The Chainlink2024-03-28T21:36:59ZReddog (Cliff)https://thechainlink.org/profile/Reddoghttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/63589525?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://thechainlink.org/group/criticalmassdiscussion/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=1cruk3ovw1xbl&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSUGGESTED map for October 2015tag:thechainlink.org,2015-09-29:2211490:Topic:9458372015-09-29T14:26:35.539ZReddog (Cliff)https://thechainlink.org/profile/Reddog
<p>On 9/28/2015 6:15 PM, Jeff's Mail wrote:</p>
<blockquote style="color: #000000;">I too have stopped riding the mass. The mass no longer stays together and it has become so strung out that it no longer has an appeal for me. It seems it has turned into a race and not a ride. I probably will not return. Too bad because I used to love it.</blockquote>
<p><br></br>Proposed, <span class="moz-txt-underscore"><span class="moz-txt-tag">_</span>suggested<span class="moz-txt-tag">_</span></span>, bike…</p>
<p>On 9/28/2015 6:15 PM, Jeff's Mail wrote:</p>
<blockquote style="color: #000000;">I too have stopped riding the mass. The mass no longer stays together and it has become so strung out that it no longer has an appeal for me. It seems it has turned into a race and not a ride. I probably will not return. Too bad because I used to love it.</blockquote>
<p><br/>Proposed, <span class="moz-txt-underscore"><span class="moz-txt-tag">_</span>suggested<span class="moz-txt-tag">_</span></span>, bike route for the October 30th 2015 Halloween Chicago Critical Mass ride. <br/> <br/><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kastigar/21172769144/in/dateposted-public/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/kastigar/21172769144/in/dateposted-public/</a> <br/> <br/>Copied from the map from 2006 - 9 year old and in keeping with many of the old traditions. Except for the final stretch down Montrose to the beach, all the the stretches are short and there are frequent turns to slow down the ride and keep the ride massed-up. The longest stretches are: <br/> <br/>Van Buren, from State to Clinton: 3/4 mile <br/>Clybourn, from Division to Halsted: 5/8 mile <br/>Lincoln, from Fullerton to Diversey: 7/10 mile <br/> <br/>The Lance Armstrong Wannabees may attempt to hijack the ride so they can speed up and ride fast - which spreads out the mass like what happened in August and September. That isn't how the Critical Mass is supposed to work. The ride is for everybody, from 8 to 80. Let the trixies go their own path, or turn around to stay with us.<br/> <br/>A few more rides like the last two months and a lot of the 'regulars' are just going to stop coming. The number of riding coming downtown at 5:30 on the last Friday of the month will dwindle. This is already happening in other cities. <br/> <br/>We need more people to stop up, plan, and lead. Draw another map for October. Bring a ride map you'd like to go on for November. Find a new way to get to the Polkaholics in January. Short routes, off the main roads for a while. A turn every 1/2 mile. Avoid long straight-line, long distance main routes. Lead us through neighborhoods. Suggest mass-up points to stop and mass up. <br/> <br/>The map suggestion was copied from the 2006 Halloween ride; if anyone knows the original cartographer who suggested this map, let all of us know so that they can be given credit. I'd rather not just steal but to give credit where credit is due.</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96842744?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96842744?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a></p> April 2014 Critical Masstag:thechainlink.org,2013-11-22:2211490:Topic:7749712013-11-22T22:01:51.666ZReddog (Cliff)https://thechainlink.org/profile/Reddog
<p>Hello, the Chicagoland Colleges and Universities group was wondering if we may suggest a route for the April 2014 Critical Mass. If so, is there an official way to do that?</p>
<p>Hello, the Chicagoland Colleges and Universities group was wondering if we may suggest a route for the April 2014 Critical Mass. If so, is there an official way to do that?</p> Map route for September to Greater Chicago food depository September is Hunger action month and CCM 16th anniversarytag:thechainlink.org,2013-09-26:2211490:Topic:7581192013-09-26T13:26:38.364ZReddog (Cliff)https://thechainlink.org/profile/Reddog
The greater Chicago food depository will be on hand to collect cans of food from us,cash donations,or credit card donations. They will also give a quick tour of the place. Still working on 2nd part of the map.<br />
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September 27,2013<br />
ChicagoCriticalMass.org<br />
Bike ride Daley Plaza 6pm<br />
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North on DEARBORN turn right<br />
East on WACKER Dr turn right<br />
South on COLUMBUS turn right<br />
West on RANDOLPH turn left<br />
South on MICHIGAN DR turn right<br />
West on HARRISON turn left<br />
South on CANAL turn right<br />
West on 16th st turn…
The greater Chicago food depository will be on hand to collect cans of food from us,cash donations,or credit card donations. They will also give a quick tour of the place. Still working on 2nd part of the map.<br />
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September 27,2013<br />
ChicagoCriticalMass.org<br />
Bike ride Daley Plaza 6pm<br />
<br />
North on DEARBORN turn right<br />
East on WACKER Dr turn right<br />
South on COLUMBUS turn right<br />
West on RANDOLPH turn left<br />
South on MICHIGAN DR turn right<br />
West on HARRISON turn left<br />
South on CANAL turn right<br />
West on 16th st turn left<br />
South on HALSTED turn left<br />
NorthEast on ARCHER turn right<br />
East on 24TH PL turn left<br />
North on WENTWORTH turn right<br />
East on CERMAK follow around<br />
McCORMICK PLACE changes to<br />
South on KING DR turn right<br />
West on 31ST ST turn left<br />
South on STATE ST turn left<br />
West on 35TH ST turn left<br />
RAILROAD track stay right<br />
South on IRON ST turn left<br />
West on 37TH ST turn left<br />
South on DAMEN<br />
McKINLEY PARK LAKE turn right<br />
West on PERSHING RD turn left<br />
SouthWest on ARCHER AVE turn left<br />
South on CALIFORNIA AVE turn right<br />
West on POPE JOHN PAUL 2 turn left<br />
SouthWest on ARCHER AVE turn right<br />
West on 47TH ST turn right<br />
North on KILDARE turn right<br />
East on 42ND PL<br />
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY<br />
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Drop off food. Make Donations. Take quick tour.<br />
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Start 2nd part... May Critical Mass - Ride/After Partytag:thechainlink.org,2013-03-19:2211490:Topic:6583712013-03-19T21:40:08.001ZReddog (Cliff)https://thechainlink.org/profile/Reddog
<p>Buon Giorno a tutti!!</p>
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<p>Plans for May's critical mass are in the works as well as an after party where the mass can end. This will be the first time planning a ride & we would love comments, suggestions & ideas to make it great! The building/studios where the mass will end is having an art project/display all month and we want to create a great place to end the mass & kick off summer!</p>
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<p>Tell us what you think!</p>
<p>Buon Giorno a tutti!!</p>
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<p>Plans for May's critical mass are in the works as well as an after party where the mass can end. This will be the first time planning a ride & we would love comments, suggestions & ideas to make it great! The building/studios where the mass will end is having an art project/display all month and we want to create a great place to end the mass & kick off summer!</p>
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<p>Tell us what you think!</p> Little Village ride for Octobertag:thechainlink.org,2012-10-09:2211490:Topic:6043972012-10-09T17:32:45.415ZReddog (Cliff)https://thechainlink.org/profile/Reddog
<p>The Chainlink Halloween party has been announced for Fri 10/26, meaning it's the most obvious destination for the mass.</p>
<p>I will see about rounding up some Little Village folks to plan a map that takes in the 26th street business district before ending at WBC.</p>
<p>The Chainlink Halloween party has been announced for Fri 10/26, meaning it's the most obvious destination for the mass.</p>
<p>I will see about rounding up some Little Village folks to plan a map that takes in the 26th street business district before ending at WBC.</p> CCM 15th Anniversary Ride (Sep 28, 2012)tag:thechainlink.org,2012-08-10:2211490:Topic:5816422012-08-10T03:44:40.849ZReddog (Cliff)https://thechainlink.org/profile/Reddog
<p>Rumor has it Critical Mass rides started in Chicago at the steps of the Art Institute as early as 1995, but there is no documentation, so most of us consider the first ride to be on September 5th 1997, when we started to gather around the Picasso in Daley Plaza.</p>
<p>To celebrate our upcoming 15th anniversary, we are rekindling the ever popular Critical Mass t-shirt giveaway. For the 10th anniversary, volunteers donated blank shirts and money for silk screening supplies, and a couple dozen…</p>
<p>Rumor has it Critical Mass rides started in Chicago at the steps of the Art Institute as early as 1995, but there is no documentation, so most of us consider the first ride to be on September 5th 1997, when we started to gather around the Picasso in Daley Plaza.</p>
<p>To celebrate our upcoming 15th anniversary, we are rekindling the ever popular Critical Mass t-shirt giveaway. For the 10th anniversary, volunteers donated blank shirts and money for silk screening supplies, and a couple dozen people spent about a dozen hours printing over 800 shirts to give away before the ride. [<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59723749@N00/sets/72157594267653937/" target="_blank">pix from the 10th anniversary</a>]</p>
<p>Another idea for making this September's ride extra special is having an afterparty. A park would be nice as we can all fit. Humboldt Park was suggested. It would be cool to have a few food trucks and a DJ on site when we arrive.</p>
<p>To keep planning and prep moving along, I will be hosting a few events leading up to September's ride:</p>
<p>Derailluer Assembly Party<br/>Thu Aug 30, 6pm - 11pm<br/>A good chance to network and start gathering funds, supplies, and volunteers.</p>
<p>Critical Mass T-shirt Printing Weekend<br/>Sep 22-23, Noon - 6pm<br/>I would like to have multiple designs to print, but that makes production a bit trickier, and we'll need even more volunteers.</p>
<p>Event pages and deets coming soon, let me know if you have any ideas, moneys, skills, or supplies to lend to the effort.</p>
<p>~steven</p> PHP-ers needed for ChicagoCriticalMass.orgtag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-24:2211490:Topic:5739642012-07-24T01:33:10.464ZReddog (Cliff)https://thechainlink.org/profile/Reddog
<p>The project of upgrading ChicagoCriticalMass.org has been in discussion and planning for several years, but BikeGeeks.org / BreakTheGridlock.org has only a few coders with no spare time.</p>
<p>I've been delusionally hoping that I'd eventually find / make the time, and loosely discussed it with other coders I know, but it's overdue to get serious.</p>
<p>Fundamentally, the presumed immediate path is upgrading the Drupal Content Management System to current. It may need to be stepped through…</p>
<p>The project of upgrading ChicagoCriticalMass.org has been in discussion and planning for several years, but BikeGeeks.org / BreakTheGridlock.org has only a few coders with no spare time.</p>
<p>I've been delusionally hoping that I'd eventually find / make the time, and loosely discussed it with other coders I know, but it's overdue to get serious.</p>
<p>Fundamentally, the presumed immediate path is upgrading the Drupal Content Management System to current. It may need to be stepped through intermediate versions, or conceivably exported/imported. Some suggest conversion to a new CMS, but I think that's unrealistic given the scope and variety of the content (but I'd consider it if a demo could be rapidly prototyped).</p>
<p>There is urgent need as we can't add CAPTCHA to the outdated framework.</p>
<p>So, any reasonably good PHP coders / cyclists out there eager to learn Drupal? You'll probably at least need to already know how to set up a local Apache/MySQL/PHP dev sys. Or (crossing-fingers) anyone with Drupal experience? If you've got time (like 40+ est. project hrs) please be a hero.</p>
<p>Respond here, discuss, or contact me. Thanx!</p> The Pride Ridetag:thechainlink.org,2012-06-26:2211490:Topic:5621382012-06-26T04:51:14.223ZReddog (Cliff)https://thechainlink.org/profile/Reddog
<p>Would require fast work (mass is THIS Friday), but I'd like to suggest a "not straight" mass for June observing pride month. Would use almost entirely diagonal (or wiggly or zigzag or discontinuous) streets.</p>
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<p>I personally have no further specific thoughts yet (other than the obvious: Elston, Lincoln, Milwaukee, ...). Just publishing the idea. I think it was originally Dubi's a few years ago.</p>
<p>Would require fast work (mass is THIS Friday), but I'd like to suggest a "not straight" mass for June observing pride month. Would use almost entirely diagonal (or wiggly or zigzag or discontinuous) streets.</p>
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<p>I personally have no further specific thoughts yet (other than the obvious: Elston, Lincoln, Milwaukee, ...). Just publishing the idea. I think it was originally Dubi's a few years ago.</p> Chris Drew Memorial Mass.tag:thechainlink.org,2012-05-08:2211490:Topic:5431572012-05-08T05:09:57.722ZReddog (Cliff)https://thechainlink.org/profile/Reddog
<p><span>Renowned local artist / activist Chris Drew reportedly passed away on May 7th 2012.</span><br></br> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/FreeSAM?sk=wall">http://www.facebook.com/FreeSAM?sk=wall</a></p>
<p><br></br>Chris was a fixture at Critical Mass for many years, often screen printing copies of the month's route on site. In recent years he fought an important legal battle over free speech and recording police.</p>
<p>In 2009+2010 Chris lead September rides to the American Indian Center where…</p>
<p><span>Renowned local artist / activist Chris Drew reportedly passed away on May 7th 2012.</span><br/> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/FreeSAM?sk=wall">http://www.facebook.com/FreeSAM?sk=wall</a></p>
<p><br/>Chris was a fixture at Critical Mass for many years, often screen printing copies of the month's route on site. In recent years he fought an important legal battle over free speech and recording police.</p>
<p>In 2009+2010 Chris lead September rides to the American Indian Center where we were greeted with music and art and food.</p>
<p>I propose we again do a Chris route to honor the wonderful man and his contributions to Critical Mass, art and freedom.</p>
<p>I've attached a scan of a silk-screen of a route he created for September 2011, but <a href="http://bedno.com/photos/album/ccm/20110930" target="_blank">which I believe</a> was <a href="http://massup.us/ccm/r?d=20110930" target="_blank">not actually run</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Useful links:</strong></p>
<p>TheChainLink planning thread:<br/><a href="http://thechainlink.org/group/criticalmassdiscussion/forum/topics/september-28th-2012-chris-drew-memorial-mass">http://thechainlink.org/group/criticalmassdiscussion/forum/topics/september-28th-2012-chris-drew-memorial-mass</a><br/><br/>Chris Drew personal page:<br/><a href="http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=834769553">http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=834769553</a><br/><br/>Free Speech Artists Movement:<br/><a href="http://facebook.com/FreeSAM">http://facebook.com/FreeSAM</a><br/><br/>Personal site: (some subpages have been hacked by a spam bot)<br/><a href="http://c-drew.com">http://c-drew.com</a><br/><a href="mailto:cdrew@c-drew.com">cdrew@c-drew.com</a><br/><br/>Uptown Multi-Cultural Art Center:<br/><a href="http://art-teez.org">http://art-teez.org</a><br/><a href="mailto:umcac@art-teez.org">umcac@art-teez.org</a><br/>773/561-7676<br/>1630 West Wilson Avenue<br/><br/>American Indian Center of Chicago<br/><a href="http://aic-chicago.org">http://aic-chicago.org</a><br/><a href="http://facebook.com/AmericanIndianCenter">http://facebook.com/AmericanIndianCenter</a><br/>773/275-5871<br/>1630 West Wilson Avenue<br/>Contacts: <a href="http://aic-chicago.org/?page_id=612">http://aic-chicago.org/?page_id=612</a><br/><br/>Chicago Labor & Arts Festival honors Chris Drew in Rogers Park:<br/><a href="http://chilaborarts.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/3663/">http://chilaborarts.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/3663/</a><br/><br/>Proclamation renaming Morse Ave as Chris Drew Way:<br/><a href="http://chilaborarts.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/sc0002f1b31.jpg">http://chilaborarts.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/sc0002f1b31.jpg</a><br/><br/>Unpublished Chris Drew map (2011.09.30):<br/><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96789415?profile=original">http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96789415?profile=original</a><br/><br/>Past Chris Drew related CCM maps:<br/>2010.09.24 - "Freedom Ride" by Chris Drew and Maria Wohadlo:<br/><a href="http://bedno.com/photos/album/ccm/20100924">http://bedno.com/photos/album/ccm/20100924</a><br/>2009.09.25 - "T-Shirt Art Harvest Festival" by Jenny Rotten:<br/><a href="http://bedno.com/photos/album/ccm/20090925">http://bedno.com/photos/album/ccm/20090925</a></p> September 2011 National Literacy Month Bookclub maptag:thechainlink.org,2011-06-21:2211490:Topic:3595552011-06-21T18:24:53.475ZReddog (Cliff)https://thechainlink.org/profile/Reddog
<p><a href="http://chicagocriticalmass.org/node/188176">http://chicagocriticalmass.org/node/188176</a></p>
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<p>I'm re-using last year's map because I still have a ton of them printed out and we didn't do the entire map because it got split with another one.</p>
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<p>So if you didn't like the second half where we went through quiet, unpopulated areas, don't worry: not doing that this year.</p>
<p><a href="http://chicagocriticalmass.org/node/188176">http://chicagocriticalmass.org/node/188176</a></p>
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<p>I'm re-using last year's map because I still have a ton of them printed out and we didn't do the entire map because it got split with another one.</p>
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<p>So if you didn't like the second half where we went through quiet, unpopulated areas, don't worry: not doing that this year.</p>