Month: August 2025

  • #2533 Bikes Up

    Vancouver bike activist Lucy Maloney won a seat on the anti- bike city council she fought for years. She gave Taylor a tour of the city and talks about her journey (2:24).  Speed cameras will go up this year in Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakland, Glendale, Long Beach, and the City and County of San…

  • #2532 – Kids Ride Worldwide

    Listener feedback: Rebecca Reilly wants Nick to pronounce “Ontario” correctly, and Rick Bosacker says we should talk more about biking’s mental and physical health benefits (0:50). Paris’ bike revolution from the POV of Bike Talk intern Charlie Leightheiser – bike lanes, bike share, and bikelash (4:27). It’s never too early to start planning for the…

  • #2531 Making The Case For Bikes

    Bike Lawyer Andrew Lewis on defending Cycle Toronto and saving Toronto’s most popular bike lanes from the populist, tricky, anti-bike lane administration of Ontario Premier Doug Ford (0:29). Cities like Los Angeles lose hundreds of millions in lawsuits due to traffic injuries and fatalities on their streets. They could save lives and money by using…

  • #2530 States, Provinces, and Suburbs Versus Cities and Safety

    Taylor’s ride through the burned-down Pacific Palisades neighborhood, and architect Neale Payton’s insight into rebuilding the area as a Transit Oriented Development in the April 2025 Bike Talk episode (0:28). Two vigils, four car victims, one day for NYC: Transportation Alternatives Communications Director Alexa Sledge shares audio of speakers at the vigil for the double…