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French visitor in New York & Washington in January 2012
by Christine Bourgeois 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Hi all, My friend Julien Allaire, an avid cyclist and leader for l'Heureux Cyclage in France, is looking for some contacts on the East Coast. He is interested to learn more about bike collectives and sustainable transportation in the US. During our last visit in Paris this Fall, Julien organized an event at the new Maison Du Velo<http://cbarreb.smugmug.com/Travel-in-France/Exploring-Paris/La-Maison-du-Ve…>: he wrote a great article <http://www.heureux-cyclage.org/spip.php?article545> (in French) about the community bike shop in Santa Barbara. Julien will be in New York and Washington DC in January. Please contact him directly: Julien Allaire <allairej(a)no-log.org> Thanks for your help. -- Christine Bourgeois 805 699 6301 Education Coordinator Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition (SBBC) www.bicicentro.org www.cycleMAYnia.com <http://www.cyclemaynia.com/>

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Business Plans
by Joshua Hoffman 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Hey, I'm new to this list. So I apologize if this has already been covered. The leader of the local business owners group would like to support the founding of a Community Bicycle Co-op in the downtown. When I meet with him I'd like present a cogent plan for business. Do any of you mind sharing your business plans, or the key lessons you learned when putting yours together? I can be reached at joshua(a)healthykidsinitiative.org if you don't want to reply all. If there was any questions our Bicycle Co-op will be a not-for-profit. Thanks in advance. -- *Joshua Hoffman* Safe Routes Organizer Rosedale Healthy Kids Initiative 1403 S.W. Boulevard Kansas City, KS 66103 913-645-7826

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bikeytech job opportunity
by Carl 12 Dec '11

12 Dec '11

StreetsMedia Development InternStreetsMedia – New York, New York, United States Job DescriptionWe are seeking a StreetsMedia Development Intern for Winter-Spring 2012 (roughly January-June, 20 hours per week). StreetsMedia is the online advocate for better transportation, smarter cities, and urban sustainability, and includes our nationally recognized websites Streetsblog and Streetfilms. StreetsMedia is currently diversifying our funding strategy to engage multiple foundation funders, individual and major donors, and corporate sponsors and advertisers, and this internship will be an integral part in supporting this effort. In this economic climate, nonprofit fundraising is more important than ever, and the fundraising and business development skills you will gain from this internship are in high demand on the job market. This internship is unpaid, but offers many benefits including a beautiful SoHo office, unlimited snacks, and a great group of dedicated colleagues.

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Alliance Advocacy Awards
by Carolyn Szczepanski 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

The Alliance for Biking & Walking is now accepting nominations for our annual Advocacy Awards! The deadline is December 18th. Established in 2009, our awards program honors those who show exceptional leadership in advancing the bicycle and pedestrian movement. Categories for 2012 include: Advocate of the Year Advocacy Organization of the Year Business Advocate of the Year Winning Campaign of the Year Susie Stephens Joyful Enthusiasm Award Anyone can make a nomination — you don’t have to be part of an Alliance member organization — and the quick, easy, online submission form takes just a few minutes. Nominations are evaluated by Alliance staff, board and advocacy organization representatives, and the winners get some high-profile recognition. Each year, we host our Advocacy Awards reception on the first night of the National Bike Summit — and a couple hundred advocacy and industry leaders turn out for the big announcement. Remember, the deadline is December 18th. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions! Thanks in advance, Carolyn Szczepanski Communications Coordinator Alliance for Biking & Walking carolyn(a)peoplepoweredmovement.org Nominate an advocate, organization or business in your community for a 2012 Advocacy Award!

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Re-purposing parts
by Jonathan Morrison 27 Nov '11

27 Nov '11

Manufacturers throw out, literally, tons of usable and un-usable bike parts that are considered obsolete or blemished. Since they have distributors / shops that buy and sell those parts, it makes little business sense to give them to a non-profit and potentially risk them being re-sold, warrantied a second time, or something else that might upset a paying distributor / shop. The question is, is there much risk if the parts are re-purposed (think Resource Revival) into things like Art. SRAM is trying it out, you might want to cite this example and hit up your local manufacturers or their distribution centers... http://www.sram.com/partproject/index.php 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.

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Tricycle
by Charlie Madden 19 Nov '11

19 Nov '11

Hey All: I need an adult tricycle to use in an 'bike-loner' program at the local senior center. It need not be complete but does need to be repairable. Thanks for all and any help. Charlie madden Worcester Earn-A-Bike, Worcester, MA

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Attendance Tracking
by Andrew Burnell 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Hi all, What are you all doing to track attendance at your programs? Currently each kid that walks through our door is assigned their own sign-in sheet and is asked to sign-in each day that they come in (see attached sign-in sheet). This past year or so it has been an ongoing challenge to get kids to sign-in each day. We have tried to explain the importance of the data, but often times kids simply forget! What are you all doing to more accurately track the kids that access your programs on a daily, monthly, yearly basis? I have been researching different online solutions or "cooler" ways to sign-in, but all options are way too pricy! Your ideas would certainly be a huge help!!!! Andrew Andrew Burnell, Volunteer and Program Director Community Bicycle Center Shop: 284 Hill Street, Biddeford, ME 04005 Mail: P.O. Box 783, Biddeford, ME 04005 207-282-9700 (shop) <http://www.communitybike.net> www.communitybike.net

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Ben's Cycle opens fix-it school, Rowerowa Szkola
by Jonathan Morrison 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

I believe a true success of bicycle collectives / coops is when the mission is expanded beyond their organization's reach. When their DIY learnings are propagated by others, even in the for-profit world... http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/lifestyle/133950243.html Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison c: 801-688-0183

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Large bicycle donation of used bikes Needs home
by Paul Slater 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Hello, This is Paul Slater, of the BicycleXchange (BXC). I received an email from someone whom wishes to donate approx 150 bikes some disassembled and mostly maintained. The bikeb are located on Sanibel Island (West Coast of Florida) coming out of storage units. I was wondering if there is a collective not yet added to the directory that may want the donation. We are just out of reach to get them however it could be rewarding because it is such an affluent area. It seems the public is using the current directory for contacts. I know a few small coops that im encouraging to join. Thank you and hope to hear back soon. I have requested pictures to see the stash...I will share them when i get 'em. Paul Slater BicycleXchange-Community Built Bikes www.theBXC.org <http://www.thebxc.org/> http://www.facebook.com/pages/BicycleXchange-Community-Built-Bikes/29455312… http://www.facebook.com/pages/BicycleXchange-Community-Built-Bikes/29455312…

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Bike Collectives Newsletter?
by Godwin ! 28 Oct '11

28 Oct '11

Hey folks, it's probably not a new idea but especially with upcoming information about Bike!Bike! I've been toying with the idea of starting a no-reply mailing list. There's a lot of logistics that we'd have to get worked out and it's something that I scarcely have time to administer but I wanted to get a general room temperature on this. One idea that I had that might help us smooth out some other issues as well was to replace the content on bikecollectives.org with a sign up form for bike collectives (not touching the wiki of course). Bike collectives would sign up as an organization giving their general email address and location and possibly a few other details. We could talk about having a few administrators that could send out notices, likely at most one a month although probably much more rarely than that and in addition we could use the information to know more about our community at large. This would also open up the possibility of putting bikecollectives.org to better use. My main concern is that, due to the nature of the think tank (long discussions, off-topic discussions, in-fighting) we are keeping many organizations in the dark about information that we would like them to know about. I'd appreciate any feedback and possibly volunteers! Thanks!.godwin

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