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Working group meetings schedule change

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:13:35 +0000

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

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:09:41 +0000

*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 document some of these hazards along popular routes, and
incorporate suggested repairs into a city-wide bike plan. ***If you can,
bring a camera***

First ride, first press

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:58:17 +0000

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 glass and potholes increase the chances of a crash. The Collective is working get more Newarkers out on bikes, make drivers more aware of bikers and encourage city planners to implement bike-friendly policies and infrastructure. So far, the group has 60 members.

At its inaugural ride, the Collective traveled up Beaver Street through Branch Brook Park, ending at Independence Park in the Ironbound. Members got the unique opportunity to chat with their Mayor in an informal setting.

“Enjoying Newark on two wheels is a vision I share with many others, and Newark has the potential to be a truly green, bike-able city,” BCBC member Elizabeth Reynoso told TSTC staffer Zoe Baldwin during the ride. “The Brick City Bike Collective taps into that, giving riders a voice and building a community that will encourage more and more people to get around the city by bike.”

In late July, the group tabled at the Lincoln Park Music Festival, handing out spoke cards, bike safety coloring books and collecting information on where people commonly ride in Newark. Free bike maintenance and a “bike waterfall,” built by members Ryan Reedell and Marie Pasquariello, were popular with the crowd.

Cool! Things are rolling!