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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 2d

Weekly recap: Oct. 5 to 11 🧵

Early October has been full of new beginnings as well as graduating class sessions. This week, 53 children and teens took home either a bike or computer after six weeks of commitment, and dozens more continued to make strides toward upcoming accomplishments.

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 19h

A little to real life?

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 19h

We had proposed a stroller race down the sidewalk, elected officials race down the sidewalk and if the bag of flour (fake child) falls out, your out.

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 2d

And: Eight Saturday afternoon Learn-To-Ride students made huge strides on two wheels during the second week of their class.

Let’s do it again this week! :) And thanks to everyone pitching in on so many fronts to make this joyful education possible.

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 2d

... taking home computers at the conclusion of their six-week series yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile another 12 Earn-A-Bike students completed their neighborhood ride under the guidance of dedicated onsite teachers and staff as well.

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 2d

On Thursday we welcomed more Learn-To-Ride students, completed six weeks with our Patrick Henry fourth-grade cohort, and also capped off six weeks of Earn-A-Computer back at the shop. We jumped back into another busy day Saturday, with a large class at Bellefontaine Rec Center ...

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 2d

... then celebrating and riding with Earn-A-Bike graduates at Oak Hill (and reconnecting with some fifth graders who did the program last year and told us “WE STILL LOVE OUR BIKES!”), and then getting to introduce Humboldt’s after-care students to the now-built bikes they chose three weeks ago.

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 2d

Monday and Tuesday were full of outdoor riding practice for BWorks students in Walnut Park East, Botanical Heights and in Soulard. Wednesday took our dedicated team to three SLPS elementary schools throughout the day — first guiding the enormous Betty Wheeler bike bus bright and early ...

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 2d

Weekly recap: Oct. 5 to 11 🧵

Early October has been full of new beginnings as well as graduating class sessions. This week, 53 children and teens took home either a bike or computer after six weeks of commitment, and dozens more continued to make strides toward upcoming accomplishments.

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 5d

It’s not even 9am and we are done with our first SLPS school program and headed to our 2nd, 3rd and 4th schools.

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 5d

It’s not even 9am and we are done with our first SLPS school program and headed to our 2nd, 3rd and 4th schools.

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 10d

Reckless driving is killing us. St. Louis deserves more than paint and photo ops. 1/9

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 8d

a person is riding a bike on a trail in the woods

ALT: a person is riding a bike on a trail in the woods

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 10d

St. Louis cannot afford to treat traffic violence as a branding exercise. Lives depend on action, not appearances. 9/9

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 10d

Instead, we are given cosmetic improvements to very specific vocal neighborhoods, producing favorable photographs and social media posts.

On the ground, conditions are not improving. They are deteriorating. 8/9

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 10d

• We expect dangerous driving to be addressed with traffic enforcement, especially in residential neighborhoods, near parks, and around schools. 7/9

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 10d

• We expect advocates to support victims and families in becoming whole again, not to use their stories merely as justification for new projects. 6/9

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 10d

Since no one else is saying it,

• We expect a community where no driver leaves a child—or any person—in the street after a crash, regardless of who is at fault. 5/9

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 10d

Yet from politicians and organizations that rarely miss a ribbon-cutting, there has been no public outrage, no accountability, and no serious response. Only silence. 4/9

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 10d

Just this week—during what was promoted as “car-free week”—at least four people walking or biking were struck by drivers, including a child stepping off a school bus. 3/9

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 10d

Reckless driving continues to claim lives in our city, and St. Louisans deserve more than symbolic gestures in response. Green paint, staged photo opportunities, and curated social media campaigns do not make our streets safe. 2/9

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 10d

Reckless driving is killing us. St. Louis deserves more than paint and photo ops. 1/9

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 12d

We could start by tossing out advocacy that only allows for built environment upgrades? Be open to discussing regional advocacy instead of hyper local? Share when we have crashes and not be afraid of letting people know about them?

stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 12d

And we are at 4 hit and run crashes on pedestrians this week.

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 14d

Have you heard the big news?

-Our Offer Has Been Accepted!
-Return Of The Bike Bus!
-Gana-Una-Bici A Success
-Exhibition opening of ‘Dream Machines’

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