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We meet at 6pm on the last Friday of every month at the Liberty Pole downtown, rain or shine!

Over the past century, gasoline-powered automobiles have become the dominant form of transportation in America and many other places around the world. But that trend cannot be sustained forever. Bicycles are a safe, inexpensive, healthy, zero-emissions alternative; it is up to those who believe that bicycles are part of the solution to promote their use through constructive, grass-roots activism. Our actions and community involvement can help transform public spaces into quieter, safer environments that everyone can enjoy.
Rochester Critical Mass is a monthly slow-moving bicycle ride through the streets of Rochester, New York; and it's so much more. It's a statement that bike riders have a right to the road as much as all other forms of traffic. It's a way for people with bicycles to get together and ride in a fun, social, safe environment. And it demonstrates the oft-ignored advantages that bicycling has over automobiles - ease of use, environmental sustainability, and versatility.
Critical Mass is leaderless; it's open to everyone with a bike, inline skates, skateboard, scooter or other human-powered transport; Rochester Critical Mass meets on the last Friday of every month, 6pm at the Liberty Pole downtown.
Imagine the ideal Rochester. Does it involve exhaust fumes, traffic congestion, and fatal accidents? Should automobiles and parking garages be the focus of urban planning, or should they only be used on an as-needed basis? Should bicyclists be told to "get off the road," or should they be celebrated and respected? If you have a bike and want to use it to change the world, come ride with us.
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Anyone with self-propelled transportation who wants to join us each month! We meet rain, snow, or shine! Let us know if you can contribute some time to help promote the rides!

My Blog

June 27: CM/IWW/Emma Goldmans Birthday!

Do you know what June 27 represents? June 27--tomorrow--represents the birthday of anarchist, feminist, labor organizer, free speech advocate, and Rochester, NY resident Emma Goldman!!! Also, tomor...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:04:00 GMT

March 19th: Ride Against War!

Hey folks!March 19th (a Wednesday) marks the 5th anniversary ofthe illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq. All day on Wednesday there will be actions against thewar. ...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:29:00 GMT

Bike to Work Week comes to Rochester!

Trivia: This month's Critical Mass is on a February 29th, which only happens about once every 30 years or so I imagine. So don't miss it!The League of American Cyclists organizes Bike to Work Week eve...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:40:00 GMT

12/28: Rochester Indymedia Screening after Critical Mass!

After Critical Mass come out for a screening of "Work,Dignity and Social Change" a film about the UnemployedWorkers' Movements of Argentina.When: Friday, December 28, 7PMWhere: St. Joe's House of Hosp...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:38:00 GMT

Community Bike Alliance Meetings

Feeling unsafe in Rochester? Don't feel safe around a police force that has brutalized people? Do you enjoy community and personal empowerment? Want to be apart of some direct action? Love riding bicy...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:34:00 GMT

Buy Nothing Day Bike Ride!

WHAT: BUY NOTHING DAY BICYCLE RIDEWHEN: Friday, November 23, 3 p.m.WHERE: Meet at the Liberty Pole downtownJoin a group of fun and civic-minded, quasi-socialist cyclists as we ride to the mall on bik...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:07:00 GMT

ROCin’ the Road - NEW Rochester CM zine!!

Zine: a Do-It-Yourself low-cost production media in the form of a photocopied & stapled bookletCritical Mass: monthly bicycle ride [on last Friday] to celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists' rig...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:36:00 GMT

10/4, 8PM: Citizens Bicycle Defense League planning meeting

Feeling unsafe in Rochester? Don't feel safe around apolice force that brutalizes people? Do you enjoycommunity and personal empowerment? Want to be apartof some direct action? Love riding bicycles wi...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:55:00 GMT

Cycling alliances

Check this out: http://www.rocbike.com/2007/09/03/cycling-alliances/ Cycling alliances (Comments: 11) Posted 3 September, 2007 in Cycling Thoughts I recently wrote a review of Full Moon Vista Bike &a...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:15:00 GMT

9/3: Bicycle Contingent in Labor Day Parade this Monday!

Hey Folks, Friday night a majority of the critical mass crowd said they would be interested in being apart of the Labor Day Parade. Therefore, for all those interested, there will be a bicycle/skateb...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:42:00 GMT