GhostBikes.org launch
Posted December 12, 2007 by ryan in Bikes
After a few months work, the NYC Street Memorials project is launching GhostBikes.org, a website documenting ghost bike projects and locations in 28 cities across the world. Ghost Bikes are small and somber memorials for bicyclists killed on the street.
Members of Visual Resistance have been working on the New York Ghost Bike project since June 2005. It's the project closest to my heart. The new site is a step towards connecting activists in different cities and creating a platform towards safer streets for all.
The new site is intended to be a site for the worldwide cycling community. We hope to create a space where those lost on dangerous streets can be remembered by their loved ones, members of their local communities, and others from around the world. We hope to inspire more people to start installing ghost bikes in their communities and to initiate changes that will make us all safer on the streets.
This site was initially set up by the NYC Street Memorial Project. We have collected information on many other cities, but for the most part have only had access to media reports. This site reflects the NYC project very well, but much of our information on other cities is incomplete. If you have info on ghost bikes in other cites, please check the site and let us know.
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