Bike Co-Op Wheels Into Newhallville
by | Mar 22, 2024 3:14 pm | Comments (2)
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Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op volunteer Julia Nojeim fixing Alfred Wicker's flat tire.
Angus Lamont, Mayor Justin Elicker, Catherine Lindsay, and Steve Winter look on as Doreen Abubakar cuts the ribbon.
Agitating the atmosphere: That’s what Doreen Abubakar called the opening of the Newhallville Bike Box, a new free bike repair station on Shelton Avenue and Hazel Street.
“We live in a place where there is no library, no medical institution, and no community space where people can gather,” Abubakar, founder of the Community Placemaking Engagement Network, told the spirited group of 30 at a festive, if wind-buffeted, ribbon-cutting ceremony.