This project is to purchase, distribute and monitor the use of 100 e-bicycles to members of underserved communities in city

This will make transportation more available, with outcomes of lower greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality, environmental education to community, encouraging physical activity, and providing equitable access to transportation. This project also incudes constructing a 600 SQ FT building to house the bicycles. Activities:this project is to purchase, distribute and monitor the use of 100 e-bicycles to members of underserved communities in city. This will make transportation more available, with outcomes of lower greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality, environmental education to community, encouraging physical activity, and providing equitable access to transportation. The activities include: - program development, delivery, and management - community engagement and mobilization - program outreach and marketing - design and build of bicycle storage building - e-bicycle procurement - e-bicycle GPS tracking system - e-bicycle distribution and training - e-bicycle ongoing education and support - cooperative agreement management - building of 600 SQ FT building subrecipient:total subaward to pueblo department of public health and environment (pdphe) = $10,200 subaward to pdphe for the following actions: - technical assistance (TA) from data analysis including salary, fringe, and administrative costs (50 hours @ $64 per hour) =- $3,200 - translation to spanish and printing of educational materials = $3,000 for three years - development and distribution of educational materials by health promotion specialist including salary, fringe, and administrative costs (100 hours @ $40 per hour) = $4,000 outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: - construction of a 600 SQ FT building - procurement of 100 e-bicycles - training of 100 participants on e-bicycle safety - maintenance and repair services for e-bicycles until march 14, 2027 - emissions reduction due to mode switching - increased access to employment and education opportunities for people in underserved communities - increased access to fresh food for people in underserved communities - robust use of e- bikes leads to department of public works installing new bicycle lanes - using GPS tracking, developing a better understanding of bicycle lane needs for city of pueblo. The intended beneficiaries include members of underserved communities in pueblo for: - food access - education access - work access - childcare access - friends and family access