THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 2011 BOW RIVER FLOW! Click here for the Flickr album or here for a video report by Metro News from the Sunday, August 21st event  Click the image below to watch the Bow River Flow 2011 promotional video
| FUNDING DRIVE UPDATE: Congratulations to Adrienn Nagy! Adrienn Nagy is the lucky recipient of our 2011 Bow River Flow Funding Drive incentive prize: this Mountain Equipment Co-op Nineteen Seventy-One Bicycle (Unisex) valued at $1000!! Congratulations Adrienn! And THANK YOU Mountain Equipment Co-op! |  | Flow and Roll, Play and Stroll...The Bow River Flow is an urban festival of human-powered transportation that celebrates healthy and resilient communities. Through citizen-led programming that incorporates cycling culture, local music and art, a kid's zone, participatory processions, fitness activities, and an appreciation of the Bow River, this event inspires Calgarians to contribute to our dynamic city.
It is Calgary's version of an event which emerged in the 1970s in Bogota, Columbia: Ciclovia. Roads are re-purposed during under-utilized periods for biking, walking, and family festivities. Similar events have emerged in cities all over the world, from Winnipeg, to New York, to Melbourne. Examples of some of these events can be seen in this video. These events allow cities to re-envision how public spaces, the largest of which in the city are roads, are regarded and used. It's about getting communities active and out celebrating local culture. They also connect to how we transport ourselves and allow an opening to acknowledge alternate forms of transportation. This is a non-commercialized, non-motorized festival which opens Memorial Drive to all forms of active transport, encouraging Calgarians to share the road and allow excess lanes to be enjoyed in a safe, car-free environment. Join us on Sunday, August 21 as part of a world-wide renaissance of cities built for people | | 
On August 22 2010, the 2nd Annual Bow River Flow featured 6 bike tuning stations, 21 live music acts, a dozen fitness activities and a human-powered procession. | 
The Bow River Flow also hosted an alternative transportation parade for mayoral candidates. (l-r) Naheed Nenshi, Bob Hawkesworth, Paul Hughes, Kent Hehr, and Craig Burrows. |
What's Going On Around the World?
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The Seine’s banks become pedestrian malls in the summer and temporary beaches are spread across three spots (Louvre/Pont de Sully, Port de la Gare and Bassin de la Villette). The project attracted more than 3 million visitors last year & is a fun way to spend your time. | 
Kudos to the Germans, they used 37-miles of the Autobahn between Duisburg and Dortmund. The result: 3 million people turned out amid fine weather, one million of them with their bicycles | 
Car-Free Vancouver Day is a grassroots, citizen-led, 100% volunteer-organized civic celebration. Launched in 2005 with the Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival, it has grown to include FIVE large festival nodes. Each of the five community-initiated fests has a distinct neighbourhood flavour. |  Human-powered transport - part of Calgary's history! |
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