Month: October 2022

  • Were on a Roll

    STARTStay Car Free: San Francisco will vote on whether to keep JFK Drive car free November 8th. Stacey Randecker interviews Prop J organizer Zachary Lipton.sf.streetsblog.org/2022/08/30/save…-n-and-no-on-i/ 2:05In Closing: Los Angeles Councilmember Mike Bonin has been a friend to Los Angeles bikes and pedestrians. Bonin fought two recall efforts, one of which was over traffic calming he…

  • The Future Is Here

    STARTNo Free Parking: California reverses its policy on parking minimums, and parking reformer Tony Jordan is celebrating with Lindsay Sturman.parkingreform.org/los-angeles-party/ 11:25 on.soundcloud.com/Be13kFail to Plan, Plan to Fail: California Senator Anthony Portantino’s newly signed “Plan For The Future” law requires cities and counties to include bicycle and pedestrian plans, multimodal networks, and traffic calming for any urbanized…

  • Chicago and Humanity

    STARTLay it Out: Rony Islam and Daniel Streicher on Bike Grid Now’s tactics (Bike Jams, Bike Buses, Jamapalooza) and goal (10% of Chicago streets capped at 10mph).https://bikegridnow.org 20:15 https://on.soundcloud.com/mTkKmRip It Out: Michael Podgers, Jeremy Frisch, and Kyle Lucas of Better Streets Chicago on the plan for Lakeshore Drive, a highway on Lake Michigan. With Stacey…

  • Other Peoples Podcasts and Will Bike 4 Food

    STARTActivated: John Simmerman on producing his urbanism and healthy streets podcast, “Active Towns.”www.activetowns.org/articles/ 14:30Uh-Oh, Omaha: Sarah Johnson on Carfree Midwest, her “Omaha based podcast exploring the stories, barriers and joys of getting around the midwest without a car.” One barrier is the anti-bike Omaha Mayor ripping out the city’s only protected bike lane despite its…