An email from avid listener Rick Bosacker, who gets the joke about “avid cyclists.” He’s on a 13 month world tour with his family, who are differently avid.
Taylor gets route help from Canadian cyclists Dan and Lynette Markham in bike-unfriendly Laguna Beach, California (2:12)
Bike Friendly States’ ranking highlights by the League of American Bicyclists’ Policy Director Ken Macleod (5:19)
Intro 606 bill would require the licensing of ebikes in NYC, and make every person on a bike a target- especially those who are already targeted. “There Are No Accidents” author Jessie Singer unspools a thread (8:58)
Even the Netherlands could do better for children’s active transportation, which is why kids had to protest for park space in Amsterdam, say Dr. Meredith Glaser and Michela Grasso of the Urban Cycling Institute (23:38)
Widening roads doesn’t decrease gridlock. Why don’t engineers know this? Steffen Berr, the Haarlem traffic engineer behind Build the Lanes, and Sully Israel, a traffic planner in Los Angeles, build their case (37:05)
Stacey’s Bike Thought (55:26)
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
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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