Mind = blown. Austin = next?

Being all about AUSTIN TEXAS Bike Shit I rarely follow or post news or information from outside the biggest star in the Lone Star State, but this video from Budapest is nothing short of inspiring and I couldn't NOT share it with y'all:

Plus, who doesn't love Gnarls Barkley? Now I know their Critical Mass event only happens twice a year (in the spring and again in the fall) but look at the size and scope of this gathering. They estimate that 35,000 people showed up for this spring's event, which is about 4.6% of Austin's 2008 population, not inluding suburbs or outlying cities within the same metro area. Currently it's estimated that only about .96% of that population (about 7,300 people) commutes by bicycle, but according to the City's Bicycle Plan update they're hoping to raise that number to 2% of the population in the next 5 years, and 5% of the population in the next 10. That means that in 2020 if the city completely stopped growing today (not gonna happen), the City of Austin wants to see almost 38,000 cyclists riding to and from work every day. What you see above is approximately 3000 people less than this. Think about that for a second.

Maybe that video isn't too far away. It might feature us, or it might feature our younger siblings, cousins, children, but it WILL happen. Events like this practically guarantee it in my mind. But then I'm crazy, so take that with a large grain of salt.