brainstorming sheets, information mapping

Information map of mainly the Cycle merchants in Ahmedabad, the school kids mobility trends, cycling trends among the higher income group.

How system has subsystems and every are a whole complex system within themselves.

The initial map of stake holders of the system, and other dependents on the system

Mapping from Katharine on how can we motivate people in India to use bicycleas their priority choice mobility.

Finally the area is being demarcated for the docking of cycles for the sharing system. It is getting NOTICED, and people are keen to know more about the project. The suspense is building. I would like to appreciate Michelle and Katharine for their amazing dedication for the cleaning and painting of this area. Kudos!!

Michelle working hard to get the parking station for cycles attractive. I must appreciate her dedication to paint even in the burning afternoon of Ahmedabad.

Cycles after getting a fresh coat of paint.

Devi kaka painting the cycles for the campaign.

"Make cycling a fashion statement" says Shri Pradyumna Vyas, Director NID

Shri Pradyumna Vyas, Executive Director, NID is enthusiastic about the NID bike sharing campaign "ReDiscover bicycle" and wants that every effort should be made in making cycling a cool, macho, and a fashionable thing to do. Let people who use bicycles feel proud and those who do not, let them feel down. He quoted the example of cigarette smokers. Like smoking has been banned in some countries and how they are shoved into a corner and make them feel dejected when they smoke in public. In a similar way, if we can promote cycling as such a activity which is cool to do and riding motorbike as uncool, he feels a difference can be made in people's mind set.
He has asked TI cycles of India, Chennai to sponsor some bicycles for this campaign. If it materialises, nothing like it ! We'll have all the more cycles to share. He feels that this campaign is the starting of a new movement - a movement to promote cycling in such a way that the mobility trends of people are changed. He wants this system to be used as an institutional model for other educational institutes. few educational institutes such as IITs (Indian Institute of technology) already have a cycle culture in their campuses.

Post dinner cycling

Cycling is so much fun these days especially post dinner. Cycling culture is quickly catching up with NID community, and now i guess the number of cycles in the fleet seem to be less. Everyone seems to be wanting to go for cycling as a leisure time after dinner to have some gujrati sweetdish around Mahalaxmi char rasta..... barf gola, Havmor icecream, soda in fruit beer, orange, whisky, blueberry flavours !!
And by this time around, its cooler and lesser traffic on roads, so one can cycle as a leisurely activity. But with increasing demand of cycles on rent, we need to look out for more bicycles and add them to our exisitng fleet of 11 cycles.

Calling all lonely bicycles!

Calling all lonely bicycles!
We're still keen for more bikes, if you'd like to donate your bike the share bike system currently running at NID, or you're an NID resident who'd like to donate your bike for a while, please let us know. The more the merrier!

NID Bicycle sharing : Initial start

Bicycle arranged for usage under A -hostel block

And as promised, the bicycle sharing in NID campus for NID community has been started (on trial basis).The no. of bicycles for the same are increasing accordingly.Thanks to the NID, the students and volunteers (outside NID) for a helping hand for this initiative.Now to start with we have 13 bicycles.Also thanks to media for spreading our idea to the people of Ahmedabad.
Whats next??The cycle pumps are being arranged,the numbers are being alloted to the bicycles and to make this system full proof some norms are being decided.
We have also inititated the talks with NID Administration regarding the same.Till then wait for updates.

Happy Bicycling

'Parking Lot' T-shirts

Aloha!
Tadaaaaaaaa!
'parking lot' bicycle t-shirt designs. we are printing a series of shirts next week.
Thoughts on these designs?