GRAND RAPIDS -- Seven cyclists took to the streets of downtown Grand Rapids as part of the monthly Critical Mass bike ride. Turnout at the rides has been quite low since October of last year, when approximately 40 cyclists took a major shopping street -- 28th Street and held up traffic for miles while wearing large "No Blood for Oil" signs on their backs. In November 40 cyclists went to the Grand Rapids City Commissioners meeting to speak on the lack of bike lanes and other issues relating to cyclists, most of whom were regulars at Critical Mass, yet attendance has been low this year.
June 2003 will be the third anniversary of Critical Mass in Grand Rapids and we need ideas for promotion. Does Critical Mass in your city have large (or even decent) turnouts? How do you keep Critical Mass exciting? We would like to know how you promote your ride, please send us an email at info(at)mediamouse.org.
If you would like more information on the ride, we have an announcement email list that you can join by sending an blank email to cmassgr-subscribe(at)lists.riseup.net. There is also a discussion list if you would like to help with planning and promoting the ride. Send a blank email to cmassgr-discuss-subscribe(at)lists.riseup.net to subscribe.
The next ride will be on June 27th. We meet at Veterans Park at the corner of Fulton and Sheldon in downtown Grand Rapids at 5:15pm and ride at approximately 5:30pm.
