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Cycle Savers Launches!
Cycle Savers kickoff reception happens Thursday, 24th of August at the MakerLabs!
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Corner of Hawks and Cordova streets from 6 to 9 PM.
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Cycle Savers Launches!
Vancouver Community Lab to build outstanding bike racks for East Van Cyclists.
The Vancouver CoLab, a non profit co-op of wood and metal workers has been awarded a City of Vancouver public art grant to design and build whimsical and sturdy bike racks for the cycling community of East Van. These bike racks will be an asset to the Vancouver cycling infrastructure as well as unique works of art to enhance our local street experience.
Called “Cycle Savers” the intention of the program is to collaborate with small business operators such as coffee shops and craft brew pubs to design secure and beautiful bike racks to accommodate many customers at a time. CoLab volunteers will work with each client group desiring a new bike rack to design and build an attractive rack that will be a landmark in the local streetscape. The City of Vancouver will provide support and permits as needed.
About
Do you love learning and skill-sharing? Take things apart just to see how they work? Wish that you had the time and money to invest in the kind of workshop that could turn your dreams into reality?
CoLab wants YOU!
The Vancouver Community Lab is an open and accessible workshop where makers, hackers, artists and tinkerers can create, destroy and re-build. We believe that everyone has the desire and ability to create things and can be trusted to develop the skills needed to do so. CoLab members work on personal, group or community projects. Funding to pay for our space, tools and consumables comes primarily from membership dues.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the CoLab?
Who can join CoLab?
Who runs the CoLab?
There are two types of membership: Drop-in Members and Keyholders. New members join as Drop-in Members and have the option of becoming Keyholders as spots become available. Drop-in Members are able to access the shop during Open Hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm-10pm and on Sundays from 10am-6pm. Keyholders have 24/7 access to the shop and are responsible for hosting Open Hours once per month and have designated responsibilities. All members are expected to attend and vote at monthly meetings.
What tools can I use?
There are 3 kinds of tools in the CoLab:
1) Communal Tools: These can be used by anyone that has been vetted to use them. We hold mandatory safety vetting sessions as part of our on-boarding process.
2) Semi-private Tools: These are marked tools that belong to individual members and can only be used once you have permission and training from the owner. If you are unsure whether or not a tool is semi-private, ask the host on duty.
3) Private Tools: These tools are private property of individual members and are stored in their personal space such as their cubby or semi-private studio.