Bike Talk

START: Update: Galen Mook and Eli Akira Kaufman, Executive Directors of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition and the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, respectively, on the bike issues of the day. https://www.massbike.org/ https://www.la-bike.org/ 7:35 Road Revolution: The historic closing 2/3 of a mile of Griffith Park Drive to cars is part of Los Angeles CD4 Councilmember Nithya Raman's "Road Revolution." She and ally California 43rd District Assemblymember Laura Friedman talk about their celebration of wins for the park, as well as Laura's upcoming bills for active transportation and emissions reduction. https://a43.asmdc.org/ https://councildistrict4.lacity.org/ 31:39 Unblocking: Carter Lavin helps bike advocates navigate political roadblocks. He and fellow Bay Area resident Stacey Randecker (who literally stops and slows traffic with Slow Jam rides and "Just a Minute" actions) talk about how to be more politically effective. https://twitter.com/CarterLavin 51:27 Livability: Livable Communities Ini

If the Los Angeles City Council votes to adopt the Healthy Streets LA initiative on 08/26/2022, the city will finally follow its own mobility plan, and add new bus and bike lanes on 1/3 of its streets. Michael Schneider, founder of Streets For All, the nonprofit organization which created the Healthy Streets LA initiative, explains. https://www.healthystreetsla.com/ bit.ly/hsla-council 9:40 - Nedra Deadwyler on her bike tours of the human and civil rights stories in the history of Atlanta: Civil Bikes. With Ruthy Woodring. https://civilbikes.com/ 30:08 - Zach Katz uploads streets redesigned to be people-friendly using the artificial intelligence program DALL-E. With Stacey Randecker. https://twitter.com/betterstreetsai 52:10 - "Segway Batman," a Chicago Segway tour guide, held a crosswalk protest to raise awareness of deadly driver behavior. https://twitter.com/Segway_Ruins 56:45 - Several hundred bicyclists rode through Toronto's High Park in response to police harrassment of cyclists. Dave Shellnut,

Administrating the Massachusetts and Los Angeles County bicycle coalitions, with Executive Directors Galen Mook and Eli Akira Kaufman. https://www.massbike.org/ https://www.la-bike.org/ *Galen hosts a Bike Talk at http://biketalk881.com/ **Edited by Kevin Burton, cofounder of the West Hollywood Bicycle Coalition. 22:13 The Bicycle Mayor of Toronto, Lanrick Bennett, Jr. on his "origin story," his daughter's "bike strike," biking with kids, and his real-time education of dangerous drivers. https://bycs.org/ https://twitter.com/BicycleMayorTO

Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/ApcfmJEqgCLvMTwPkcJyPEOVf8s Laura Friedman speaks on her bill, AB2438, which would get California's notoriously car-centric transportation agencies to align their funding formulas with California's values around climate change. Contact the Senate Appropriations Committee to get the bill moving forward - https://sapro.senate.ca.gov/ Check out this article: https://cal.streetsblog.org/2022/07/28/missed-climate-targets-misalignment-of-transportation-funding-why-california-needs-a-b-2438/ 21:45 - Mikael Colville-Andersen, founder of http://www.copenhagenize.com/ and host of The Life Sized City, is crowdfunding an effort to get bikes to the displaced people of Ukraine. https://www.gofundme.com/f/bikes4ukraine https://www.colville-andersen.com/ 34:30 - Doug Gordon, host of The War On Cars Podcast, speaks about the War effort. https://thewaroncars.org/ https://brooklynspoke.com/ 53:54 - MassBike Executive Director Galen Mook and Northampton activist Elena Huisman on bike legislat

00: MassBike Minute with MassBike Executive Director/Cohost Galen Mook. 3:42: Handbuilt bike collector Aaron Lipstadt shows his favorites to Bike Talk cohost Taylor Nichols. 27:42: Stacey Randecker, San Francisco street activist, on "Just A Minute" protests and the work of the SF Bike Coalition. With Nick Richert. 41:29: Chicago Bike Grid Now: Rony Islam and Emily Wilson with Nick Richert. 50:01: Plotting data to for Canadian bike lanes: Theoretical Physicist Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, with Nick Richert. Editing by Kevin Burton. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/jg_i45oHFnoZ6gKUWRp3y9zzDdI

Decades of pleas by park users weren’t enough, nor was a speeding van running over (now bike activist) Damian Kevitt and removing his leg. Now, a much-loved community elder struck and killed on a bike path in Griffith Park finally got one of the park’s roads closed to through traffic through a “temporary” yet “indefinite” pilot program. Why is it so difficult for Los Angeles to implement Safe Streets, Transportation Equity, and its own mobility plan? The following very active voices in Human Scale Streets weigh in at the following times: Progressive CD4 Council Member Nithya Raman - 2:50 Candidate for LA Mayor, California Representative Karen Bass - 16:34 Streets for All founder Michael Schneider - 18:11 And Jimmy Lizama, founder of the Bicycle Kitchen - 35:20 With interviews and commentary by Cohosts Don Ward (Midnight Ridazz, Wolfpack Hustle), Taylor Nichols (Los Angeles Bicycle Advisory Committee Representative), and Lindsay Sturman (Liveable Communities). Edited by Kevin Burton (West Hollywood Bicyc

the first Ciclovías began in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1974. In 2010, after immense effort by the cycling community of Los Angeles, an Open Streets event, there called CicLAvia, first took place in the heart of Downtown—and became an instant hit. Dozens of individuals and organizations have put their weight behind CicLAvia. In this episode, we speak with one of the prime movers of the city’s ongoing CicLAvia program, Tafarai Bayne, as well as Jacob Wessel of the Boston DOT on plans for Open Streets events in Massachusetts. -With cohost Taylor Nichols 17:51 "Two Wheels Good" author, journalist Jody Rosen, talks about the impact of the bicycle on humanity over the last two hundred years--again, with Taylor Nichols. Edited by Kevin Burton.

Jessica Fizgerald Ruvalcava is the first recipient of an electric cargo bike from fellow Los Angeles Ecovillage member Jimmy Lizama’s “Reciclos” project. 11:45 Kyle Lucas is cofounder of Better Streets Chicago. 26:25 Stacey Rendecker was recently arrested for refusing to move while demonstrating for safe streets in San Francisco. 43:00 Lucy Maloney engages the cycling Community in Vancouver. Edited by Kevin Burton.

San Francisco's Safe Streets Rebels form "people protected bike lanes" where no safe lanes exist, hold slow rides that block car traffic on the contested Great Walkway, and have vigils at locations where car drivers kill pedestrians or bicyclists. Maureen Persico, Scott Feeney, and Brett Bertocci relate. https://www.safestreetrebel.com 32:29 Architect, urbanist Mike Eliason, founder of Larchlab, on sustainable mobility and ecodistricts. With Lindsay Sturman. https://www.larchlab.com/what-we-do/ 42:49 TheGotBike blogger Salem Mazzawy's purpose has been to get people to ride bikes. Ruthy Woodring reports on his hit and run, and his partner Adele's response. Also, the sentencing of the distracted driver who killed Northampton High music teacher Charlie Braun. https://thegotbike.blogspot.com https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/06/haley-kelly-sherette-admits-to-facetiming-when-she-fatally-struck-northampton-bicyclist-charles-braun-avoids-jail-time-loses-license-for-15-years.html

A mother, a father, and a grandmother of young people killed by cars have used their experience to organize for safer streets. Lizi Raman, Beverly Shelton, and Dr. Frank Cruz speak with Bike Talk hosts Lindsay Sturman and Galen Mook. Lizi got a bike lane installed on the infamous "Boulevard of Death," Queens Boulevard in NYC. Lizi worked to transform Queens Boulevard into a "Boulevard of Life" after her son Asif was killed on his bike there. https://p2a.co/hHWt2A4 5 year old Zachary was killed by a car in a crosswalk in Berkeley, California. "Grandma" Beverly Shelton founded Families for Safe Streets Southern California, and her son, Dr. Frank Cruz, founded The Zachary Michael Cruz Foundation. https://www.facebook.com/zmcfoundation/?ref=page_internal 48:35-Lindsay's interview with Dutch traffic engineer Dick Van Veen https://www.dickvanveen.nl/en/ Edited by Kevin Burton

The founder of Pedal People, Ruthy Woodring, talks trash and bike repair. Chicago Family Biking founder Rebecca Resman and Streetsblog editor John Greenfield on the killing of a 3 year old on her mother's bike in a street with a bike lane. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2022/06/09/female-toddler-reportedly-killed-in-truck-bike-crash-on-leland-greenway-in-uptown/ http://www.chicagofamilybiking.org/ https://www.facebook.com/theoneandonlyrebecca

Robin Chase, Executive Chairwoman of New Urban Mobility and founder of Zipcar, talks about the future of bikes with Bike Talk co-host Andrea Learned in June, 2021.

Scott Epstein is an active transportation progressive running for the powerful position of Council District 5 representative in Los Angeles. In this interview with Bike Talk cohost Taylor Nichols, Scott lays out his priorities: ending homelessness, addressing the Los Angeles housing/affordability crisis, and taking local action on climate change. Epstein is able to connect all these with active transportation. George Kohout, President of Friends of Northampton Trails in Western Massachusetts, provides an East Coast perspective on Scott's candidacy and advocacy. Edited by Kevin Burton. https://scottforla.com/meet-scott https://fntrails.org/about/directors/

A ribbon cutting for the new segment connecting Pittsfield to Adams along the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail in Western Massachusetts. https://www.iberkshires.com/story/68152/State-Local-Officials-Cut-Ribbon-for-Pittsfield-Rail-Trail-Extension.html 47:00 Butch Flowers, a farmer and handyman in the hill towns of Massachusetts, on his plan to ride from Portland to Massachusetts this summer.

Bikeways, active transportation, climate change, and safe streets with Laura Friedman, California state Assemblymember and Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee, in conversation with Dave Snyder, Executive Director of the California Bicycle Coalition, and Melanie Curry, Editor of Streetsblog California. https://a43.asmdc.org/ New York City's Jackson Heights created “Paseo Park,” a 1.3-mile stretch where “vehicles are guests” on five-mile-per-hour shared streets. Jim burke, co-Founder of the 34 Ave Open Streets Coalition, with Carl Mahaney of Streetopia Upper West Side. https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/04/28/34th-ave-update-dot-presents-bold-plan-for-the-permanent-open-street-called-paseo-park/ Berkshire Bike Path advocates, elected officials, and the Massachusetts DOT showed up to inaugurate a 1.5 mile section of the Ashuwillticook rail trail in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Nick Russo, a bike and pedestrian Planner with Berkshire regional planning commission, served coffee on an e-trike. https://

Kicking off Bike Month and new car-free days on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Mass. With Galen Mook, Bike Talk Cohost and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition baystatebikemonth.org Massbike.org 2:15 They know in the Netherlands that making streets safe means controlling cars. Chris Bruntlett, Dutch Cycling Embassy Communications Manager and author of Building the Cycling City and Curbing Traffic, tells Bike Talk cohost Lindsay Sturman what they know in the Netherlands. Part Two. Edited by Kevin Burton. https://dutchcycling.nl/en/ 29:55 The Northeast Los Angeles Eagle Rock community’s Beautiful Boulevard plan for the Noho to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit system was approved in a win for livability. With Michael Macdonald, Eagle Rock activist. https://la.streetsblog.org/2022/04/28/metro-board-approves-bus-rapid-transit-through-north-hollywood-burbank-glendale-eagle-rock-and-pasadena/ https://www.eaglerockforward.org/ 43:28 Car Free JFK Drive in San Francisco, A Victory -With Stacy Rendecke

Elena Huisman, a voice for bicycle infrastructure with “Main Street for everyone” and “Safe Streets Northampton,” talks about bike events, benefits, politics, infrastructure, and biking safely in Northampton, Massachusetts. https://mainst4everyone.org/ 8:45 Galen Mook and Ken McLeod discuss Massachusetts’ new #1 Bicycle Friendly State ranking with the League of American Bicyclists. Ken is the League’s Policy Director, and Galen is Bike Talk Cohost and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition. https://www.massbike.org/ https://www.bikeleague.org/content/new-2022-bicycle-friendly-states-rankings-massachusetts 28:15 Lava Sunder, Los Angeles car-free cyclist, and Dan Federman, San Francisco car-free cyclist, on the reasons people on Twitter give for why they can’t bike. https://twitter.com/LavanyaSunder/status/1516085689737269248 https://twitter.com/TheFederman/status/1507913616518832134

Jill Warren, CEO of the European Cycling Federation, on her advocacy for biking and reducing oil dependency in Europe--with cohost Lindsay Sturman. https://ecf.com/ 18:48 Chris Bruntlett, co-author of "Building the Cycling City" and "Curbing Traffic" and Communications Manager for the Dutch Cycling Embassy, talks with Lindsay Sturman about how reducing car speed is essential to bikeability. https://www.dutchcycling.nl/en/ 29:30 There's a competition to design artistic bike racks in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Holyoke Bike Ped Committee Chair Shannon Bliven, Director of Planning and Economic Development Aaron Vega, and Senior Project Manager of Holyoke Planning and Economic Development Office Ileana Carrion tell about it--with cohost and Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Galen Mook. 46:20 "Bicycle Benefits" incentivizes biking with discounts for those who show up at participating businesses; with Founding Director Ian Klepetar. https://bicyclebenefits.org/ Edited by Kevin Burton.

The Bike Summit and how the climate movements needs to wake up about (e)bikes with Caron Whitaker, Deputy Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists and Galen Mook, cohost and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition: https://www.bikeleague.org/ 13:29 Emily stein, president of Safe Roads Alliance, on Global Road Safety Week Relay ride/walk/run across Massachusetts- https://www.saferoadsalliance.org/ 22:44 Wilcer/William Cervantes, founder of Crank Hustle, a food delivery support organization; with Ali Lexa, KPFK Web Director/Crank Hustle-er. https://crankhustle.com/ 40:40 Andrew de Frank and Rihanna of Twitter on their viral Protected Bike vs. Traffic lane tweet: https://twitter.com/KrillTusk/status/1506629702580113414 Edited by Kevin Burton.

Connecticut's SB4, a climate action bill, would give people vouchers to buy ebikes. Dr. Allie Thomas, an ebike researcher, supports it. https://planning.unc.edu/2021/10/e-biking-as-a-tool-for-parents-and-caretakers/ @ 24:25-Warren Wells on his tweet about having to differentiate between recreation and transportation for bike trips: https://twitter.com/WarrenJWells/status/1504514239301513234?s=20&t=xl-3MgzqsQ0pozuLl87d_g @ 36:18-The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition E.D. Eli Akira Kaufman and Senior Development Manager Genevieve Cerda promote the first in series of 3 "Bike Salons" to make LA more bikeable, with Pure Luck Cycles CoFounder/CEO and LACBC Board Treasurer Michael Fishman, and Santa Monica Spoke President and CoFounder Cynthia Rose. The Salon will encourage attendees to support the HealthyStreetsLA initiative. https://www.la-bike.org/ https://www.healthystreetsla.com/ With LA Bicycle Advisory Committee representative/Bike Talk cohost Taylor Nichols. Edited by Kevin Burton.