Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be shoppers
To date, over 1,000 individuals in the Madison/Dane County area have participated in one or more sustainability discussion courses. The courses provide a means to examine personal values and habits, engage in stimulating discussion, and make personal changes. The courses are self-facilitated and undertaken by small informal groups.
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Raising the general awareness level... to critical mass.
As gas prices trend upward and spring unfurls leaf buds, I am glad to be back on two wheels, self-powered instead of motoring to work here each day. For most of my lifetime I have been a bicycle advocate and as the "season" looms just ahead I wonder how we might reduce the impact of all of those automobiles on the general quality of life in Door County. I also wonder what the effect of $4/gallon gas might have on this petro-dependent economy... further, when we begin to plan for it instead of react to it.
"Milwaukee police and members of the bicycle activist group Critical Mass on Saturday gave different versions of the events that led to the arrests of six and ticketing of 21 riders during the group's monthly trek on the city's east side Friday evening." Bicyclists' arrests set off dispute Police say 21 tickets for safety; group disagrees
Some communities are taking the lead by closing sections of town to vehicle traffic at certain times of the day or days of the week. In California HEALTHY SATURDAYS is working to expand a program that already restricts cars and other motorized traffic from JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park on Sundays to a 6-month trial that adds car-free Saturdays. Imagine how attractive it might be if sections of downtown Sturgeon Bay or Fish Creek were closed to all but bikes, pedestrians and a free trolley each weekend. Scary huh?
As gas prices trend upward and spring unfurls leaf buds, I am glad to be back on two wheels, self-powered instead of motoring to work here each day. For most of my lifetime I have been a bicycle advocate and as the "season" looms just ahead I wonder how we might reduce the impact of all of those automobiles on the general quality of life in Door County. I also wonder what the effect of $4/gallon gas might have on this petro-dependent economy... further, when we begin to plan for it instead of react to it.
BikeBlogOver 30,000 people showed up for a recent Budapest Critical Mass rally - here's the clip posted on video.google.com.
Perspectives on Bike Culture in NYC and Beyond
bikescape
Bikes and space "Hey you... with the pants leg rolled up!" Podcasting for bikers.
"Milwaukee police and members of the bicycle activist group Critical Mass on Saturday gave different versions of the events that led to the arrests of six and ticketing of 21 riders during the group's monthly trek on the city's east side Friday evening." Bicyclists' arrests set off dispute Police say 21 tickets for safety; group disagrees
Some communities are taking the lead by closing sections of town to vehicle traffic at certain times of the day or days of the week. In California HEALTHY SATURDAYS is working to expand a program that already restricts cars and other motorized traffic from JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park on Sundays to a 6-month trial that adds car-free Saturdays. Imagine how attractive it might be if sections of downtown Sturgeon Bay or Fish Creek were closed to all but bikes, pedestrians and a free trolley each weekend. Scary huh?
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