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The Metro Detroit community has come together to help a nonprofit and the students it benefits after a truck containing a dozen bikes was stolen from them.

Bicycle service is a standard benefit for AAA members, with no extra cost.

The retailer says sales have surged amid travel restrictions but lockdowns have hampered manufacturers.

ANN ARBOR – The City of Ann Arbor will be holding a virtual open house on Thursday from 4-6 p.m. for residents to learn more about the upcoming restriping and pavement repair project on South Industrial Highway between E. Stadium Blvd. Construction on the project is scheduled to run May 1 through July 31, and there is an opportunity to install continuous bicycle lanes on each side of the corridor. City staff will be on hand to answer questions about site accessibility, the construction schedule, lane narrowing, active transportation, lane reallocation and more. To learn more about the project and to access the event’s link, community members can visit the project’s website at www.a2gov.org/southindustrial. A survey is available on the project site that allows residents to share feedback if they are unable to attend the open house.

DETROIT The MoGo bicycle sharing system is expanding in Detroit and southern Oakland County. MoGo launched in Downtown Detroit during the spring of 2017. When we see other people riding bikes in the city, we yell out, Go Mogo, Georgea Cole said. The Cole family, from New Center in Detroit, has been enjoying MoGo since it launched. We now have 620 bikes located at 75 stations in Detroit, Ferndale, Royal Oak, Oak Park, Berkley and Huntington Woods, said Lisa Nuszkowski, founder and CEO of MoGo.

DETROIT Move over toilet paper and Clorox wipes. Bikes have become one of the hottest commodities during this pandemic. RELATED: Pandemic a boon for the bicycle as thousands snap them upThings are extremely busy at Detroit Bikes off Griswold in Downtown Detroit. So like, in our case we're kind of at least sold out to a 45 day window at a minimum, right now, said Hamilton. So normally, from, you know that I have this entire wall right here this whole bikes typically, I usually have 2030 bikes in the store.