![]() ![]() “It’s bigger than bikes” is one of the group’s slogans. In 2010, Burton and a core group of organizers officially launched Red, Bike, and Green. They had a great time on the ride, and she decided to try to build more momentum. The response was enthusiastic, but only two showed up. She invited her friends to join her on a weekend ride. It was up to her, she decided, to create a space for more Black folks to try out bikes and develop a bicycling culture. Even though 28 percent of the city’s population was of African descent, the few other Black people she did see on bikes were mostly using them as a last resort, a far cry from her own exuberant choice. And she noticed one thing right away-there weren’t that many other people on bikes who looked like her. There weren’t that many other people on bikes who looked like her.īut her friends from back home thought it was a strange choice to make. She loved it and took to it in part because in Oakland, and especially in her activist circle, it was a normal way to get around. She was tired of the cost and hassle of driving, and the thriving bicycle culture in the Bay Area inspired her to get on a bicycle for the first time since she was 9. Jenna Burton moved to Oakland, California, in 2007. ![]()
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