Tag: trafficviolence
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Biking Not Driving in Europe, The West Coast, The East Coast, and Across the U.S. 26/38
New bike rider Gloria Ines on her $55 bike from the Highland Park Bike Oven co-op. 2:08 The cyclocross season is just beginning at Look Park in Northampton, Massachusetts with Northampton Cycling Club’s Junior Cyclocross series. New racer Penelope Richert and coach Tom Hoogendyke. 7:21 Taylor catches up with 71 year old Kay Schuster, who…
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Bike Filming from Alaska to Tierra Del Fuego, Delhi to Sweden 26/36
Jonathan Hale of People’s Vision Zero at a “ghost tire” placing on Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles, to honor 70-year-old Bijan Yousefian, a victim of traffic violence who died in a fiery crash there. 2:30 High School senior Ben Mangiafico talks about the bike ride he hosted recently to point out the dangerous spots…
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Streetfilms NYC, Anti bike lane bill in LA 26/35
Language was added to a bill targeting a much needed protected bike lane and traffic calming project on LA’s high speed Forest Lawn Drive, where there have been more than 95 crashes and 4 fatalities since 2013. The bill was paid for by Forest Lawn Cemetery donations, and it’ll be an issue in the LA…
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The Journey Makes The Hero 26/34
Chickenleather, spirit and documentarian of the LA bike movement for decades, died last week. We bring you his words from 2010 on getting “normal” people to bike, engaging the youth, and volunteering at a bike collective. 2:10 Taylor drafts behind yet another stranger, Josep in Cataluña, Spain, and they talk afterward. 7:12 Bike Talk listener…
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Backpedaling 26/33
Taylor rides Barcelona, and says it’s civilized. A Quebec court rules against Toronto’s famously successful protected lanes. Michael Longfield, Executive Director of Cycle Toronto, explains. 4:15 NYC closes a 1 block gap in Ashland Avenue’s protected bike lane in Brooklyn, known as “Crashland” for the danger created when Mayor Adams’ corrupt administration blocked that part of…
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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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26/18 Up With Independent Bike Shops, Justice For Cyclists, Making Our Own Bike Plan, and The Kittie Knox Plays
Taylor’s Tour from SF to Mackinaw Island, from his daughters to his dad, begins May 16 at 8am. You’re invited. Mechanics Dani and Paola at independent LA Cyclery help Taylor get his bike ready for the tour when corporate shops wouldn’t (4:30). Stacey’s News: Seattle pays injured cyclist $9.25 million for poorly designed bike lanes,…
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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…
