Do The Math - Redfern Town Hall, 7pm, 16 May.

Do The Maths, 350.org's documentary about the rising movement to solve the climate crises, is premiering in Sydney on May 16 at 7pm at Redfern Town Hall.

The film will be preceded by a short talk about 350.org by John Collee, screenwriter of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Happy Feet, and Creation, and followed by a QnA session moderated by John around what 350.org is doing in Australia in 2013 and how you can get involved with the movement. Tickets available at http://dothemathsydney.eventbrite.com.au/

You can also hear Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, talk in person in Sydney on June 4, as part of his tour across Australia. Tickets for his talk are available at http://maths.350.org/australia/

I See A Bright Future

ISEA Bright Future

Josh Wodak, Rohan Story (ARTcycle)
and Greer Allen (Magnificent Revolution Australia)

Upcoming interactive installation

International Symposium of Electronic Art
June 14 - 15 2013
Parramatta Hub, Parramatta
Commissioned by ISEA2013 Sydney

ISEA Bright Future is a kinetic sculpture about communal electricity generation and cooperation in biological organisms.

ISEA Bright Future uses custom 5 modified stationary bicycles on training stands in a semi-circle to generate audiovisual rhythms that audiences may actively "play" as an audiovisual instrument that visually models this and sonically models this. The interactive installation explores embodied energy and ecological sustainability - both as it is powered solely by participants' peddling and through biomimesis of bioluminescene, especially that of fireflies and how they synchronise their flasing. The title is pronounced "I See A Bright Future" as it explores the role of cooperation and negotiation in producing a future that will be dominated by how 'brightness' (ie lights/energy) is produced. ISEA Bright Future is a companion piece to Wodak's installation Facing Futures Free From Fear, about speculative futures and defuturing in relation to climate change, on at the same time in Sydney (May 22 - June 14).

ISEA Bright Future is a collaboration between Josh Wodak and Magnificent Revolution Australia, produced through Artist Residencies at SCANZ: 3rd Nature at Parramatta Artist Studios and supported by ISEA2013 Sydney, Parramatta City Council and ARTcycle.

Credits:

Josh Wodak - Concept, Artistic Director, Lighting Design, Sound Design, Production Manager
Carli Leimbach - Creative Producer
Greer Allen - Associate Producer
Rohan Story - Electrical Engineer, Programmer, Bicycle Generator Designer, Fabricator
Grant Moxom - Production Assistant
Andrew Hornblow - Consultant Electrical Engineer and Programmer 

More about Josh's practice -

Web: http://www.arch-angle.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josh.wodak, and
Twitter: https://twitter.com/anarchangle. 

Visual Recognition - Go to Whoa.

Art Month Sydney 2013 

 

Cementa13

Preparing cocktails for the evening service.

Image Alex Wisser

http://cementa13.com/

Repeal Mandatory Helmet Law

Like Repeal Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Laws on facebook.

MANDATORY HELMET REGULATION HAS -

- Drastically reduced bicycle use since it's introduction.

- Discouraged commuters from using bicycles, as opposed to other forms of transport.

- Lead to a complete failure of our bike-share program. (Bike-share programs in similar cities have on average 2500% more uptake!)

- Prevented/discouraged new users (locals & tourists alike) from taking up cycling.

- Contrary to popular belief; possibly lead to a HIGHER accidents to number-of-cyclists ratio, according to stats.

- Caused bike lanes/paths, costing the government millions (of our tax money), to lay practically unused.

All case-controlled studies supporting the legislation are all disputed. A nation-wide review concluded that there was no evidence that the laws had reduced head injuries. A district court judge agreed that there is no conclusive evidence to the benefits of wearing bicycle helmets.

Most similar/major cities/countries in Europe & elsewhere have successful widespread bicycle patronage, without helmet regulations, with very little in the way of injuries or accidents.

Make your voice heard, and join us in petitioning to repeal this nanny state-esque regulation.

http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/repeal-mandatory-bicycle-helmet-legislation

Register you bicycle! There is a free membership offer

Cycling Australia bikeREGO secures your cycling peace of mind

Cycling Australia has launched a new product designed to enhance bike safety and security and increase the probability of having recovered bikes returned to their rightful owners.

The product, CAbikeREGO, has been piloted over the past 18 months and includes a free registration component for all cyclists. 

It is estimated that 1 in 10 cyclists are likely to have their bikes stolen within five years, with very few being returned to their rightful owners when recovered. Instead, they are sold at police auctions. 

CAbikeREGO allows you to simply login, complete your registration with as much detail about your bike as possible. If your bike is stolen, you can login to your profile and update the bike's status online.

If your bike is stolen, a social media event broadcasts your bike details across our network as well as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn social sites, allowing the social network to be on the lookout for your bike. With our integrated scanning technology for all smart phones available free to download from our site, all our members can actively participate in social policing.

When your bike is recovered by the police, they can search our secure database against the details provided by you and ensure your bike is returned as swiftly as possible and not sold at auction.

Should you decide to sell your bike, you can login and remove that bike from your profile. If you replace your bike, you can add it to your profile instead — just don't forget to tell the new owner to register the bike at cabikeREGO.com though! 

Register with Cycling Australia bikeREGO today and get on your bike!

Intention and Expression

Active Travel

• MCU Related Links
• Major Cities Unit
• About Major Cities Unit
• State of Australian Cities
• National Urban Policy
• Active Travel
• Urban Design
• COAG on Capital Cities
• Media
• Funding Programs

Walking, Riding and Access to Public Transport—Draft report for discussion

Full document [PDF: 10907 KB] [] Executive summary [PDF: 328 KB] [] Chapter 1: Introduction [PDF: 1332 KB] [] Chapter 2: Patterns of walking, riding and public transport [PDF: 1926 KB] [] Chapter 3: Economic analysis [PDF: 1314 KB] [] Chapter 4: Current policy framework setting [PDF: 1008 KB] [] Chapter 5: Overcoming barriers to walking and riding [PDF: 1399 KB] [] Chapter 6: Opportunities to increase walking and riding for transport [PDF: 1167 KB] [] Appendices [PDF: 1631 KB] []

Walking and riding are fundamental everyday modes of transport and are a vital component of Australia's transport system. Many people walk to local destinations such as their local shops, cafes or services such as the post office or library. Others walk on a daily basis to their place of work or study. Most public transport journeys start or end with a walk to or from the bus or train. Bicycle riding, whilst less prevalent, is also becoming increasingly popular as a form of transport.
On 29 October 2012, the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport released Walking, Riding and Access to Public Transport—Draft report for discussion.
The draft report explores how the Australian Government can work with other governments, business and the community to encourage and support walking and riding as part of the transport systems in Australia's cities and towns.
More people regularly walking, riding and catching public transport can contribute towards:

• Increased capacity in the transport network
• Improved public health and reduced healthcare costs
• Improved community wellbeing and social cohesiveness
• Reduced environmental impacts.

Your Say

The Department of Infrastructure and Transport seeks your views on walking and riding for transport purposes, and improved access to public transport. Your feedback will guide the Department's policy development process.

• Make a submission to the: Walking, Riding and Access to Public Transport—Draft report for discussion

Submissions will be accepted until 5pm on 31 January 2013. 

 

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure/mcu/urbanpolicy/activetravel.aspx

accessed Saturday 19 January 2013