What riding a bike taught me about prejudice, poverty, and designed exclusion

When an SUV swerved to…

Happy Bike to Work Day

How Bicycle Commuting Changed My Life. I’m Never Going Back

The bicycle music box patented in 1899

Has anyone built this yet? Who wants to help?

Rolling into Summer

Picked up this amazing used Batavus bike not long ago. It was part of the Rolling Orange bike tour fleet. These bikes are being decommissioned and replaced with fancier Von Moofs. Rolling Orange is a bicycle tour company out of Gowanus Brooklyn. Shelly, the proprietor, said he only advertises…

Slow Go

Select the transit mode that gets you there — Eventually

I like maxim’s to live by. They provide structure, form, and meaning, to our everyday tasks. I have a new one that’s been boiling up for a year or so now. Slow Go.

The friction of life. One of technologies biggest achievements is reducing friction between humans. No longer do we need speak to a bank teller, call for a taxi, or even protest (though less effective). However, I’m beginning to question whether this frictionless society is better for us.

Sorry dude with electric beach cruiser

Sorry dude with electric beach cruiser, but you are a motor vehicle. Why? Because you have a motor, asshole. A little motor at that. That means, a) you shouldn’t be in the bike lane. b) you shouldn’t be getting all agro at cars who don’t see you as you cruise up the bike path. c) you…

Oy, Bike Lanes — Sidewalk

This morning, as my 4 year old scooted down the sidewalk on our way to preschool, I did the one-foot pedal( other foot tapping the ground). It’s a great way to keep up and as any parent with scooting kids will attest to, they’re are fast. So this way, I keep up, and we have an…