meeting recap, the future is bright

some recent surprises have come out in the last few weeks, we have money for rent and be able to open up a space for the bike kitchen much sooner than we thought. during our latest meeting we discussed the pros and cons of different locations and decided ideally we would like to open up a storefront along university or el cajon between city heights and north park/normal heights in order to be accessible to the bike community at large.


we have also discussed partnerships with local businesses, bike shops, bike gangs, and advocacy groups such as the bike union and bike coalition.

as for how a space could function, we set out some basic ideas as tentative guidelines. we would like to ask for a donation of $5 a day to use the space and tools or a $20 monthly membership, all which would be on a sliding scale. members of other bike groups and students would receive a discount, and volunteering or work trade could be done in place of a donation.

additionally we would like to hold workshops, some that would double as volunteer training, and use the space for art projects or shows. within the organization we would like to have keyholders or core members who switch positions and have a minimum mechanical experience and volunteers who could become core members over time. all members and volunteers get to participate in meetings and decisions. volunteers would be there to fix bikes to sell, assist visitors during open hours, and keep the space running in general.

hours would be based on keyholder availability, and occasional events would be manned by volunteers and members.

IN OTHER NEWS we discussed the new south east farmers market, which we are set to begin friday afternoons once we get them a nice letter with our mission statement.

we have also begun thinking about writing a mission statement.

350 bike rides against climate change!

put this in your planner: october 9th and 10th bikes del pueblo along with the IRC and some friends are putting together group rides to raise awareness of climate change. the rides are part of the 350 campaign, and will be coinciding with actions taken all over the world. the first ride on october 9th will be at 10am starting at the city heights farmers market and will be a slow paced tour of the neighborhood. the next ride will start around 1pm at ward canyon park on adams ave and will be around 7 or 10 miles, depending on how everybody feels, and will go around the mid-city area and end at toronado in north park. below is an unfinished flier, a finished one will be up shortly

hope to see you all out there!

also this friday is paseo de todo in tijuana and as usual bikes del pueblo is always looking for new members to join in and help share skills and resources within the community

we're back!

thanks to everybody who came out today to help out, ted, anthony, sarafina and everybody who came by. next week the monthly rides will start back up.

CORRECTION: rides start back up every second saturday, the 11th