“Newport has been amazing at giving us a platform to actually start to provide some [#ClimateChange] solutions for people. A lot of this comes down to reducing the amount that we’re in our #cars. A big part of this tour for us was looking at #infrastructure all up and down the east coast.
“This is a beautiful sight to see 2,000 bicyclists outside one of the best musical festivals in the country. This needs to be the standard for what we see all throughout the country and all throughout the world.”—Jeff Gorman, #IlliterateLight #musician #ClimateActivist #BikeAdvocate
#PeoplePowered #LiveMusic #concerts #festivals #NewportFolk #NewportFolkFestival #NewportFolkFest2025
#MusicFestivals #Newport #RhodeIsland #BikeTooter #cycling #transportation #ClimateAction
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/rock-duo-bikes-700-miles-to-newport-folk-festival/
The annual Newport Folk Festival kicked off on Friday. Many festival attendees ride their bikes to the festival to promote reducing carbon emissions. Jeff Gorman, who is part of the rock duo Illiterate Light, joins CBS News to share his experience biking 700 miles to the festival.
"I would despair in this political moment if I thought I had to wait until November 2028 to make a statement on my beliefs for a better world….Bicycling holds the potential to be a bulwark against the environmental crisis bearing down on our state in the form of extreme weather and wildfires. There is a fallacy that high tech solutions are the only way out, when the simple bicycle is the best zero carbon vehicle known to man.
"As we look beyond the challenges of today toward the possibilities of tomorrow, we at CalBike are gearing up for an ambitious 2025. Every pedal push in our community is more than just a ride; it’s a step towards a sustainable future."—Kendra Ramsey, ED, #CaliforniaBicycleCoalition / #CalBike
We encourage your suppport for CalBike https://www.calbike.org/join/ and their local partners https://www.calbike.org/about_us/who_we_are/local_partners/.
#BikeTooter #California
#ActiveTransportation
#ClimateAction
#BikeAdvocate
#bike
#bicycle
#cycling
"To be a #BicycleAdvocate is to know disappointment….The car-centered mindset that built much of our state is difficult to change, and progress is sometimes painfully slow. But if we keep coming back, eventually, we win.”—Kendra Ramsey, ED, #CaliforniaBicycleCoalition / #CalBike
https://www.calbike.org/celebrating-30-years-of-better-biking/
Californians, find your local CalBike partners: https://www.calbike.org/about_us/who_we_are/local_partners/
#BikeTooter #California #MontereyCounty #BikeMonterey #ActiveTransportation #ClimateAction #BikeAdvocate #bike #bicycle #cycling
"On my way out of #Monterey I passed a Salvation Army truck dispensing a hot lunch to the homeless, including quite a few bike hobos. They hailed me saying there was plenty of food. The ham and scalloped potatoes and broccoli was as nutritious a meal as I’ve had.” George Christensen, from his 3/1/19 blog post on visiting Monterey County and neighboring locales https://georgethecyclist.blogspot.com/2019/03/gilroy-california.html
#RideOfSilence2024
"George Christensen, age 73, of Countryside, Illinois, was traveling west on Highway 34 in Ridgeway, SC when he was struck by a truck [driver] also traveling west on Highway 34." https://chi.streetsblog.org/2024/04/24/legendary-chicago-bicycle-traveler-and-writer-george-christensen-killed-by-truck-driver-in-south-carolina
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