Stories move us. We react — and act — as a result of them. They are the very essence of our humanity, needed now more than ever. They put a face on a factory; a […]
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.
And So Ends National Bike Month
Hi, everyone! Today ends National Bike Month in the USA. I now officially pass the rolling wave to Canada for their National Bike Month in June, and to the world for World Bicycle Day on […]
Women In Street
self-portrait while looking in a found mirror during a street photography shoot in 2014 Women, as we know, are underrepresented in our public spaces. It follows, therefore, that we are also underrepresented as street photographers, […]
Bravo, Councilor Farokhi!
City of Atlanta Councilor Amir Farokhi offers his constituents the opportunity to choose where some funds are spent. This is done through a participatory budgeting process in a program he calls Downtown Decides. See here […]
Meet Carden Wyckoff, Wheelchair Warrior at 6 MPH — UPDATED!
photo courtesy of Carden Wyckoff Meet Carden Wyckoff. She calls herself a wheelchair warrior at six miles per hour. She’s everywhere, advocating for: curb cuts, access-for-all during construction, elevators that work, bike lanes with real […]
Another Type of Rolling Wave
As we take photos of ourselves (or others) waving with our bikes for the worldwide #RollingWave* social media campaign for World Bicycle Day June 3, I want to also highlight a different type of rolling […]
Bike to the future with Me
Hi, everyone! I’m back. I’ve spent the month of May re-centering joy (despite the conundrum of it) and cold-hard-stopping the rest. A visit to the Bike to the Future exhibit at the Museum of Design […]
I’m Rethinking Things
Just a quick hello to share a very clear truth to me. No one actually wants to be an advocate. We do it because we are sick of almost getting killed all the time (or […]
