Events
Do you have a bike? Do you like riding it? At night? Wear some warm socks, dig up some bike lights, and pack yourself a nice hot beverage -- the next midnight ride is tonight, the night before Critical Mass.
Meet 11:45 pm at Grandview Park (Commercial Drive at Charles Street -- across from the Havana and Turks) and ride at midnight.
The ride happens the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month, so mark your calendars. Tell your bike loving friends, and hope to see you there!
Friday April 27 2007
Roberts Creek, Sunshine Coast (14km from the Langdale-Horseshoe Bay fery)
WHAT??
Critical Mass Sunshine Coast style. Come participate and make the April
Critical Mass in Roberts Creek AWESOME. Ride is at 5:30pm. Following
Critical Mass is...
::: Bike Film Night ::: At the Gumboot Cafe in Roberts Creek
Cara Fisher and Martin Prestage from Lifecycle present a fun filled evening for all featuring a series of short bike films for your amusement and entertainment. 7:00-8:30pm family hour flicks, after dark films 8:30-10pm. Never before screened films from all over North America!!
Critical Mass, June 2005
About: Come get on your bike on with numerous other bike lovers on the last Friday of EVERY month, rain or shine
When: Meet 5 to 5:30 pm, Leave 6 pm
Where: Meet at the Vancouver Art Gallery on the Georgia Street side [by the fountain] ride in all the streets.
On the last Friday of every month, the velo people of Vancouver (that means the bike lovers) assemble 5:30pm at the Vancouver Art Gallery for Critical Mass -- a showcase of bike love and a statement about biking and sustainability. They ride around, raising awareness which culminates at the ANZA Club for one of the craziest bicycle afterparties in the city. With entertainment and acts of all sorts, Velofusion is a dose of East Van Community, Activism and Spirit.
ANZA Club, 8th Avenue at the Ontario bike route
8:00 pm till late.
DJ Timothy Wisdom is always on hand as this is one of his favourite events each month. Nothing in the dance community works better than combining high energy music with passion and meaning. The result is fun in it's best form: honest, true and free.
It's time for the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition's (VACC's) 7th annual PITCH-IN CANADA clean-up event. Working under the motto of "you never know whose flat tire you may be preventing," the VACC will be cleaning up part of the Trans Canada Trail near the Second Narrows Bridge this year. We hope you can join us.
TIME: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
MEETING PLACE: Tom & Jerry's Restaurant, 2828 East Hastings (at Kaslo) on the Sunrise Bike Route
WHAT TO BRING: gloves, any clean-up type tools you have (brooms, shovels, etc.), snacks, water, a friend...
Luis and Rachel Goddyn have kindly invited us all to their home nearby for snacks at the end of our clean-up mission.
Contact Bonnie at volunteer@vacc.bc.ca for details.
For more information, vist http://vacc.bc.ca/
Grandview-Woodlands Area Council presents: Beyond Gateway – Climate Change and real alternatives to Highway Expansion.
The Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac
1:00 to 3:00 pm
Free admission - music - guest speakers - traffic sign painting - creating solutions!
Email Mike Carr at mcarra@sfu.ca for more inforamtion.
Will we ever live in a car-free society? This session will question the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of transit on commuter behavior, the role of the consumer choice on "The Invisible Hand" the Regulator's effect on mitigating emissions, and what real strategies might exist to achieve emission-free transit.
White Rock Central Library
7:00pm to 8:30pm
Moderator: Shawn McLaughlin.
Shawn McLaughlin is the Business Development Manager for the New Car Dealers Association of BC. With previous experience developing sustainable micro-economies in rural Asia, Shawn now works with the Association's Members for the establishment of a sustainability platform. This session is one of the forums planned for 30 Days of Sustainability.
Tuesday Fixie Ride. Meet 7:00 p.m. at the Science World Gazebo (1455 Quebec Street).
Info
heyfixie@gmail.com
http://fixedvancouver.com/Forums/forums/3/ShowForum.aspx
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/fixedvancouver/
Continuing chitter-chatter on upcoming VELO DECO pre-bike month decorating workshops/BBQ par-tay to happen May 26/27.
6:30pm Meeting & Talking (We're gonna start the meeting on time!)
Christine's fun-house
1907A Kitchener (NE corner of Kitchener and Victoria)
We also will continue to discuss all things Bee, & zine/online content. If you want to chime in, or just hang out & listen, join us! Please bring food to share if you can, preferably veggie/vegan friendly. As always, fresh faces welcome!
Rod's World Famous Wednesday Cruiser Ride. Meetup at the Pat's Pub, 403 East Hastings Street, for 7:00pm. Bring your bikes inside, there's plenty of room! And roll out at around 8:00pm.
This is a regular ride the first Wednesday of the month.
For more information, contact Rod Kirkham at rod@cruiserkirkham.com or 604-767-9079.
http://vancruisers.ca/Members/bhughes/events/rods-wednesday-ride
Agents Of Change presents Riding To Break The Cycle. Bring your bicycle and join us for a mass ride as we peddle through downtown Vancouver to draw attention to our cause before our group continues on a 3000 mile bicycle ride from Vancouver, BC, to Tijuana, Mexico to raise money for microcredit to help people in struggling communities to raise them selves out of peverty.
Meet 12 Noon, ride at 12:30pm
Vancouver Art Gallery
Wear green to support Agents Of Change and microcredit initiatives!
Offered by PEDAL (Pedal Energy Development Alternatives), an organization that develops and promotes the use of pedal powered technology, on the first Thursday of every month from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. The course covers drivetrain maintenance, brake and gear adjustment and flat tire repair. Courses are held at Our Community Bikes, 3283 Main Street near 17th Avenue.
Cost is $40 plus tax. Bring your bike and a snack.
Empowering women one bike at a time! Jett Grrl Bike Studio offers intro classes, covering flat fix, drivetrain maintenance, and basic brake adjustments. Advanced classes offered as well, plus a full service repair shop. All classes are hands on, 5 people max, w/ detailed written handout provided. Cost is $40/class.
Boys are welcome too :o)
Time: 6:30 to 9:00 pm
Place: 243A Union Street
Check out http://www.jettgrrl.com for more details and to sign-up. Or call 604-255-5097 / email jett_grrl@hotmail to reserve a space
Tuesday Fixie Ride. Meet 7:00 p.m. at the Science World Gazebo (1455 Quebec Street).
Info
heyfixie@gmail.com
http://fixedvancouver.com/Forums/forums/3/ShowForum.aspx
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/fixedvancouver/
And every other Thursday, from 5:00 to 6:00pm, on CiTR 101.9 FM
News about bike civic politics, chopper bikes, legal issues, bike maintenance, culture, fun and of course Critical Mass! Your hosts: Ifny, iamlachance@gmail.com, and Conrad Schmidt, ninemonkeys@blaze.ca, 604-537-2044.
Pedal Revolutionary Bike Radio needs to hear from you! If you have a bike related event or announcement, email pedalrevolutionary@gmail.com or during the show phone 604-UBC-CiTR (604-822-2487).
Get out and miss this cool fund raising event for Trips for Kids Vancouver (http://www.tfkvancouver.org/). It is a silent auction, there will also be music and a slide show.
Featured photographers this year are:
Dave Heath - http://www.daveheathphoto.com/
and Andrew Querner - http://www.restless-planet.com (Winner of the 2006 Banff Mountain Photography Competition)
Kev Smith will be spinning the tunes and a Silent Auction you won't be able to resist, so bring your checkbook.
Do you have a bike? Do you like riding it? At night? Wear some warm socks, dig up some bike lights, and pack yourself a nice hot beverage -- the next midnight ride is tonight, the night before Critical Mass.
Meet 11:45 pm at Grandview Park (Commercial Drive at Charles Street -- across from the Havana and Turks) and ride at midnight.
The ride happens the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month, so mark your calendars. Tell your bike loving friends, and hope to see you there!
On the Second Friday of every month, Vancouver's freak art bike collective invites you to ride with this post-apocalyptic gang of delimitation riders.
Meet 6:30 pm at the Science World Gazebo (1455 Quebec Street) and ride at 7:00 pm or so.
For more information, visit http://mcthree.blogspot.com
Dig out that cheesy stick-on moustache, pull out the eyeliner pen, grow it out whatever but you gotta have a 'stash! Meet 12pm Noon for breakfast at The Cambie Pub (the corner of Cambie and Cordova), then ride all afternoon.
For more information, contact Rick at 604-435-3960
http://vancruisers.ca/Members/bhughes/events/may-moustache-manditory-madness/view
BEST, the Better Environmentally Sound Transportation, invites all members to come to its AGM. There are 5 new Directors to elect to the Board, and some wonderful outgoing Directors to thank. As always, the business will be handled first, and there will be time to eat, socialize and celebrate.
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Place: Mountain Equipment Co-op Head Office, Canada Room
149 West 4th Street, Vancouver, BC
Tuesday Fixie Ride. Meet 7:00 p.m. at the Science World Gazebo (1455 Quebec Street).
Info
heyfixie@gmail.com
http://fixedvancouver.com/Forums/forums/3/ShowForum.aspx
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/fixedvancouver/
On the third Wednesday of every month (except August) the Vancouver Bicycle Advisory Committee meets 5:30pm in the Strathcona Room at Vancouver City Hall (453 West 12th at Cambie) to address cycling-related issues in the city of Vancouver and advises City Council on those issues.
Guests are welcome. If you'd like to speak to the committee, please contact Nicole Ludwig at 604-871-6399 or nicole.ludwig@vancouver.ca
For more info, see http://www.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/civicagencies/bicycle
Other cities in Europe, Asia and North America are increasingly turning to various forms of road and congestion pricing to reduce crippling levels of traffic congestion. Find out how metropolitan areas around the world are using road pricing as an alternative to the traditional approach of simply expanding road networks to meet demand. Speaker: Lee Munnich, University of Minnesota, leading expert on congestion pricing. Co-sponsored by Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST) and by the SFU City Program.
7:00 to 8:30 pm
Venue: SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W.Hastings Street, Vancouver
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/this-is-probably-a-bad-idea-the-rac...
race hard and smart...
more here:
http://fixedvancouver.com/Forums/forums/5244/ShowThread.aspx#5244
Johnny Eden and Derek Olive are using bicycles in order to tour their music in an environmentally friendly way. The pair of songwriters are going from coast to coast, staring May 11th in Powell River, BC and ending September 8th in Petite Riviere, NS. In between are over 60 shows in small towns and major cities across Canada.
Sunday, May 20th, 2007 ~ 8:30pm
Café Deux Soleils ~ $10
(w/ special guests Sarah Noni Metzner and Kyle Cameron)
2096 Commercial Drive ~ Vancouver , BC
http://cafedeuxsoleils.com
Contact: 604-254-1195
Tuesday Fixie Ride. Meet 7:00 p.m. at the Science World Gazebo (1455 Quebec Street).
Info
heyfixie@gmail.com
http://fixedvancouver.com/Forums/forums/3/ShowForum.aspx
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/fixedvancouver/
Join us for a panel discussion with Dr. Larry Frank, architect Peter Busby and transportation engineer Lon LaClaire. Dr. Frank, the Bombardier Chair holder in Sustainable Transportation at UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning, specializes in the interaction between land use, travel behaviour, air quality and health. Mr. Busby will comment on the relationship between parking and the development and financing of higher density housing and Mr. LaClaire will focus on density and transit. Co-sponsored by the City of Vancouver and the City Program at Simon Fraser University.
Do you have a bike? Do you like riding it? At night? Wear some warm socks, dig up some bike lights, and pack yourself a nice hot beverage -- the next midnight ride is tonight, the night before Critical Mass.
Meet 11:45 pm at Grandview Park (Commercial Drive at Charles Street -- across from the Havana and Turks) and ride at midnight.
The ride happens the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month, so mark your calendars. Tell your bike loving friends, and hope to see you there!
Critical Mass, June 2005
About: Come get on your bike on with numerous other bike lovers on the last Friday of EVERY month, rain or shine
When: Meet 5 to 5:30 pm, Leave 6 pm
Where: Meet at the Vancouver Art Gallery on the Georgia Street side [by the fountain] ride in all the streets.
