Category: Blog
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Speed Red Light Camera Bias
A University of Chicago Illinois report found racial and ethnic disparities in who speed/red light cameras recorded breaking traffic laws. What can be done about it? Chicago Streetsblog co-editor John Greenfield interviewed UIC professors and authors of the report, Dr. Stacey Sutton and Dr. Nebiyou Tilahoun, for Bike Talk. John’s article on their report and…
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Nycs Delivery Workers Union and Bike Trains of the Pacific Northwest
Deliveristas Unidos organizes New York City bike delivery workers for a livable wage and the right to organize, in addition to some other basic protections. An organizer named Josh talks to Galen Mook, MassBike Executive Director.Edited by Kevin Burton.Then-Megan Ramey of Hood River, Oregon talks about starting a bike train for parents dropping their kids…
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What Can a Mayor Do or a Mom
The Mayor of the City of Emeryville, California, John Bauters, campaigned on a platform that supported building affordable housing, expanding active transit infrastructure, and making Emeryville more sustainable and environmentally resilient.John bikes the talk on his 41 mile commute to Bay Area Air Quality Management District meetings, where he’s the Vice Chair.Melanie Curry, Editor of…
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Caltrans and Equiticity
CalTrans, California’s Department of Transportation, has been driver-centric until now, but with a new Complete Streets policy and active transportation advocates in the lead, it may be a new agency. CalTrans Deputy Director for Sustainability Tony Dang fields questions from Bike East Bay Advocacy Director Dave Campbell. With Bike Talk cohost Lindsay Sturman. Then-the mobility…
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Michael Schneiders 2021 Wrapup with Nick Aka John Foresters Worst Enemy
Michael Schneider, founder Streets for All, goes over the highs and lows of 2021 for safe streets in Los Angeles with Don Ward and Lindsay Sturman. streetsforall.org/ Then-New Year’s resolutions from a #bikeTwitter perspective with Nick (AKA John Forester’s Worst Nightmare). twitter.com/C_rless Edited by Kevin Burton
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E Bike Revolution
Lloyd Alter, blogger at Treehugger.org, talks about his article, “Politicians and Planners Are Missing The E-Bike Revolution” with Galen Mook, Bike Talk host and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Bike Coalition. Dr. Natalia Barbour, Assistant professor at the Delft University of Technology, and Courtney Cobbs, E-Bike enthusiast, co-editor of Streetsblog Chicago, and Co-founder of Better…
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A Tale of Two Cities Parklets From Pittsfield Ma to Glendora Ca
Pittsfield’s Commissioner of Public Utilities Ricardo Morales helped get protected bike lanes, “parklets,” and safe streets implemented in his Western Massachusetts city of over 42,000. It’s been an uphill ride. Glendora’s Transportation Manager Steven Mateer talks with Ricardo about the “Parklets” recently installed where cars used to park in his city of over 51,000, just…
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Winter Riding
Eli Wheeler of Common Wheels, a mobile bicycle co-op in Boston, Mass., on winter riding. Galen Mook, co-founder of Common Wheels and Executive Director of Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition, on Updating Massachusetts’ hands free law to include apps like Facetime. www.commonwheels.org/ With a clip of a discussion between Roland Kager, Data analyst of mobility, land-use, cycling…
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Space for Co Ops
Steve Campos on cleaning Northeast Los Angeles’ seminal bike co-op, the Bike Oven, after years of dysfunction. Eli Wheeler of Common Wheels, a mobile bike co-op in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. Luis Fernandez on finding a new space for the Bike Kitchen in Dorchester, another Boston neighborhood. Amber Drea, a Streetsblog Chicago reporter, on…
