My Metro Atlanta city and its neighboring city (which together host the largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the southeastern USA, as well as the area’s major hospitals) are located right at the most […]
Author: Pattie Baker
Writer, street photographer, urban farmer and global WWOOFer. League Cycling Instructor (#5382) and first Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor as part of global consortium with Amsterdam-based social enterprise BYCS. Peace Corps Uganda invitee (June 2020, derailed due to COVID-19). Former CDC Foundation Communications Specialist with State of Alaska Dept. of Health on Healthy You in 2022 project. Mensa member. See books on Amazon in all global markets (USA link: https://www.amazon.com/Pattie-Baker/e/B005JBN7ZK) and on indie book sites.
100th Sign
This is the 100th photo of a sign I took while Traveling at the Speed of Bike that I added to this street photography album. That was five years ago right now, following Hurricane Isaac. […]
Renewed
Just renewed my League Cycling Instructor certification for Year 6. Every year has been different. Was hired by the City of Decatur to teach seniors-on-trikes and kids-in-need for a year; Volunteered with every organization you […]
10-Month Update as Your 1st Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor
photo credit: Stephen Spring, Education Director of the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition So, it’s almost a wrap on Year 1 (in a 2-year term) as the first Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor, representing 70 cities and 10 […]
Plant Seeds. Ride a Bike. Center Joy.
Plant seeds. Ride a bike. Center joy (in all its conundrum). Trust the journey. I just keep coming back to that, and frankly, it’s all I have to offer. I hope it’s helpful. Food for […]
Bikey Things at Lidl’s!
There are affordable-for-many bikey things for sale right now at Lidl’s! If a too-hard seat on your upright bike has been your barrier to riding (or your seat is old and ugly), you’re in luck […]
1st-Ever Economic Impact Report — and It’s a Significant Under-Estimate!
The first-ever report re: the economic impact of the bicycling industry in the State of Georgia came out a few days ago from Associate Professor Shatakshee Dhongde at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of […]
Afghan Women Cyclists
Like many in the bike community, I woke up yesterday to Bicycling Magazine’s online article about the Afghan women cyclists (including Afghanistan’s National Women’s Cycling Team, the second-wave of mountain bike cyclists, and the activist […]
