Post-Car Travel Agency, Bike Workshops & Kino Kiosk | Central Market

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“Outpost” Market Street Workshops, Discussions & Film Fest | Central Market

Building on the success of the Market Street Prototyping Festival held last spring, the Central Market Showcase will bring back a collection of projects for one month that tests ideas for improving San Francisco’s main thoroughfare.

Believing that artists and designers can be provocative agents in helping us to reimagine our cities, the Studio for Urban Projects has created Outpost as a way of helping us to claim Market Street in this crucial moment. It will be a place to enjoy a meal, talk with your neighbors, relax and give our city planners feedback that will shape the future of Market Street.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015
“Outpost” Market Street Workshops, Discussions & Film Fest | Central Market

Wednesday, October 21
12:00-1:00
Talk/Radio Broadcast: Bikeways
With Gillian Gillett, Blaine Merker, Noah Budnick
Curated by the Studio for Urban Projects
How can we create safer bicycle infrastructure? This lunchtime discussion will look at international precedents for separated bikeways, national bike-share programs, and pilot projects on Market Street exploring what we can do to make biking accessible to all ages from 8 to 80. Our speakers will include Blaine Merker the Head of the San Francisco office of Gehl Architects and Noah Budnick, the Executive Director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. The discussion will be moderated by Alison Sant, co-founder and partner in the Studio for Urban Projects.

12:00-4:00 pm
Pop-Up: Prelinger On-Street Library
Curated by the Studio for Urban Projects in collaboration with the Prelinger Library
Created by the Prelinger Library as an off-site library for Outpost. Come and browse a selection of titles related to Market Street’s ecology, transit and public life. Librarians will be on hand to discuss the collection.

12:00-1:30  & 5:00-7:00 pm
Pop-Up: Post-Car Travel Agency
Curated by the Studio for Urban Projects
Stop by to learn more about car-free adventuring from San Francisco’s bike travel agency. Post-Car can help you plan your next door-to-door bicycle and transit adventures originating in the San Francisco Bay Area. They provide all the functions of a travel agency: planning and booking as well as advice on outfitting and routes.

3:00-5:00 pm
Workshop: Bicycle Pit Stop
Curated by the Studio for Urban Projects in collaboration with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
A  bicycle workshop led by Ybike. Learn safe urban cycling skills and how to make common bike repairs.

7:00 pm
Film Screening: Kino Kiosk
Curated by the Studio for Urban Projects in collaboration with the Exploratorium’s Cinema Arts Program
Reconsider the potential of urban pathways during this joyful outdoor film screening. The frenetic energy of bikes and buses on city streets is caught in motion and refocused through the cinematic lens. Jumping from documentaries to abstract films, this selection of short works sees diverse filmmakers approaching the human use of urban landscape with a steady sense of curiosity, indulging in the unexpected and veering towards the surreal. Streets are shaped and reshaped to accommodate new functions and reject tradition. Whether you catch a glimpse passing by, or settle in to interact and engage, the Kino Kiosk offers a cinematic moment for all users of Market Street. This event is produced in collaboration with the Exploratorium Cinema Arts Program and is curated by Kathleen Maguire, Samuel Sharkey and Liz Keim.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.