Calling all pioneers on two wheels: help build bikes + transit awareness with the 2009 "twitterflickrfest"
- Read and see the results of Bikes + Transit .com's 2009 "twitterflickrfest" (pdf)
- Winners receive a prize compliments of Mountain Equipment Co-op
- In memory of Paul Quarrington, author, musician, and ravine cycling enthusiast... and David Rice, aka "p6000" (photos on flickr)
May 13, 2009 // Bikes+Transit.com is pleased to announce the first ever “twitterflickrfest”. From June 13 to September 13, adventurous GTA cyclists are encouraged to participate and help make bicycle and transit travel around the Golden Horseshoe a more popular past time and permanent green mode of transportation.
2008's GO-by-Bike to Ajax pilot project showed that transit and trail riding makes for a great daytrip, a ‘super-natural’ day to be exact. But it was tough to get casual riders out to try something they’ve never thought of doing before.
So this year we’re asking all adventurous types on two wheels to lead the way to changing our local tourism perceptions, and ‘test ride’ the bikes routes and transit modes that will be featured on Bikes+Transit.com from July 13 to September 13, 2009.
Tweet on the ride and send photos from your cell phone, or tweet and email pictures after you get home. Show everyone how easy, wonderful, and inexpensive it is to use transit to reach municipal bikeways, the Trans Canada Trail, Waterfront Trail and our beautiful lakefront and green spaces from Whitby to Burlington, Grimsby to Guelph, and back. Except during rush hour!
From June 13 to September 13, tweets using the hashtag #biketrans on Twitter, and photos sent by cell phone or email to fest@bikesandtransit.com will be eligible.
Judging the tweets and photos after the summer-long “twitterflickrfest” will be Toronto Mayor David Miller, past Giller Prize nominees and acclaimed Canadian authors Nino Ricci and Paul Quarrington, and local cycling advocate and webmaster Joe Travers of BikingToronto.com.
Prizes will go to the best tweets, furthest tweet (from home), and best photos.
Tweets will be re-tweeted during the fest on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bikesandtransit. All appropriate photos entered will be posted on the Bikes+Transit.com Flickr page.
Upgrade your local cycling experiences. Order one of 100 local cycling map packets. Profits from the sale of cycling map packets will go to the Ontario Lung Association.
Please contact Bikes+Transit.com for more information, and... get right on it!
