Tag: ebike
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Beyond Cyclists 26/32
Walk Bike Berkeley organizer Ben Gerhardstein on why Berkeley needs the Hopkins Ave protected bike lane they fought for so long to get and finally won, and why the opposition was so vitriolic. (2:15) A recent study, “Beyond Cyclists,” finds that support for and opposition to cycling infrastructure don’t always follow intuitive lines, and the…
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Welcome Home 26/28
Taylor completes his bike journey from California to Michigan and is met by his 101 year old father, Irving “Irv” Nichols, who still drives. This sparks a discussion of the possibility of a future where Autonomous Vehicles are required with our Bike Lawyer, Jim Pocrass. Listener Email- Mitch Hull of Battle Creek offers Taylor a…
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26/04 Riding With ICE and Snow
Alex Pretti, murdered by ICE in Minneapolis, was a bike rider. Laura Groenjes Mitchell of Our Streets Minneapolis and Brett Macgraw of the West Metro Active Transportation Alliance share a multi-city memorial ride for Alex Pretti started by his local bike shop, the Angry Catfish. Also, a fundraiser for people trapped by ICE in Minneapolis…
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#2543 Ebikelash
Charlie’s News: NYC sets a 15mph limit on ebikes, a new Seattle bike lane also works for trucks, ultralight emergency response cargo bikes, and the impact of tariffs on the bike industry (3:00). A No Drive Halloween campaign (4:26). Ontario, Canada Premier Doug Ford is trying to ban speed cameras and bike lanes in an…
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Costa Rica, Congestion Pricing NYC, and Biking with Disability #2501
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Paving the Way
Transcript: bit.ly/3ndXn25 IntroTaylor Nichols, Seamus Garrity, Jenni Chang, and Nick Richert talk about the day’s die-in and preview this episode. 4:24 on.soundcloud.com/1ickSStandout Service: Reflections on a superlative record of active transportation and safe streets legislation with Laura Friedman, California’s 43rd District Assembly member and Transportation Committee Chair, by Seamus Garrity. 22:12 on.soundcloud.com/ZV88MEncouraging E-bikes: Vouchers for…
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The Future Is Here
STARTNo Free Parking: California reverses its policy on parking minimums, and parking reformer Tony Jordan is celebrating with Lindsay Sturman.parkingreform.org/los-angeles-party/ 11:25 on.soundcloud.com/Be13kFail to Plan, Plan to Fail: California Senator Anthony Portantino’s newly signed “Plan For The Future” law requires cities and counties to include bicycle and pedestrian plans, multimodal networks, and traffic calming for any urbanized…
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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…
