The Hub is Santa Cruz County's resource center for human powered transportation. We promote the use of feet, bicycles, bike trailers, and other non-motorized vehicles.
By providing community support and educational programs, we help government, citizens and businesses overcome their dependence on automobiles. The Hub is a community resource: a network of people, resources and services put together by community members who share a vision for the health and well-being of the Santa Cruz Community and a belief that the bicycle is a simple yet powerful tool for solving our transportation problems.
Our roads are becoming more and more congested, our air dirtier, and our streets more dangerous. The automobile lies at the root of many of our modern problems, both environmental and social. While the bicycle cannot solve all of our transportation woes, we find that this simple tool exemplifies and enhances sustainable lifestyles.
In an age where it is acceptable to work, shop and recreate over 50 miles from home on a daily basis, bicycles help us to create a compact sphere of impact. Bicyclists are generally localists - we shop here, work here, and care about our hometown.
As a non-profit umbrella and office space, the Hub sponsors and supports a variety of transportation-oriented projects and community organizations. This web site should provide you with up-to-date information about our projects, the organizations that work out of our offices, and current community issues and events.
Donations and grants to the Hub are needed and appreciated. They are also tax-deductible. Click here to find out more about how to help the Hub.
If you need help fixing your bicycle, or finding affordable used parts and bikes, go to the Bike Church. PedX can deliver almost anywhere in the County pollution-free. Green Ways To School works with youth in our schools to encourage alternatives to car driving, while Friends of the Rail Trail promotes a walking/biking path along the rail corridor from Davenport to Watsonville. And if you have complaints, suggestions or ideas for our local transportation infrastructure, contact People Power!. The Hub office also has a transportation library with books and videos.