Red Bike Green’s Jenna Burton promotes cycling for all
By: Farrah Wilder – Oakland Local – January 5, 2011
Jenna Burton is the founder of Red Bike and Green – a collective that hosts bike rides for African American cyclists. RBG is one of several new biking crews that are encouraging and responding to an increase in cycling within Oakland’s communities of color.
In the past few years, biking crews like RBG have been a catalyst for culture change in Oakland. Burton said she believes that the visibility of crews like the Scraper Bikes and RBG have empowered people to take up cycling.
It’s no secret: More people of color are cycling, whether riding socially with a crew or committing to a greener, healthier commute. Newly opened community-based bike stores also are offering affordable bikes and youth internships.
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