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Victory

September 27, 2022

START

Parallel Universe – MassBike E.D. and Cohost Galen Mook, a.k.a. Mookmaster Bikes, on the parallels in legislation between California and Massachusetts, plus the impact of “parking guru” Donald Shoup. Then-

7:27

Shoup’s On: Laura Friedman’s AB 2097 (now law) will “prohibit a public agency from imposing any minimum automobile parking requirement on any residential, commercial, or other development project…that is located within 12 miles of public transit.” This codifies what High Cost of Free Parking author and world renowned “parking guru” Donald Shoup has been calling for: the beginning of the end of free parking. Donald Shoup talks with Bike Talk cohost and “Dutch Expert” Lindsay Sturman.

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Separated at Birth – John Bauters, “America’s Bike Mayor,” recognizing that free parking is a car subsidy, helped end parking minimums in Emeryville, California in 2018. John talks with Seamus Garrity, the Los Angeles Field Representative of California Assemblymember Laura Friedman. Assemblymember Friedman introduced the bill which became the law which ended parking minimums near transit in California. John and Seamus bike to their meetings (John to Air Quality Management District, Seamus to Valley Industry Commerce Association).

59:10

Night Out – MassBike Valet volunteers Trey and Becky at the Florence Night Out.

Editing by Kevin Burton.

Closing Song, “Bike,” by Mal Webb.

Interstitial music, “Just Moving,” by Don Ward.

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Bikes

September 19, 2022

START:
There’s an avalanche of new bike legislation on California Governor Newsom’s desk. California Streetsblog Editor Melanie Curry gives a reportback based on her article:
cal.streetsblog.org/2022/09/02/legi…safety-climate/

26:08
Mark Sanderson owned and staffed the East Lansing bicycle shop, Velocipede Peddler, for 45 years. Now he’s employed as a mechanic in the same space by the new owners, D&D Bicycles & Hockey. Taylor Nichols reports.

35:57
Over three years, through daily confrontations with parents, bus drivers, and school officials during her Chicago commute, Ash Wednesday got them all to stop parking in the bike lane.
@rapashwednesday

52:23
Twowheeledpolitics.ca blogger and cofounder of Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition Robert Zaichkowski on Toronto bike plans, budgets, and politics.
spacing.ca/toronto/2022/09/13/…ycling-perspective/

Editing by Kevin Burton.
Closing Song, “Bike,” by Mal Webb.
Interstitial music by Don Ward.

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Bike Perspectives

September 14, 2022

START:
Adaptive Cycling: Western Massachusetts adaptive cyclists Naomi Clark and Giovanni Lynch talk with Berkshire Bike Path President Marjorie Cohan.

17:35
Bike Picture: Jerome Horne, Transit Center’s Director of Transit Leadership Development, on bikes in society, with Nick Richert.

33:30
Bike Innovator: Craig Calfee, a bike builder who pioneered carbon fiber and bamboo in bike making, talks with Bike Talk cohost Taylor Nichols about his life in bikes and his work in Africa.

TRANSCRIPT: drive.google.com/file/d/1xZISV__d…view?usp=sharing

Editing by Kevin Burton.
Closing Song, “Bike,” by Mal Webb.
Interstitial music by Don Ward.

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Bike Camping and Active Transportation

September 4, 2022

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No Bikes Allowed: John Elliot, a musician who tours by bike, was denied entrance to Skyline Wilderness Park in Napa Valley, California, because he didn’t arrive by car. We got Andrew Brooks, President of the Skyline Park Citizens Association, and Kara Vernor, Executive Director of the Napa County Bicycle Coalition, to discuss what all parties acknowledge is a big mistake.

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Adventures: Adventure Cycling’s Bike Overnights program’s Events Coordinator Carmen Aiken, with Bike Talk cohost and Pedal People Founder Ruthy Woodring.

Transcript: drive.google.com/file/d/1uA7QpOct…view?usp=sharing
Editing by Kevin Burton.
Closing Song, “Bike,” by Mal Webb.
Interstitial music by Don Ward.

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08/30/22 Bike Talk

August 30, 2022

START:
Healthy Streets for Los Angeles? No: The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously not to require itself to implement its own mobility plan whenever a street is repaved. Healthy Streets LA will be on the Los Angeles ballot anyway, in 2024. Michael Schneider, founder of Streets For All, which created HSLA, gives feedback.

7:02
@ChiCritMass for Mayor: Chicago’s 8/26 Critical Mass was truly massive, with hundreds of riders. One rider, Illinois State Representative for the 26th District Kam Buckner (also candidate for Chicago Mayor), recounts the ride with Juan Dominguez, a @Chicritmass leader.

19:13
Pop up: Dave Campbell, Bike East Bay Advocacy Director, helped install a temporary protected bike lane in San Leandro, California, giving residents a way to experience the difference. With Bike Talk cohost Stacey Randecker.

40:15
Denver Streets: Jill Locantore, Executive Director of Denver Streets Partnership, with the transportation advocacy landscape in Denver, Colorado.

Editing by Kevin Burton, founder of the West Hollywood Bicycle Coalition.

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08/23/22 Bike Talk

August 23, 2022

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Update: Galen Mook and Eli Akira Kaufman, Executive Directors of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition and the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, respectively, on the bike issues of the day.
www.massbike.org/
www.la-bike.org/

7:35
Road Revolution: The historic closing 2/3 of a mile of Griffith Park Drive to cars is part of Los Angeles CD4 Councilmember Nithya Raman’s “Road Revolution.” She and ally California 43rd District Assemblymember Laura Friedman talk about their celebration of wins for the park, as well as Laura’s upcoming bills for active transportation and emissions reduction.
a43.asmdc.org/
councildistrict4.lacity.org/

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Unblocking: Carter Lavin helps bike advocates navigate political roadblocks. He and fellow Bay Area resident Stacey Randecker (who literally stops and slows traffic with Slow Jam rides and “Just a Minute” actions) talk about how to be more politically effective.
twitter.com/CarterLavin

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Livability: Livable Communities Initiative concepts with Jenny Hontz and Ed Mendoza. With Bike Talk cohost and Los Angeles CD 5 Bicycle Advisory Council Representative Taylor Nichols.
livablecommunitiesinitiative.com

Edited by West Hollywood Bicycle Coalition Founder Kevin Burton.

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Healthy Streets

August 15, 2022

Transcript: otter.ai/u/C5985nInxtDx2b3QZJSlMcOg7oI

If the Los Angeles City Council votes to adopt the Healthy Streets LA initiative on 08/26/2022, the city will finally follow its own mobility plan, and add new bus and bike lanes on 1/3 of its streets.
Michael Schneider, founder of Streets For All, the nonprofit organization which created the Healthy Streets LA initiative, explains.
www.healthystreetsla.com/
bit.ly/hsla-council

9:40 – Nedra Deadwyler on her bike tours of the human and civil rights stories in the history of Atlanta: Civil Bikes.
With Ruthy Woodring.
civilbikes.com/

30:08 – Zach Katz uploads streets redesigned to be people-friendly using the artificial intelligence program DALL-E.
With Stacey Randecker.
twitter.com/betterstreetsai

52:10 – “Segway Batman,” a Chicago Segway tour guide, held a crosswalk protest to raise awareness of deadly driver behavior.
twitter.com/Segway_Ruins

56:45 – Several hundred bicyclists rode through Toronto’s High Park in response to police harrassment of cyclists. Dave Shellnut, the Biking Lawyer, on why he organized the ride.
twitter.com/TheBikingLawyer

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Bike Reps

August 9, 2022

Administrating the Massachusetts and Los Angeles County bicycle coalitions, with Executive Directors Galen Mook and Eli Akira Kaufman.

www.massbike.org/
www.la-bike.org/

*Galen hosts a Bike Talk at biketalk881.com/
**Edited by Kevin Burton, cofounder of the West Hollywood Bicycle Coalition.

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The Bicycle Mayor of Toronto, Lanrick Bennett, Jr. on his “origin story,” his daughter’s “bike strike,” biking with kids, and his real-time education of dangerous drivers.

bycs.org/
twitter.com/BicycleMayorTO

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Get Active

July 30, 2022

Laura Friedman speaks on her bill, AB2438, which would get California’s notoriously car-centric transportation agencies to align their funding formulas with California’s values around climate change.Contact the Senate Appropriations Committee to get the bill moving forward – sapro.senate.ca.gov/cal.streetsblog.org/2022/07/28/miss…needs-a-b-2438/19:30 – Mikael Colville-Andersen, founder of Copenhagenize and host of The Life Sized City, is crowdfunding an effort to get bikes to the displaced people of Ukraine.www.gofundme.com/f/bikes4ukrainewww.colville-andersen.com/39:23 – Doug Gordon, host of The War On Cars Podcast, speaks about the War effort.thewaroncars.org/brooklynspoke.com/58:44 – MassBike Executive Director Galen Mook and Northampton activist Elena Huisman on bike legislation and ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funding in Massachusetts.www.massbike.org/Edited by Kevin Burton.

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Slow Jams

July 23, 2022

00: MassBike Minute with MassBike Executive Director/Cohost Galen Mook.

3:42: Handbuilt bike collector Aaron Lipstadt shows his favorites to Bike Talk cohost Taylor Nichols.

27:42: Stacey Randecker, San Francisco street activist, on “Just A Minute” protests and the work of the SF Bike Coalition. With Nick Richert.

41:29: Chicago Bike Grid Now: Rony Islam and Emily Wilson with Nick Richert.

50:01: Plotting data to for Canadian bike lanes: Theoretical Physicist Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, with Nick Richert.

Editing by Kevin Burton.

Transcript: otter.ai/u/jg_i45oHFnoZ6gKUWRp3y9zzDdI

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