Solidarity Infrastructures

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getting started

What does community mean??

• Who is my community(ies)?
• Where are they situated?
• What do they care about?
• What is a challenge or a pain point?
  

The g train

On any given weekday 150,000 people take the G

the route & ridership

goals ~ visions ~ dreams

COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & RESOURCE SHARING

INDIVIDUAL

RESPONSE

INTEGRATING

CARE AND REPAIR

if not train or bus, i’ll bike

my bike needs fixing and my community has the tools

local community

bike tune up day

questions

who should bear the burden?

What are the event planning logistics?

How to integrate caring practices?

how are replacement modes of transport accessible?

~ a checklist for imagining AN alternative route ~

Where am I right now?

> Touch something within reach

What do I feel?

> Tap into your senses for signs on your current state

Where would I like to go, and for what?

> Take a deep breath, reflect on the urgency of getting there

How is the weather?

> Look outside for signs

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What could it feel like to take the bus?

> Consider the experience and expenditure, and hope that everything will work how it’s meant to

What could it feel like to ride bike or walk?

> Consider your individual accessibility needs, wellbeing, appetite for curiosity and connection

inviting ideas

beyond buses,

beyond bikes...

How can we ensure replacement services, alternate options to the G shutdown, are accessible to all members of society, regardless of their socioeconomic status or physical abilities?

^Accessibility level of world urban rail systems, by city, according to International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences

beyond social media...

A key source of inspiration from the Detroit Community Technology Project >

What alternate forms of community tech can help get the word out?