Adopt a Bike Lane

Ideas We Love: Contrail Desire Lines

 Contrail

 

Contrail is a tool for developing bicycle communities. As you ride, contrail leaves a faint chalk line behind your bike. The goal is to encourage a new cycle of biking participation by allowing the biking community to leave a unique mark on the road and to reclaim this crucial shared space.

The old cycle: More cars on the road = more perceived danger for bikers = fewer bikers on road = even more cars on the road.

The new cycle: A few bicyclists ride with contrail a couple times per week = faint lines on the road inspire curiosity and remind bikers where it's safe to ride = new bikers are encouraged to ride and use contrail = contrail lines get brighter as community grows.

Such a cool idea! Via BikeContrail



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Submitted by Aja on June 18, 2010 - 11:03am.

Know Your Lanes!

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Submitted by Aja on June 17, 2010 - 10:37am.
Monday, May 18, 2009 - 18:00
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Monday, May 18, 2009 - 22:00


Meet up with other cyclists at Sara D. Roosevelt Park - Southside of Chrystie St @ Delancey Street and ride along this popular connection to the Williamsburg Bridge in the safety of a group. Bike-buses (groups of 20 riders) leave every 15 minutes starting at 6pm.

**At 7:30pm Special Post Ride Activity Hosted by**

Hester Street Collaborative
113 Hester Street (Between Forsyth and Eldridge)
New York, NY 10002
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As part of the BIKE deLANcEy Summer Street Action our goal is to connect cyclists and pedestrians with the Lower East Side community.