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 and there) [...]

On Women + Trans Night

(the following are a preview of a future collection of words by Angie Karr on Women + Trans Night at the bike shop)
Why have a Women and Trans Night at The Hub of Detroit?
Women’s night is a drop-in repair time for female-identified people to work on bikes and learn bike mechanics.  Everyone should be welcome [...]

Bicycle Politics? Does this mean that the views here represent those of The Hub of Detroit, or just individuals?

One of the things we all like to do is to be able to voice our own opinions on things bicycle-related. This can be anything from saying “Woo! Bike lanes on West Vernor!” to  “Boo, I can’t roll my bike onto Amtrak trains!
These are all personal opinions and do not necessarily reflect of the beliefs [...]

Washing. Washing Ton’s.

We’re going to Washington next week for the National Bike Summit, and part of our preparation for the trip includes some research on the folks that took out ads in the program pamphlet.
Folks like AASHTO, who have an important question to ask:

Spandex, or tight shorts: you decide.

So us, being intrepid preparers, go to do a [...]