Better late than never? Well I hope so. Thanks for stopping by to read Bike Love News #11. My little side project to help improve lives one bike at a time. Let's dive in.
via CBC
This is really cool. The city of Winnipeg has commissioned local artists to create street art along bike routes. Apparently they've found that the art helps create a friendlier vibe on the streets making the routes safer for cyclists sharing the road. They have 15 artists working at 16 different locations. Check out some of the art below.
Boston group to offer bike convoys for inexperienced cyclists during Orange Line shutdown
via Boston Herald
A portion of the Boston Subway system, the orange line is shutting down for a month. So the Boston Cyclists Union is taking this opportunity to help more people get on bikes. They're leading bike convoys to help newer riders get comfortable riding city streets. And also creating pop-up bike repair shops. Great way to get more people out on bikes.
In New Mexico, Fee Bikes 4 Kids is collecting bikes to be given away to local kids. The group will clean and repair the bikes, then work with local groups to distribute them to families experiencing hardship.
via MedCityBeat
To help encourage more people to get around by bike, more than a dozen businesses in Rochester, NY are now offering discounts and incentives as part of a local program. As the group We Bike Rochester said “Over half of all trips in the U.S. are less than 3 miles and this program is aimed at encouraging as many people as possible to opt for biking to destinations instead of driving,”
Silver Spring man donating bikes to Afghan refugees
via DCist
This gentleman, Manuel Vera, has taken on a new endeavor. fixing bikes so that he can donate them to community members – including Afghans that have recently arrived to the area. I love this quote: “I just want to be the bike dude,” says Vera. “I just want to be able to give them something that makes them happy right now. Something that they can use, gives them joy, and then go on to the next thing.” I wanna be this guy when I grow up.
via MLive
Two Kalamazoo based organizations - OutFront Kalamazoo which supports the LGBTQ community and ModeShift Kalamazoo which works to make walking and biking safer - held a community ride over the weekend. The goal was to help more people get out on bikes. Good goal.
via Here Is Oregon
Portland is well known as a biking community. And their Pedalpalooze events have brought together many different groups to share in a group ride. But never an event for Native and Indigenous people. Well, that all changed this past weekend. From the article "According to the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA), Portland is a hub for urban Native Americans. NAYA says there are over 40,000 citizens from more than 380 tribal nations in the city, making it home to the ninth largest urban Native American population in the country."
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