BBC: Bicycling through Detroit is awesome

Aug 27, 2014 at 9:54 am

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Here's something refreshing: A piece of writing on Detroit that doesn't bash it or unduly dwell on its problems. A "Travel" piece on BBC's website offers an account by Joe Baur of participating in one of Stephen Johnson’s bicycle-based Motor City Brew Tours. Maybe the points are already known well enough to this city's cyclists, but it's a pleasure to see somebody enjoying a ride through Detroit, posting attractive photos, and walking that fine line between critic and Pollyanna we don't see often enough. Take a look here:

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Michael Jackman

Born in 1969 at Mount Carmel hospital in Detroit, Jackman grew up just 100 yards from the Detroit city line in east Dearborn. Jackman has attended New York University, the School of Visual Arts, Northwestern University and Wayne State University, though he never got a degree. He has worked as a bar back, busboy,...