The last time I was in Budapest, Cycling was still a very small movement popular only amongst a thinking few..Definitely doesn’t seem like that now, does it !
The first time I heard about Critical Mass was from a Hungarian friend- about what it was, about how CM was shaping traffic rules there, how it is shaping the way new roads are being built. I clearly remember wondering how something like that would ever take-off in India!
I can’t wait to see what Bangalore biking scene will be like 5-10 years from now.
Cyclists held up their bikes outside Budapest Town Hall Tuesday. The “Critical Mass” event aimed to promote more environmentally friendly forms of transportation. (Balint Porneczi/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images).
Source : WSJ Pictures of the day.
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1 Gabor Herman // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:39 am
Greetings from BP, Lavanya!
Thanks for promoting our case and hope to hear about a CM in Bangalore soon. Should you ever want to contact the hungarian organizers to get some help, just tell me… :)
Here’s a my fav hungarian choir pedaling and singing on the march (they even wrote a song for CM):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM95NWmgBVw
And about how the best cycling city in Europe got to be what it is today:
http://copenhagenize.com
Gabor
2 Christina // Sep 29, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Hey… An interesting thought… Would love to see this one taking off in Bangalore…
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