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Bikes n' Roses state grant rescinded; program shut down

Boo.

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150212/albany-park/gov-rauner-cuts...

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Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on February 12, 2015 at 9:28am

That's horrible. I hope there is a way to keep Bikes n Roses going. 

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on February 12, 2015 at 10:02am

Rauner didn't waste any time going into Grinch mode. Boo!  I hope that Bikes n Roses is able to survive.

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on February 12, 2015 at 11:16am
Bruce Rauner, Geeesh ! ! What a great governor ! He's sure off to a great start ! I'm sure glad we all voted for him ! Right Eddie C ! Right !
Permalink Reply by Greg Valent on February 12, 2015 at 11:41am

At least he's killing the Illiana Expressway. But, some of the gazillion dollars saved there could/should have gone to B&R.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on February 12, 2015 at 11:48am

+1

Greg Valent said:

At least he's killing the Illiana Expressway. But, some of the gazillion dollars saved there could/should have gone to B&R.

Permalink Reply by Erik D S on February 12, 2015 at 1:37pm

It's not just that he should have supported cycling because cycling is nice. The man hates poor people.

Permalink Reply by MLK on February 12, 2015 at 2:33pm

Does anyone know the best route for donating to Bikes 'n' Roses? I'd much rather fund this than some guy's potato salad..

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on February 12, 2015 at 2:38pm

+1

Cameron 7.5 mi said:

Rauner's approach appears to be to cut funding to everything pending his office's review. While dramatic and attention grabbing, in the long run this is a poor way to cut costs because it is a very disruptive process. Large projects that are ultimately restarted will cost more because of the costs of stopping and restarting them. Small organizations Bikes n' Roses may never recover, even if funding is restored. Key people will be forced to move on to other pursuits and momentum will be lost.

 

Rauner's scorched earth approach is making already difficult cuts more painful than they have to be for sake of being seen as taking immeadiate action.

Permalink Reply by Michael Young on February 12, 2015 at 3:24pm
Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on February 12, 2015 at 4:28pm

Donating would be a good way to get it up and running again.  They had a space going on Lawrence Avenue in Albany Park.

But what would we in the bicycling community do to sustain something like this, even if it could be re-started?

MLK said:

Does anyone know the best route for donating to Bikes 'n' Roses? I'd much rather fund this than some guy's potato salad..

Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on February 13, 2015 at 7:57am
Permalink Reply by MLK on February 13, 2015 at 9:58am

It sounds like BNR had reached self-sufficiency, just before they got bumped out of their space. Per the DNAInfo article:

"Over the past two years, Bikes 'n' Roses has gradually been working toward self-sufficiency. Founded in 2011 as an after-school program under the umbrella of the Albany Park Neighborhood Council (now calledCommunities United), Bikes 'n' Roses had just reached the point where revenue from its repair services and retail sales could cover its expenses."

Presumably the grant money would have helped BNR get back to a point of self sufficiency, so just patronizing the shop now and again should be enough to sustain.

Bob Kastigar said:

Donating would be a good way to get it up and running again.  They had a space going on Lawrence Avenue in Albany Park.

But what would we in the bicycling community do to sustain something like this, even if it could be re-started?


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