Univ. of Calgary's Community Bicycle Program
22 October 2005 - 5:00am
The University of Calgary’s Transportation Action Group uses abandoned bikes for a free campus-wide community bicycle program.
"The University of Calgary’s Transportation Action Group has come up with an innovative, and environmentally friendly, solution to a growing problem...'U-Bike' is a free campus-wide bicycle program. Ten abandoned bikes have been fixed up, converted to single speed, painted bright yellow and red in a distinctive striped pattern, and equipped with baskets."
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U of C gearing up for “U-Bike†program
Source:
Pinkbike, October 20, 2005
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