{"id":4883,"date":"2010-06-01T11:54:23","date_gmt":"2010-06-01T14:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingatlantic.ca\/?p=4883"},"modified":"2013-01-21T04:40:45","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T08:40:45","slug":"critical-mass-took-the-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/06\/01\/critical-mass-took-the-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Mass Took the Bridge!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spacing\/sets\/72157624050315725\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"red bell\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4066\/4656337461_524f6cae7e_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><em> photo by Alison Creba<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>HALIFAX &#8211; <\/strong>For many cyclists in the city, the idea of biking over the MacDonald bridge en masse had always been a pipe dream.\u00a0 Last Friday, Critical Mass made it happen.\u00a0 With a mobile PA strapped to the back of a bike trailer, police escorts at either side and a high number of children in attendance, an estimated 200 people rode way across the bridge in a lane usually reserved for car traffic. \u00a0 It was surreal.<\/p>\n<p>Many participants of May&#8217;s Critical Mass ride expressed a similar concern; that they avoid cycling on the MacDonald bridge because they are either physically unable to do so or are afraid of the<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2009\/11\/17\/bridging-the-bike-lane-gap\/\"> bikeway&#8217;s challenging design<\/a>.\u00a0 Friday&#8217;s ride brought cyclists of all skill levels together and strengthened important connections between members of the community, and between Halifax and Dartmouth.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spacing\/sets\/72157624050315725\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"silas\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4062\/4656951296_ac22a03dc2_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" \/><\/a><em>photo by Katie McKay<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spacing\/sets\/72157624050315725\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"baby\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4028\/4657275586_f82613c172_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" \/><\/a>photo by Katie McKay<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"hoot\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4038\/4657524972_c4598d9651_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/> photo by Alison Creba<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" 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<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Check out other photos from the ride on Spacing Atlantic&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spacing\/sets\/72157624050315725\/\">Flickr<\/a>.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>photo by Alison Creba HALIFAX &#8211; For many cyclists in the city, the idea of biking over the MacDonald bridge en masse had always been a pipe dream.\u00a0 Last Friday, Critical Mass made it happen.\u00a0 With a mobile PA strapped to the back of a bike trailer, police escorts at either side and a high<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/06\/01\/critical-mass-took-the-bridge\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Critical Mass Took the 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