Category: Blog
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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…
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The Power Broker, Intelligent Speed Assistance, Gravel Riding
Taylor finally finishes the epic tome on highway tycoon Robert Moses, The Power Broker, by Robert Caro, and talks to author/transportation activist Charles Komanoff about it. 1:14 A bill to require cars in California to alert drivers when they exceed speed limits by more than 10 mph was vetoed by the Governor. Jodie Medeiros, Executive…
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The Bike Lane Lady, Ebikes and Ebikelash, and Cycling Over 50
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Week Without Driving, WeHo Bike Mayor, Idaho Stop Rationale, Coffeeneuring
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Better Cities Films, Greenway Takeaway, This is Your Bike On Plants
The Better Cities Film Festival is all about bikes and dads, Director Josh Paget says. Also Transportation, Housing, Urban design, Environment, Community, and Technology.5:12 It took a long time and a lot of community meetings to get the Dickens bike/ped greenway in Chicago, but a few NIMBYs were able to get it taken out without…
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Freak Bikes, Traffic Violence, NHTSA’s Golden Rule, Milwaukee, Picture Main Street
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Local Motion, Bike Bills, Hockey Stars, CicLAmini, Monster Trucks and a New World Record
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Stop Victim Blaming (repost)
