Areas Of Design and Social Entrepreneurial Interest

1. Increased Bike Use2. Global Climate Change3. Improved Food Knowledge

My Goals in Picking an Organization for this Project:

- Make Biggest Difference Possible

- Entreprenurial Direction

- Freedom to Start a New Project

Organizations:

1. Bikes Not Bombs

2. Recycle-a-Bike

3. Woonasquatucket River Watershed

Council (WRWC) Red Bike Shed

Established Structure

Far from Providence

Established Structure

- One of Many Volunteers- Less Entrepreneurial Focus

Small with Open AccessFreedom to start something new

WRWC

WRWC

Promote the Restoration of the Woonasquatucket River as an

Environmental and Recreational As-set

Created the Fred Lippett Greenway and the Red Bike

Shed to Serve Bikes Using the

Greenway.

Red Bike Shed:

Red Bike Shed: Consists of Two Shipping Containers in Riverside Park along the greenway serving bikers in the park and along the bike path.

Observation of Problems

Organization

Money

Infrastructure

Rules of Operation

(Red Bike Shed Mechanic)

Interview with Warren:(Red Bike Shed Mechanic)

Determining:operationsneedscurrent situationresourcesshop logisticscustomerscurrent stockspacetoolssecurity

Concept 1 Bike Tool Cart

For moving tools in and out of the shop for classes and bike repairs done out side of the container

Red Bike Shed

Rentals

classes for kids

positive things from 2009

kids working for bikes bike parts

working for themselves

selling bikes

kids working to make bikes

cleaning

fixing bikes

working for a ranger

teaching problems

make ita defined space

sign with hours shop is closed

set hours ofr class

teaching them

fixing flats

Brakes

hour and a half

advertise

for bmx bikes

10 kids

2 times a week

5:00 to 6:30

hours3 to 7

wed through sun

40 hrs

volunteers

During open shop hours

open shop hours

volunteers

check list

list of kids who have passed the class

take classes

Forms

call parent

If dont have form they cant participate

If can't contact parents they have to get a new number

cranks and headset

Intro class

age limit for classes

older class 11 and up

younger kids

Fence

material ?

bags on the outside

half hour clean up / half hour set up

Thursday and Saturday 3:30 to 5

Bike rodeo

Price list

open shop

bike rodeo

credit card

cost

Problems with people stealing

Mindmap of Red Bike Shed

Problem Areas with WRWC Staff Area of Further Interest

Selling Bikes Bike Rodeo To Roundup Bikes and

Bring Them to Customers

Concept 2

Bike Rodeo Planned Pilot Bike Rodeo should answer some questions:

- Price point- logistics of moving bikes- payment methods- number of bikes sold- profit

PromotionalMaterials

- Raise awareness of the Red Bike

- Bring people to the bike path

- Get to a different customer base

Red Bike Shed: Tuneup/Fix

Students Buy for $100 to $150

Cleared Profit goes to pay expenses / fund WRWC bike activities

Bike Rodeo: At RISD, Brown, Johnson and Wales

Operational Overviewfor the Bike Rodeo

ResearchingPrecedence Do research into other bike selling programs

Working Bikes

Community Bike Works

Chain Reaction

Phoenix Bikes

Refine structure for the bike rodeo and avoid pitfalls from past precedence.