With 2 weeks down and 2 more to go, we're halfway through our crowdfunding campaign for Sunset4All!
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This week we celebrated reaching and since surpassing 50% of our goal in donations thanks to almost 300 donors! We are beyond grateful to all those who have taken the time to donate and re-share resources with others. You have helped so much in getting us to where we are now and we should all be proud of the progress made! 👏👏👏
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While we're happy to see those numbers growing, we never want to stray from the "why" behind this campaign. Karen Draper, a member of the Sunset4all team, was kind enough to share her passion for this project and why we must stay vigilant in this fight for safer streets!
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"I got involved with this project when I started biking to work and realized how hostile LA's streets are to cyclists. I love everything else about riding my bike in this city--the weather, never having to hunt for parking, never getting stuck in traffic, getting exercise and feeling the wind in my hair--but I'm constantly threatened and endangered by our poor road design and the way I'm forced to share space with drivers. I have near misses constantly and worry that one day my luck will run out and I'll get hit--and it shouldn't be that way. We need to demand better from our city. Sunset4all is just one project, but I believe it can be a game changer. There's a huge untapped appetite for cycling here, but people are scared of riding in a door zone next to cars driving 45 mph. We need to start thinking of Sunset as our neighborhood street, not a freeway."
We invite everyone to share their why in support of Sunset4all on social media. This isn't just a benefit for those in the neighborhood, but for all of us, as we have the opportunity to create a model for a network of protected bike lanes everywhere! Tag @lacbc and @sunset4all as well as the hashtag #sunset4all so we can share your stories as a further indictment of current LA infrastructure.
If you have not yet had a chance to donate, you can do so here: https://lacbc.salsalabs.org/sunset4allprojectfund
And for anyone who wants to get further involved, please contact make@sunset4all.com for information on how else you can contribute!
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