A Recipe For Pedal Power
Recycling the remains of the automobile and bringing music and dancing to the streets. What could be more perfect than this easy to make bike-powered sound system?
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How to organize an info stall
Follow these steps and you’ll do super! It is necessary to have a visible sign of your organization or your slogan on t-shirts as well as on your table. In case you’re arranging a petition you’ll need a bigger banner or board so people can tell what it is about. Remember that you are there […]
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How to fight road building with noise pollution
Noise pollution is one of the worst things about roads going through, or close to, cities. To protest the plans for building a new highway ring around Stockholm (capital of Sweden), activists from Planka.nu and Klimax made a noise pollution action outside the Swedish parliament. This highway was planned to cross many neighbourhoods on the […]
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Creative Uses of Public Space
So you’ve read all about loss of home territory and you feel enraged. Want to take back the street from the cars and don’t know what to have there instead? Courtesy of a mad brainstorming moment in the Car Busters office here we have, in no particular order of preference, our suggestions of how to help rebuild community spirit, encourage laughter in your streets and make your neighbourhood a fun place.
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How to create a Critical Mass
“What’s this all about?” ask amused and bemused pedestrians as hundreds of noisy, high-spirited icyclists ride past, yelling and ringing their bells. There are a wide variety of answers: “It’s about banning cars.” “It’s about having fun in the street.” “It’s about a more social way of life.” “It’s about asserting our right to the road.”
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How to make a banner
Follow this guide to banner-making with the help of a literate adult and we guarantee you’ll have the
best banner in the parade!
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How To Make A Pedal-Powered Sound System
Pedal power uses the most powerful muscles in the body: the quads, hamstrings, and calves. When pedalling in a circular motion at 60-80 revolutions per minute, with the use of toe clips, almost every muscle in the human legs can be used to make energy. Ninety-five percent of the exertion put into pedal power is converted into energy. The average rider at a continuous road speed of 12 miles per hour can produce a quarter horsepower, or enoughenergy to light two, one hundred-watt light bulbs.
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How to Level a Curb
Let’s get concrete! The purpose of this action is to provoke town authorities (and public opinion) to start building bike lanes, or to improve old ones. It can be a good tool for activists in the cities of Eastern and Southeastern Europe, where it was successfully tested in Zagreb, Croatia. High (non-leveled) curbs are the main […]
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Some thoughts on planning World Carfree Day
Results from the WCN-Workshop Car Free Day September 22 For many, Car Free Day is a fundamental tool to reduce car traffic step by step and to continually win over the hearts and minds of those who support our cause and those who continue to neglect the impact their usage of cars has on the […]
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How to Stage a Car Free Day In Your Community
This “How to Stage a Car Free Day in your Community” guide has been created to give Canadians an understanding of the background behind the initiative and what steps you can take to host and benefit from a Car Free Day in your community. Car Free Day (CFD) is an opportunity for Canadians to take […]
