles?

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* 7. TRAVEL HABITS (E)
Briefly describe in a few sentences your strategy for how you will replace car trips with bike trips.

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* 8. BICYCLING HABITS (A)
Are you comfortable riding a bike for at least one hour (60 minutes) at a moderate pace?

Yes

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* 9. BICYCLING HABITS (B)
Do you have access to a bicycle currently that is ridable? (This is not a requirement.)

Yes

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* 10. BICYCLING HABITS (C)
Please select all that apply about your bicycling experience and comfort level.

I'm just starting to learn to ride a bike

I feel comfortable riding on trails

I feel comfortable riding on neighborhood streets

I feel comfortable riding on streets with moderate car traffic and a bike lane

I ride to run errands and get places I want to go

I ride long distances with varied road types

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* 11. BICYCLING HABITS (D)
If you have access to a bike, tell us about your current bicycling habits. For example, how often do you ride? Where do you ride? For what purpose?

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* 12. BICYCLING HABITS (E)
For the following questions, consider what prevents you from biking more often and please mark how significant each issue is.

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Would you bike more if you had something that would help you carry more stuff?	Would you bike more if you had something that would help you carry more stuff? Strongly Disagree	Would you bike more if you had something that would help you carry more stuff? Disagree	Would you bike more if you had something that would help you carry more stuff? Neutral	Would you bike more if you had something that would help you carry more stuff? Agree	Would you bike more if you had something that would help you carry more stuff? Strongly Agree
Would you bike more often if you could feel safer when it’s dark outside?	Would you bike more often if you could feel safer when it’s dark outside? Strongly Disagree	Would you bike more often if you could feel safer when it’s dark outside? Disagree	Would you bike more often if you could feel safer when it’s dark outside? Neutral	Would you bike more often if you could feel safer when it’s dark outside? Agree	Would you bike more often if you could feel safer when it’s dark outside? Strongly Agree
Would you bike more often if you felt more confident about planning a good route?	Would you bike more often if you felt more confident about planning a good route? Strongly Disagree	Would you bike more often if you felt more confident about planning a good route? Disagree	Would you bike more often if you felt more confident about planning a good route? Neutral	Would you bike more often if you felt more confident about planning a good route? Agree	Would you bike more often if you felt more confident about planning a good route? Strongly Agree
Do you feel strong enough to ride the distances you need to go for the trips you have?	Do you feel strong enough to ride the distances you need to go for the trips you have? Strongly Disagree	Do you feel strong enough to ride the distances you need to go for the trips you have? Disagree	Do you feel strong enough to ride the distances you need to go for the trips you have? Neutral	Do you feel strong enough to ride the distances you need to go for the trips you have? Agree	Do you feel strong enough to ride the distances you need to go for the trips you have? Strongly Agree

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* 13. Rate your interest level in riding a bike instead of using a car.

Very enthusiastic

Interested

Neutral

Slightly hesitant

Very hesitant

Very enthusiastic

Interested

Neutral

Slightly hesitant

Very hesitant

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* 14. Would you bike more often if you could carry a child with your bike, or ride together with your child more easily?

Yes

Not Applicable

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* 15. Would you use a bike more often if you knew how to do simple maintenance on it?

Yes

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* 16. In 3-4 sentences, tell us your goals for bicycling if you are accepted to take this course.

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* 17. Program Guidelines

If I am accepted to this course, I will pledge to replace car trips with bike trips.

I agree to complete two follow-up surveys, at 6 and 12 months following completion of program, via weblink emailed to me.

I understand completion (by attending ALL sessions in full) of the 14-hour course is required to receive a bicycle voucher/reimbursement.

I certify that I understand that I, the applicant, will be the primary user of the bike/gear purchased with the voucher/reimbursement provided by Jibe

I have read and agree to comply with the program guidelines.

Yes

Earn-a-Bike Fall-2024 Application

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* 1. Do you live or work in North Natomas? (Eligibility is for people who live or work in the service boundary area shown on our website homepage, jibe.org. Check all that apply.)

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* 2. Participant Information

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* 3. TRAVEL HABITS (A)Tell us about your travel habits in an average week. For example, how do you travel to work? How many errands do you do? Do you have children that you take places, for instance to school, friends' houses, or to sports?

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* 4. TRAVEL HABITS (B)How many trips do you estimate you make by car in an average week? (Fill in a number.)

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* 5. TRAVEL HABITS (C)How many total miles do you estimate that you travel by car to make those trips in that average week? (Fill in number of miles.)

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* 6. TRAVEL HABITS (D)How many of these car trips do you estimate you can replace with bike trips?

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* 7. TRAVEL HABITS (E)Briefly describe in a few sentences your strategy for how you will replace car trips with bike trips.

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* 8. BICYCLING HABITS (A)Are you comfortable riding a bike for at least one hour (60 minutes) at a moderate pace?

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* 9. BICYCLING HABITS (B)Do you have access to a bicycle currently that is ridable? (This is not a requirement.)

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* 10. BICYCLING HABITS (C)Please select all that apply about your bicycling experience and comfort level.

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* 11. BICYCLING HABITS (D)If you have access to a bike, tell us about your current bicycling habits. For example, how often do you ride? Where do you ride? For what purpose?

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* 12. BICYCLING HABITS (E)For the following questions, consider what prevents you from biking more often and please mark how significant each issue is.

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* 13. Rate your interest level in riding a bike instead of using a car.

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* 14. Would you bike more often if you could carry a child with your bike, or ride together with your child more easily?

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* 15. Would you use a bike more often if you knew how to do simple maintenance on it?

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* 16. In 3-4 sentences, tell us your goals for bicycling if you are accepted to take this course.

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* 3. TRAVEL HABITS (A)
Tell us about your travel habits in an average week. For example, how do you travel to work? How many errands do you do? Do you have children that you take places, for instance to school, friends' houses, or to sports?

* 4. TRAVEL HABITS (B)
How many trips do you estimate you make by car in an average week? (Fill in a number.)

* 5. TRAVEL HABITS (C)
How many total miles do you estimate that you travel by car to make those trips in that average week? (Fill in number of miles.)

* 6. TRAVEL HABITS (D)
How many of these car trips do you estimate you can replace with bike trips?

* 7. TRAVEL HABITS (E)
Briefly describe in a few sentences your strategy for how you will replace car trips with bike trips.

* 8. BICYCLING HABITS (A)
Are you comfortable riding a bike for at least one hour (60 minutes) at a moderate pace?

* 9. BICYCLING HABITS (B)
Do you have access to a bicycle currently that is ridable? (This is not a requirement.)

* 10. BICYCLING HABITS (C)
Please select all that apply about your bicycling experience and comfort level.

* 11. BICYCLING HABITS (D)
If you have access to a bike, tell us about your current bicycling habits. For example, how often do you ride? Where do you ride? For what purpose?

* 12. BICYCLING HABITS (E)
For the following questions, consider what prevents you from biking more often and please mark how significant each issue is.