A Beaver County-based nonprofit and youth bike program is expanding its presence with a new central location in Monaca.
Communicycle, best known for repairing bikes for children and others in Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Allegheny counties – and neighboring Ohio – announced the move to 1214 Pennsylvania Ave. in January.
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Located in a former Family Dollar, the new Communicycle hub “just made sense,” said Lee Montanari, executive director of Communicycle.
With dozens of satellite locations in the region, the nonprofit needed a larger space for partners to stock up on bikes, parts and tools. The new building is nearly double the size of Communicycle’s previous Monaca spot on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue.
“It’s the most central place for people,” Montanari said. “There’s Route 51 in one direction and Route 18 in another. Nobody said Monaca was too far, so we decided to stick with Monaca for this new building. We’re investing in this location so that all of these other satellites can also take place.