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San Francisco Critical Mass, April 29, 2005. Critical Mass is a form of direct action in which people travel as a group on bicycles at a set location and time. The idea is for people to group together to make it safe for each other to ride bicycles through their streets, based on the old adage: there's safety in numbers.
On July 25, 2008, Critical Mass prevented a motorist from driving from a curbside parking space into cyclists [78] in Seattle's Critical Mass on East Aloha. The motorist made statements to Seattle police that he drove away, hitting bicycles and riders (one of them an attorney), [ 79 ] [ 80 ] and told the press that he "freaked out and ...
Reclaim the Street, Time's Square: this action and the monthly critical mass rides led to Time's Square's eventual denial of cars. 1988 Reclaim The Streets, which started in England, is a way drawing attention to the fact that the urban design of cities was not only meant for cars, but for the community. This was done through direct action, art ...
The name 'Kidical Mass' is a pun on the Critical Mass cycling event and 'kid' meaning 'child'. The name was first used for a ride in Eugene, Oregon which took place 18 April 2008. [2] [3] Kidical Mass rides now take place in cities around the world.
Critical Mass, San Francisco, April 29, 2005 and Muni Metro tram on J Church line A tram in Luxembourg in 2018 Solaris trolleybus in Landskrona, Sweden. Established alternatives to car use include cycling, walking, kick scooters, rollerblading, skateboarding, twikes and (electric or internal combustion) motorcycles.
Participants in Philadelphia's monthly Critical Mass bike ride generally finish up by cycling to the Rocky Steps, hoisting their bicycles, running up the steps, then lifting their bikes above their heads. In a Reebok campaign, Allen Iverson, then with the Philadelphia 76ers, ran up the steps while dribbling a basketball.
The bike trail is one of the few in the United States that is a rails with trails, meaning the trail runs within an active railroad right-of-way. [ 7 ] [ 6 ] The Camp Chase Trail has more than 12 miles of the bike trail existing within the railroad right-of-way. [ 7 ]
The ground breaking for the hospital was July 10, 1984. It was completed January 16, 1990 but a water main break delayed the opening until July 9, 1990, when the first patient was admitted.The hospital treats cancer, and conducts research in the Solove Research Institute. The James receives donations through the Pelotonia biking event.