Month: April 2022
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Biking Northampton Mass Is No 1 and Twitters Excuses for Not Biking
Elena Huisman, a voice for bicycle infrastructure with “Main Street for everyone” and “Safe Streets Northampton,” talks about bike events, benefits, politics, infrastructure, and biking safely in Northampton, Massachusetts. mainst4everyone.org/ 8:45 Galen Mook and Ken McLeod discuss Massachusetts’ new #1 Bicycle Friendly State ranking with the League of American Bicyclists. Ken is the League’s Policy…
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041722 Bike Talk
Jill Warren, CEO of the European Cycling Federation, on her advocacy for biking and reducing oil dependency in Europe–with cohost Lindsay Sturman. ecf.com/ 18:48 Chris Bruntlett, co-author of “Building the Cycling City” and “Curbing Traffic” and Communications Manager for the Dutch Cycling Embassy, talks with Lindsay Sturman about how reducing car speed is essential to…
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Safe Streets Viral Tweets Bike Summiting and Crank Hustling
The Bike Summit and how the climate movements needs to wake up about (e)bikes with Caron Whitaker, Deputy Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists and Galen Mook, cohost and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition:www.bikeleague.org/13:29Emily stein, president of Safe Roads Alliance, on Global Road Safety Week Relay ride/walk/run across Massachusetts-www.saferoadsalliance.org/22:44 Wilcer/William Cervantes,…
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Ebike Vouchers Transportation vs Recreation and Healthy Streets
Connecticut’s SB4, a climate action bill, would give people vouchers to buy ebikes. Dr. Allie Thomas, an ebike researcher, supports it. planning.unc.edu/2021/10/e-biking…-and-caretakers/ @ 24:25-Warren Wells on his tweet about having to differentiate between recreation and transportation for bike trips: twitter.com/WarrenJWells/status…3MgzqsQ0pozuLl87d_g @ 36:18-The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition E.D. Eli Akira Kaufman and Senior Development Manager…
