Category: NEWS
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Celebrate Another Year of Lucha y Logros at the Posolada Sunday, Dec. 15th
It’s the time of year again for our annual Posolada. Each year, we host a community event where we celebrate the victories and accomplishments of the year and set the stage for the year to come. The Posolada is THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15th at 5:00PM. This year we’ll be giving away 30 kid-bikes to families…
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Kid-Bike Donation Drive
Every year, Chainbreaker hosts a Posolada — a holiday open house where we celebrate another year of victory and struggle. We fix up and give away kid-bikes to families who would otherwise be unable to afford one. This year’s Posolada will be on December 15. We plan to give out 30 kid bikes just in…
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Expand the Living Wage to the County!
The City of Santa Fe has one of the highest minimum wages in the country. It has helped countless working people during these hard economic times. But the benefits of this law stop at the sporadic city limit lines. Our familias in the county should not have to work full time and still live in…
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Help Santa Feans Ride! Bus Pass Rebate
In 2012, Chainbreaker members fought hard and won money to buy new buses and build new bike infrastructure. When a proposal to use some of that money to create a bike-share (a taxpayer subsidized bike rental) program, Chainbreaker members sprung into action. The bike-share proposal raised serious equity concerns and threatened to take money away…
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Rebate Becomes Reality
The Help Santa Feans Ride bike rebate is now official. Although it was passed unanimously in June, it has taken this long for city council to approve the details of the program. The program is set to be open to the public starting September 1. Keep checking back to find out how to qualify for…
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The BRC will no longer be open on Tuesdays
The Bicycle Resource Center is no longer able to stay open on Tuesdays due to lack of resources to train volunteers. We understand that many people depend on the Tuesday session to keep their transportation reliable. However, the need for the BRC by far exceeds our ability to meet it at this time. The BRC…
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WE WON!: Help Santa Feans Ride!
¡SI SE PUDO! After months of strategizing and organizing, the tireless work of countless Chainbreaker members finally paid off. On June 12, 2013 our City Council voted unanimously to support our HELP SANTA FEANS RIDE campaign. Help Santa Feans Ride will help people who struggle with transportation costs by distributing free annual bus passes to…