Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
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@sidereal @fromjason @mekkaokereke
I searched and they have set up a “franchise” network in a few other cities nowThey make it as easy as possible with apps and pre-made websites
It requires cops to coordinate with city governments and community bike shops (none of whom are used to that frankly)
So yeah, who wants to do that to significantly reduce a preventable crime that has a huge economic impact?
I don’t feel safe calling the cops for most things but they found my friend’s bike in the area and returned it a day later
https://project529.com/garageIt’s weird more police forces don’t do it
It’s like copaganda for some of the bullshit they do with the rest of the police budget that’s vastly larger than this tiny program
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I've said on here before, that I love the transformative power bikes have on how people think about interacting with each other
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️Having a bike stolen resets a white US person's understanding of what cops do and do not do.
Commuting on a bike resets a white US person's understanding of racist infrastructure.
I love bikes, especially cargo bikes and attachments for kids, because it's only about a 5 year learning journey for white folk from
"I'm not political."To
️"Hey Mekka! I bought a cargo bike! It's so much fun!"To
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"🤬Man, Robert Moses was a %!#!#&@)+ for real! $#&* him and his momma!"@mekkaokereke hi Mekka, or someone who follows Mekka - what should I (a non US person, but definately white) understand to be racist infrastructure? It will probably be a “oh right” answer, but I have a hard time thinking of what it is, and I don’t want to come up with some answer that might be so wrong that it is disrespectful. (Will also read through the comments to see if I find answers)
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@alison @mekkaokereke @le_bleu
There are people who call themselves "avid cyclists". They have expensive bikes and wear biking clothes. They have the leisure and the money to enjoy biking as a recreation.
I don't know how this group gets melded with the people who must bike because they can't or choose not to, for one reason or another, drive a car, and use their bikes as transportation not for recreation. This group is significantly larger than the first group, but nobody wants to see them.
@CelloMomOnCars @mekkaokereke @le_bleu I am in both groups: cycling is both my main form of transportation and my primary hobby. I used to race bikes, but now I go grocery shopping. Participation in both these cycling worlds is not so uncommon, I suspect. Truly they do have different problems.
