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  2. Ghost bike - Wikipedia

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    In late 2013 and early 2014, the Houston Ghost Bike Group has placed 47 ghost bikes to raise awareness during an especially deadly string of traffic violence involving automobiles taking place in Houston, many of them hit and run. Later in 2014 they were working on 13 more bikes to bring the list of deaths in recent years up to date. [18] [19]

  3. Stonewall National Monument - Wikipedia

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    Christopher Park entrance, site of the Gay Liberation Monument. Stonewall National Monument includes and surrounds the 0.19-acre (8,300 sq ft; 770 m 2) [3] [4] Christopher Park (also known as Christopher Street Park), a park originally built on a lot that New Netherland Director-General Wouter van Twiller settled as a tobacco farm from 1633 to 1638, when he died.

  4. Critical Mass (cycling) - Wikipedia

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    In Portland, Oregon a tactic called a "bike swarm" has been used by Occupy Wall Street protesters to separate marching protesters from police. [30] [31] A huge bicycle demonstration is the "Fahrrad-Sternfahrt" in Berlin, Germany, since 1976. Each year in June and usually have 150.000–250.000 riders.

  5. Motorcycle stunt riding - Wikipedia

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    Standing on the windshield while riding the bike at 12 o'clock is called a "watch tower". The "12 o'clock" is a very high wheelie, past the normal balance point of the motorcycle. A variation of this is the "coaster", in which the bike is balanced without the acting force of the motor, that is, with the clutch pulled in.

  6. Bicycle Day (psychedelic holiday) - Wikipedia

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    Bicycle Day is increasingly observed in psychedelic communities as a day to celebrate the discovery of LSD. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The celebration of Bicycle Day originated in DeKalb, Illinois , in 1985, when Thomas B. Roberts, then a professor at Northern Illinois University , invented the name "Bicycle Day" [ a ] when he founded the first ...

  7. Shakeup coming to Holly Street outdoor dining as city ...

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    Bike lanes were added to Holly Street in May from Ellis to Bay streets, reducing traffic lanes from three to two. Holly, a one-way street heading west, is one of two main east-west routes through ...

  8. Bike lanes, safer crossings planned for downtown ... - AOL

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    Holly Street has a 25 mph speed limit, but drivers typically go faster on the one-way street that heads downhill through the commercial core. The estimated cost of the project is $55,000, with ...

  9. Smiley to relocate South Water Street bike path despite ... - AOL

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    Mayor Brett Smiley revealed Wednesday that he plans to relocate a controversial bike path in what he has described as an effort to ease traffic tie ups stemming from the Washington Bridge closure ...