a form of social interactive transport
Portland artist Johnnie Olivan is one of eight innovators selected to develop ideas relating to low impact vehicles and their affect on transportation and the environment. aLIVe (a low impact vehicle exploration) will see projects rolling out over the coming months. Olivan is documenting his progress in videos and recently participated in an adaptive bike clinic in Portland with his first aLIVe vehicle.
From Johnnie:
The bike-car hands-on is a wheelchair-accessible tricycle that can transport one to three people at a time. The concept is the evolution of another bike-car I built with a friend in 2009.
The idea came to me while reading the 4 Culture/aLIVe call for artists. A wheelchair deploying and rolling into the bike-car has become something very real. It’s a simple design that makes a statement: we can travel together, have fun, and allow for everyone to ride.
The adaptive bike clinic is an event hosted by Portland Parks and Recreation. People of all abilities are encouraged to come out and try different types of adaptive bikes for free. With the bike-car just finished up, it was time to make it available for testing. The day was warm and many people enjoyed the freedom of trying out the new prototype bike-car. I received a great deal of surprise and happiness, check out the video!!!
In the next months, the schedule is going to be full of events. It is already time to get started on the next bike-car. The STP Classic In July!!!! Which bike-car will be going up to Seattle for the 9,999 person ride? It will be fun to see how the new bike-car comes together. Stay tuned!!!
© bike-car hands-on by Johnnie Olivan
