e viewpoint that a ghost bike is sacred, but honestly, aside from them being vandalized, as more cyclists fall victim to vehicle traffic, ghost bikes become a little impractical.
It's kind of a cool idea, actually... the fallen cyclist will always have a place to lock up his or her bike.…
http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/ghost-bike-chicago-photographs-and-stories Juan Primo said:
I just don't know how you would market a book about dead cyclists.
at creates and maintains the ghost bikes, I am wondering if it is still active? I think it'd be helpful for families to have a contact and a process we can share with them. The same group could coordinate with the alderman, the family, and notify the Ride of Silence so they can add it to their route. Any thoughts? Any volunteers?…
Park (near Chicago Ave RedLine stop), and end in about 2 hours at the North end near Montrose/Ashland.
Not to be confused with the great Ride of Silence which visits some on a spring evening, this is a casual fall daytime ride, intended simply to tour them all.
This is an updated version of the same ride this time last year which was quite pleasant.
See bedno.com/ghosts for photos of all and current Google map of planned route (and cross your fingers that there's no last minute additions!)
I hope this day works for anyone interested. No conflicts visible on TCL yet. Note that DST ends that wee morning. Also posted on Facebook.…
Added by Andrew Bedno at 12:07am on October 11, 2010
our city to bring him back, facing off against underworld gods and ghosts -some interested in helping her, some determined to get in her way. The more difficult her journey becomes, the more Ora must question what it is she's journeying towards. In Ghost Bike, Chicago culture skitches off of Greek, African, and Chinese mythology, sparking a spirited mash-up of underworld and after-life as seen from the seats of fixies, BMX's and ten-speeds.""
http://greenhousetheater.org/portfolio/ghost-bike/
There's several dozen seats still open, and their ticketing system lets you pick. I bought 2 in "CENTER section" (as opposed to left section), row C middle for me&Xtina.
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