http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:08:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/18/atlantas-ride-of-silence-happens-wednesday/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/18/atlantas-ride-of-silence-happens-wednesday/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 22:14:36 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=19872 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/18/atlantas-ride-of-silence-happens-wednesday/feed/ 0 Slow-paced cycling event to honor fallen riders starts at 6:45 p.m. near Piedmont Park http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/28/atlanta-critical-mass-was-rough-but-it-wasnt-this-rough/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/28/atlanta-critical-mass-was-rough-but-it-wasnt-this-rough/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:08:48 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/28/atlanta-critical-mass-was-rough-but-it-wasnt-this-rough/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/28/atlanta-critical-mass-was-rough-but-it-wasnt-this-rough/feed/ 0 The Atlanta Critical Mass ride last month received a lot of attention because city police shadowed the slow-rolling gathering and ticketed cyclists out of the blue. That sucks, yes, but turn your eyes for the moment toward New York City, where police and Massers have never really had a peaceful go of things. A video recorded [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/courteous-mass-not-critical-ride-is-tonight/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/courteous-mass-not-critical-ride-is-tonight/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:53:26 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/courteous-mass-not-critical-ride-is-tonight/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/courteous-mass-not-critical-ride-is-tonight/feed/ 5 After the last Critical Mass ride in which Atlanta cops cracked down on the cyclists for traveling in a pack and disrupting traffic, velocipede enthusiasts will hold a Courteous Mass tonight at 6:30 p.m. Participants are urged to meet at Woodruff Park like before around 6 p.m. During Courteous Mass, participating cyclists are expected to follow [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/26/critical-mass-bike-ride-in-atlanta-on-friday/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/26/critical-mass-bike-ride-in-atlanta-on-friday/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:32:47 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/26/critical-mass-bike-ride-in-atlanta-on-friday/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/26/critical-mass-bike-ride-in-atlanta-on-friday/feed/ 0 The monthly Critical Mass bike ride takes place this Friday. Starting around 6 p.m., cyclists will gather at Woodruff Park in downtown and pedal where their urges take them. Commenters on the ride’s message board — it doesn’t have any real political or power structure — are requesting the pack makes its way through East [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/13/downtown-bikefest-on-wednesday/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/13/downtown-bikefest-on-wednesday/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 14:37:52 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/13/downtown-bikefest-on-wednesday/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/13/downtown-bikefest-on-wednesday/feed/ 0 It’s like a dog park, only with bikes. Atlanta Bicycle Campaign and Central Atlanta Progress’ Downtown TMA are hosting a roundup for cyclists at Woodruff Park tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. If it’s raining, meet up next Wednesday. From the Downtown Connector: BikeFest presented by the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign (ABC) and the Downtown Transportation Management [...]