ACTION NEEDED: 20 is Plenty!

This is our most important issue in a long time -- we need your voice!

The shop closed, but Community Cycles is hard at work making biking safer. Our recent guest opinion in the Daily Camera laid out our support for street rebalancing during the COVID crisis (closing some streets to through traffic to allow for more walking and biking while maintaining social distancing) and implementing 20 is Plenty on residential streets immediately. The Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) supported streets rebalancing, but the City Council did not.

Now 20 is Plenty is coming before Council. TAB has shown strong support, but Transportation Division staff is waging a campaign to stop 20 is Plenty by stoking fears, promoting expensive and unwarranted studies during a time of budget cutting. They are using the COVID crisis as an excuse to kill a project they were already trying to kill before the crisis. We need your help to stop this. 

TAKE ACTION NOW
On Tuesday, April 21, Council will decide if they will support TAB’s recommendation to proceed with implementation of the 20 is Plenty speed limit for residential streets. Please email Council asking to implement 20 is Plenty NOW and tell them to select Option 2. See our letter to TAB and Council for more info. Also send a letter to the editor.  

Get a Sign.
Help spread the message and order a 20 is Plenty yard sign.  We'll deliver by bike. 

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Support Community Cycles Through This Crisis So We Can Re-open and Serve the Community! 

As you may know, unlike many nonprofits, a significant portion of our income comes from used bicycles sales, user fees from our DIY bike shop, and purchases of new and used bike parts. During this uncertain time, we were grateful and deeply moved to receive a $5,000 matching grant from a long-time donor and supporter. Because of this gift, your donation today will be doubled! Read more about the matching grant and our need for your support here.

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On March 12, Community Cycles made the difficult decision to close our shop doors because of the COVID-19 crisis. It was heart-wrenching as we knew it meant we would face financial losses and have trouble paying our staff and operating our programs--just as we were coming into spring when we finally turn a profit after the dry winter months. 

From that day until now, we are still trying to steady the ship. But even in these tough times, there are glimmers of hope. The Cook Family Foundation (thank you so much!) stepped up with a challenge grant to help us pay staff. Please give today and your gift will be doubled! We also have received a loan/grant from the federal government’s CARES Act. And while we struggle along with everyone else to figure out how we can actually use this money without it hurting us (the guidance from the government has been lacking), we are hopeful that we can pay our staff something and keep most of them employed with these two sources.

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