Bridging the mobility gap in Southwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- For astir a twelvemonth now, Shane Edwards has relied connected renting an electrical conveyance astatine the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce successful Downtown Fresno.

He had been successful a clang and was near without a mode of transportation.

"Finding these guys was a blessing successful disguise. I enrolled here, and it's been creaseless ever since," Edwards said.

The Chamber launched Biz-Werx successful 2023 to supply affordable and accessible rental options for the community, helping span a mobility gap.

Director Eric Spikes says it's rewarding to spot their hard enactment wage off.

"It truly was community-oriented close from the get-go. As Dr. Little likes to say, it was designed by the community, not for the community," Spikes said. "So we spent a batch of clip and effort getting assemblage engagement and it helped signifier the programme earlier we adjacent installed anything."

The Biz-Werx fleet comprises 200 electrical bikes, 35 electrical vehicles, and 3 recently added electrical vans.

This Mobility Hub astatine the Chamber is 1 of 7 hubs successful Southwest and Downtown Fresno.

Coordinator Brittany Carpenter says it's a precedence to support each hub maintained successful tip-top shape.

"We person an astonishing squad that comes retired present and gets the cars clean, we are taking calls successful the mediate nighttime erstwhile we person emergencies," Carpenter said.

Edwards says his acquisition reserving a car has been elemental and helium feels thankful this enactment is available.

"I accidental conscionable travel and speech to these guys, they whitethorn person an reply for you," Edwards said.

Rewarding feedback and reactions, Carpenter hopes others volition besides have.

"It makes maine truthful happy, and it's beauteous to enactment connected a task that gives backmost to the community," Carpenter said.
The Chamber volition soon beryllium re-launching their motorcycle services.

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