Applicants sought for Bicycle Instructor Corps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 17, 2014

For more information, please contact:

Vince Caristo, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, City of Bloomington Planning Department, 349.3423, caristov@bloomington.in.gov

Applicants sought for Bicycle Instructor Corps

Bloomington, Ind. - The Bloomington Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Commission (BPSC) is accepting applications for its Bicycle Instructor Corps program. The deadline for submitting an application is July 1.

The purpose of the Bicycle Instructor Corps is to improve access to comprehensive bicycling education for Bloomington residents. Members will work together, with the BPSC, and other community organizations, to provide a variety of opportunities for instruction in safe, legal, and effective bicycling techniques.

Members of the Bicycle Instructor Corps will receive extensive training through the League of American Bicyclists' League Cycling Instructor (LCI) program. A grant award from the Bloomington Bicycle Club will cover instruction costs.

Funding is available to select up to five individuals for this program. Details of the program, including an on-line application form, can be found at [http://bloomington.in.gov/bpsc]. Applications to the program should be submitted through the on-line form by 5:00 pm on

July 1, 2014.

About the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission (BPSC)

The BPSC is charged with developing safety and encouragement programs to support walking, bicycling, and running, and serving as a citizens forum and advisory board for the City of Bloomington. 2014 marks the 25th year of service for the commission since it was created in 1989. BPSC meetings are open to the public and take place on the third Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall, 401 N. Morton Street.

For more information, visit [http://bloomington.in.gov/bpsc], or contact Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Vince Caristo at caristov@bloomington.in.gov or 349.3423.

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