tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57942791311095931912011-07-07T16:04:26.705-07:001000 ghost bikes - a new chicago monument1000 miniature ceramic bikes will be arranged for public display in June 2009.
You can dedicate a bike to someone who has been killed or injured in a cycling accident! Just send me the name and the date of the accident. you can dedicate as many bikes as you want and its FREE!
This is a monument of love and safety.1000 ghost bikes- a new chicago monumenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02969903792646578094noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794279131109593191.post-61229596470010232332009-06-07T08:37:00.000-07:002009-06-07T08:43:23.030-07:00OPEN!<cite><span style="font-family: arial;">I want to thank everyone who came out and showed their support yesterday, and I also want to say a quick note to everyone who stopped by during construction of the monument on Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Just the fact that you all walked by, stopped with your kids, asked questions and made comments really rocked my socks off! Also, thank you to John Greenfield<br /></span></cite><cite><span style="font-family: arial;"> who writes</span><b style="font-family: arial;"> votewithyourfeet</b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">chicago.blogspot.com</span>,</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I feel so lucky to have a chance to explain my thoughts.<br />Visit John's blog and learn about everything that's going on in our awesome city.<br /></span></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5794279131109593191-6122959647001023233?l=bikemonument.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>1000 ghost bikes- a new chicago monumenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02969903792646578094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794279131109593191.post-36015392733252221832009-05-20T09:33:00.001-07:002009-05-20T09:37:22.176-07:00the plan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/ShQxp2bDE6I/AAAAAAAAABk/6ZkxIgb8BgA/s1600-h/monument2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/ShQxp2bDE6I/AAAAAAAAABk/6ZkxIgb8BgA/s320/monument2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337946053394240418" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5794279131109593191-3601539273325222183?l=bikemonument.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>1000 ghost bikes- a new chicago monumenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02969903792646578094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794279131109593191.post-87288731867901151492009-05-13T14:56:00.001-07:002009-05-13T14:58:30.050-07:00official postcard and invitation for YOU!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/SgtCYYQSJ7I/AAAAAAAAABc/pzoAH_WA7JU/s1600-h/postback.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/SgtCYYQSJ7I/AAAAAAAAABc/pzoAH_WA7JU/s320/postback.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335431170145527730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/SgtCYGEtgAI/AAAAAAAAABU/ezN8qRDmEV4/s1600-h/postfront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/SgtCYGEtgAI/AAAAAAAAABU/ezN8qRDmEV4/s320/postfront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335431165265149954" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5794279131109593191-8728873186790115149?l=bikemonument.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>1000 ghost bikes- a new chicago monumenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02969903792646578094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794279131109593191.post-63155779543191647292009-05-13T11:48:00.000-07:002009-05-13T11:49:32.887-07:00dedications underway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/SgsWNZf3DVI/AAAAAAAAABM/J0PrUD5mDtc/s1600-h/IMG_9218.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/SgsWNZf3DVI/AAAAAAAAABM/J0PrUD5mDtc/s320/IMG_9218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335382602989112658" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5794279131109593191-6315577954319164729?l=bikemonument.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>1000 ghost bikes- a new chicago monumenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02969903792646578094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794279131109593191.post-90394149398550890222009-04-29T10:52:00.000-07:002009-04-29T10:55:32.981-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/SfiT2b1iR4I/AAAAAAAAABE/oSpmR2qxd6s/s1600-h/ride_of_silence.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/SfiT2b1iR4I/AAAAAAAAABE/oSpmR2qxd6s/s320/ride_of_silence.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330172722387502978" border="0" /></a><br />On May 20, 2009, at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence will begin in North America and roll across the globe. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists, the motoring public often isn't aware of these rights, and sometimes not aware of the cyclists themselves.<br /><br />for more information:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1241027575_1">May 20</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> is coming up!</span> <a href="http://www.rideofsilence.org/chicago" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1241027575_2">http://www.rideofsilence.org/chicago</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5794279131109593191-9039414939855089022?l=bikemonument.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>1000 ghost bikes- a new chicago monumenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02969903792646578094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794279131109593191.post-69099706062027862982009-04-13T11:37:00.000-07:002009-04-13T11:40:58.519-07:00various stages...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/SeOHIYnpLYI/AAAAAAAAAA8/KW2H7GrPd1g/s1600-h/IMG_8471.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/SeOHIYnpLYI/AAAAAAAAAA8/KW2H7GrPd1g/s320/IMG_8471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324247762599488898" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5794279131109593191-6909970606202786298?l=bikemonument.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>1000 ghost bikes- a new chicago monumenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02969903792646578094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794279131109593191.post-9656593290978484212009-03-26T10:09:00.000-07:002009-03-26T10:10:46.425-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/Scu2yKqdbyI/AAAAAAAAAA0/QKaSkmFb-yg/s1600-h/clematis_florida_seiboldii_original_mine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/Scu2yKqdbyI/AAAAAAAAAA0/QKaSkmFb-yg/s320/clematis_florida_seiboldii_original_mine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317544758013161250" border="0" /></a><br />I met with an incredible guy last week- Cosmo, who knows a little something about plants. I really want this monument to have a living element to it, and since it will have a lot of negative space, what would be better than a flowering vine? we're talking about some clematis! beautiful...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5794279131109593191-965659329097848421?l=bikemonument.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>1000 ghost bikes- a new chicago monumenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02969903792646578094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794279131109593191.post-59721993545732732502009-03-18T14:04:00.001-07:002009-03-18T14:07:39.313-07:00the first of many...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/ScFiRJx5IPI/AAAAAAAAAAs/7RF2_gWaM3c/s1600-h/IMG_7214.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314637082096378098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/ScFiRJx5IPI/AAAAAAAAAAs/7RF2_gWaM3c/s320/IMG_7214.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>this is one of the first! all porcelain, but sans handlebars. However, if you look really closely, you can see the treads on the tires</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5794279131109593191-5972199354573273250?l=bikemonument.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>1000 ghost bikes- a new chicago monumenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02969903792646578094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794279131109593191.post-47306408958420843302009-03-16T12:37:00.000-07:002009-03-16T12:57:08.987-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/Sb6rcR2SOaI/AAAAAAAAAAk/Fuf4Cmq72xw/s1600-h/IMG_7205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313873112659540386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/Sb6rcR2SOaI/AAAAAAAAAAk/Fuf4Cmq72xw/s320/IMG_7205.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/Sb6rcW474PI/AAAAAAAAAAc/uTS2-DJcB1Q/s1600-h/IMG_7194.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313873114012836082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/Sb6rcW474PI/AAAAAAAAAAc/uTS2-DJcB1Q/s320/IMG_7194.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/Sb6rbyy_YnI/AAAAAAAAAAU/MGE1MAODdVY/s1600-h/IMG_7187.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313873104324223602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_65dzKf0BTJQ/Sb6rbyy_YnI/AAAAAAAAAAU/MGE1MAODdVY/s320/IMG_7187.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is phase one- making the molds for the individual bike pieces. Not only is mold making much more labor-intensive than I expected- it also took a lot of help from the experts. Thanks David T. and Roy R!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5794279131109593191-4730640895842084330?l=bikemonument.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>1000 ghost bikes- a new chicago monumenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02969903792646578094noreply@blogger.com0