Chris carlsson and hugh dandrade recently launched, a new blog documenting the history of san franciscos critical mass bike ride that happens on the last friday of each month. This is the unofficial page of the san francisco critical mass ride. Starting in 1992, san francisco critical mass was the first critical mass bike event, spawning hundreds of critical mass rides around the world. Our fabulous bicycle tours are led by critical mass cofounder chris carlsson, with help from lisaruth elliott. As san francisco declared a shelterinplace order, and businesses shut down all around us though grocery stores have remained open and well stocked after the first frenzy of panic shopping, and the scope of the global shutdown started to. A guide to lost landscapes, unsung heroes and radical. I have three books of my own, hidden san francisco, nowtopia, and after the deluge, as well as five collections ive edited, most recently shift happens. San francisco critical mass rolls on as cast changes.
He helped cofound critical mass in september 1992, and has ridden with critical mass. The national book critics circle honors outstanding writing and fosters a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature history. He was a founder of the groundbreaking magazine processed world, and helped launch the monthly bikeins known as critical mass that have spread to five continents and over 300 cities. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. What are the best books about san francisco urban history. Cyclescapes of the unequal city university of minnesota. Artistic life in early san francisco by birgitta hjalmarson, william h. Cycles of history, our social, historical, and critical tours through san francisco by bicycle. Critical mass is a form of direct action in which people meet at a set location and time and travel. Critical mass on market street in the financial district of downtown san francisco on the last friday of october 2009. The national book critics circle was founded in april 1974 at the algonquin hotel in new york city, with founding members john leonard, nona balakian, and. According to the critical mass book, a similar project known as courteous mass is described as an alternative to critical mass. Reclaiming san francisco, history, politics, culture.
Critical mass at 20, we published excerpts of critical mass history and its effects from several cities. Chris carlsson, codirector of the multimedia history project shaping san francisco, is a writer, publisher, editor, teacher, and community organizer. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. List of books and articles about san francisco history. A list of books about the history of san francisco, its people and its landmarks. The san francisco chronicle covered the critical mass bike ride as. Critical mass is many things to many people, and while many concepts expressed may evoke memories of past political protests, critical mass is foremost a celebration, not a protest. Bicyclings defiant celebration, ten years that shook the city. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Bicyclings defiant celebration released 2002 and can be considered as one of the founders of the critical mass idea. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Economy, technology, public space, san francisco past. Highlights of the peoples history of san francisco are featured in these short video clips.
See what a critical mass ride looked like in 1994, at the movements. They won the award for best ska group at the 1998 sf weekly music awards wammies. Critical mass is a ska band, formed in 1992, from the san francisco bay area. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Critical manners rides through the city on the second friday of the month, with riders encouraged to obey all traffic laws such as stopping at red lights and signaling. For newsom image, a lot riding on critical mass sfgate. Stehlins critique of prominent bike advocacy groups like critical massan early champion of cyclists rights, but one largely committed to white middleclass notions of. Chris carlsson is writer, editor, producer and multimedia designer. Processed world anthology verso, reclaiming san francisco city lights books and critical mass. Instead of the front page or bay area section, the movement first appeared in. My book nowtopia, my long involvement with critical mass, and my extensive. The world is going in the destructive direction without the word of god. The band has played shows with the skatalites, the untouchables, and others.
Sadly, gentrification is fast ripping the heart out of a city that generations of artists, immigrants, and workingclass radicals have made into a unique. Few people know the streets and history of san francisco as well as chris carlsson, a cofounder of critical mass bike rides who guides readers through san franciscos long, strange trip. He has written two books after the deluge, nowtopia edited six books, reclaiming san francisco, the political edge, bad attitude, critical mass. While the reasons for the mass vary, the general idea is that the bicyclists take over the roads from the automobiles for a few hours, creating corks in traffic and forcing those in running vehicles to allow the pollutionfree commuters to control the roads. He has edited four collections of political and historical essays.
The critical mass bicycle movement looked a little different in 1994, when. The history of the western addition is complicated and has lessons for today. He has written two books after the deluge, nowtopia edited six books, reclaiming san francisco, the. We are traffic history of critical mass, a 50minute documentary shows the beginning in san francisco and its background. Seen through the telescope of history, mcteague is a tough book to recommend. The citys bicyclists have long called for safer streets. Critical mass at 20, and coauthored the expanded second edition of vanished waters. First published in 1999, this celebrated history of san francisco traces the exploitation of both local and distant regions by prominent families. See what a critical mass ride looked like in 1994, at the.
The best books about san francisco the best books about san francisco. Ten years that shook the city, san francisco 19681978. His most recent book is after the deluge, a utopian novel of posteconomic san francisco. Racism and politics in sf redevelopment history 48. He helped cofound critical mass in september 1992, and has ridden with critical mass rides in a dozen cities on three continents since then. Were picking it back up again, because there is so much more to highlight 17 more towns and cities. Carlsson contextualizes this concept in the rise and fall of critical mass, san franciscos monthly communal bike ride. Urban historian, founder of the magazine processsed world, and creator of the acclaimed cdrom shaping san francisco. We show a dozen photos from that session and cover some of the early history of the ride. The city is the heart of the san francisco bay region and with oakland and san jose comprises the fourth largest.
New san francisco critical mass blog laughing squid. Critical mass san francisco california october 2009 youtube. Ma in urban and public affairs university of san francisco. Critical mass is a mass bicycle ride that takes place on the last. A documentation of the march 2007 critical mass in new york city in context to the nyc parade permit rules. Gerdts, an engaging account of the rise of culture and the arts in americas great frontier city by the bay with guest appearances by oscar wilde, mark twain and a host of others. He is also one of the creators of the nonprofitproject shaping san francisco. A critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction. In the beginning, the san francisco chronicle covered the critical mass bike ride as entertainment. Published in 1899, one of several works frantically cranked out by a writer who died at 32, its the sort of novel that you can imagine inciting disturbances on university campuses today. San francisco bans cars from market street 124 years after. Hidden san francisco with chris carlsson registration, fri.
Nan boyds wideopen town charts the history of queers in san francisco. Chris carlsson, executive director of the multimedia history project shaping san francisco, is a writer, publisher, editor and community organizer. Childrens historical fiction set in california 189 books. My book nowtopia, my long involvement with critical mass, and my extensive work on local history has given me many opportunities to speak publicly in san francisco and all over the world. Supporting book criticism and literary culture since 1974. Here are some classics of san francisco history books worth a trip to green apple to find a copy. Combining san francisco history, art, literature, cycling, and urban exploration, bikes to books. The earth shook, the sky burned by william bronson, originally published in 1956 and continually reissued is still the best history of the 1906 eart. Revivals are to bring the lost sheep to christ provide the lost the word to feed on and they will return they in turn will pass the word of god on to the next generation who never have heard the word. He has written two books, edited five, including critical mass. Critical mass began on september 25, 1992 in san francisco and has since spread to a large portion of the rest of the world. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Critical mass essays, flyers, images from san francisco, 19921998 and a few from the 21st century, by chris carlsson, jim swanson, hugh dandrade and friends.
In san francisco, an event known as critical manners was created as a response to critical mass. Oakland critical mass is a monthly group bike ride that takes place every first friday of the month, which starts at 8 pm at the bikelink bike lockers at 14th and broadway, and ends at 23rd and telegraph where oakland art murmur is underway. In 1992 san francisco was the birthplace of the critical mass cyclist protest movement, which soon after that went global. Chris carlsson peels back the layers of san franciscos history to reveal a. Cyclescapes, in its documentary of the knotty history of bike advocacy, and its rigorous examination of the intersecting phenomena of racialized gentrification and urban planning, tracks precisely this shift. Join our list or like us on facebook to be notified about upcoming tours. In 1992 carlsson cofounded critical mass in san francisco, which both led to a. Chris carlsson peels back the layers of san franciscos history to reveal a storied past. Originally posted as a lost decade for san franciscos critical mass. The author of crossfire sets his fastpaced new thriller in motion with an exciting scenario.
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