CM in SF is X:
10th Anniversary Photos |
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This page is still under construction.
I've got a dozen more photos to add, and I'm going to reorganize
it all into two pages (another one for Car-Free Day, such as it
was). So stay tuned.
Getting To The Ride
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| Some folks came from elsewhere
for the big party. Here are three Chicago Massers enjoying the
bike mural. |
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The Critical Mass 10th anniversary was a big deal, to say
the least. There were so many people biking to the ride, we
formed multiple mini-Masses along the way. The next day's
San Francisco Chronicle carried a photo of one of these
packs, claiming it was Critical Mass. The
photo itself, however, shows that the pack was arriving at
Justin "Pee Wee" Herman Plaza before the ride.
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| When I turned onto Market
Street, I ended up massing to the Mass with 80 bicyclists
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There was a huge throng of riders at Pee Wee Plaza. I wanted
to get a panoramic photo, but it was so crowded that I could
barely roll my bike and its elaborate trailer full of gifts
around, much less park it somewhere while I went climbing. So
my photos are all at eye level, and don't really do justice to
the size of the crowd:
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| I was pretty happy
see the Lorax there (above). |
| Justin Herman Plaza has an
old and unimproved sign with some "bicycle riding prohibited"
nonsense on it. Fortunately, there was a new and improved sign
put up right below it! I made a mental note to learn how to
ride a unicycle, because of course I want to fight terrorism.
Also, the old and unimproved sign doesn't say anything about
prohibiting unicycle riding ... |
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| A guy named Frank
carries a sign up and down Market Street to warn people about
the Zegnatronic conspiracy. This thing is huge (involving
multiple galaxies). Anyway, a place calling itself "Green
Machines" has an ad on the back of his sign (below). This place
sold motorized scooters and other noisy, polluting devices,
which aren't very green at all. Their gadgets aren't welcome
at Critical Mass, though Frank, who is human-powered, certainly
is. |
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| Mona (above) was looking a bit
like the woman on the handbills, but with some sort of subtle
difference (I just can't put my finger on it). Oh well, nothing
to worry about, right? |
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Using the list of cities at
www.critical-mass.org, a friend of mine made a
sign for every city on the planet that has had a Critical Mass.
This was about 315 cities, so he made a bunch more that said
"Earth." I was lucky enough to get ahold of two signs for
locations that have meaning for me.
I carried one sign for the city of Worcester, where I
took part in my very first first trees vs. cars battle, which is
what got me started with a career in environmental journalism.
I'm happy to report that the trees are still standing, not far
from where Worcester Critical Mass departs.
I also carried a sign for Omaha. I'd participated in
the first Omaha Critical Mass in August, so it may be the
youngest Mass represented in the anniversary ride. |
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| The ride got underway after much
delay, and was slow going at first. My friends from Chicago
were wearing balloons (above) and other colorful decorations
(below). |
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Some folks were dressed up as the
"Axles of Evil Knievel". What's all this about evil?
Should I be concerned?
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| One evil person was riding high
(above) and another one was riding low (below). Take a good
look at the photo below, because somebody's wearing a traffic
sign that says, "Turn Engine Off. Save Fuel." |
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| Let the record show: In support
of alternative forms of transportation, we waved the F-line
through the Mass (above). We waved some buses through, as well.
Happy Car-Free Day! Lillian peers out (below). |
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| Nice ink. |
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