Posts Tagged ‘Ride of Silence’
Ride of Silence
I hosted the Ride of Silence 2011 Midwest Planning Camp at my home this past weekend. It was an afternoon of breathing, thinking, and living the Ride of Silence among 14 fellow local ride organizers, participants, and board members. We streamed the session live on the internet and recorded it for those unable to participate.
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Ghost Bikes
A movement started in 2002 by an artist in San Francisco, Ghost Bikes are memorials erected at the site where cyclists have perished while riding their bicycle. The first installation of such a memorial happened in St. Louis in 2003 and has spread to 21 Countries and includes 35 US States.
Now Meaghan Wilbur, a [...]
Arlington Heights Ride of Silence
Ride of Silence 2010
Before the ride I spoke to the riders. These words are the result of many discussions and suggestions and editing by Tim Potter (Ride of Silence Website Manager), Elizabeth Adamczyk (Chicago Ride of Silence Coordinator), Mark Hager (Michigan Ride of Silence Coordinator), and Chris Phelan for without his inspiration none of this [...]
2010 Ride of Silence
Ride of Silence
The Ride of Silence is May 19, 2010 at 7PM local time wherever you live. Here locally there are rides in Arlington Heights, Chicago, Evanston, Joliet, Peoria, Northwest Indiana. As I’ve been involved with planning for the local ride for several years, I generally notice news stories about people who are killed injured while [...]
Ride of Silence
Last weekend I attended the Michigan Bike Summit. Chris Phelan who started the Ride of Silence in 2002 was an invited speaker.
THE RIDE OF SILENCE WILL NOT BE QUIET
The Ride of Silence begins in North America and rolls across the globe. Cyclists take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have [...]
Michigan Bike Summit
Last weekend, March 27, 2010, I attended the Michigan Bike Summit in East Lansing. The event was well attended by cyclists from across the state of Michigan. The keynote was given by Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists. Fresh from the recent National Bike Summit, Andy talked about what it will take [...]