September 2010 - TheThinkTank - lists.bikecollectives.org

Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 49, Issue 13
by fallen.arrows 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Josh, id add strategic planning, renting or own space, participated in bikebike or interbike, and interested in joining a national network. Tito @ sopobikes

1 0

Re: [TheThinkTank] Does your program do Earn-a-Bike?
by veganboyjosh＠gmail.com 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Hi Terry, I'd love to help you guys get your info into the spreadsheet. Same goes for anyone else out there who's having trouble getting access to the spreadsheet, or knows of a project who's not so tech-access oriented. Feel free to forward my contact info and this list of fields on to anyone you think would benefit from it. Also, if there's any info anyone feels belongs on this list, by all means, either add the column yourself, if you're comfortable, or hit me up off list and I'll do it. Here's a list of the fields we have listed for shops to include info about if they so choose: Name of community bike shop Street Address City State/Province Zip Country Phone Website Email address for contact Open Hours Women/Trans night? Youth Earn-a-Bike program? Youth programs? Build - a - Bike program adult? Other Programs? Sell bikes? Contact person Rolling/Roving/Portable bike repair program? Free/Referral Bike Program? Paid Staff? 501 C 3 status? Or fiscal sponsor? Board of Directors? Decision-making process (majority vote, consensus, modified consensus, informal, top-down) Open to Woofing type worker exchange? Contact person or details Awesome Logo Something you're proud of that other folks may not know about Mission Statement Date/Year founded What kind of hierarchy is there for volunteers? What's the process for one to go from completely new "outsider" to trusted person with keys? If you'd like to send me that info, I'll enter it when i get a chance. And if you'd like, i can download ad send a non-online copy in excel or as a csv file for you to checkout, if you're interested in seeing what other shops are doing. It's quite incredible to see so man active people doing such amazing work. The more I learn about different shops and organizations, the more I feel I have in common with these folks, but at the same time, how different we all are. It's pretty awesome. Thanks! josh. On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Erickson, Terry < TErickson(a)scottsdaleaz.gov> wrote: > JUST fyi, we have an earn a bike program in Scottsdale, Arizona, but our > web limitations would not allow us to access the list. If you are > interested in their information, contact: > > Juan Gonzalez or Miguel Valenzuela at 480/312-0002 or their e-mails above > > > > Terry Erickson-- Handlebar Helpers > City of Scottsdale, Parks & Recreation > 2311 N. Miller Road, Scottsdale AZ 85257 > Office phone: (480) 312-2771 > > > > > > *From:* thethinktank-bounces(a)bikecollectives.org [mailto: > thethinktank-bounces(a)bikecollectives.org] *On Behalf Of * > veganboyjosh(a)gmail.com > *Sent:* Thursday, September 30, 2010 9:44 AM > *To:* The Think Tank > > *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] Does your program do Earn-a-Bike? > > > > i just did a very rough count (there's alot of duplicate entries. through > the course of building this juggernaut of a spreadsheet, several lists have > been combined. no real effort to do any data cleanup has happened on any > real level, to my knowledge. if anyone's interested, by all means get in > touch.) and found about 40 projects that have some kind of youth EAB > connection. > > There's a lot of projects listed on the spreadsheet who aren't active on > this list. Perhaps it would be good for someone (or someoneS) to reach out > to some of the shops listed with not a lot of info, and try to glean some > info such as "Do you have a YEAB program?" but also "Are you interested in > perhaps joining forces for some potential free locks, etc...?" > > Would take some work, to be sure, but how much is all that free stuff > worth? There's enough people here that if we divvied up the work, and > several people took one or two calls to make,it wouldn't be that bad. > > What do you think? Worth the effort? > > > > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Angelo Coletta < > summitcyclingcenter(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Good deal, Jonathon > > Angelo > > SCC > > > > --- On *Thu, 9/30/10, Jonathan Morrison <jonathan(a)slcbikecollective.org>*wrote: > > > From: Jonathan Morrison <jonathan(a)slcbikecollective.org> > > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Does your program do Earn-a-Bike? > To: "The Think Tank" <thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org> > > Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 10:45 AM > > > > Until we get a list of 100 youth EAB programs, there is no way to get > the goodies. Or rather, only at that point can we begin that > conversation. > > At Interbike (the place that most co-ops neglect to send people) I > spoke with a supplier of lights, locks, fenders, etc.,... and they > shared the fact that they want to redistribute all the refurbished > products (with fully warranty) specifically to at least 100 youth EAB > programs. So please help me fill in that spreadsheet. > > Sincerely, > > Jonathan Morrison > Executive Director > Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective > 2312 S. West Temple > Salt Lake City, UT 84115 > w: 801-328-2453 > c: 801-688-0183 > f: 801-466-3856 > www.slcbikecollective.org > > The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote > cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as > a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle > Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to > the community, focusing on children and lower income households. > > > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Patrick VDT <fivespeed_(a)hotmail.com<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fivespeed_@hotmail.com>> > wrote: > > Care to share with us how this will get us "goodies" for our kids. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:30:06 -0600 > >> From: jonathan(a)slcbikecollective.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jonathan@slcbikecollective.org> > >> To: thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thethinktank@bikecollectives.…> > >> Subject: [TheThinkTank] Does your program do Earn-a-Bike? > >> > >> There might be a way to get some free locks, lights, fenders and other > >> goodies for EAB programs if we can pull together a list of at least > >> 100 EAB programs. > >> > >> If you know of a program, or you are part of a program, please list it > >> in Column "L" of this spreadsheet. > >> > >> > >> > https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ar4uqyu2es-YdEVvMWFNVDlyRm8wQ2dCX0… > >> > >> Sincerely, > >> > >> Jonathan Morrison > >> Executive Director > >> Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective > >> 2312 S. West Temple > >> Salt Lake City, UT 84115 > >> w: 801-328-2453 > >> c: 801-688-0183 > >> f: 801-466-3856 > >> www.slcbikecollective.org > >> > >> The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote > >> cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as > >> a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle > >> Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to > >> the community, focusing on children and lower income households. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Thethinktank mailing list > >> Thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Thethinktank@bikecollectives.…> > >> To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > >> TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollec…> > >> To manage your subscription, plase visit: > >> > >> > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thethinktank mailing list > > Thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Thethinktank@bikecollectives.…> > > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollec…> > > To manage your subscription, plase visit: > > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Thethinktank@bikecollectives.…> > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollec…> > To manage your subscription, plase visit: > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org > To manage your subscription, plase visit: > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > >

1 0

Re: [TheThinkTank] save all your bikes please!
by Justin Morse 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Bob, Would you care to share any plans or photos? Justin Morse

1 0

Belgium Bike Projects?
by Ainsley Naylor 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

Just got this email. If anyone has any leads, connections or direct contacts please send them to me and I will get back to this person. Thanks!! Ainsley. *Hi, I am a college student in California and I am currently applying for a fellowship to research bike culture and bike co-ops in Belgium. I am in search of good resources and contacts in Belgium. Do you know of any bike cooperatives around Brussels perchance?*

2 1

Re: [TheThinkTank] Community Bike Shops and academic research
by fallen.arrows 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

ainsley, im on the same page. working on getting some of sopo's ideas formalized and onto collectives/wiki. count me in on, let me know what needs doing. tito @ Fallen.Arrows Direct to Garment Printing Services 858 Dekalb Ave Suite C Atlanta, Ga 30307 cell. 678.907.3892 work. 404.635.6367 www.fallenarrows.com www.fallenarrows.biz Fallen Arrows Print and Design is a custom order no-minimum-necessary print shop in Atlanta, Georgia that is dedicated to building a creative community. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:55 AM, <thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org>wrote: > Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to > thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > thethinktank-owner(a)bikecollectives.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Thethinktank Digest, Vol 48, Issue 9 (fallen.arrows) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:52:29 -0700 > From: "fallen.arrows" <tito(a)fallenarrows.biz> > To: thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 48, Issue 9 > Message-ID: > <AANLkTin2Ngz3L_OgTEQ9V34OXjHigEMbFUWFtHpWWauP(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Andrew and ainsley, myself and sopo are into it. Andrew, I spoke with sara > about an international incubator program. I'm currently on vaca, but ill be > home soon and we can go from there. Glad there is lots of positive energy > around this issue. tito > > On Aug 22, 2010 2:13 PM, <thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org> wrote: > > Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to > thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > thethinktank-owner(a)bikecollectives.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Community Bike Shops and academic research. (andrew bushaw) > 2. Re: Bike!Bike! 2010 Notes (Angel York) > 3. Re: Bike!Bike! 2010 Notes (Geoffrey B) > 4. Re: Community Bike Shops and academic research. (Ainsley Naylor) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:15:53 -0500 > From: andrew bushaw <andrew(a)fmbikeworkshop.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org> > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Community Bike Shops and academic research. > Message-ID: > <AANLkTim-s=uFDzPMRXW_8=0pEzfm=rUr2zLGk7tLaEg8(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Community Bike folk, > I'm trying to settle on a topic for a masters thesis and I'm interested in > doing research into the organizational, legal and funding structures of > community bike shops. I know that at bikebike minneapolis there was a > session called "Plan Voltron" about creating a "cooperative of > cooperatives" > and some of the folks from our bike shop that made it to toronto mentioned > this was also a topic of conversation this year. My first thought is that a > qualitative and quantitative overview or survey of community bike shops > would give a solid base for further work on this idea by identifying needs, > wants, strengths, characteristics, etc. that would be useful to organizing > linkages between shops. > My main focus of study so far has been the "worker centers" movement, which > seem to parallel community bike shops in some interesting ways, such as > being relatively new, decentralized, and fast growing. I think this ( > http://smlr.rutgers.edu/Unions/FineWorker.pdf) study that was done of > workercenters would serve as a good model for one of community bike shops > since it's central aim is to be useful for further movement building. So, > now to the questions: > 1. Does anyone know of any research done on community bike shops, academic > or otherwise? > 2. Would you see this as potentially useful information? Useful enough to > participate in a survey of your shop? > 3. If so, what kinds of things would you like to see research on? > > I would be doing this using both traditional research methods as well as > more "strategic investigation" techniques, meaning that perspective would > be > from within the movement as a participant and their would be a specific > strategic "usefulness" for the end result. > > Wish I could have been at bikebike to pitch this idea personally, but I > know > sara talked to a few folks about it. > > Thanks, > Andrew > FM Community Bicycle Workshop >

3 2

Request for Inventory Tag Templates or Ideas
by Dugan Meyer 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

Hiya! Do any of you wonderful shops out there have a usable bike inventory tag you could share with us at MoBo? We're trying to design a tag for available project bikes in our basement that would list basic info like top tube length, wheel size, etc. etc. and notes about work needed -relevant info for members sifting through potential projects and then recording work done over the course of the project. If you have something that's worked for your shop or a document from another source and would pass it along, we'd be grateful. Advice on things to include would also be helpful. Thanks, friends! Dugan Meyer MoBo Bicycle Cooperative, Cincinnati

4 3

Community Bike Shops and academic research.
by andrew bushaw 09 Sep '10

09 Sep '10

Community Bike folk, I'm trying to settle on a topic for a masters thesis and I'm interested in doing research into the organizational, legal and funding structures of community bike shops. I know that at bikebike minneapolis there was a session called "Plan Voltron" about creating a "cooperative of cooperatives" and some of the folks from our bike shop that made it to toronto mentioned this was also a topic of conversation this year. My first thought is that a qualitative and quantitative overview or survey of community bike shops would give a solid base for further work on this idea by identifying needs, wants, strengths, characteristics, etc. that would be useful to organizing linkages between shops. My main focus of study so far has been the "worker centers" movement, which seem to parallel community bike shops in some interesting ways, such as being relatively new, decentralized, and fast growing. I think this ( http://smlr.rutgers.edu/Unions/FineWorker.pdf) study that was done of workercenters would serve as a good model for one of community bike shops since it's central aim is to be useful for further movement building. So, now to the questions: 1. Does anyone know of any research done on community bike shops, academic or otherwise? 2. Would you see this as potentially useful information? Useful enough to participate in a survey of your shop? 3. If so, what kinds of things would you like to see research on? I would be doing this using both traditional research methods as well as more "strategic investigation" techniques, meaning that perspective would be from within the movement as a participant and their would be a specific strategic "usefulness" for the end result. Wish I could have been at bikebike to pitch this idea personally, but I know sara talked to a few folks about it. Thanks, Andrew FM Community Bicycle Workshop

7 9

Funding Opportunity: Job Access and Reverse Commute Program
by Jonathan Morrison 03 Sep '10

03 Sep '10

Has anyone been successful in securing these funds? Providing bikes to those in need seems like a perfect fit. http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants/grants_financing_3550.html Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison Executive Director Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.slcbikecollective.org The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

1 0