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 […]
Tag: Downtown Atlanta
MARTA Murals (And a Shout-Out to the Media)
I finally finished the narrative for the first of two MARTA Mural tours I’ve created as a People for Bikes Ambassador. You can see it here. Here’s the route: And, by the way, if you’re […]
Don’t Make Us Beg
I’m giving a little more context to the 1st of the 7 low-hanging-fruit actions cities can take right now to be more bike-friendly. #1. Eliminate beg buttons city-wide (especially during this global pandemic). Maybe you […]
Flag Series #7
I bear witness as a street photographer, usually while Traveling at the Speed of Bike. I cover lots of topics, including protests (although I’ve only been to two very small ones during COVID-19). I was […]
The Monarch Bike Route?
There’s a muralist in Metro Atlanta named Yehimi Cambrón whose trademark is the inclusion of a monarch butterfly. Her murals have been commissioned from Buford Highway to Decatur to Downtown Atlanta (pictured — that one […]
May He Finally Rest. In Peace.
I join the people of Georgia’s 5th Congressional District, the United States of America, and the world in mourning the death of Civil Rights icon and 17-times-elected U.S. Congressman John Lewis. Here is street photography […]
Bee downtown
On the corner of busy Northside Drive and Ivan Allan Boulevard on the Westside of Atlanta sits three bee hives. I’ve passed them before while Traveling at the Speed of Bike, and recently I got […]
Off the Wall
The rain pelted my living room window last night as the flames in the fireplace danced in the near distance. Wrapped in a blanket I had knitted as part of my first memoir, Bucket List, […]
Traveling at the Speed of Bike 