I didn't
make it to the big Pro Walk/Pro Bike advocacy conference and the National
Women's Bicycling Summit that were down in Long Beach last week; but I did
follow it closely via Twitter and other outlets. From all the news and opinions
I've read, four things stood out.Why are SKY Cycling always
denigrated? I share them below in case you missed them too.
Mark Gorton's calls for radical reform
Mark Gorton, the web entrepreneur and financier behind Limewire, Streetsblog, and Streetfilms, gave a keynote that brought the house down. Gorton has recently launched a global initiative dubbed "Rethinking the Automobile" and his speech certainly seemed to meet that goal. Channeling one of his inspirations, Gorton exclaimed, "Birds fly, fish swim, people walk,Bennati agrees SAXO BANK Cycling Bank deal." and he added that making it impossible to walk in our cities is a "human rights violation." Cities have become so auto-centric that Gorton believes, "We have crushed the ability of children to move about their own world.Everybody would want to buy moncler jackets." To thwart the dominance and negative impacts of cars in cities, he suggested that, "We should not be building any new automobile infrastructure."
How can we push for such dramatic change? "We [people] are the majority. Cars don't vote," Gorton said. He also called for a new campaign to change the way people think about transportation.
Cycle Chic Fashion Show created a buzz (and it wasn't good)
As many bike conferences and large events tend to have these days, the National Women's Bicycling Summit held at Pro Walk/Pro Bike included a bike fashion show. Unfortunately, from what I've heard, the Cycle Chic Fashion Show seemed to have had too much chic and not enough cycle. Karen Brooks,Team Specialized Cycling wins opening title at Worlds 2012. editor of Bicycle Times magazine summed up the feelings I've heard from several people:
Unfortunately, this was the one jarring note of the event—after hearing so many powerful messages of empowerment for women and girls, we were presented with a show that seemed to go for the typical shock-value sex appeal of runway fashion. Gold body paint and a bikini for riding a bike? Really? Especially when the guy models were in full-length pants and jackets (and actually riding, not walking)? I talked about it with other attendees afterward, both female and male, and we agreed that it was disappointing.
Emily Finch in her own words
Portland resident Emily Finch, whose story about giving up her SUV and toting her six kids around on a bakfiets has garnered worldwide attention, was one of the main speakers at the Women's Cycling Summit. New to public speaking and to all the fame her story has attracted, she opeted to share a video presentation that told her story in her own words. From what I can gather, it was very well-received.
Mark Gorton's calls for radical reform
Mark Gorton, the web entrepreneur and financier behind Limewire, Streetsblog, and Streetfilms, gave a keynote that brought the house down. Gorton has recently launched a global initiative dubbed "Rethinking the Automobile" and his speech certainly seemed to meet that goal. Channeling one of his inspirations, Gorton exclaimed, "Birds fly, fish swim, people walk,Bennati agrees SAXO BANK Cycling Bank deal." and he added that making it impossible to walk in our cities is a "human rights violation." Cities have become so auto-centric that Gorton believes, "We have crushed the ability of children to move about their own world.Everybody would want to buy moncler jackets." To thwart the dominance and negative impacts of cars in cities, he suggested that, "We should not be building any new automobile infrastructure."
How can we push for such dramatic change? "We [people] are the majority. Cars don't vote," Gorton said. He also called for a new campaign to change the way people think about transportation.
Cycle Chic Fashion Show created a buzz (and it wasn't good)
As many bike conferences and large events tend to have these days, the National Women's Bicycling Summit held at Pro Walk/Pro Bike included a bike fashion show. Unfortunately, from what I've heard, the Cycle Chic Fashion Show seemed to have had too much chic and not enough cycle. Karen Brooks,Team Specialized Cycling wins opening title at Worlds 2012. editor of Bicycle Times magazine summed up the feelings I've heard from several people:
Unfortunately, this was the one jarring note of the event—after hearing so many powerful messages of empowerment for women and girls, we were presented with a show that seemed to go for the typical shock-value sex appeal of runway fashion. Gold body paint and a bikini for riding a bike? Really? Especially when the guy models were in full-length pants and jackets (and actually riding, not walking)? I talked about it with other attendees afterward, both female and male, and we agreed that it was disappointing.
Emily Finch in her own words
Portland resident Emily Finch, whose story about giving up her SUV and toting her six kids around on a bakfiets has garnered worldwide attention, was one of the main speakers at the Women's Cycling Summit. New to public speaking and to all the fame her story has attracted, she opeted to share a video presentation that told her story in her own words. From what I can gather, it was very well-received.
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