November 20, 2014
Jamel Trig is a full-time mentor/repairman/mechanical instructor at the Experimental Station’s, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave., Blackstone Bicycle Works Program (BBWP). The bike shop is dedicated to promoting ecological practices and empowering youth, teaching mechanical skills, job skills, and business literacy to boys and girls from the underserved Woodlawn neighborhood and Chicago's broader south side.
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Experimental Station’s Bike Shop Reaches Youth on Multiple Levels
Housed at the Experimental Station’s bike shop at 6100 S. Blackstone Ave. in Chicago, Blackstone Bicycle Works Program (BBWP) is a youth education program of the Experimental Station. It's a bike shop dedicated to promoting ecological practices and empowering youth, teaching mechanical skills, job skills, and business literacy to boys and girls from the underserved Woodlawn neighborhood and Chicago's broader south side.