{"id":244843913,"date":"2012-10-04T20:11:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T20:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=244843913"},"modified":"2012-10-04T20:11:53","modified_gmt":"2012-10-04T20:11:53","slug":"really-easy-and-awesome-streetside-outreach-high-fives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=244843913","title":{"rendered":"Really Easy (and awesome) Streetside Outreach – High Fives!"},"content":{"rendered":"

B’ Spokes: This is a great idea and I would love to see some of the numerous bicycle organizations in the area take this up. (From the People Power Movement list serve.)
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\nHi everyone:
\nI just wanted to share a really easy and fun way to celebrate new improvements on the streets — bike lanes, smooth pavement, or whatever — which was really successful last night, and doesn’t require much from staff or volunteers.
\nBasically, we just purchased a few foam hands (if it’s worth it, from foamhands.com — which can customize for a fee) — and we stood on a corner of our busiest bike street which just got some new pavement
\n(https:\/\/www.sfbike.org\/main\/why-your-market-street-ride-just-got-better\/<\/a>)
\nwith a sign reading "High Fives for Smoother Pavement" and got some folks riding by to give us High Fives.
\nIf I were to do it again, I’d change a few things:
\n– Have the sign and hand mid-block, and an outreach table to talk directly to folks at a long light cycle, that way you can make a direct pitch. Don’t want people focusing on you and taking hands off brakes near a stop light.
\n– Customize the hands or brand it a little better with our organization.
\n– Get DPW staff out there, as well, to help them see how much people appreciate it (instead, we’re printing out a photo and sending the photos to the DPW shop for them to share).
\nSee some photos of the fun here:
\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sfbike\/sets\/72157631684896646\/with\/8051335663\/<\/a>
\n— and please, use the idea! Really lightweight, fun, and effective —
\n9 memberships in two hours!
\nSan Francisco Bicycle Coalition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

B’ Spokes: This is a great idea and I would love to see some of the numerous bicycle organizations in the area take this up. (From the People Power Movement list serve.) ************************************************************************************************************************** Hi everyone: I just wanted to share a really easy and fun way to celebrate new improvements on the streets — bike … <\/p>\n

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