Table of
Contents
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Preface
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Introduction & Recycle-A-Bicycle:
The New York Model
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Laying the foundation
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Project Definition
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Organizational Structure
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Staffing
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Nuts and Bolts
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The Bicycle Collection Network
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Curriculum Content
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Public Relations
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Finding the Funds
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Safety, Quality Control, and Liability
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Last Words
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Resource Directory & Bibliography
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Appendix I - Financial and administrative information
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 Appendix
II - Forms and Materials used by RAB [1 MB]
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The Authors
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Thank yous
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Tools for Life:
A Start-Up Guide for Youth Recycling & Bicycling Programs
The Authors
Karen Overton was born in Arlington, Massachusetts but spent
her childhood in the Syracuse area of New York State. Karen has a
life-long interest in the Third World that began when she was a high
school exchange student in Brazil. She has an undergraduate degree in
Latin American and Carib- bean studies and a Masters degree in Urban and
Regional Planning. Both degrees were realized at The State University of
New York at Albany. Karen lived in Mozambique for one year as the
director of Bikes for Africa, a program of the Institute for
Transportation and Development Policy. After returning to the U.S. she
settled in New York City and became a staff member of Transportation
Alternatives. Since moving away from home, Karen's primary mode of
transportation has been the bicycle.
George Roman Babiak is a former actor, comedy improviser, and
screenwriter. To pay for those careers, he has also been a
plumber/carpenter/electrician, a sneaker salesman, a movie theater
manager, a desktop publisher, a teacher, and a bicycle mechanic. Each
and every one of the above skills has been utilized in his position as
the first Instructor/Head Mechanic ofRecycle-A- Bicycle. He is also a
native Manhattanite and a graduate of Hunter College. Since his parents
moved away from home, George's primary mode of transportation has been
the bicycle.
Transportation Alternatives - Founded in 1973, Transportation
Alternatives is a 4,000 member citizens' group working for better
bicycle transportation, pedestrians' rights and auto-reduction
strategies in New York City and the metropolitan area. Their aim is to
create a more just and livable city that sets an example for other
communities in America and around the world. Transportation Alternatives
has always been bicycling-oriented and their agenda has broadened -
helping people and communities become less dependent on cars,
maintaining a grassroots connection to environmental issues and
enhancing neighborhoods and civic life.
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