Ann Christianson of the Saris Foundation Bike Parks for Kids (#53)
Trail EAffect Episode 53 Ann Christianson of the Saris Foundation
This episode first aired on January 11th, 2022 on Mountain Bike Radio
Topics Covered:
- Ann Christianson Back Story
- How Ann found bikes
- Working within the bike industry for multiple bike companies
- Saris and what Saris Makes
- The Saris Foundation
- How Chris of Saris took multiple leaders to Zambia to see what the power of the bicycle really means
- Bike Parks for Kids
- Vacant Lots / Land and the opportunities that previous generations had with these spaces
- How Public Bike Parks can serve multiple generations and demographics
- Where the First Bike Parks for Kids Bike Park is being built
- Where to find out more information about Bike Parks for Kids
- How the Grant Making is Seed Money & connecting communities with communities that have done this before
- Grant Application & next round is due on Jan 31st 2022
- PDF Guide to Creating Community Bike Parks
- More Details on the Grant Application
- Stories on bike parks and what has been successful (Hint: Big Marsh)
- Insight from Ann / Words of Wisdom / Closing Comments
Links:
Saris: https://www.saris.com/
Saris Advocacy: https://www.saris.com/advocacy
Saris Bike Parks for Kids: https://www.saris.com/advocacy/bike-parks-for-kids
A Guide to creating community bike parks: https://www.saris.com/Uploads/Saris/2021/12/Guide-to-Creating-Community-Bike-Parks.pdf
Saris Foundation Grant Application (first round due Jan 31st, 2022): https://sariscyclinggroup.wufoo.com/forms/grant-application-form/
Big Marsh: https://bigmarsh.org/
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