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 […]
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Meet Carden Wyckoff, Wheelchair Warrior at 6 MPH
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 […]
Join Us in a #RollingWave Across North America, and Around the World!
I’ve partnered with the Canadian Bicycle Mayors and we’d love you to be part of the fun as we welcome more people to the bike movement during the USA’s National Bike Month (May) and Canada’s […]
Thank You, Courtney
photo provided courtesy of Courtney Williams Courtney Williams, known professionally as The Brown Bike Girl, is one of only five Bicycle Mayors here in the USA as part of our 115-member consortium around the world […]
No More Giving Away the Shop
We show value in lots of ways in our society, but one undeniable way is in dollars. My 6-Month Executive Summary as Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor makes it clear to me that I’m giving away […]
