Bicycle Politics

Friday Wrap Up (2/10/12)

Usually you find some sort of opinion article or some else zany written by me here on Fridays. Well this week got mixed up and I ended up writing an opinion article for this past Monday in hopes of having another profile for you today. I spoke with a few folks interested in participating but Read more
Friday Profile: Carolyn Leadley (2/3/12)

Welcome to the first of hopefully many profiles on the Hub’s website to highlight a different side of the “cyclist” identity that both stretches and questions what that identity means. As this first profile shows, there are those of us that think Detroit has a unique cycling culture that clashes with mainstream images. So let’s Read more
Friday Opinion: Looking “Cool” (1/6/12)

It is a new year and I’m back with more ridiculous things to say. And apparently you are back to read these things. Thanks for being apart of the Hub and check out the other info we have on our site. Best yet, come out and be a part of what we are doing! So Read more
Friday Opinion: Give Kids a Chance (12/2/11)

Friday Opinion: Won’t Someone Think of the Children! ***Just so you know, up front on this post, it is going to take me a while to get around to biking, but I get there. Trust me okay? Also, like all “Friday Opinion” articles, these are my thoughts alone and do not represent the entire Hub Read more
Friday Opinion: Hand Turn Signals as language (11/11/11)

Hey ya’ll, I spoke a little bit last week about having a “bike language” that can be different where ever you go. In America, we are “cyclists” while in other places you are simply a person riding a bike. In some neighborhoods you are an “environmentalist” riding “alternative” transportation while in another you are simply Read more
Friday Opinion: Think Globally, Act Locally

Hey ya’ll, This week isn’t so much of an opinion, but more of a general way I’ve been viewing bikes over the years. It is a continuation on my comments recently about cycling being a “movement” that really should reflect ALL cyclists and not just one way of riding. I recently read an article by Read more
Friday Opinion: Fat Hatred and Cycling

Fat Phobia and Cycling By Jason X Last week I mentioned that there are many different kinds of cyclists and ride styles. Some ride slow while others race everywhere. Some ride for exercise while others ride because they can’t afford any other form of transportation (some do both!). The cycling world is full of diversity Read more
Detroit News and Trans-Liberation response

So recently the Hub of Detroit was in The Detroit News. I happened to be the one interviewed. I think often there is a frustration on both parties, both the interviewer and the interviewee, to connect accurately in a short period of time. While I do appreciate very much the time that Marney Rich Keenan Read more
Detroit Department of [Public Works] to add 30 miles of bike lanes

Hey bearings, how do you feel about bike lanes? This freep article writes about the plans Detroit ( the last paragraph lists the only city employee commenting on it, if you’re interested in the municipal support implications) has to add 30 miles of bike lanes, starting in Southwest Detroit. Check out the comments section (here Read more