History of #CriticalMass - The Night That Changed #SanFrancisco #Cycling Forever

Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman
Feb 23, 2023

Excerpt: "One night, on the last Friday of the month in September of 1992, Carlsson and a group of friends decided to take action. They planned to gather at Embarcadero Plaza, right by the Ferry Building in downtown San Francisco, and ride home together. They called the ride 'The #Commute lot.'

" 'We were asserting our right to the streets, essentially. One of the slogans that came out that period was that we’re not blocking traffic, we are traffic. So if you’re sick of being treated like crap on the streets of the city, show up for this thing and ride home in a group. About 50 people showed up,' said Carlsson."

Read more:
https://www.kqed.org/news/11941576/the-night-that-changed-san-francisco-cycling-forever

#WeAreTraffic #MoreBikes #Corking #SolarPunkSunday #BikeTooters #Bikes #OwnTheRoad

So, rather than consider #LightRail or more #Bike friendly options (or better yet, commuter rail that allows bikes), it seems that southern #Maine / #GreaterPortland / #MDOT is hot on putting in a highway bypass that will ruin #forested and #agricultural land, and encouraging more #sprawl! ENOUGH! Good for #PortlandMaine for taking a stand! #LessCars #MoreBikes

Portland City Council takes stand against Gorham Connector

Peter McGuire, Portland Press Herald, Maine
July 15, 2022

"The Portland City Council this week asked the Maine Turnpike Authority to halt work on a four-lane toll highway to communities west of the city, arguing that the project known as the Gorham Connector is incompatible with local and state plans to combat climate change and that planners should consider reducing rush-hour traffic with rapid transit."

https://news.yahoo.com/portland-city-council-takes-stand-080400605.html

Progress is getting SUVs out of cities.
#MoreBikes

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-26/a-new-way-to-curb-the-rise-of-oversized-pickups-and-suvs