“In today’s US cities, men cyclists vastly outnumber women. To fix the biking gender gap, we not only need better bike lane infrastructure but also to cultivate a new, aspirational image of the 21st century woman cyclist.”
I wear normal corrective glasses so I need either prescription sunglasses or sunglasses for wearing over my glasses.
Prescription sunnies mean I can't take them off (I can't see well) and I can't find sunnies that can be worn over my glasses that aren't off-road goggles or useless clip-on/flip-up items.
New instance profile, so it's time for a new #introduction:
I'm a #husband to a great wife, #stepfather to two kids and #opa to two cute grandsons. I am an avid #techie with interests in #Linux. To make a living, I am an #IT professional.
On this day in 1937 Beryl Burton OBE was born in Halton, Leeds, England.
Beryl dominated English racing #cycling across the UK winning nearly 100 domestic championships and seven world titles. She set the women’s record for the 12 hour time-trial which exceeded the men’s record for two years.
Are you a cyclist? Are you car-free or a bike commuter? Do you post about urbanism and bike infrastructure?
If so and you see this please reply so I can help build my list of such folk. I am playing with lists to help get some focused feeds of similar content. I don't care if you post about other things, I am just trying to get the right vibe in my lists.
During the #twittermigration five months ago I joined Mastodon and now with the #calckey surge going on, I'd thought I’d check out what this side of the #Fediverse is all about.
I’m a data #journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. My work focuses on data visualization and storytelling, analysis and investigative journalism.
I’m also a recent dad and an avid #skier, #cyclist and general lover of anything to do with #mountains.
I used to tweet a lot, mainly about news in #Calgary, #Alberta, #Canada, and especially about COVID-19 #data during the first two years of the pandemic. But I quit Twitter in December 2022 because it just became too much.