Category: Blog
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Ebike Police State in NYC; The Road Widening Fallacy; Kids on Bikes Protest in Amsterdam
An email from avid listener Rick Bosacker, who gets the joke about “avid cyclists.” He’s on a 13 month world tour with his family, who are differently avid. Taylor gets route help from Canadian cyclists Dan and Lynette Markham in bike-unfriendly Laguna Beach, California (2:12) Bike Friendly States’ ranking highlights by the League of American…
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Bike Fights, Loser Lanes, Organizing Advocates and “Avid Cyclists”
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Fat Bikes in Winter, Spoke ‘n Art, Engineers for Bike Lanes, the Dutch, RAGBRAI, and Revolutionizing Mobility
Taylor talks with Hugh Fuller and Joe Borfo at Bike Oven’s iconic Highland Park “Spoke ’n Art Ride.” 0:20 Why fat bikes are “the quiver killer,” a pitch from Physical Education teacher and mountain bike club coach Salem Derby. 4:03 News: “Loser Lane,” a fatalistic web based game about riding without a protected lane in Toronto. With…
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Cranksgiving
News: San Francisco’s controversial center-running bike lane to be replaced by curb protected lanes. Luke Bornheimer, SF advocate with StreetsForward.org, explains. 4:09 NYC gets congestion pricing, finally. It’s $9 instead of $15, but will increase. Dave Colon, StreetsblogNYC writer, fills in the details. 9:01 As Ontario Premier Doug Ford pushes to remove Toronto’s bike lanes, University of…
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Us Versus Them
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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
