Velo-city Global 2012 Vancouver Preview

[alexwarrior1]

Excellent video!

[09conrado]

I quit watching because of the horribel noise behind the talk... A shame, 'cause it was really interesting

[orch321]

Sorry the YouTube doesn't allow us to post the website.

But when you do a search in Google, make sure you type velo-city 2012 --with the hyphen.

[orch321]

Check out the Velo-city Global 2012 Conferenc web site now:

9 program theme streams

For things to do in Metro Vancouver and nearby with cycling, transit, rail, etc. in mind, see our blog

See you in Vancouver, BC!

[FanArt604]

stop being PC diversity whiners & L7 WHEEEENIEEEEESSSS. Every fucking ad' doesn't have to have a black man, a slightly latin looking asian lady & a baby white girl to represent a community. Some nerdy parts to this, but it's better then a million other City of Vancouver videos.

[DriversofChangeCDA]

@kktwin88 I'm no twinkie, but I ride to, from and within Toronto in spandex year-round. I remember when I used to wear street clothes to ride: for significant distances real bike gear is so much better. I also like the fact that I'm still identifiable as a cyclist in stores and cafes even without my bike under me ... it all goes towards making a bike culture.

[bikebookauthor]

This video is a great promotion for bicycling. Evero-oy traffic engineer in the USA can see the actual results of making a city more bicycling friendly. I'm going to Velo-City 2012 by train from here on the South Coast of Canada/North Coast of the USA, the Great Lakes.

Is Velo-City 2012 going to arrange for a special VIARail fare and a special Amtrak fare, including special prices on sleeper accommodations? I hope so! Also special Greyhound prices. Not simply the 20% discounted fares.

[kktwin88]

This video is slightly embarrassing. The twinkies in their spandex should come to Toronto and see REAL people riding bikes. The world doesn't need more cyclists, it needs people who ride bikes.

[bikebookauthor]

@kktwin88 : The point of the video is to encourage bicyclists to go to the conference. Actually very few spandex clad cyclists are in the video. Given your use of twinkies and spandex I think you have to adjust your thinking about bicycle culture. Bike shorts are much more comfortable for rides longer than 8 km/5 mi than jeans.

[nitramluap]

Cycling is NOT about mandatory helmet laws...

You do realise that you can actually REMOVE your foam hat when you're just walking around?... not so subtle propaganda folks.

Lots of helmets and high-vis clothing is a sign of an unhealthy bicycle culture; one where fear keeps numbers low and results in most cyclist being middle aged males - just like in your video.

Also, bike boxes are NOT seen in the No 1 cycling country - The Netherlands - and for good reason - they are dangerous.

[VelocityGlobal2012]

This video was shot in a very time constricted period late February, early March. Snow had also fallen during the shooting time reducing cycling. We lacked flexibility in order for the video to be ready for Velo-city 2011 in Seville. The video reflects who were on the street during the shooting time. Unfortunately, the diversity of Vancouver’s population was not there at that time. We wished it were otherwise.

[TheObimara]

@VelocityGlobal2012 - How about all the people you chose to be in the video?

[jettgrrl8]

seriously folks? is this what our vancouver really looks like? all i see here are a bunch of hardcore (white) commuters racing each other to work in the downtown core. where are all the kids on their fixies, the girls riding their vintage mixtes, or the cruisers on the sea wall? and where are the people of color, the cool older randonneurs, the queers and the hippies? that is the vancouver i know. plus where are all of the casual bike paths? it's actually pretty chill to ride here,come visit us!

[bikebookauthor]

@jettgrrl8 In the 1989 I biked in Vancouver. Quite a change!

[jeerock]

terrible job vancouver. one of the great multi cultural cities of the world and all white people in your video.

[bikebookauthor]

@jeerock the comments by you and others concerning the ethnicity of the cyclists and others in this video is correct. Perhaps now that spring has sprung another video using the same text can be produced using a multi-ethnic cast.