Latest on the Aleah Beckerle Search
Aleah, who is disabled and bound to a wheelchair, disappeared from her home July 17th and has not been seen since.
As those efforts continue, Aleah’s family and supporters hosted a car wash this weekend to raise money to try and help find her.
They hope to get another professional search group of some kind to help in the search.
City Rolls Out New Shared Bike Program
Ideas turned reality all within the calendar year. Students from area high schools participated in the University of Evansville “Changemaker Challengeâ€Â designed to motivate young adults to address community issues through innovative solutions.
A major idea coming from the competition was the concept of a shared bike program. Students from both Memorial High School as well as Central High School proposed the idea. City leaders listened and began working in partnership with students to turn the idea into reality, “To see this program become what it has in less than a year it’s just amazing. It started out at least for our high school teams as scribbles on a piece of paper and now we have stations all throughout Evansville,†said UE freshman Mason Mobley who participated on Central High School’s Changemaker Challenge team.
The bike vendor “Zagster†and Evansville Area Trails Coalition entered into a three year agreement to provide area residents with the shared form of transportation.
Accessing a bike is as easy as registering on your smart phone and making a payment. Zagster then sends the consumer a code, that is entered into a box on the back of the bike. The box opens with a key that allows a bike to be unlocked and ready to ride.
18 different community organizations came together to make this happen, “I think it really speaks to the direction in which Evansville is moving and so when you say there’s an idea that came up and some people say,’â€It’s hard to get ideas to actually come to fruition here,â€â€˜ I think we proved the opposite of that. There was an idea that was a concept and now it’s alive and it’s breathing,†said Darrin Lander with Evansville Area Trails Coalition.
“Zagster†offers several different membership options. An annual membership is a one time $60 fee breaking down to five dollars a month — the most economical option. Seven different share stations are set up in the community — bikes can be picked up at one location and returned to another.
Participants do have agree to the terms and conditions before using the bikes. Zagster provides insurance to all riders through the rental agreement.
