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{{Ride location next ride|Date=June 8th & 15th 2013|Time=2100 CDT (no later than 2130) with decorating party starting around 1900|Location=Super Happy Fun Land, 3801 Polk Street @ Milby|Decorations=Please bring your own supplies if possible! The facilitators cannot provide enough for everybody.}}
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{{Ride location next ride|Date=June 13 & 20, 2015|Time=2100 CDT (no later than 2130) with decorating party starting around 1900|Location=Super Happy Fun Land, 3801 Polk Street @ Milby|Decorations=Please bring your own supplies if possible! The facilitators cannot provide enough for everybody.}}
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<b>NOTE:</b> We are also meeting at Super Happy Fun Land at 7 pm Friday 13 March for a Down-Underwear Ride in solidarity with the Southern Hemisphere.
  
 
===Route===
 
===Route===
 
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The ride on the night of the 13th will pass through the East End, UH, Third Ward, Museum District, Montrose, and downtown. Planned stops include Bohemeo's, La Playa Artspace, the Mid-Main
8 June: Major change! We have decided that this ride should take the message to where people gather, not just riding on the streets. We start about 9 pm at [http://www.superhappyfunland.com] Super Happy Fun Land, then move rather indirectly to the [https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-D-W-Lounge/117865881632718]D&W Lounge on Milby (meet there if you don't get to SHFL by 9 pm). From there stopping at the Doctor's Office, a new spot at 1300 Nance near the Last Concert Café; passing by or pausing at [http://www.waltersdowntown.com]Walter's on Naylor near UHD; down to the Bank of America Building where TransCanada Pipeline Co. has its offices; then to Midtown, pausing at [http://www.proofbarhouston.com]Reef/Proof on McGowen, then [https://www.facebook.com/pages/KHONS-winedartscoffeeart/112703029167?fref=ts]Khon's on Milam at Tuam; back up to [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Notsuoh/156025834458310?]Notsuoh (314 Main); returning to SHFL.
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"Island," and the Eagle on Hyde Park.
 
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The ride on the night of the 20th will pass through the Warehouse District, Heights, and Washington Avenue corridor, including stops at Voodoo Queen, Last Concert Café, and Jimmy's Ice House.
15 June: This will be the nature-lovers' and skinny-dippers' ride: a big loop that starts at Super Happy Fun Land, proceeding to [http://bohemeos.com]Bohemeo's, UH Central Campus, the Brays Bayou trail to Hermann Park, [http://www.avantgardenhouston.com]Avant Garden and [http://www.hausproject.org]Rosalie HAUS, eventually returning to SHFL. There should be a couple of places along the way to get wet, so if you're painted up for the ride, you may need to touch up afterward.
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Both routes will include the new dedicated bike lane on Lamar Street downtown.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
<!--Add information about the history of events at this ride location -->2011 was Houston's first WNBR. In 2012, we had two rides to accommodate busy and traveling people who could not be there for the official Northern Hemisphere ride. This tradition of doubling our pleasure continues in 2013.
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<p>The "Naked" part is with an asterisk, knowing how HPD might respond to a troop of cyclists with their bits on display. The dress code this time is the standard Bare As You Dare. The more riders we have, the more naked we can be.</p>
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<p>The theme for 2015 will be "<b>H-Town v. Houston</b>," recognizing the conflict between counter-cultural H-Town and the relentlessly gentrifying Houston. H-Town believes in freedom of expression, preserving historic sites, and conserving the planet. Houston has a history of paving over everything that doesn't conform to the needs of developers and oil executives.</p>
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<p>Last year's theme was '<b>Ride of the Living Dead</b>, Deadicated to Houston-area cyclists who have been killed by motor vehicles, including MetroRail, in recent years. The ride visited the sites of four such fatal accidents. We still call upon the City of Houston to continue and enhance its efforts to making bicycle transport safer. We also call upon our cycling friends to educate themselves on what you can and can't get away with on Houston's streets and roads.</p>
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<p>2011 was Houston's first WNBR. In 2012, we had two rides to accommodate busy and traveling people who could not be there for the official Northern Hemisphere ride. This tradition of doubling our pleasure continued in 2013: the 8 June ride was in part a demonstration against the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, while the 15 June ride was more recreational and involved a lot of fountains.</p>
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<p>The "Naked" part is with an asterisk, knowing how HPD might respond to a troop of cyclists with their bits on display. The dress code is the standard Bare As You Dare. The more riders we have, the more naked we can be.</p>
 
<p>Please bring your own supplies to adorn your body or bike, as the facilitators cannot provide for all.</p>
 
<p>Please bring your own supplies to adorn your body or bike, as the facilitators cannot provide for all.</p>
  
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* dbc <greenhouston@myway.com>
 
* dbc <greenhouston@myway.com>
  
===Website===
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===Websites===
8 June: https://www.facebook.com/events/219560041520237/
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<p>http://www.wnbrhouston.org (temporarily unavailable)</p>
15 June: https://www.facebook.com/events/649992218350180/
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<p>https://www.facebook.com/wnbrhouston</p>
  
===Discussion group/s===
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===Discussion groups===
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_175251212528889
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<p>http://www.wnbrhouston.org (membership required to view or post content)</p>
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<p>http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_175251212528889</p>
  
 
===Location information===
 
===Location information===
We will start and end at Super Happy Fun Land, 3801 Polk Street, east of downtown. There will be two or three stops on the route during each ride.
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We start and end at Super Happy Fun Land, 3801 Polk Street, east of downtown. There will be at least three stops on the route during the ride.
  
 
==Categories==
 
==Categories==

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Date: June 13 & 20, 2015
Time: 2100 CDT (no later than 2130) with decorating party starting around 1900
Location: Super Happy Fun Land, 3801 Polk Street @ Milby

NOTE: We are also meeting at Super Happy Fun Land at 7 pm Friday 13 March for a Down-Underwear Ride in solidarity with the Southern Hemisphere.

Route

The ride on the night of the 13th will pass through the East End, UH, Third Ward, Museum District, Montrose, and downtown. Planned stops include Bohemeo's, La Playa Artspace, the Mid-Main "Island," and the Eagle on Hyde Park. The ride on the night of the 20th will pass through the Warehouse District, Heights, and Washington Avenue corridor, including stops at Voodoo Queen, Last Concert Café, and Jimmy's Ice House. Both routes will include the new dedicated bike lane on Lamar Street downtown.

History

The theme for 2015 will be "H-Town v. Houston," recognizing the conflict between counter-cultural H-Town and the relentlessly gentrifying Houston. H-Town believes in freedom of expression, preserving historic sites, and conserving the planet. Houston has a history of paving over everything that doesn't conform to the needs of developers and oil executives.

Last year's theme was 'Ride of the Living Dead, Deadicated to Houston-area cyclists who have been killed by motor vehicles, including MetroRail, in recent years. The ride visited the sites of four such fatal accidents. We still call upon the City of Houston to continue and enhance its efforts to making bicycle transport safer. We also call upon our cycling friends to educate themselves on what you can and can't get away with on Houston's streets and roads.

2011 was Houston's first WNBR. In 2012, we had two rides to accommodate busy and traveling people who could not be there for the official Northern Hemisphere ride. This tradition of doubling our pleasure continued in 2013: the 8 June ride was in part a demonstration against the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, while the 15 June ride was more recreational and involved a lot of fountains.

The "Naked" part is with an asterisk, knowing how HPD might respond to a troop of cyclists with their bits on display. The dress code is the standard Bare As You Dare. The more riders we have, the more naked we can be.

Please bring your own supplies to adorn your body or bike, as the facilitators cannot provide for all.

Links

Contact

  • dbc <greenhouston@myway.com>

Websites

http://www.wnbrhouston.org (temporarily unavailable)

https://www.facebook.com/wnbrhouston

Discussion groups

http://www.wnbrhouston.org (membership required to view or post content)

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_175251212528889

Location information

We start and end at Super Happy Fun Land, 3801 Polk Street, east of downtown. There will be at least three stops on the route during the ride.

Categories