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Monthly Archives: November 2012
IMPROVING LIVABILITY, CONTROLING DISPLACEMENT: Can You Upgrade a Neighborhood Without Destroying it’s Community?
A new effort has begun to bring improved transit and bicycle facilities to Roxbury, the base of Boston’s African-American community. (Full disclosure: On behalf of LivableStreets Alliance, I’m involved.) While most local people welcome the idea of more efficient bus … Continue reading
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ADVENTURES OF A MOUNTAIN BIKE VIRGIN: The Pleasure of Very Low Gears
As a regular back-packer, my original perception of cross country Mountain Bikers was of arrogant punks who wrecked both the silence and the trail. And the Down Hill bikers were even crazier – they get driven to the top and … Continue reading
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ELECTION EMOTIONS: Pride, Hope, Relief and the Need For More
I am old enough to remember the “Whites Only” signs on the water fountains and bathrooms in the American South, the place from which South Africa learned about Apartheid. I remember the anguish my brother went through when he came … Continue reading
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