Month: November 2024
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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…
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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…
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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…
