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Upcoming

• September 22, 2010
  • Sewer Geek Panel Talk
    Sewer Geek Panel Talk
    Time: 7:00 pm
    
    Fathoming San Francisco's Sewer History (part 1 of 2). Wednesday evening. Explore sewer history and the future of SF sewer design. Free, no RSVP needed. Joel will be on a panel with other water, sewer and flow experts to answer your questions. This is a nerdy prelude to the Sewer History bike ride on September 25th. Location: Workspace 2150 Folsom at 17th. at 7:00 pm
• September 25, 2010
  • Sewer History Bike Tour
    Sewer History Bike Tour
    Time: 2:00 pm
    
    Fathoming San Francisco's Sewer History. Free bike tour 2 to 4:30 followed by a map art party from 4:30 to 9. Explore sewer history and the future of SF sewer design. RSVP requested but not required. Joel will co-lead the ride with other water, sewer and flow experts. Note also the pre-event on Sept 22! Meet and end at Workspace, 2150 Folsom at 17th. Co-sponsored with the SF Bike Coalition. at 2:00 pm
• September 30, 2010
  • Outside Lands Bike Cruise
    Outside Lands Bike Cruise
    Time: 11:00 am
    
    Before cars existed, Golden Gate Park was created as an escape from urban pressures. Instead, it turned into a test tube for the cultural shift from horses and coal gas balloons to bicycles and motor-carriages, from the spectacle of the "Gilded Age" robber barons to a literal refuge for refugees. RSVP w/ your contact info. Meet at the Baker Street end of the Panhandle. 2 & 1/2 hours. $10 to $40 sliding scale donation. at 11:00 am
• October 2, 2010
  • Walk the Wiggle tour
    Walk the Wiggle tour
    Time: 11:45 am
    
    Before bikes were invented, the Wiggle was a foot trail to avoid these same hills. Change the way you see the landscape as we talk about everything from art and bike politics to floods, lakes and native societies. A quintessential mix of Thinkwalks themes. RSVP w/ your contact info. Meet at the Bike Mural, Duboce Avenue at Church Street, behind Safeway. Free. 2 hours. Donations encouraged. at 11:45 am
• October 3, 2010
  • Water Walking tour
    Water Walking tour
    Time: 10:00 am
    
    A detailed look at the waterways that once coursed through the Mission District, their spring sources and controversial origins. Steep hills involved. Snacks provided. Bring bag lunch if you'll join our Tank Hill picnic at 2pm. RSVP w/ your contact info. Meet at Adobe Books 3166 16th Street at Guerrero. $10 to $40 sliding scale donation. 3 & 1/2 hours. at 10:00 am
• October 16, 2010
  • Social Justice Murals ride
    Social Justice Murals ride
    Time: 11:45 am
    
    Join other bicyclists for a survey of more than a dozen murals addressing a variety of social issues. We'll cover easy territory from the Mission District to the Castro with no steep hills. We'll look at the art, the politics and the neighborhood issues, and we'll examine public art organizing techniques, stories from your favorite murals, and the complex issues of expressing justice themes through art. Meet at Mona Caron's Market Street Railway mural on Church at 15th Street. 2 & 1/2 hours. $10 to $40 sliding scale. RSVP w/ your contact info. at 11:45 am
• October 19, 2010
  • Outside Lands walk
    Outside Lands walk
    Time: 11:00 am
    
    Come see the place once called Downtown Golden Gate Park. We'll explore the relationship between rich and poor as expressed in the pre-electronic-age recreation grounds of the city. We'll see old photos and examples of how the park was designed, changed and fought over, reflecting SF in the 19th and 20th centuries. RSVP w/ your contact info. meet at the Conservatory of Flowers (the ornate white glass building on JFK Drive just west of Stanyan Street). 2 & 1/2 hours. $10 to $40 sliding scale donation. at 11:00 am

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• Credits
• Site creation Jesse Eisenhower


• Site aesthetic Martina D'Alessandro


• Site hosting Arena Reed


• Cartoonery Hugh D'Andrade, Joel Pomerantz & Mona Caron


• Photos not otherwise credited Joel Pomerantz


• Encouragement Harold Gilliam, Chris Carlsson, Anna Sojourner, Lee Azus, Christopher Richard, Morgan Fitzgibbons, Thea Selby, Juliana Gallin, Shawn Lani, Vanessa Amessa, Barbara Cannella, Greg Gaar, Chris Moreno & M. Fred Strauss