I had a stunning (as usual) twelve-mile ride in Atlanta yesterday to clear my head. I’m immersing myself in doing my advisors’ edits of my new book, Slow Duck Crossing, and it takes a lot. […]
Tag: Atlanta
My Letter to the Mayors of the 6 Bicycle Friendly Communities in Metro Atlanta
I sent this email yesterday (between Capitol Hill meetings, to which I and many others wore the pin pictured) to the mayors of the six certified Bicycle Friendly Communities in Metro Atlanta (five of whom […]
Wander Around “Headline News” while Traveling at the Speed of Bike
Welcome to the latest addition to my “Wander” series, as an ambassador with PeopleForBikes. This series presents “sneak peeks” into research-by-bike I do for my writing business. They are looser, longer routes than my other […]
Meet Creighton Bryan, Change Agent at Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy
photo courtesy of Creighton Bryan Meet Creighton Bryan. Entrepreneur. Innovator. Father of three. You’ll find him protecting and projecting the brand identity of Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy (TAG) in Southwest Atlanta, formed when two schools […]
Street Photography (and a Street Safety Update)
This was not my lawyer*. This was not my mode of transportation when I survived a hit-and-run earlier this year. But as I’m selecting the photos for my year-end street photography collage (as usual), this […]
Atlanta, By Bike (and Why Metro Atlanta Leaders Are Invited)
This bike lane was named one of the top 10 in the USA in 2013 by PeopleForBikes, yet had fallen into astoundingly dangerous disrepair and neglect over the past few years as the flexible plastic […]
Atlanta’s HBCU Tour
HBCUs are Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the City of Atlanta is a hotbed for them, some started the year the Civil War ended, all located adjacent to each other on the Westside just […]
Meet Byron Rushing, Regional Bike/Ped Program Manager
photo courtesy of Byron Rushing Meet Byron Rushing. He grew in Downtown Decatur, Georgia and now lives in the historic West End neighborhood in the City of Atlanta. Here he is pictured a few years […]
