MAY DAY RELAY!

that's right kids. anna, elisa, and i have been working round the clock on getting the shop ready for our may 1st grand opening. special thanks to terry jacks at non stop art, the guys at cahaba cycles, banjo brothers, DTMT, and our good friends at primavera coffee roasters. Also thanks to all the folks who came in to help us finish build out.

the race format is a relay. each racer will circle a highland ave loop (starting and ending at the bici shop). we will probably have heats of three teams, timing each teams' time and the team with the best time wins. pretty simple. we will have some music inside the shop, as well as giving tours, taking donations, and sipping on brewskies. that being said this event is BYOB for those that are of age.

if you have any old bikes, tools, storage shelves, or money you don't really want we promise we will put them to use so bring 'em down.

Some New Trend offer some new kickass discounts!

Come out to the Some New Trend kick off party and score $1 off the donation price of $3 if you ride your bike!

See you there.

Shop build-out

Thanks to all the folks who came out and helped. The shop is coming along nicely and we are pumped about our May 1 Grand Opening. Stay tuned for more details.

GOOD Liveable Streets

There has been much talk lately about Liveable streets, esp now that the Complete Streets Act is in the Senate. GOOD Magazine (which I subcribe to and simply love) had this feature on their website today.

The article

"It’s easy to forget that our streets are alterable. They weren’t set down by God on the eighth day; they were designed by human beings. Unfortunately, throughout the 20th century, most of the human beings designing our streets were traffic engineers. For the most part, they viewed the city from behind a windshield and saw the street as a problem to be solved for automobiles. The result is the American city that most of us know today: sprawling, traffic-choked, hostile to pedestrians and cyclists, dependent on a vast, never-ending flow of cheap oil, and deeply unsustainable.

Streets can and must be more than just a place for the movement and storage of private motor vehicles. The urban street of the 21st century will be a “complete street,” accommodating pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders alike. At the Livable Streets Initiative we are helping citizens re-envision streets as great public spaces. Take, for example, the busy intersection of Amsterdam Avenue and West 76th Street in Manhattan"...

It has an interactive graphic that is really cool-go check it out.

In more local news, Anna and I went to a reception and talk given by Dan Burden on Walkable Communities. It was really hopeful and interesting. He said so many things that are obvious yet completely new to many people (i.e. designing your city to the people instead of the car), and he also showed streets in Birmingham that can be 'reclaimed' using the current dimensions. It is time to reclaim our city from the car!

you can read Anna's notes on the talk here

Bici Build out

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to put out a call for volunteers for demo/building out the space this Saturday from 10am-5pm. Looking for 5-8 well bodied individuals that can help with landscape, demolition, carpet pulling up, peg board installation, and painting, etc.

Let me know through a message to the info address and let me know what tools and stuff you can bring.

Thanks

Alan

Some New Trend

This doesn't have anything to do with bikes, except that both Kevin and Carrie are Bici supporters. oh, and are both awesome!

They are writing a book, Some New Trend, online...one chapter a week.

It will be awesome, so you should go and read it. Now.

go.

Bici Birthday!

It's Anna's Birthday! Happy Birthday Anna-we love you.

birthday bike love