Melb: Pedal Powered Vehicles Workshop
 

Upcoming event in Melbourne. I have one 'minor' quibble though, not all
bike mechanics are blokes. ;))) Ah well...



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CULTURAL TRANSPORTS UNIT
RMIT University

PEDAL-POWERED VEHICLES WORKSHOP
summer workshop making pedal-power work
30 Jan – 17 February 06

1st call for participation

Imagine getting a 10 minute open-air ride on a pedicab to get to that
meeting at the other side of the city;
… or hiring a trailer for your bike from the corner store when you need
to move your stuff;
… or picking up a fresh crepe from a chef-on-a-bike just at the right
time and place;
… or just getting your bike repaired by a mechanic who rides his
workshop-on-wheels to your home.

There is a broad range of existing and new services that can be
fulfilled in more sustainable and enjoyable ways by pedal power.

The Cultural Transports Unit of RMIT University is calling for
participation in a Pedal-Powered Vehicles Workshop taking place over 3
weeks in February. The workshop has a practical focus on designing and
building prototypes of pedal-powered vehicles.

The international team pedalling the workshop includes Indian designer
Shreya Gadepalli whose improvements to rickshaws in India and becaks in
Indonesia are making big changes to thousands of peoples lives; New York
based Matteo Martignoni whose pedal-powered vehicle experience includes
aerodynamic land speed record vehicles and amphibious vehicles; and
Cultural Transports artist Mick Douglas.

Participation is invited from designers, bicycle enthusiasts and
mechanics, pedal power and sustainability advocates, new service
entrepreneurs, or anyone who just has to get involved pedalling. Join
in to make vehicles and meet people who want to make pedal-power work.

The workshop is being held in the mornings for 3 weeks at RMIT in the
city from 30th Jan to 17 Feb. Participants will pay a small materials
fee and have use of all the prototypes made.

Places in the workshop are limited. For more info visit
http://pedalpvw.blogspot.com
To express your interest, contact:
phone 9925 5326

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