Don't
wait for other people
to
clear away the traffic.
Do
it yourself :
Use
a bicycle !
|
En
français: VELO: la
liste de diffusion de la FUBicy http://www.fubicy.org/velo/ Pour vous
inscrire _ VELO, envoyez un
message vide a:
Excusez le peu de mat_çériel en français ! |
Don't give the authorities the impression that more roads are all that's necessary to keep the people happy. Remind those in power that better facilities and greater safety for non-polluting bikers can also win votes. |
Not
that I think cycle paths are the best answer to cyclists' needs.
Or
that a desire for greater safety implies that cycling is dangerous.
But
for cyclists who have not yet acquired the self confidence needed to occupy
the
road space that they have a right to use,
off-road
bike paths are a way of encouraging more people into the saddle.
When
cyclists are of a sufficient number -- as they are in the Netherlands --
they
will be recognized as citizens
with
a right to share the roads
that
their taxes have paid for.
To
see what town life could be like,if we planned our cities so that every day
could be a car-free day: Carfree.com "Carfree
Times" is published on Carfree.com in odd-numbered months.
Send
e-mail to postmaster@carfree.com with the word
"Subscribe" in the subject line.
See
what others think of our car-mad society on the alt-transport mailing list.
Send
the command: "subscribe alt-transp" to
majordomo@flora.ottawa.on.ca
Or
send a "subscribe" command to: urbancyclist-uk-request@cycling.org
The
urbancyclist-uk FAQ can be consulted at http://www.phase.org/urbancyclist/
Cycle-Lobby-Scot
is a mailing list for cycle campaigners in Scotland.It aims to help Scottish
cycle campaign groups work better together by sharing examples of best
practice, and discussing the nature of campaigning and providing cycle-friendly
infrastructure under the unique legal and govermental systems in Scotland.To
subscribe, send a blank message to:cycle-lobby-scot-subscribe@egroups.com
Some reflexions on the auto industry
On a
more international level,send a "subscribe tlcnet-streettalk" command
to:Majordomo@igc.orgto find some good
discussion.
An
interesting association in GB is "Reclaim the Streets "http://www.hrc.wmin.ac.uk/campaigns/rts.html
More
room for people and less for machines.
.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hey! we NEED that oxygen. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The
"Reclaim the Streets" page has an enormous list of WWW sites &
organizations concerned with transport & environmental issues.
CAR
BUSTERS Magazine & Resource Centrebased in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Contact
Car Busters to get on the list to receive the monthly e-mail bulletin,or view
past bulletins at
For
more about cycling, see:
http://www.envirolink.org/orgs/greenaction/cycle.html -- UK cycle
campaigns
http://biketowork.itelcom.com/
http://home.inreach.com/dvitale/cycling.htm
For
ways to get yourselves noticed as cyclists entitled to use roadspaceon an equal
footing (...footing ?) with any other tax-payers:http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~jonivar/greens/cm/ -- Critical Mass in
UK.
http://www.gallaudet.edu/~kjcole/Bike/CriticalMass.html -- Global Critical
Mass.
Some
ideas for better urban living, information gathered by a Frenchman
for an exhibition in Denmark .
the International Bicycle Fund site,where you'll find
everything you want to know about:- Non-Motorized Urban Planning & Design---Economic
Development & Mobility-----Environment, Health and Transport-------Bicycle
Safety, Education & Bike Helmets----------Bicycle Encouragement Programs
& Bike To Work-Alternative Cycle Technology---History, Museums &
Exhibit of Bicycling-----Youth Bike Programs-------Responsible Travel /
Cultural Programs---------Bicycle Statistics-----------Non-Motorized Advocacy
Worldwide-IBF Newsletter---IBF Grants-----IBF Publications-------Employment,
Internships & Volunteering---------Conferences, Events, Cultural Tours
& Touring-----------Africa By Bicycle
If
you don't want to strain cold muscles while dancing, don't sit in a car.