Category: PAST PROJECTS
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Creating the Resident’s Bill of Rights
Since 2004, Chainbreaker was focused on Transit Justice because car-dependency keeps people poor. But the high cost of living in Santa Fe makes car-dependency hard to escape for many low-income people. Development efforts in our neighborhoods rarely include our voices — the voices of the people currently living there — leading to gentrification. As more…
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Transit Riders for Public Transportation
After we successfully stopped sweeping service cuts and fare hikes to our bus system, we joined a national alliance of transportation justice organizations called Transit Riders for Public Transportation (TRPT). TRPT is a coalition of grassroots organizations like Chainbreaker and was working on a coordinated campaign targeting the Federal Surface Transportation Bill that was being…
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Women’s Night and Spanish Night for BRC
Because society imposes different gender rolls for men and women, the Bicycle Resource Center can, unfortunately, be very male-dominated. Many self-identifying women have told us that this can create an uninviting climate for them. A group of dedicated female mechanics responded by creating a workshop night by women and for women. In response to a…
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Training Wheels
Training Wheels was a sub-project of the Bicycle Resource Center that catered to the unique needs and learning styles of our young members. The cost of purchase and maintenance of a bike for a child is simply out of reach for many low-income families. At the same time, young people tend to outgrow the size…