i reached out to danny harris, the executive director of transportation alternatives. He's done great work advocating for a safer environment for pedestrians and cyclists. i hope that that's a vision you can get by - we're fighting for a future where streets are built for people.
Jody Rosen is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and a bike nut who has just published a rousing (and sometimes arousing) book called “Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle.” Today, he takes us on a rollicking ride through the two-wheeled revolution, revealing the surprising ways bicycles have shaped the world in which we live.
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