#2529 From LA to Halifax: Bike Battles, Memorials, and Momentum

A West Hollywood memorial and ghost bike placing for cyclist Blake Ackerman, killed by hit-and-run. Streets Are For Everyone Director of LA County Advocacy, Brett Slaughenhaupt (3:00).

Hit and runs from a Legal POV: James Pocrass (6:01).

A simple four point plan to stop hit and runs. BikinginLA.com blogger Ted Rogers (13:06).

The Los Angeles department of transportation “redesigning our streets to prioritize human life” on high injury arterial Pico Blvd, and a survey for Pico users (15:00).

CicLAvia’s Historic South Los Angeles Meets Watts, September 14th (16:15).

The Nova Scotia Premier uses threats and debunked tropes to get already bike-unfriendly Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore to abandon bike lanes. Must we reinvent the wheel every time bikephobic arguments emerge in Nova Scotia, Alberta, Ontario, and our neighborhoods? (16:54).

El Cerrito Mayor Carolyn Wysinger on pro- parking activists’ appropriation of social justice language (19:05).

For example, an Eagle Rock, Los Angeles resident compared her loss of parking to Bantustans under Apartheid in 2013 (20:15).

Why we should watch the Tour de France: racing stars, team dynamics, and no more doping than any other sport. Dane Cash of Escape Collective, The Spin Cycle, and How the Race Was Won (23:56). 

Chain stretch and what to do about it. Boston Bike Mechanic and bike shop owner Jim Cadenhead (42:00).

Portland, Oregon has a social ride for everyone and a citywide goal of one in four trips by bike. BikeLoudPDX  board member and Clever Cycles co-owner Eva Frazier (48:32).