Mashmonster’s flatmate Stew spent a number of years living in London where he was involved with a group who promoted sustainable living in the city. These guys grew their own vegies all did all the usual treehugging activities that hippies everywhere typically get up to.. except these guys were way cooler! Ever heard of ‘Guerilla Bicycle Advocacy’?? Nup, me neither.. but this is what Stew and his hippy buddies were into.. At night they’d head out into the city with a can of white paint and a bike stencil and paint in their own bike lanes. Awesome. Apparently it worked pretty well as most drivers didn’t notice that the new lanes weren’t legit and moved over for the cyclists. This yarn really appealed to me eh. Anyway here is a link to a London blog on ‘Guerilla Bike Lane Painting’: http://londoncommons.net/node/945 http://www.thirdraildesignlab.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=6769
pretty sure ill start doing this to hobart soon. liverpool street first. then Murry then grasstree hill for the sake of it.
Do it!
Count me in I will throw in some dollars and suggest some easy but significant locations for doing this so we get the most bang for our buck.
Yep, me too. I wonder where you get that thick road paint from.
My brother. (He builds roads)
That might work. Has he got a bike stencil?