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Bike Fights, Loser Lanes, Organizing Advocates and “Avid Cyclists”
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Fat Bikes in Winter, Spoke ‘n Art, Engineers for Bike Lanes, the Dutch, RAGBRAI, and Revolutionizing Mobility
Taylor talks with Hugh Fuller and Joe Borfo at Bike Oven’s iconic Highland Park “Spoke ’n Art Ride.” 0:20
Why fat bikes are “the quiver killer,” a pitch from Physical Education teacher and mountain bike club coach Salem Derby. 4:03
News: “Loser Lane,” a fatalistic web based game about riding without a protected lane in Toronto. With Bill 212, Toronto Premier Doug Ford seeks immunity for injuries and fatalities resulting from removing Toronto bike lanes. The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers completely opposes the bill. 8:43
Los Angeles bike advocate and personal injury attorney Jim Pocrass compares Toronto’s would-be municipal immunities with LA’s. 12:36
More news: Denver, Colorado waters down planned protected bike lanes after Denver DOT holds private, post-public comment meetings with individuals and businesses opposed to them. 18:15
Shoutout to Ted Rogers’ annual fund drive at BikinginLA.com; Thanks for the news, Ted!
Taylor talks with the host of a recent “Revolutionizing Mobility” conference in Culver City, Lindsay Sturman. Also, co-author of Curbing Traffic and Building the Cycling City/Dutch Cycling Embassy International Relations Manager Chris Bruntlett. 20:53
Annabelle Bitterman on riding RAGBRAI with her father and coming in 3rd overall in the East Texas Showdown. 39:40
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Cranksgiving
News: San Francisco’s controversial center-running bike lane to be replaced by curb protected lanes. Luke Bornheimer, SF advocate with StreetsForward.org, explains. 4:09
NYC gets congestion pricing, finally. It’s $9 instead of $15, but will increase. Dave Colon, StreetsblogNYC writer, fills in the details. 9:01
As Ontario Premier Doug Ford pushes to remove Toronto’s bike lanes, University of Toronto students Zev Godfrey and Eva Stanger-Ross Fight for Bikes. 18:28
Writer Nathan Deuel on his LA Times Opinion article, “I thought I had my L.A. cycling commute down. Turns out, I’d been missing the obvious.” 23:34
Long distance rider, world record holder for most states visited in 24 hours by bike, bike influencer Sam Westby. 39:57
Stacey’s Bike Thought: 56:44
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Us Versus Them
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Kids and Bikes
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Autocrats against bikes, bike lanes and safe streets in the USA and Canada
In the election bummer, some local winners for safe streets: new Congressmember Laura Friedman, Alameda Supervisor John Bauters, and West Hollywood Mayor John Erickson.
Listener Kevin Grishkot asks whether, if cars were no longer available, we would require people to license their bicycles. Bike Talk’s lawyer, Jim Pocrass, explains why it’s not a very good idea.
3:18News:
Ontario Premier threatens Toronto’s popular and data proven bike lanes.Paris closes 2 miles of its city center to through traffic.
Bike-friendly Minneapolis makes the top tier of the 2024 “Happy City Index.”
Denver activists form a people protected bike lane to respond when the city cancels 1/2 mile of protected bike lane.
10:56Robin Richardson, Toronto mom, family/cargo biker, and organizer of the bike lane on “the world’s longest street” defends Toronto’s bike lanes from a right wing populist Premier.
17:11Emily Lipstein, StreetsblogNYC journalist, bike commuter, and Queens native, tells the story of a recent DOT greenway workshop thrown into chaos by MAGA NYC Councilmember Vicky Paladino.
37:02Stacey’s Bike Thought
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Bikes and Politics in Glendale, West Hollywood, Ann Arbor and NYC
News from the front lanes:
LA’s Traffic Nightmare, a NHTSA requirement for DUI detectors in cars, a measure to keep San Francisco’s Great Highway car free, and the 125th anniversary of the first car killing.
A Glendale candidate for Congress demonizes his Democratic opponent, Laura Friedman, as “The Bike Lane Lady.” Alex Belekian says if we want bike lanes we should build new cities for them.
4:15Ann Arbor’s Mayor, Christopher Taylor, is as bike friendly as his city.
18:36NYC’s “City of Yes” initiative proposes doing away with parking mandates; MAGA NYC Councilmember Vicky Paladino lashes out at Open Plans NYC Director of Advocacy & Organizing Jackson Chabot for being born outside NYC, and concludes “we need our cars.” Open Plans Co-Executive Director Sara Lind calmly dissects the carbrained reaction.
35:06Bike lane protesters and counter protesters converge on Fountain Avenue in West Hollywood. Streetsblog LA Editor Joe Linton explains the conflict.
42:24Stacey’s Bike Thought.
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The Power Broker, Intelligent Speed Assistance, Gravel Riding
Taylor finally finishes the epic tome on highway tycoon Robert Moses, The Power Broker, by Robert Caro, and talks to author/transportation activist Charles Komanoff about it.
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A bill to require cars in California to alert drivers when they exceed speed limits by more than 10 mph was vetoed by the Governor. Jodie Medeiros, Executive Director of Walk SF, one of the bill’s sponsors, speaks about the disappointment.
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Taylor talks gravel with Zachary Rynew, the creator of Gravel Bike California.
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Stacey’s Bike Thought
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The Bike Lane Lady, Ebikes and Ebikelash, and Cycling Over 50
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Week Without Driving, WeHo Bike Mayor, Idaho Stop Rationale, Coffeeneuring