[TheThinkTank] the virus and community bike shops, essential services thought

Just a quick thought on 'essential services':

I think that community bicycle shops are essential for healthy, vibrant, socially just communities, in today's 'modern' age.... especially as a long term strategy to improve our cooperative systems.

Community bicycle shops are likely not essential as far as absolute survival and in the context of remaining open during this pandemic.

Hopefully we've all done enough community work to help people learn skills to work together and fix things, with our without a dedicated space.

Just wanted to put this thought out there, as many shops are deciding how to move forward.

Thanks, Bob Giordano, Free Cycles Missoula