exquisitecorp • read

An important indictment of mainstream urban bicycle advocacy as practiced favors upwardly mobile white lifestyle riders while excluding POC and/or poorer riders. The author does a good job explaining her values, and walks through three case studies of bicycle advocay or programs and how they intersect with racial and class dynamics. It shows why communities of color experiencing gentrification could tie bicycle advocacy work to those same forces. The chapter on solutions and possibilities at the end is by far the shortest, and hopefully other books and projects could take off where this one ends. I am thankful the TSNR ride is such a diverse ride, and thinking through what I've learned from this book and how it is reflected in the makeup and leadership of that group.