The Buscycle Project

The Busycle is a 15-person pedal-powered bus that travels in neighborhoods throughout the United States. The Busycle runs solely on the energy of its passengers. Anyone willing to pull their weight and pedal can be a Busycle passenger. The Busycle requires individuals to use their own will and physical strength to come together as a group to go from point A to point B.

The Busycle's public life involves experimental public rides that travel down city streets, where story telling is of the essence. At the end of some Busycle routes, story collection spaces have been constructed throughout the country, where participants have the opportunity to tell a story about their lives and experiences. Storytelling is an extension of the unique dialogue that occurs between strangers as they pedal. As such, the Busycle and the interactions it facilitates become an urban play on the traditional campfire as a space for gathering and telling stories.