Glideology

contents

foreword

Orion Ussner Kidder 06

comic between panes of glass 09

contributors 147

notes and acknowledgements 147

afterword

Mark Kingwell 149

foreveryonewho’shad thepleaSuretoroamand gLide-andforthoseyetto doso..

thisjourney isforyou.

keep on truckin’ phrase altered after robert crumb (1968) zap comix.

itseemsLike we’restuCkhere. icanusethis signtoflag someoNeforhelp. iseesomeoNe approachinghello!

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daily routes from home to work or sChool and local trips are in need of areset!

noticethegrowingnumber ofe-bikedeLiverycouriers, seaSoNaLrollerbladers, skaTeboArders,and e-sCooters.inmostdistricts, theyareN’tallowedoN sidewaLksorstreets-sothey techNicallydon’texist(?).

darnitthiseLeCtric bAttery.

‘thepleaSureof knowingthelandsCaPe bygLidingoverit.’

-RebeccaSoLNit

maybeeinsteindid comeupwiththe theorYofrelativity whileoutridinghis bicycle..

it’sdifficult diseNtangLingthe ciRculationknots foundwithcars, pedestriAn,and emerGingmicro-vehicle pathsthaTtrysohard tocoexist. ithelpStohave awAnderlust,*a staTeofbeingwhere youwishtobetter understandyour surroundings;oNe needstoexperience spacewithoNe’sown bodyinthelandsCaPe, notcocoonedand distancedfromit.

therearemany gLideoloGists.homer, henrythoreau,racheL carsoN,janejacobs, peterwohllebeN, richardlong,rebecca solNit,davidbyrne, margaretaTwood, tristangooley,marc augÉ,janegoodall..

notereflecTed reaLity

* the books- wanderlust: a history of walking, and a field guide to getting lost, both by rebecca solnit, foster a greater sense of the environment gained by exploration and immersion. penguin books (2001).

mmnnit’stimeToGoFoR ApizzasLice!! WhAtDoYoU thinkAbOuTThAt, froggie?

..OnCeAgAIN, BUllFrOG,IHaVe FoUnDYoU!My iNcReDiBLeSpeeD HaSLeDMe ToyourlaiR!

ThAt EAGLeiSAfTeR MeAgAiN.ThiS GaMeisGettiNg TooReAL

LooKAtMeGo,FrOggiEwoohoo,ANeWHiGhSCOrE! theseReTrOCoNsOLEsBriNg yOuBaCKToThE70SAND80SUnTeThErEdtOWiFi. itHiNkthe‘C’ BattEriESArEsTaRTiNg tOdRain.

NoWthaTWe’ReQUiTeA FeWGeNeRATiOnSALOnG andwellTrAiNeDToRePLaCe ANDReChArGeallOuRDeViCeS WIThBattEriES.uh,WhErEWill WepUtAllThESEChArGiNg StAtiOnS?

and © after coleco industries (1982)

frogger video game.

yescreeping vinesare beautiFul.

’tishthis twistedbranch wouldmake aperfeCt chewtreat forulot!

leeeeaSe?

canyou freeitand growit?

NoNsenSe!

ReCallthaT TrucktiRehe foundbAck in’06?

© the addams family, television sitcom, filmways television and MGM television (1964-66).

Grrrr!

ulottheglorious goldeNdoodleGripshis Mttsuperbike.wAtchhim crankthaTthrottle andfeelhis speed-Varoom!

it’s Getting LaTe.

i’mgoing bAckHome. AreYou staYing?

Nyeeeah! Maybea WhilemorewemightGo chasing cars.

Suityourself. BesuretoGive ulotawAlk beforeyou getbAck.

O-kAy? goodbye, uncle.

hearthaT, ulot?We’re goingfor awAlk! Bye ’tish!

™ and © the addams family, television sitcom, filmways television and MGM television (1964-66). much to my surprise, halfway through the making of this comic, the series wednesday addams premiered on netflix. glad to see these characters getting new stories-crossing my fingers they have an episode focus on active transportation or a scooter..

okfroggie! thoseareour optionStotraveL aSgLiderswhaTdoyou think?

thewAllsthemselvesmurmur alow,conStanT road-canyou hearit??...

<ihearit, too..>

iknowofa wAytotake bAcktheland forus! takethis exit-ithink there’sa gasstation nearby!

<yess..it’sbecoming clear-allhumanS,they wantourinterveNtion.. natUrewillresetthelandand makeitright.aNimaLKind’space willbecomedominantoNceaGain!.. everycitywillbecometrappedin agiantanimalcrossing! icanseeitinmYwAKingdReam. i’llmakeitsothaT . .

..alltheinterseCtionS’ Lightswilltime-outaS redtogether,to createthecroSSing mYKindyearnsfor..>

We’reLinked..

whaTwebuild Shouldfeel aSrightaSit didwheNwefiRst rodeourbike. connected byalanguage andourdesiReto moveforward tovarious destinationSand goaLs.

traveLbybikerequiRes negotiAtingaround challeNGingobstacleshighwayofframpS,multilane suburbanlefttUrnlanes. itsoundsLikeavideogame challeNgeinstead ofasafestreet.

imaGinethenearimpoSSibilityofcommuting fromBuilding‘a’tobuilding‘b’ bybikeoranyotherformofactive transportation.thelandsCaPeis hostile.nevermindthequaint ideaoflettingachildgo ‘exploring’Likechristopherrobin mightdointhehundredacre woods*-citieshave todobetter.

™ and © after stories and characters created by a. a. milne and e. h. shepard (1926). This is an actual cloverleaf near residential areas. the two buildings are invented. the dangerous streets are real.

whoa.

thissoundsLikea cultsoit’stimetoget outofhere!umm, anyoneeLsewondering howthere’saGiAnT floatinghandthaT talks?

..wAtchthe mysteryof natUreunfold beforeyourverY eyes!

‘ . .andthaT’swhaTa compUteristome.it’sthe mostremarkabletool thaTwe’veEvercomeup with-andit’stheequivaLeNt ofabicycleforour minds!’ -stevejobs,1990*

see,seewhaTjobs meant!maximum efficiencyhasbeen achievedbutwhaTdoes thismean?

thingshave leanedtoofAr intoblisteringspeedwemustfindabAlance. thisisthegreat inevitability!

toomuch, right?

wait!

DidyoufeelthaT!is thisanearthquake?! somethingbigisaboutto takeplace.. OhmYsomething’s starting!

Andso,froganddogcontinue withsmallersCaLe-planS (poordog!)..

<Shhh! Notsoloud, dog!OkAy?> Woof woof!!

<tocommandeer thisclaSSic exampleofRoAd tYranny,we’llhave tousetheCobaLt drilltogetpast thiswheel lock.>

<Ok,I’ll holdthewheel steadyWhileyou coreoutthe lock.sLooowlygood-WaTchthe dashboard..>