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Working group meetings schedule change

Last week we agreed to switch to an every-other-week schedule for the working group meetings.
Therefor, there will be no meeting at Index tonight. Next meeting at Index will be 09/23.
Newcomers, contact brickcitybikecollective at  gmail.com to find out how you can get involved. Or come to one of our meetings or events posted on this site!

BIKE AUDIT RIDE UPDATE

*Biking Audit: Sunday, 8/30, Noon*, Newark Penn Station………..please
note the change of date!!
Many of Newark’s streets are in a bad state of disrepair, forcing bike
riders into traffic to avoid dangers such as potholes, those “reverse
potholes,” and broken glass. Other streets suffer from poor design that
creates dangerous issues like poor visibility for bikers.  The bike audit
rides will [...]

First ride, first press

From “Brick City Bike Collective Puts Newark Back on the Bicycle Map” published today in Mobilizing the Region, a blog of the transportation advocacy group Tri-State.
Since the middle of the last century, Newark has been an autocentric place that is hostile to cyclists. Wide roads like McCarter Highway bisect communities and encourage speeding, while broken [...]