# E-Bike Loans: Transforming New York

![](/sites/default/files/styles/article_image/public/Section%20NewsEvent%20Image%20%28328%20x%20246%20px%29_0.png?itok=-g-MirbI)  Friday, April 8, 2022 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM  Zoom Webinar [RSVP here](http://bit.ly/CDFI-ebikes).

Join us for a webinar about alternative transportation solutions that can transform New York.

People face transportation challenges like pollution, long commute times, traffic congestion and insufficient parking all over New York. Low- and moderate-income communities are often particularly hard hit. Groups around the state are working to expand the use of e-bikes, scooters and other electric and active transportation modes to reduce vehicle traffic and improve quality of life. The Equitable Commute Project is working to help essential workers and others purchase e-bikes with innovative low-cost, no credit score financing from Spring Bank. The ECP and Spring Bank will share their model that can be replicated around the state. Speakers include: - **Leah Golby**, President, NYS Bicycling Coalition
- **Marianna Koval**, Director, Invest NYC SDG, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
- **Jared Rodriguez**, Principal, Emergent Urban Concepts
- **Melanie Stern**, NYS CDFI Coalition board member and Director, Consumer Lending, Spring Bank

**About ECP**:
ECP launched its pilot program in December 2021, matching 15 lower-income essential workers with subsidized e-bikes in the Bronx. The project is a finalist in NYSERDA’s Electric Mobility Challenge for underserved communities, and ECP hopes to be able to demonstrate replicability outside of New York City.

[**RSVP here**](http://bit.ly/CDFI-ebikes).