Thanks for posting your entry- this sounds like a great program with a lot of impacts! There was one aspect that really interested me and I was hoping you could say more about it. Can you point to any results so far that show how the project is connecting people from different neighborhoods and demographics and forming lasting community connections? Or, more generally, how the project is really strengthening the whole community (and not just providing bikes)?
Great question! We've seen the relationship between the local community police force and people who use bicycles for transportation this past year.
If you could come to our shop, you would see a mix of people from all walks of life coming together to work. Troy has a lot of NYC transplants, who moved here for the lower cost of living. We also have a lot of people whose families have been settled in Troy for a long time. There families have been living in a post-industrial urban landscape for awhile.
Our city keeps people pretty segregated. However, we see them come together during our open shop nights. Everyone is treated equally at TBR and we all come together to accomplish projects.
Since most the bikes that are available for adoption need at least two nights of work to make them road worthy, people need to keep coming back and working with volunteers to get there project done.
Great question! We've seen the relationship between the local community police force and people who use bicycles for transportation this past year.
If you could come to our shop, you would see a mix of people from all walks of life coming together to work. Troy has a lot of NYC transplants, who moved here for the lower cost of living. We also have a lot of people whose families have been settled in Troy for a long time. There families have been living in a post-industrial urban landscape for awhile.
Our city keeps people pretty segregated. However, we see them come together during our open shop nights. Everyone is treated equally at TBR and we all come together to accomplish projects.
Since most the bikes that are available for adoption need at least two nights of work to make them road worthy, people need to keep coming back and working with volunteers to get there project done.
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Thanks for posting your entry- this sounds like a great program with a lot of impacts! There was one aspect that really interested me and I was hoping you could say more about it. Can you point to any results so far that show how the project is connecting people from different neighborhoods and demographics and forming lasting community connections? Or, more generally, how the project is really strengthening the whole community (and not just providing bikes)?
Hi Rebecca,
Great question! We've seen the relationship between the local community police force and people who use bicycles for transportation this past year.
If you could come to our shop, you would see a mix of people from all walks of life coming together to work. Troy has a lot of NYC transplants, who moved here for the lower cost of living. We also have a lot of people whose families have been settled in Troy for a long time. There families have been living in a post-industrial urban landscape for awhile.
Our city keeps people pretty segregated. However, we see them come together during our open shop nights. Everyone is treated equally at TBR and we all come together to accomplish projects.
Since most the bikes that are available for adoption need at least two nights of work to make them road worthy, people need to keep coming back and working with volunteers to get there project done.
Best,
Carolyn
Hi Rebecca,
Great question! We've seen the relationship between the local community police force and people who use bicycles for transportation this past year.
If you could come to our shop, you would see a mix of people from all walks of life coming together to work. Troy has a lot of NYC transplants, who moved here for the lower cost of living. We also have a lot of people whose families have been settled in Troy for a long time. There families have been living in a post-industrial urban landscape for awhile.
Our city keeps people pretty segregated. However, we see them come together during our open shop nights. Everyone is treated equally at TBR and we all come together to accomplish projects.
Since most the bikes that are available for adoption need at least two nights of work to make them road worthy, people need to keep coming back and working with volunteers to get there project done.
Best,
Carolyn
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