Sharon Pope, Bike New York’s Outreach Manager—and resident Roosevelt Islander—joined our staff full time in August; we thought it was high time to check in with her about what she’s been up to in the outer boroughs, how Roosevelt Island has changed over the last few decades, and what word she’d use to describe her new coworkers.
We spotted Marina Kaydanova waiting patiently for the start of the 55-mile route at this year’s Twin Lights Ride and decided to find out what led her to want to go for a bike ride in New Jersey at the crack of dawn.
Noticed anything different about us lately? A new font here, a new color there… perhaps even a new logo? Well, you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet ! In a couple months, you’ll be seeing some even bigger changes, primarily in the form of a brand-spankin’-new website. For this month’s Bike New Yorker interview, we checked in with Deva Pardue of Emily Oberman's team at Pentagram, the revered design and branding firm responsible for spiffing up our image, to talk about choosing colors, the challenges of building complicated websites, and, of course, whether or not she plans to ride next year’s Tour.