Our city's transportation dept is really supportive. They regularly invite us to collaborate on events, and are including us in a few upcoming grants. In 2009 the city used federal transportation funding to send a few of us to NYC for LAB cycling instructor training, and we have since been invited to teach courses (paid) that they organize. In the long run, as far as I understand, they want to get out of the education/service rendering game, and they see our org and a few other environmental NGOs as filling in the gap.
Clifford
On Saturday, August 20, 2011, Bobby Gadda bgadda@gmail.com wrote:
Hello Think-Tankers!
I am going to the Towards Car-Free Cities conference <
http://carfree.mx/mx/?tag=english%3E this next month, and I will be doing a presentation/workshop on bike co-ops! First of all, is anyone else from a co-op or bike project planning to go? I think it will be a very educational and inspiring conference, let me know if you are going.
Second, I am focusing my presentation on how bike co-ops are a fantastic
addition to a transportation system, and how city governments should support them. Does anyone have any good examples of a city or other government agency providing a free space, or funding, or other support for a bike co-op? I already have the Austin Yellow Bike story of how the city helped them get their land...
Thank you!
Bobby Gadda The Bicycle Kitchen in Los Angeles