Hey Everybody, I just got the info for the giant bike corral for the Thursday night DNC event at Invesco, Barack Obama’s acceptance speech.  If you aren’t going to the event, this is the next best thing.  Help your fellow cyclists by giving them an opportunity to ride in, rather than drive or take a bus.  If you are interested, please contact volunteer coordinator Amanda Caldwell (amandaecaldwell@gmail.com).

Thanks everyone, and I hope you’re finding the bike scene at the DNC as awesome as I am.

Voulnteer Info:

1. Location

Rude Park – located at Decatur St. & W. 13th Ave. Just off Federal

2. Transport

Bike it in, or:

RTD Serves Routes- Coming from West - 14^th Ave and Federal; Federal & West Howard Place; Federal & W10th; Federal & W Holden

Bus Stops 30; 30L; 36L; 49; L29 and More! Please refer to RTD Bus Schedules for your appropriate route.

Volunteer General Information:

· KEEP it GREEN! Please take public transportation or bike ride to Rude Park—there will be no special parking accommodations available to volunteers.

· We will have food provided by Specialty Sports and water onsite for volunteers, however it is best to bring lots of water of your own for your shift

· We appreciate your volunteering for the DNCC. Unfortunately there will be no passes or credentials provided to volunteers for the INVESCO event.

· We are working to provide TV access to the INVESCO event for our Bike Corral Volunteers—more on this will be provided as we get further information

· Volunteers will be provided temporary passes into the Rude Park rec center for breaks

Volunteer Schedule:

The numbers of volunteers will change throughout the day.

9:30- 4:00: 30

11:00-4:00: 30

3:30 -11:00: 60

8:30- 11:00: 50

(As you can see we need some overlap, ie from 11-4 we’ll need a total of 60 volunteers. And for the 8:30-11:00 110 total)

Breakdown and descriptions of these numbers are addressed below.

Based on the above time breaks, perhaps three overlapping shifts: 60 volunteers from 9:30 to 4:00, 60 volunteers 4:00 to 11:00, and an influx of an extra 140+ volunteers (totaling 200+) to work during peak checkout, from 8:30 to 12:00 midnight.
During check-in, only one lot will be open at a time, beginning with the ball park, then transitioning to the paved lot as the ball park fills up. The majority of volunteers will be located at the lot currently in operation, with a smaller crew left behind for security once the ballpark is full. Volunteers can be shifted between locations as needed.

General info /Job Responsibilities:

Hours of operation for check-in (11am to 11pm):
Registrars: At least 10 during hours of operation. Registrars will be at the entrance of each parking area , greeting arriving riders and checking to ensure they are credentialed to attend the Invesco event before allowing admission.

**Note** Only credentialed bicyclists will be allowed to park their bikes.

**Registrars are preferably a Bike Denver-affiliated or trained person with high level of organizational skills. ***

Entrance:

1. Registrar-

a. will ask riders to sign a “common” waiver Complete the paperwork with riders dropping off their bikes. This includes waiver agreement and acknowledgment of a firm closing time of 11pm, after which bike will not be retrievable until later.

b. Check for credentials. Only credentialed riders may park

c. No motorized vehicles may park (ie scooters, vespas etc)

2. Escorts:

a. escort accompanies each bike owner to the space where the rider will lay down their own bike

b. tape one corresponding ticket to the bike and hand the other to the owner **The importance of not losing valet ticket should be stressed.**

c. write the initials of the alphanumerically marked parking area on the ticket. Example: A7.

d. Ensure rider understands they must be back no later than 10:30 to retrieve their bike

Exit:

Hours of operation for checkout (Approx 9pm to 11pm)

3. All Volunteers:

a. Greet riders at the entrance, check to ensure that rider has credentials to have attended the INVESCO event.

b. Escort riders to their bike based on ticket number and lot location written on back of ticket.

c. Quickly escort rider and bike to exit gate.

d. Volunteer then returns to the entrance gate to assist the next rider.

e. Any situation in which the ownership of a bicycle is unclear or cannot be proven, a manager will be called to make an assessment, record identification and photograph the claimant and the bicycle in question.

4. Breakdown (Approx 11pm to 12am):
All Volunteers: Break down site. Move unclaimed bicycles to designated location.

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