Here's one for your list, www.Thebikespace.org in Plymouth
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Sent: 20 June 2014 16:44
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Ruth Lane and I have been studying bike workshops around the world for a while, and we are gradually adding to our sample.
Simon
AAG meetings, Florida, 2014
Bike shed cooperatives as a window on alternative community organisations and sustainable transport initiatives
Authors: Ruth Lane, School of Geography & Environmental Science, Monash University (presenter) and Simon Batterbury, Dept of Resource Management and Geography, University of Melbourne
Abstract
Bike shed cooperatives, defined here as community-based initiatives formed around the restoration and maintenance of bicycles, are proliferating in many cities in the developed world. Their increasing popularity links with the increasing cultural appeal of cycling for shorter urban commutes, and as a response to road congestion and the shortcomings of public transport. While all bike shed cooperatives involve assemblages of people, artefacts, skills and knowledge converging in specific urban spaces, their purpose varies, from a commitment to sustainable transport or community organising, through to private ventures that mix profit-making with community values. We compare examples in several cities with distinctively different transport planning histories and contemporary challenges: the Bike Shed at Ceres in Melbourne, the Bath Bike Workshop and the Ealing Bike Hub in the UK, and the Bike Kitchen in Los Angeles. Traditions of community-based initiatives also differ in these cities, particularly in how they intersect with the roles and responsibilities of government agencies. Based on our comparison, we argue that bike shed coops offer a unique window on urban political ecology that reveals much about motives and capacities for community organisation around technology, mobility and urban space.
From: Cycling and Society Research Group discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cosmin Popan
Sent: Friday, 20 June 2014 9:26 PM
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Hi Nick
CTC, the national cycling charity, inspires and helps people to cycle and keep cycling. To join or support us visit www.ctc.org.uk or phone 01483 238301/0844 7368451.
Registered office: CTC National Office, Parklands, Railton Road, Guildford, GU2 9JX Cyclists' Touring Club, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England no.25185. Registered as a charity in England and Wales no.1147607 and in Scotland no.SC042541.
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