Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective

From Bike Collectives Wiki
Revision as of 06:24, 23 September 2007 by Scott@sopobikes (talk | contribs) (spam)
Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective

The Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is a bicycle collective in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

Hours

  • Monday 5pm-10pm - volunteers and prospective volunteers only
  • Tuesday 6pm-9pm - open shop hours
  • Thursday 6pm-9pm - open shop hours

Location

2312 S. West Temple South Salt Lake, UT 84115-2623 USA

About

The Collective was founded in April, 2002, by five enthusiastic bicycle advocates. We set out to share the virtues of bicycling with our community and build the bicycling environment with a creative advocacy organization. Along with providing the gathering place, tools, education, art projects, and shop services, the Collective is about having fun while helping others.


The founders of the Collective know the benefits of bicycling for transportation and want more people to travel by bike. Why? We believe this form of clean, healthy transportation is not only more sustainable but more enjoyable. In addition, by putting more bicyclists on the road, we are creating safer conditions for existing bicyclists as motorists become more aware of this form of transportation.


To convert more bicycle commuters, we are always working with the city and county governments to provide useful community resources. Our goal is that, as more folks begin to learn safe riding skills and simple maintenance, bicycle commuting will become more convenient and effective then any other form of transportation around town.


In addition, it is our commitment to the growth of cycling in the Salt Lake Valley that has led us to create educational programs and provide refurbished bicycles, specifically to children and lower income households.

Services

Salt Lake City Bicycle Cooperative is proud to support the following community services:

  • Refurbishing donated bicycles for nominal resale and charity purposes
  • Community access to tools and shop space for bicycle repair
  • Bicycle parking at downtown Farmer's Market
  • Bicycle Education
  • Earn-A-Bike program for kids
  • Bicycle mechanic courses and certifications
  • Recycling and art projects

Website

http://www.slcbikecollective.org/

See Also

References