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Webberville Shop is Now Open! - To usher in this new era we had several commemorative events. On Wednesday April 28th we held a ribbon cutting ceremony where Volunteer Jennifer Schaffer, City Bike Program Manager Annick Beaudet, and Council members Laura Morrison and Chris Riley gave a few words on what the project means for Austin. On Saturday May 1st we held a Grand Opening Party complete with shop tours, a christening of the building, and BBQ by BMF Cooks. Thanks to everyone who made this a reality. Check our schedule page for our first shop schedule.
The Dream - We are looking forward to creating a hub for the Austin bicycling community. The site will host our regular free workshops as well as expanded daytime operations, summer camps, flexible meeting space open to the cycling community, and community gardens.
About the site - The site is located at the intersections of 12th Street, Webberville Road and Springdale Road next to Simms Elementary. All three roads have major bike lanes, which we took to be a sign. The front 1/3rd of the lot facing Webberville has a small forest where we plan to setup a picnic table and outdoor meeting space. The rest of the grounds not occupied by the building will be developed into community gardens and landscaped to do justice to a 100 year home.
YBP's NEW Headquarters - Illustration by Iona Bee
TIMELINE (the short version...)
2010
May 1st Grand Opening!: The Grand opening of the Webberville shop will be from 4-8pm and be an open house for guests to see the new shop.
April 28th 9am Ribbon Cuttingh: Ribbon cutting ceremony for the Yellow Bike shop.
January - April: Yellow Bike volunteers busy constructing mexxanine, stairs, pergola, front deck, landscaping, breaking ground on thhe community garden, and setting up the shop.
January: Substantial completion of Webberville shop. Now it is up to YBP volunteers to get the shop bike worthy. Stay tuned for work parties.
2009
September - December: Construction on NEW Headquarters! While homeless, find us at extended treasure city hours, our Monroe Street Shop and expanded schools programs.
September 14th : Groundbreaking at the site with the installation of silt fencing.
September 9th: A 99 year lease with the City of Austin was signed for the Webberville Site.
September 8th: A $252,000 construction contract for Yellow Bike's new building was signed with S&G Contracting Inc..
August 20th: Eight contractor bids for the new building are received. Decision will be made at Collective meeting on September 1st..
July - August: Microloan kickoff. Over 55k raised to finalizing funding for construction.
January - August: City Site Plan plan review and further revisions. .
2008
November 21st: Site Plan Drawings ready for submission to City Development offices..
June 30th: 51st Street shop decommissioned.
June 21st 10am: Human Powered Move from 51st to Webberville site. Tools and parts put in on-site storage during construction..
June 14th: Host Frankenbike #34 at 51st Street from Noon-4pm. Huge bike sale!
May 31st: Yellow Bike Birthday Party and Fundraiser. No more Open Shops at 51st Street. All volunteer efforts focused on decommissioning 51st Street. Focus on putting as many bikes on the road as possible.
March: City Council directs City Government to sign a 100 year lease for Webberville site.
January-June: Site plan work with the City to develop the site begins.
2007
December: Located the Webberville Site. Things are looking up!
January-December: Searching for site with City.
2006
October: Presentation to UTC asking for continued city support. UTC recommends that City Council support YBP.
2005
Early 2005: Initial assessment of options. Worked to maintain support from City and looked at private property as contingency.
About the building - We will construct a 3000 sq ft. warehouse much like our old facility on 51st street. We will abut our building to an existing 1000 sq ft. slab that will serve as additional storage. With the generous support of several volunteer architects we have designed the space to be as comfortable as possible using passive heating/cooling and day-lighting techniques. The southern wall of the workshop area will open up in the warm months giving plenty of air flow and allowing us to work outside.
Contractors Bid Package - Click here to download the Yellow Bike bid set. The drawings are still under city review so expect minor changes in the final set. Contact austinyellowbike+building@gmail.com with any questions.
Bid Package | Addendum #1 | Addendum #2 | Addendum #3 | Time Extension Request Form | Plan Sets: Civil1 | Civil2 | Architecture | Structural | MEP
FINANCING - After learning that our arrangement with the city prevented us from taking out conventional loans because we will have no collateral, Yellow Bike kicked off a micro-loan program to raise the rest of our projected construction costs. We're asked supporters of YBP's mission and who has some cash in the bank to loan it out to YBP and literally build community in the form of the new YBP headquarters. The terms were to repay the loan within 5 years, and give a better deal than you can get in your savings account at the bank at 3% interest. We thought it would be a way to put your money to a good use, then get it back - plus interest! We raised 100k through microloans for the project and will pay them back over the course of the next 5 years. For more details visit our Microloan page.
We need your help - To make the shop a reality we are calling on friends of Yellow Bike to provide volunteers, materials, and funds. Read below to see how you can help.
Volunteers - We will need volunteers at every step of creating our new shop. If you are interested in relocating our shop by bike, creating shop storage solutions, painting murals, landscaping, or laying concrete forms for good causes we would love your help. Sign-up here and let us know how you can help.
Human Powered Move Part II - 2.4 miles, 11 years of bike parts...
On Saturday June 21st 10am once again we will attempt to move a Yellow Bike shop with human power. We will be moving every bike, bike part, tool, and work stand in the 51st street shop to our new site at 1200 Webberville. (read more...)
Donate Building Materials - To reduce the cost of the project we will accept discounts or full donations of materials necessary to complete the building. This includes concrete, prefabricated warehouses, lumber, plumbing and electrical materials, windows, doors, plants. Sign-up here.
Monetary Donations - Over the next several years YBP will be paying back microloans used to build our new shop. If you are able to make a donation it will help us Move our of fundraising mode and get to the things we love.
Thanks to our generous supporters - Yellow Bike volunteers, The City of Austin, Mike McHone, Urban Design Group, Andrew W. Clements, S&G Contractors, Tank Town, Iona Bruckner, Mike Cronomiz,
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1216 Webberville Road, Austin, TX 78721
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