So I discovered something interesting yesterday. I cut a pool noodle to four feet in length, since that’s the minimum width that a bike “facility” (i.e paint on the road, or something actually protective) must […]
Tag: Bicycle Friendly Community
The 6 Applications
As promised, I have received and read all six 30-page applications submitted by the cities in Metro Atlanta that are currently designated as Bicycle Friendly Communities by the League of American Bicyclists (there are a […]
At Your Service
So I bring my 2009 Prius for an oil change yesterday to the Toyota dealership on busy Roswell Road in the city of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Nicole, who’s my favorite customer service person there, tells […]
My Burning Question This Week as Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor
As promised, here is my upcoming week’s intended schedule re: the eight pro bono hours I am asked to dedicate weekly to serving as the Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor. Reminder: this is an independent, unpaid […]
Meet Annette Nesse
(photo courtesy of Annette Nesse) Meet Annette Nesse. Until her retirement in 2018 (and change of role to part-time Transportation Program Manager), Annette was the Chief Operating Officer of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe whose tribal […]
Meet Amanda Clay
(photo courtesy of Amanda Clay) Meet Amanda Clay. She is a policer officer on the Bike Patrol Unit in the metro-Atlanta suburb-city of Alpharetta, Georgia. I met her last summer when I volunteered at the […]
Re: Bicycle Friendly Community application
Dear League of American Bicyclists: I am writing to you to clarify a few things about your Bicycle Friendly Community certification, as I believe the metro-Atlanta suburb-city where I live is going to pursue this […]
The kind of place
It’s really this simple. You either live somewhere where people go places to ride bikes, or they ride bikes to go places. If you want it to be somewhere where people ride bikes to go […]
Traveling at the Speed of Bike 