21 Apr
This is a call for artists...a bicycle themed auction to benefit The Hub of Detroit/Back Alley Bikes.
We will accept all different mediums and crafts for the auction but there must be a bicycle theme or incorporation of used bicycle parts. The Hub can provide used bike parts to artists upon request.
Detroit, in all its insane glory, on two wheels.
I started the TDH with the idea of organizing a regular group spin through the East Side of Detroit. So far, that’s happened once, (and it was fun), but hasn’t been a group ride, mostly due to my lax organizational skills.
I like Detroit; I can’t answer why, exactly. It’s bizarre, unique, magnetic in its weirdness.
So every weekend I go on my ride, discovering and noting the eccentric and peculiar objects I find along the way.
I have never felt threatened. I have never been bothered by the people I ride by and meet. I find the opposite. Most people I see are simply very poor people trying to get on with their lives.
There are spots of hope; here and there I find people trying to re-invent the city. My friend Joe Posch made a telling and insightful point one day not long ago. He said that (quote not exact) ”suburbanites are always trying to remake Detroit into their idea of what a Detroit ought to be”. That’s doomed to failure. Detroit wasn’t much like that even when I was a kid, and I’m not a kid any more.
Fortunately, a younger generation, who can’t even try to remember was Detroit “used to be”, is accepting what it is, and trying to make something of it. It’s slow, and goes in fits and starts, but at least there are people out there trying.
You should take a ride below 8 mile some day, too. Even those who’ve chosen to live as far away as possible from the city’s center are affected by why happens in it, no matter how hard they try to ignore that fact.
It’s a shame more people won’t bother trying to find out what it’s really like.
Web: http://tourdehood.wordp...
26 Aug
Simply put, Critical Mass is a huge bike ride that takes place in Detroit! Anyone and everyone is welcome to come. It is a leaderless structure. All ages and all bikes (or skateboards, roller skates, unicycles, etc.) are welcome!
WHERE? The corner of Trumbull and Warren. WSU Atheletic Fields.
18 Jul
A quick update on what our friends at the Michigan Sierra Club are working on, including...
The seventh annual Green Cruise Alternative Energy Parade: "By foot, skateboard, by wagon, by magic, do that. Cars not allowed." Saturday August 13th, 2011 in downtown Ferndale.
This program is an effort to map out all of the non-motorized connected routes across Oakland County, and less directly, establish a system of motor-free transportation routes. These are all trails and small roads for biking, walking, and other means of motor-free transportation.
Detroit Synergy is powered by member-driven projects that promote discovery, dialogue, and development in the City of Detroit. The scope is intentionally broad because we believe a diverse spectrum of creative ideas can help build our community.
As a member-driven organization, Detroit Synergy supports projects initiated and led by individuals in collaboration with community partners. As more people come together and add their vision and voice to the collective whole, then the synergy of our combined efforts will enhance our city.
Any individual can submit a project proposal and recruit other members to form a project team. Then the team receives assistance and support from the group as a whole. In this way, Detroit Synergy maintains a grass-roots spirit that allows anyone to pursue their vision for a greater city with the support of a larger network.
The mission of Transportation Riders United (TRU) is to improve transportation access and mobility in Greater Detroit. TRU is incorporated in Michigan as a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Our purpose is to inform and educate the public and officials about the importance of public transportation options, promote discourse on local, regional, and state developments relating to transportation, improve public transportation, and promote alternatives to highway expansion.
24 Jul
I am tired of getting caught by hundreds of cyclists snarling downtown traffic during rush hour. Who are these people and what's their point?
