Month: September 2022

  • Victory

    START Parallel Universe – MassBike E.D. and Cohost Galen Mook, a.k.a. Mookmaster Bikes, on the parallels in legislation between California and Massachusetts, plus the impact of “parking guru” Donald Shoup. Then- 7:27 Shoup’s On: Laura Friedman’s AB 2097 (now law) will “prohibit a public agency from imposing any minimum automobile parking requirement on any residential,…

  • Bikes

    START:There’s an avalanche of new bike legislation on California Governor Newsom’s desk. California Streetsblog Editor Melanie Curry gives a reportback based on her article:cal.streetsblog.org/2022/09/02/legi…safety-climate/ 26:08Mark Sanderson owned and staffed the East Lansing bicycle shop, Velocipede Peddler, for 45 years. Now he’s employed as a mechanic in the same space by the new owners, D&D Bicycles…

  • Bike Perspectives

    START: Adaptive Cycling: Western Massachusetts adaptive cyclists Naomi Clark and Giovanni Lynch talk with Berkshire Bike Path President Marjorie Cohan. 17:35 Bike Picture: Jerome Horne, Transit Center’s Director of Transit Leadership Development, on bikes in society, with Nick Richert. 33:30 Bike Innovator: Craig Calfee, a bike builder who pioneered carbon fiber and bamboo in bike…

  • Bike Camping and Active Transportation

    START: No Bikes Allowed: John Elliot, a musician who tours by bike, was denied entrance to Skyline Wilderness Park in Napa Valley, California, because he didn’t arrive by car. We got Andrew Brooks, President of the Skyline Park Citizens Association, and Kara Vernor, Executive Director of the Napa County Bicycle Coalition, to discuss what all…