Yesterday was PedalPGH, Pennsylvania's largest one-day bike ride and a fundraising event for BikePGH. Here are some photos I took during my ride. Shout out to the individual cyclists featured in a few of these: they were all photographed inadvertently while I was attempting to snap a shot of something else, but I've included some … Continue reading Shots from PedalPGH 2024
Tag: cycling
OpenStreetsPGH June 2024 (w/ video!)
For the second event of the summer season Open Streets organizers unveiled a new route stretching from the North Side, through Downtown, and up into the historic Hill District. This was my second time volunteering for the event so I was out early in the light Saturday morning traffic beneath some ominous storm clouds. After … Continue reading OpenStreetsPGH June 2024 (w/ video!)
OpenStreetsPGH May 2024 (w/ video!)
This past weekend was the first OpenStreetsPGH event of the summer. On Saturday May 11th a stretch of streets from downtown Pittsburgh to South Side Flats was closed off to car traffic, freeing up this vital public space for human activity and people-powered movement. Having attended as many OpenStreets event as I could over the … Continue reading OpenStreetsPGH May 2024 (w/ video!)
A “Cycle-delic” playlist
This coming April 19th marks the 81st anniversary of "Bicycle Day," recognized as the date of the first intentional acid trip when Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann ingested LSD before riding his bicycle home from his laboratory. The day has become a bit of a holiday in counterculture circles, and the date lines up nicely with … Continue reading A “Cycle-delic” playlist
Milk crates (& bike baskets) of Amsterdam
During my European travels this past summer I had a four hour layover in Amsterdam while en route from Florence to Prague. It was a long enough stop to warrant getting out of the airport to briefly explore the city. I had my Mom with me and in an attempt to make the trip as … Continue reading Milk crates (& bike baskets) of Amsterdam
Milk Crates of Florence
This past July I was able to travel to Florence, Italy for a 20th anniversary reunion with a group of study abroad alumni. The trip involved a potent mix of nostalgic recollection and eye-opening discovery of how much the seemingly timeless city had changed since my last visit. One of the internal changes that colored … Continue reading Milk Crates of Florence
OpenStreets PGH June 2023 (w/ video)
Last Sunday was the second OpenStreets PGH event of Summer 2023. I was out of town during the first OpenStreets in May, which was a bummer: it was a return of the excellent route along Carson Street (basically starting at my apartment) down to the 10th Street Bridge, across the Mon through the Armstrong Tunnel … Continue reading OpenStreets PGH June 2023 (w/ video)
City Scenes: Toronto Cinema Spaces
Film venues and screening spaces are among my favorite fixtures of the urban mediascape. For me, the crown jewels of Parisian cultural superiority are not the sidewalk cafe tables but rather the abundant cinemas (and also the multi-story bookshops that seem to be all around). Toronto also has a strong film culture and a number … Continue reading City Scenes: Toronto Cinema Spaces
2022 cycling montage (w/ music!)
To cap off 2022 here’s a montage of cycling videos I shot this year, mostly from this past Fall. The footage includes rides from Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto. Special thanks to Ben McSpadden who wrote and recorded original music for the montage! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP-O1r2aeT0
Cycling Toronto’s Waterfront (w/ video!)
While in Toronto this past October I tried out the city’s bike share system. Even though I’d used the city’s public transit during previous visits to Toronto, on this trip it took me a while to acclimate in terms of which stations I was able to purchase a metro pass for the subway or streetcar … Continue reading Cycling Toronto’s Waterfront (w/ video!)