Six rides from Kevin Bacon

Six Rides from Kevin Bacon is a project driven by a common interest in the concept of all strangers being linked by a short chain of acquaintances.

 
In order to improve a developing infrastructure in the city, the cycling system, we analyzed how this general interest in the small world phenomenon could increase the bicycle usage in Barcelona and upgrade its conditions through the building of a common sense of ownership.

 
If we talk about connections, sharing systems appear as a solid example of how everyone can be linked in a way.

 
We would like to focus on one in particular: the bike-sharing system. Many of your friends and acquaintances might be a part of this small-world network of using the same bicycles, and perhaps even people you don’t know but would like to. For example, what would be the connection between you and Shakira? Maybe the answer could be: a bike shared.

 
The question is: would you break your best friend’s bike? Would you break Shakira’s?