Critical Mass

Summary

Critical Mass ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (853 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Critical Mass is associated with the car-free movement movement^[2].
• Critical Mass is a type of direct action^[3].
• Critical Mass is a type of xerocracy^[4].
• Critical Mass is a type of cycling advocacy^[5].
• Critical Mass's Commons category is recorded as Critical Mass (bicycling event)^[6].
• Critical Mass's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Critical Mass in Poland^[7].
• Critical Mass's used by is recorded as Reclaim the Streets^[8].
• Critical Mass's used by is recorded as Vélorution^[9].
• Critical Mass's different from is recorded as critical mass^[10].
• Critical Mass's event interval is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+1'}^[11].
• Critical Mass's hashtag is recorded as CriticalMass^[12].
• Critical Mass's has goal is recorded as mobility transition^[13].
• Critical Mass's official app is recorded as Critical Maps^[14].
• Critical Mass's in opposition to is recorded as motonormativity^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include direct action^[3], xerocracy^[4], and cycling advocacy^[5].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include Reclaim the Streets^[8] and Vélorution^[9].

Movements and Schools

Critical Mass is associated with the car-free movement movement^[2].

Influence

Things named for Critical Mass include Critical Maps^[16], a mobile app^[17], founded in 2014^[18].

Why It Matters

Critical Mass ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (853 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for it include Critical Maps^[16], a mobile app^[17], founded in 2014^[18].