Each season, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (BCGP) brings on a Bilingual Community Liaison to support the work of the Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) in Philadelphia. This person works to engage bilingual/non-English speaking communities within the Indego bike share service area. For this blog, Bilingual Community Liaison, Andrea wanted to share some thoughts and reflections before signing off. Here’s what she had to say!

Indego Community Ambassadors help keep Indego and the communities it serves connected. Working closely with the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, these Ambassadors were busy this season organizing bicycle safety classes, group rides, and other events that focus on introducing biking to their communities!

2019 brought together some seasoned ambassadors like Strawberry Mansion CD and Mantua Civic Association’s DeWayne Drummond, as well as newcomers to the Indego team such as Mount Vernon Manor CDC, Mom Your Business, Girl Trek, Real Life CDC, and SEAMAAC. The mixture of experience and expertise produced a season that was filled with lots of smiles, new partnerships, and some phenomenal events. 

As the Better Bike Share Partnership team reflects on this past season, we asked two of our ambassadors to share their thoughts on the work they’ve done with Indego within their community in addition to highlights of the 2019 Indego Community Ambassador season.

The weather may be getting colder, but it’s never too late in the season to start riding! That’s the kind of eager spirit that women from SheJumps brought to a brisk November bike ride.

SheJumps is an organization that works to help women foster confidence, leadership, and connection to nature through outdoor activities. Local organizer, Kelsey Rode, thought a bike ride on Indego bikes would be a great way to do just that!

Cycle September is back! This month-long challenge is one of the Love to Ride Challenges and is brought to you locally by The Clean Air Council. Individuals and their workplaces compete worldwide to raise the profile of cycling and help get more people on bikes. All you have to do is sign up and log your bike rides for the chance to win prizes! We sat down with previous Love to Ride prize winner, Lauren, to learn more about how she climbed her way to the top.

On August 3rd, the Indego Community Ambassadors came together for an early morning group ride to the 4th annual Philly Free Streets celebration. The Ambassadors promoted the group ride in their communities during the weeks leading up to Philly Free Streets in the hopes of connecting people to this amazing event!