Taylor bikes in the rain to LA Bikefest to talk with LA Bicycle Advisory Committee’s car-free Jennifer Gill and to World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Victims with Rob Kadota and Streets Are For Everyone founder Damian Kevitt (2:08).
News: LA City Controller makes an app where you can see the where LA budget goes, the USDOT declares it won’t fund biking, walking, or trains, the LA River bike path design and timeline is contested, there’s an aluminum velodrome in Tucson, and a Wyoming and Idaho bike/ski trail would complete the 180 mile Greater Yellowstone Trail network (10:50).
Email: “Skirting the Negativity Pit;” Rick Bosacker, MD on the disconnect between the positivity of cycling and the negative responses from online trolls. Rick writes that bike advocates may fail to speak out because of “pluralistic ignorance,” which AI defines as a social phenomenon where individuals privately disagree with a perceived group norm but remain silent, believing their own views are a minority (15:48).
Bike Touring and camping gear and bike recommendations from Josh Bowden of Adventure Cycling (17:48).
The Hierarchy of Cycling Needs: Charlie interviews Lisbon researcher Rosa Felix on her modeling of people’s self-assessed propensity to bicycle (40:48).
Bikes For All volunteer Craig Smith introduces the bike charity that gives bikes to people who need them (51:58).
