Warriors 4 Change: Central Falls High School Participatory Budgeting

Our project is to purchase storage racks for bikes, skateboards, and scooters. We have noticed that many students tend to leave their mode of transportation with certain teachers and having these racks would provide a better space to keep students’ property safe. If someone is running late, they can get on their mode of transportation and hurry to school without worrying about where to store their bike/scooter/skateboard. This project would provide funding for two bike racks, two scooter racks, and a skateboard storage tower.

The problem we are trying to address is the lack of spaces our school has for students to put the bikes, scooters and/or skateboards, and also the high rate of tardies. We know it’s a problem because several students leave their scooters in Room 105 or skateboards with trusted teachers. Additionally, people who ride their bikes to school do not always have a place to put them. Our proposed solution is to provide designated spaces where students can keep their travel devices. The people who would benefit from this are the students who ride bikes, scooters, or skateboards to school. If there was a designated spot where to put bikes, on days where students are running late, it would be beneficial to ride a bike to school instead of taking almost 15 minutes to get here when they could have gotten here before the bell rings.

This project would pay for bike racks, skateboard racks, and scooter racks, as well as locks to loan or give away to students in need.

Total Cost: $6,900