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Critical Mass: We ARE Traffic With a radical direct-action approach the participants of Critical Mass are celebrating the bicycle and in turn taking on perhaps the century's most sacred cow: the automobile. In over 200 cities in 14 different countries, Critical Mass has now become a monthly ritual of reclaiming the streets by bicycle activists riding en masse. chronicles the history and development of the "Critical Mass" bicycle movement, one of the most spirited and dynamic social/political movements of the apathetic 90's. www.tedwhitegreenlight.com /cm.htm   (406 words)

Critical Mass Australia For the discussion of bicycle activism, Critical Mass, Reclaim the Streets, Bicycle Liberation Zones, anti-car actions, billboard liberation, DIY bikelanes etc. For spreading ideas and reporting actions. Bicycle/ Transport Lists where Critical Mass is Discussed The ".org" domain notwithstanding, Critical Mass is a dis-organisation, rather it's an organised coincidence. www.criticalmass.org.au   (287 words)

Critical Mass Australia For the discussion of bicycle activism, Critical Mass, Reclaim the Streets, Bicycle Liberation Zones, anti-car actions, billboard liberation, DIY bikelanes etc. For spreading ideas and reporting actions. The ".org" domain notwithstanding, Critical Mass is a dis-organisation, rather it's an organised coincidence. Accordingly, this isn't the official Australian Critical Mass web page, because there is no such thing. www.criticalmass.org.au   (287 words)

SUBVERTING SUSTAINABILITY? In the UK the pressure group 'Critical Mass' organises mass cycling events to 'claim back the road'. He plans to purchase next bicycle through "Group Susu" under the Group Susu system, a number of people contribute a stated amount each month or week etc. The money is then given to one member at a time. In China and much of South East Asia, there is mass cycling behaviour and safe roadspace for cyclists is determined by sheer weight of numbers (Ghuo, 1994). www.geocities.com /transport_research/Wctr94.htm   (287 words)

O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference 2005 His hobbies are technology, photography, motocross riding, painting, and long distance bicycle riding (he has participated in three transcontinental bicycle rides, which covered the width and breadth of the United States in 21 days or less). Erik Benson (http://erikbenson.com) is the Chief Janitorial Officer and one of the founders of the Robot Co-op, based in Seattle. With six other robots, he has helped create 43 Things (http://43things.com), a social networking site that encourages people to list the things they'd like to do with their life, find people who can help achieve them, and share progress as they go. conferences.oreillynet.com /pub/w/36/speakers.html   (8630 words)

Carfree Cities: Web Links Critical Mass organizes events to demonstrate the power of the bicycle. EBBC (the East Bay Bicycle Coalition) is a San Francisco Bay Area organization promoting bicycling as an everyday means of transportation. Listed are groups working to limit the automobile, stop urban sprawl, and build ecologically sound cities. www.carfree.com /links.html   (6448 words)

Critical Mass Adelaide Last August, Critical Mass was held two days before the start of the convention, which had already drawn thousands of protesters, and the NYPD reacted by seizing 264 cyclists in one of the city's greatest mass arrests to date. Critical Mass has no leaders, and no goals other than to meet once every month and enjoy the security of riding, rolling and travelling through the city together. For people whose radar has failed to pick up on Critical Mass, the loosely organized bike ride takes place on the last Friday of each month in 400 cities across the world and is usually held during rush hour to demonstrate cyclists' legitimate right to the streets. criticalmassadelaide.hostedby.zane.net.au   (2683 words)

Pittsburgh Critical Mass Home Critical Mass is a monthly celebration which brings attention to alternative forms of transportation. By taking to the streets in a mass of bicycle riders, we hope to remind people that bikes are an efficient means of transport, and that bikers deserve a place on the roads. Critical Mass means different things to different participants. www.pghcriticalmass.org   (208 words)

UK Indymedia - London Critical Mass under threat Critical Mass rides are held in many cities across the globe, and if there is any one aim, it is a shared wish to see less car-dominated cities and more people cycling. Londoners have held regular Critical Mass rides for the past eleven and a half years, and those who have been on them will know that rides are escorted by coppers on bikes and mootor cycles. It seems unlikely that the police do not understand that their demands are an attack on the very foundations of Critical Mass itself, which can best be described as an "unorganised coincidence". www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2005/10/324919.html   (680 words)

Austin Critical Mass Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride to celebrate cycling and to take back the streets. (Most Critical Massers had their cases dismissed or won their cases in court.) Typically, dozens of motorcycle, car, and bike cops would be waiting at the meeting site before the ride started, and ride with the mass, looking for any excuse to issue tickets or make arrests (and inventing "infractions" when that didn't happen). Critical Mass appeared in Austin in October 1993. critical-mass.info /austin.html   (1043 words)

Critical Mass: Philadelphia, PA Critical Mass is an unorganized coincidence that happens in cities around the world on the last Friday of every month. Subscribe to the Philadelphia Critical Mass mailing list, send mail to: phillycriticalmass-subscribe@topica.com It is a ride through the city to celebrate and remind everyone about the use of the bicycle as an effective means of transportation. www.philamass.org   (191 words)

Critical Mass Bicycle Rides Directory Bike on! Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride to celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists' right to the road. Critical Mass has a different flavor from city to city-- there's a big variety in size, respect of traffic laws (or lack thereof), interaction with motorists, and intervention by police. Critical Mass has no leaders, and no central organization licenses rides. critical-mass.info   (2041 words)

Critical Mass: Philadelphia, PA Critical Mass is an unorganized coincidence that happens in cities around the world on the last Friday of every month. Subscribe to the Philadelphia Critical Mass mailing list, send mail to: phillycriticalmass-subscribe@topica.com It is a ride through the city to celebrate and remind everyone about the use of the bicycle as an effective means of transportation. www.philamass.org   (191 words)

About Elm City Cycling - Em City Cycling - New Haven - Critical Mass Bicycle About Elm City Cycling - Em City Cycling - New Haven - Critical Mass Bicycle Critical Mass is not an organization, it's an unorganized coincidence. Meet at the Flag pole on the green at 5:30 for a ride through New Haven streets. www.elmcitycycling.org /about   (1703 words)

[01-15-98] Rez Sacharoff, 20-Something Politics Rolls Out Critical Mass, Parisian Style Critical Mass in San Francisco has so far been largely concerned with promoting bike lanes and other facilities for bicyclists, though individual participants have always had their own motivations. As with San Francisco's Critical Mass, people come for their own reasons and some simply for the pleasure of the ride. "As well as being a celebration of cycling, Critical Mass is a protest at the Government's failure to grapple with the appalling air quality situation, global warming and the domination of the City by private cars and heavy trucks," says Sydney's Brent Hoare. www.pacificnews.org /jinn/stories/4.01/980115-bike.html   (1154 words)

Clothing-optional bike rides - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Many of the political rides have their roots from Critical Mass and are often described or categorized as a form of political protest, street theatre, party-on-wheels, streaking, public nudity and clothing-optional recreation and thus attracts a wide-range of participants. Critical Mass and Critical Ass Historically, some of these rides have had some incidents of full or partial nudity during the events. Body art (such as body painting) are common forms of creative expression, as well as costumes, bicycle decoration, portable sound reinforcement systems (such as public address systems/bullhorns, and boomboxes), musical instruments as well as other types of noisemakers. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clothing-optional_bike_rides   (358 words)

UK Indymedia - London Critical Mass under threat Critical Mass rides are held in many cities across the globe, and if there is any one aim, it is a shared wish to see less car-dominated cities and more people cycling. Londoners have held regular Critical Mass rides for the past eleven and a half years, and those who have been on them will know that rides are escorted by coppers on bikes and mootor cycles. A callout has been issued to make October's London Critical Mass the biggest one yet. www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2005/10/324919.html   (658 words)

Scotland on Sunday - Scotland - Naked cyclists cause outrage in green protest But organisers, pressure group Edinburgh Critical Mass, defended the demonstration, saying no-one was under pressure to take their clothes off. Susie Agnew, 52, secretary of the Marchmont and Sciennes Community Council, said: "It’s very important to promote bicycle riding, but I think this is more about promoting nudity. Other groups of nude demonstrators were due to make similar protests in almost 30 cities worldwide, including London, San Francisco, Toronto and Golden Bay, New Zealand. scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=671072004   (658 words)

Topica Email List Directory who take an interest in San Francisco's Critical Mass bicycle events. Critical Mass Rides and Issues in San Francisco, CA, USA (sf-critical-mass) The purpose of the list is to have a civil discussion about all areas www.topica.com /lists/sf-critical-mass   (120 words)

NYCLU: NYCLU praises court decision allowing Critical Mass bike rides The New York Civil Liberties Union praised a federal decision that bars the City from shutting down a monthly bicycle ride of thousands of participants called Critical Mass. Police first made mass arrests of participants in Critical Mass just prior to the Republican National Convention in New York this past summer. “The NYPD has been wrong in its recent heavy-handed crack down on Critical Mass after virtually ignoring this event for the past 10 years. www.nyclu.org /critical_mass_pr_102904.html   (310 words)

bike bicycle events, critical mass photos The photo above was taken at Critical Mass San Francisco, August 1997 Links to other critical mass sites around the world (All of the links below are for critical mass rides held in San Francisco) members.aol.com /MitsuAvaco/critmas2.htm   (71 words)

Infoshop News - Critical Condition Critical Mass began in San Francisco in 1992 as an attempt to provide an alternative to urban car culture and the marginalization of bicycle riders. Critical Mass riders have responded by launching the ride from multiple points across the city and using text messaging to avoid the police. Critical Mass is one of the things people can do in New York that both lets them ride a bike safely and also makes a statement about where we think the city’s priorities should be.” www.infoshop.org /inews/article.php?story=20050526104026842   (2127 words)

Bicycle culture - Network Live Bicycle culture includes arts and crafts, both handmade and mass manufactured, and a literature of books and magazines. Group activities may involve competitive cycling, fun rides, or even civil disobedience, which is how motorists may characterize the activities of " Critical Mass ". Wells was an early contributor to bicycle culture with his novel "Wheels of Chance". bicycle_culture.networklive.org   (2127 words)

Critical Mass Bicycle Rides Directory Bike on! Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride to celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists' right to the road. Critical Mass has a different flavor from city to city -- there's a big variety in size, respect of traffic laws (or lack thereof), interaction with motorists, and intervention by police. You can't write to "Critical Mass" -- certainly not by writing to me. critical-mass.info   (2002 words)

Bicycle Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bicycle Victoria say that they have no involvement, nor do they endorse, the regular Critical Mass bike ride that occurs on the last Friday of the month in Melbourne. Bicycle Victoria staff and volunteers have developed the facilities and the logistics plans for catering for the needs of several thousand cyclists and volunteers on the move each day. Bicycle Victoria is a self-funded community organisation focussed on cycling, with offices located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bicycle_Victoria   (2002 words)

Black Mass Unofficial information page for the loosely organized critical mass bicycle ride. Mass Spectrometry is used to measure the molecular mass and molecular mass distribution of synthetic polymers, as well as in studies of molecular architecture, especially of prepolymers and copolymers. The peninsular mass that the Asiatic continent projects westward of an imaginary line running from the Gulf of Alexandretta (Issus) on the Mediterranean to the vicinity of Trebizond (Trapezus) on the Black Sea. www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Black_Mass   (2002 words)

Critical Mass Bicycle Rides Directory Bike on! Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride to celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists' right to the road. There are Critical Mass discussion lists in cities all over the world. For activists who are ready to move beyond simply riding in Critical Mass rides and actually get something done in their communities, this site provides plenty of the ammunition they'll need. critical-mass.info   (2002 words)

RideOn Meanwhile, the Center for the Arts at Yerba Buena Gardens is featuring "Bicycle Culture" that includes a whole range of significant memorabilia from the Bay Area bicycle scene: Critical Mass posters, Greg Lemond's Tour de France jersey, various bike sculptures by local artists, low-rider bicycles, and a bike that looks more like a 50's Cadillac. Our suggestion to address bicycle safety by using publicly available bicycle crash data to identify areas for countermeasures was previously dismissed "for liability concerns" at an August meeting with the County Public Works staff. Unfortunately, the Bicycle Culture exhibit runs only until January 3rd, so by time you read this newsletter it may be too late. www.ebbc.org /newsletter/jan99.html   (2002 words)

Bicycle repairs and service links Critical mass rides - Recurring bicycle rides to celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists. Bicycles Network Australia- Australia's top cycling portal. • Pete & Ed Books Bicycle Club Links Has Clubs in US and other countries. www.onecer.net /abbotsfordcycles/links.html   (2002 words)

NBbike - Cmass-A30 Critical Mass is a worldwide movement, not organized by any particular group, that's been rockin' cities everywhere for over a decade! Participate in the unstoppable unity of bicycle solidarity! Come learn, have fun, share your ideas, and show your support for bicycle culture & bike lanes! www.geocities.com /nubcity/nbbn/apr30.html   (2002 words)

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