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Creating an Inclusive Cycling Community

Posted by: Alek Miller
Thanks to: Streetsblog Network
30 October 2009 - 10:00am

Community Cycling Center is working to close the racial gap in Portland's cycling community.

"What they learned was eye opening, [Community Cycling Center's community and programs director Alison] Graves said. 'Affordability is a big barrier. But we also started hearing some deeper cultural, more challenging concerns, like that bicycling is an activity for white people or for Americans.'"

Full Story: Is our bike scene too white? Local non-profit tackles the issue
Source: BikePortland.org, October 29, 2009
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Biking more affordable than car

Submitted by HRPlanner on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 15:59.

Many migrant workers in PA use bicycles as their main form of transportation along busy rural arteries. For them, a cheap bike is affordable when a car is not.

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