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Rich City Rides bike recovery program: Reuniting bikers and their stolen bikes
Najari Smith launched a bike recovery program as executive director of Rich City Rides. For him, the business of hunting down stolen bikes is personal.
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Creating a stronger community through bicycling
When you walk into Rich City Rides you’re immediately met with the sweet smell of bicycle oil and the satisfying click-click-click of shifting gears. Najari Smith, the owner and founder of the...
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Agents of Change: Scenes of a city in motion
Old opinions about Richmond often seem set in stone, but at least some of the worst may be on the way out. That’s what we tried to document in “Agents of Change,” a series of photographs and feature...
View Article‘What would it be like if you owned the business down the street?’: Richmond...
Najari Smith, Josue Hernandez, and Roshni “Tay” McGee have opened a worker-owned cooperative in Richmond called Rich City Rides. The bike repair shop opened in 2015, but the organization responsible...
View ArticleCommunity involvement takes on illegal dumping
According to a city report, in 2017, Richmond’s abatement staff collected more than three million pounds of illegally dumped debris from 13,430 locations. A pile of waste strewn around the entrance of...
View ArticleRichmond mayor delivers State of the City address
Butt’s roughly hour-long speech, assisted by a data-laden slideshow and a short promotional video, provided a present-day overview of Richmond’s finances, education, public safety, transportation,...
View ArticleThousands span SF Bay on Richmond’s new bike lane
The new bike and pedestrian path on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is a four-year pilot led by various transportation agencies. The post Thousands span SF Bay on Richmond’s new bike lane appeared first...
View Article“The world needs more Najaris”
Founder of Rich City Rides, Najari Smith, is using bikes to support Richmond's community through Covid-19. The post “The world needs more Najaris” appeared first on Richmond Confidential.
View ArticleRich City Rides launches $6 million fundraising campaign
Rich City Rides is racing to raise $6 million in the next four months to secure its future in Richmond and expand services. The bike group launched a campaign in March to purchase three properties,...
View ArticleNo burglary at Rich City Rides, police say, pointing to possible dispute...
This story was reported and published in a collaboration between Richmond Confidential and Richmondside. Najari Smith, co-founder and co-owner of Rich City Rides Cooperative Inc., reported to police...
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