factories, and the appearance of bicycle road signs around the country. If the U.S. government were to encourage such change, we would lose approximately half of our cars and consume half as much fuel. For those who would like to see Cuba’s changes for themselves, see the resource section for details on the April 1993 Havana bike conference. Of course, there’s encouraging citizen bicycle advocacy on U.S. soil, too. This fall. New York City’s Transportation Alternatives scored yet another exciting victory. With the government department that regulates the private parking industry (the Department of Consumer Affairs) and the Metropolitan Parking Association (an industry group), they implemented a seven-garage bicycle parking pilot program. This lets bicycles park in automobile garages, giving them much more protection than on the street. If the bike-parking garages are heavily used the city will push for more access. The November/December 1992 issue of T.A.’s newsletter. City Cyclist, lists the locations of the parking garages. For more info write: Transportation Alternatives, 92 St. Marks Place, New York, NY 10009. In Santa Cruz, California, People Power (a bicycle activist group), neighbors and environmentalists worked together to convince the city to use a bicycle/pedestrian bridge instead of a car bridge to connect the east side with downtown. For more Santa Cruz cycle advocacy news, write to People Power newspaper, 226 Jeter Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. These are nice stories about governments cooperating with people, unfortunately, however, elected officials sometimes just won’t listen to or act for people’s needs. In those cases, a little community self-help may be the only way to get things done. The English “Kingston Cycling Campaign” started posting its own network of London bicycle route signs after the local council failed to implement the ‘1000 Mile Network’ which had been adopted by the Department of the Environment in 1989. Q^sourccs Cycles: An Option For The 21st Century Conference is scheduled for April 13 -16, 1993 in Havana, Cuba. The workshops and discussion topics will include traffic safety, environmental/health issues and bicycle production. For information contact: Convention Palace, PO Box 16046, Havana, CUBA or call Eugenio Balari in Havana at 22-6011 or Fax. 33-3150. The Third International Conference For Auto- Free Cities will be held in Mexico City from May 27-30, 1993. It will Include workshops, forums, rides, and fairs. Contact: 3rd International Conference for Auto-Free Cities, Insurgentes Sur 670, Tercer Piso, Mexico, D.F. 03100 MEXICO or call: 011(525)543 32 41. The 1993 International Velo-City Conference will be in Nottigham, England from September 6-10, 1993. For more information contact: The Executive Director, Velocity Conference, Trent Bridge House, Fox Rd, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6BJ, ENGLAND. Video: Few things are more inspiring than cities already deeply incorporating bicycles into their transportation system. "The Return of the Scorcher" (titled after the 1890 nickname for bicycles) has intriguing footage of some of the world’s best bicycling cities (in the Netherlands, Denmark, China, Hong Kong and US). Prominent bicycle activists (such as George Bliss, Ellen Eletcher and Marcia Lowe), as well as everyday enthusiasts, describe bicycle advocacy work, bicycle planning and their love for human-powered vehicles. This 30-minute video is beautifully directed by Ted White. 1992. $29.95 to buy, $20.00 to rent. Available from: The Video Project, 5332 College Ave #101, Oakland, CA 94618. Phone 1-800-4-PLANET. The 1993 English and French "Cycle & Recycle" Calendar features bicycles from around the world at play and work, and is reusable in 1999 and 2010. An international network of bicycle advocate groups cooperatively publish this celebration of human-powered vehicles. It is available for $9.00 from The Bicycle Network, PO Box 8194, Philadelphia, PA 19101. The Bicycle USA 1993 Almanac has state-by-state lists of bicycle-related organizations, as well as regional map and bicycle book information. It is a valuable reference source for the bicycle activist and bicycle traveler alike. $8.00, 117 pages. Available from the League of American Wheelmen, Suite 209, 6707 Whitestone Road, RAIN Spring 1993 Volume XIV, Number 3 Page 49
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