Teens Taking the Lane is a leadership and career development program that offers teens opportunities to ride bicycles while getting involved in issues affecting them and their built environment. Teens will then propose a design solution. Participants embark on training where they explore three fundamental areas of active design principles: active transportation, food access, and public space. Teens will then become the community design facilitators. Participants begin with community mapping and surveying activities to identify issues in their community. Teens work in teams to identify a design resolution using our design tool kit. Through this, they will learn the history and function of NYC government, and gain support for their proposal by offering bike tours to relevant players in the community. The program culminates with the teens facilitating a community design workshop using our design tool kit. Those who complete the program will receive stipends for their participation and work.
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