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A weekly radio podcast dedicated to bikes as transportation, at
https://biketalk.org/
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Pedaling Past 60
8 days ago
The one where Taylor and Nick litigate bike lanes by doing a 1 Act radio play.
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Again with Diane!
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#2536 - Answers
Bike tours of Portland, Oregon by Cycle Portland, an interview of Charlotte by listener contributor Jonathan Weiss (1:26). A Love Letter to Suburbia is a new book on how car dependency, corporate con
https://soundcloud.com/biketalk/2536-answers
9 days ago
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Sundance
15 days ago
âThe prudent driver sets the speed not the imprudent driverâ Two lane roads restrict antisocial driving behaviors in safe and effective ways. Another though provoking episode of
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#2535 These Are The People in Your Neighborhood â Bike Talk
Why, being flat and on Manhattanâs âdoorstep,â is Long Island so resistant to all bike infrastructure? asks listener Sean Cirillo (0:53). West Hollywood bike lane opponent Kyle Brazil debates Taylor a...
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Bike lane defenders this episode:
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@bikeleague.org
@misernyc.bsky.social
@strongtowns.org
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#2533 Bikes Up - Bike Talk
Vancouver bike activist Lucy Maloney won a seat on the anti- bike city council she fought for years. She gave Taylor a tour of the city and talks about her journey (2:24). Speed cameras will go up thi...
https://biketalk.org/2025/08/2533-bikes-up/
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Support California quick build bill!
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Caltrans Quick-Build Pilot - CalBike
Biking is not a crime â so California must change laws that open the door to harassment of people on bikes, most often racially biased.
https://www.calbike.org/caltrans-quick-build-pilot-2/
about 1 month ago
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Mostly kid stuff- kids interview each other on how they learn to ride, Kiddical Mass, bikes in schools.
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#2532 - Kids Ride Worldwide
Listener feedback: Rebecca Reilly wants Nick to pronounce
https://soundcloud.com/biketalk/2532-kids-ride-worldwide
about 1 month ago
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OB Cycler
about 1 month ago
"Californiaâs car culture currently thrives on a collective cognitive dissonance and itâs reflected in our infrastructure. We call ourselves environmentalists but allow our transit systems to languish. We remove bike lanes just months after installing them We reject much-needed housing near transit"
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Can San Diego End its Dependence on Cars?
Unless you have no other choice or pay âwalkable neighborhoodâ rent prices, going out of your way to reject car culture feels borderline masochistic.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/08/20/can-san-diego-end-its-dependence-on-cars/
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DOT is extending its public comment period requesting ideas for the next surface transportation bill, until Sept 8th. Maybe they haven't gotten the comments they want and/or they've gotten too many comments like ours, which they don't want. so send in comments now.
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about 1 month ago
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Secretary Duffy believes the U.S. DOT should NOT be funding bicycle infrastructure. He said âI do think you see more congestion when you add bike lanes and take away vehicle lanes. Thatâs a problem.â Disagree? Submit Your Comment by by August 20
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Wants to Hear From You!
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is soliciting citizen feedback on âany aspect of Federal transportation infrastructure policy to inform the surface transportation reauthorization process." Ever...
https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/BikeLeague/campaigns/129400/respond
about 1 month ago
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Nicholas Riehle, MUPP
about 2 months ago
Zohranâs citibike numbers make me feel like we need to start demanding bike share stats from our politicians in the same way we demand tax returns
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Toronto saves its bike lanes in court! And other positive topics.
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@parkingreform.org
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#2531 Making The Case For Bikes
Bike Lawyer Andrew Lewis on defending Cycle Toronto and saving Toronto's most popular bike lanes from the populist, tricky, anti-bike lane administration of Ontario Premier Doug Ford (0:29). Cities l
https://soundcloud.com/biketalk/2531-making-the-case-for-bikes
about 2 months ago
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Suburban, provincial, old fashioned views often block progress on streets where people are dying from cars.
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@transalt.org
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@lintonjoe.bsky.social
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#2530 States, Provinces, and Suburbs Versus Cities and Safety
Taylorâs ride through the burned-down Pacific Palisades neighborhood, and architect Neale Payton's insight into rebuilding the area as a Transit Oriented Development in the April 2025 Bike Talk episod
https://soundcloud.com/biketalk/2530-states-provinces-and
about 2 months ago
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They close em faster than we can open em.
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bikeeastbay.org/rsr2024-2/
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Save the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Trail!
The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Trail is at risk of weekday closure! Learn more and sign the petition to keep it accessible 24/7.
https://bikeeastbay.org/rsr2024-2/
about 2 months ago
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Tinman contre la caste
about 2 months ago
Nobody bikes to the hardware store! @Quaxing
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Yay!!!
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about 2 months ago
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This is both-sides journalism, like we can't find truth. Do bike lanes inevitably cause congestion? Opinions vary. Sorry, not a free article.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/w...
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Drivers vs. Cyclists: A Battle for the Streets in Canadaâs Largest City
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/canada/bike-lanes-toronto.html
about 2 months ago
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Movies Silently
about 2 months ago
I'm not the first person to think of this but I would dearly love a medieval fantasy in the classic style with nothing changed except the bicycle has been invented and everyone rides them.
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Qagggy!
about 2 months ago
When complete, East Marginal Way could be the finest industrial bike route in America.
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Sundance
about 2 months ago
Well said Future Urbanist Club.
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Pedaling Past 60
about 2 months ago
Cozy up in your favorite chair or sofa, grab your earbuds, sip a delicious latte, and tune into this weeks Bike Talk episode #2529!
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This piece shows a cool pro-bike lane Calgary councillorâŠBut- whatâs up with the premiers of Alberta, Nova Scotia and Ontario coming out against bike infrastructure?
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about 2 months ago
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we're in.
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about 2 months ago
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Why reinvent the wheel? We've been through this before...
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familiesforsafestreets.org
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#2529 From LA to Halifax: Bike Battles, Memorials, and Momentum - Bike Talk
A West Hollywood memorial and ghost bike placing for cyclist Brett Ackerman, killed by hit-and-run. Streets Are For Everyone Director of LA County Advocacy, Brett Slaughenhaupt (3:00). Hit and runs fr...
https://biketalk.org/2025/07/2529-from-la-to-halifax-bike-battles-memorials-and-momentum/
about 2 months ago
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"New Orleans has the fifth-highest rate of bike commuters per capita nationwide, but is also ranked among the most deadly for cyclists..." and only one council member at the meeting.
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Bike Easy pushes for safer bike infrastructure on St. Claude Avenue - Verite News New Orleans
The local bicycle safety advocacy group has been calling for protected bike lanes to be installed on St. Claude Avenue, where a cyclist was struck and killed last week, since 2023.
https://veritenews.org/2025/07/22/bike-easy-st-claude-avenue-cyclist-death/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
about 2 months ago
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Another domino down for density.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/20/w...
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Washington State Senate Approves Sweeping Parking Reform Bill » The Urbanist
# Though it was amended to exclude cities with less than 20,000 residents, Senate Bill 5184 still represents one of the most robust statewide parking reform packages to move forward in any state. It n...
https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/20/washington-state-senate-approves-sweeping-parking-reform/
2 months ago
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A new form of ghost bike
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Oh The Urbanity!
2 months ago
Thatâs so cool! Montrealâs bike share system is rolling out trailers that work on BIXIs as well as personal bikes. Theyâre hoping to have 50 by the end of the summer, and hundreds over the next few years.
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I think this is most places.
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Streetsblog Chicago
2 months ago
Chicagoâs vote to totally eliminate parking mandates near train stations is a great response to our cityâs housing crisis and traffic woes.
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/07/18/c...
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I think the title says it all here.
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@bikinginla.bsky.social
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#25â28 Opportunities in crisis for NYC protected lanes, Bike Life âbuyoutâ for street vendors in LA, an âAnti-Vehicle Agendaâ suspected in San Diego - Bike Talk
Taylor made it to Michigan, and having ridden to LAX in 56 minutes, he's never going back...to driving (1:13). Taylor talked to Tal Babcock, employee of a cafe in a former railroad depot where his gra...
https://biketalk.org/2025/07/2528-opportunities-in-crisis-for-nyc-protected-lanes-bike-life-buyout-for-street-vendors-in-la-and-an-anti-vehicle-agenda-conspiracist-in-san-diego/
2 months ago
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Having seen the congestion, safety, and emergency access arguments deployed against bike lanes in literally hundreds of places, why have we not developed a little guidebook or something on how to deal with them?
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West Hollywood Bicycle Coalition
2 months ago
This morning we gathered with friends, family, and neighbors to honor Blake. He was killed by a driver while riding on Fountain Avenue in West Hollywood. We will honor his memory by continuing to fight for safer streets for everyone.
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Great article about NYCâs concern for e-bike speeds, and maybe in a follow-up weâll learn why that concern doesnât apply to car speeds.
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E-Bike Fans and Foes Agree: Adams's 15 MPH Speed Limit Won't Make Streets Safer - Streetsblog New York City
A public hearing about Mayor Adams's proposed speed limit devolved into a debate about e-bike licensing, naturally.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/07/15/e-bike-fans-and-foes-agree-adamss-15-mph-speed-limit-wont-make-streets-safer
2 months ago
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"Return the Posey Tube to two-way car traffic!...The Webster tube could be repurposed for bikes and buses! That would move far more people for far less money! ...it would provide a superior, environmentally progressive connection for bus riders and cyclists (and even pedestrians)!" (!s added)
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Who has better fans than this?
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In our last episode, we talked to bike activists in two cities who made their own bike lanes with opposite results.
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#2527 - Tactical Urbanism and Bike Activism in Seattle and Winnipeg + Bike Painting
Taylor's riding his bike to LAX, then biking to car-free Mackinac island, MI (0:56). Bike activist and Cascade Bike Club volunteer Merlin Rainwater was brushed by a bus after being let out in a dange
https://soundcloud.com/biketalk/2527-tactical-urbanism-and-bike-activism-in-seattle-and-winnipeg-bike-painting
2 months ago
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These are the bikes I keep being impressed and amazed by in NYC! So this is how they come into beingâŠ
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âNo One Else Has a Bike Like Mineâ: How Deliveristas Trick Out Their Rides - THE CITY
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âNo One Else Has a Bike Like Mineâ
How Deliveristas Trick Out Their Rides
https://projects.thecity.nyc/delivery-workers-bikes-decorations/
2 months ago
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It's amazing how the government is still saying they're doing it to "get people out of traffic." By the way, good job
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Court rejects Ford government's appeal of injunction stopping it from removing bike lanes | CBC News
An Ontario court has dismissed the province's attempt to appeal a court order that temporarily stopped it from ripping up three major Toronto bike lanes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-bike-lanes-1.7580973
2 months ago
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I have wondered how possible a solar bike isâŠdefinitely more possible than a solar carâŠso hereâs an answer.
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2 months ago
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Is our culture waking up to the fact that kids used to be free to bike? Or are these articles in
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Joyous memories of biking through SoCal as kids â is that freedom dead and gone?
Summer and childhood bike rides go hand in hand, but most kids today don't get as much freedom as kids used to. LAist listeners share their childhood memories of riding their bikes through L.A.'s neig...
https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/joyous-memories-of-biking-through-socal-as-kids-is-that-freedom-dead-and-gone
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The judge said no one has to be consulted before ripping up the Bedford protected lanes because it's not a major modification. This means every bike lane can be made protected without telling anyone, too.
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Brooklyn Judge Lets Eric Adams Rip Up Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City
Mayor Eric Adams's move to rip up the new Bedford Avenue bike lane did not require advanced notification, Judge Carolyn Walker-Diallo ruled.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/07/09/brooklyn-judge-lets-eric-adams-rip-up-bedford-avenue-protected-bike-lane
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Want to talk about this,
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Vista to remove recently installed bike lane barriers â NBC 7 San Diego
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Vista to remove bike lane barriers in some areas just months after installing them
In March, the city of Vista installed berms and bollards in bike lanes throughout much of the city in an effort to keep cyclists safe. Now, just a few months later, the city is removing berms and boll...
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/vista-removing-bike-lane-barriers/3864149/
3 months ago
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This is the most relevant to non bike audiences interview I can remember doing, but of course Zohran is a huge biker, does thousands of miles on Citi bikes. You can hear it in the episode before last at
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3 months ago
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This sounds so good to me! Who doesnât this sound good to?
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3 months ago
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John keeps adding value
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A passing flag is a good idea if youâre not the type to take the lane. But you might not be the type for a passing flag either.
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3-4 feet to be precise
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Thanks John, and Iâve heard you donât have to be totally naked to do the World Naked Bike Ride, if you have any interest.
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Seattle Bike Blog
3 months ago
Iâm almost over this round of COVID, but am sad to miss this action on Lake Washington Blvd at noon today. SE Seattle deserves safe streets! Join the effort:
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We Love LA, Zohran loves bikes, Denver and NYC save their protected bike lanes, while bike lane opponents like those in Queens and Northampton seem only to care about parking.
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#2525 â We love LA, Deliveristas, Zohran for Bikes NYC, and Picture Main Street - Bike Talk
At the virtual Bicycle Film Festival, Taylor sees a woman set a new record of riding a bike at 183 mph (0:22). Nick visits Los Angeles, runs into a Hollywood ride out, and meets bike dancer Denis (4:4...
https://biketalk.org/2025/06/2525-we-love-la-deliveristas-zohran-for-bikes-nyc-and-picture-main-street/
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