Moving around the urban space shouldn't be based on private cars that pollute and clog the movement of people through a city. Walking, riding a bicycle, or using a scooter are better ways to move around densely populated spaces.
A bicycle can take you anywhere, from just down the street to places far from home. Bicycles are the most efficient means of conveyance ever invented, and they play a key role in a green future.
Alpine skiing is my happy place. It's also a powerful metaphor for freedom, responsibility, risk taking, and environmental stewardship in a time of climate change.
Humanity is in a moment of great concern due to the current climate change crisis. More needs to be done to preserve a habitable world for our future generations and the creatures that share Spaceship Earth.
Information technology has improved the lives of tens of millions of people worldwide. Yet it still exists in a "wild west" environment, where its co-existence with society can be fraught. I strive to keep IT as "human" as possible, designing for people, not programmers.
Whether it's getting people out of private cars and onto bicycles, or fighting for climate justice, or helping advance voting rights for all people, I've both talked the talk and walked the walk.
Rhonda Whitaker and Waldon Adams were taking a typical weekend stroll around Hains Point on April 24th. The two of them had overcome chronic homelessness and were fierce advocates working to help others emerge from Read more…
Let me get this out in the open from the go: most bike lanes and infrastructure aren’t built for me and I don’t often use them. I’m often most comfortable riding in the general traffic Read more…
Note: the following is testimony I presented in front of the DC Council regarding Bill 19-475, the Assault of Bicyclists Prevention Act of 2011. At the time, I was Chair of Potomac Pedalers. Good day. Read more…