Margaret Guroff

Margaret Guroff

Margaret Guroff is a magazine editor in Washington, D.C. She is the author of The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life.

A young woman sleeps on the subway as she heads downtown during rush hour in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A Wake-Up Call For Sleepy Transit Riders

In search of apps for commuters who can’t keep their eyes open

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A nattily attired rider aboard a high-wheeler bike in the Czech Republic.

The Great Leveler

In its early history, the bicycle was celebrated—and condemned—for disrupting social barriers and bringing the classes together.

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