Podcasts about mal webb

On World Octopus Day, musical guests Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan join us live for a special sea-renade. Coastal palaeontologist Ben Francischelli geeks out on megafauna and eastern quolls. Dive reporter Cara Hull sings the praises of the Great Southern Reef and Dr Beach teaches us how to train a brainless box jellyfish.

0:00 Trash Talk: A recent listener email objected to Bike Talk's interview with Bike Mapper Jaimy Fisher because she didn't use Strava data that included MAMILs (Middle Aged Men in Lycra). Original interview at: on.soundcloud.com/XEC1y. This, according to our listener, constituted "Trash Talking MAMILS." Cohosts Taylor, Lindsay, Madeleine, Seamus & Nick do some introspecting, and find that we do indeed love MAMILs. 12:08 https://on.soundcloud.com/5JULK Class Trip: MAMIL Taylor Nichols takes a 3-day tour of Michigan's TART trail with some old high school friends. https://traversetrails.org/ 21:40 https://on.soundcloud.com/hAi5f EMT Advocate: Tyler Newcomb, bike advocate, EMT, board member of Bike Jersey City and Safe Streets Jersey City, on his journey to bike advocacy. With San Francisco activist Stacey Randecker. https://twitter.com/tylernewcomb_ 35:48 https://on.soundcloud.com/6CXZc Lit: The twilight world of lit up bikes, as told by Lit Riderz Jay Torrisi and April Stom with Reo Ramsey, owner of RK Mobile 313 and Founder of Motown Trailblazers Bicycle Club. https://litriderz.com/ https://twitter.com/313MTBZ Edited by Taylor Nichols and Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

0:33 https://on.soundcloud.com/HyxjJ Lucas Rowton, mountain bike racer and bike mechanic, gives some advice on chains and flats. 10:44 https://on.soundcloud.com/S7akZ LA Times Art and Design Columnist Carolina Miranda on her article, "Build less housing for cars and more for people," with Taylor Nichols. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-07-07/build-less-housing-for-cars-and-more-for-people-how-cities-of-the-past-can-guide-the-future 26:02 https://on.soundcloud.com/GMAvD Inbar Kishoni, Manager of Community and Equity Programs on the Citi Bike team at Lyft, on car dominance and bike share with Joshua Funches of National Youth Bike Council. 41:48 https://on.soundcloud.com/Af3rb State of the art thinking about safety from two Pittsfield, Massachusetts leaders in street design: Public Utilities Commissioner Ricardo Morales and Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Senior Transportation Planner Nick Russo. With Western Massachusetts Bike Talk guest correspondent Lily Hoffman Strickler. Edited by Taylor Nichols, Kevin Burton and Mitchel Bove. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

:23 https://on.soundcloud.com/EXosA Chicago's Bike Grid Now uses 4 mph "Slow Jam" rides to demand slow & safe bike-prioritized streets across Chicago. Chicago Bike Grid Now member Rony Islam speaks with cohosts Nick, Taylor, and Seamus. 12:37 https://on.soundcloud.com/QQxTC Bike philosophy, the differences between biking in NYC and LA, and bike advocacy in 3 short interviews by Seamus Garrity with Allez LA co-owners Kyle B. Kelley and Shawn Wolf, and patron/Los Feliz Neighborhood Councilmember Aida Ashouri. 24:32 https://on.soundcloud.com/gJDT3 How can a global nonviolent movement to compel the world's governments to address the climate and ecological emergency use bikes in their actions? Josh Goldstein of Extinction Rebellion LA interviews LA Bike Oven mechanic and bike advocate Joe Borfo on exactly that question. 42:24 https://on.soundcloud.com/4msrB "Guerrilla bike activists" of the Crosswalk Collective in Los Angeles and The People's CDOT in Chicago take infrastructure into their own hands. Tony Ho Tran speaks on his article in the Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-the-guerrilla-bike-activists-installing-bootleg-infrastructure-for-safer-streets Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

0:29 https://on.soundcloud.com/xwxnT Money Talks: Truck sideguards are proven to save lives; the League of American Bicyclists' Deputy Executive Director Caron Whitaker tells cohost Taylor Nichols how the USDOT chose the trucking industry over lives. 10:33 https://on.soundcloud.com/Le7gy Advocacy Roots: A recent Bike Talk forum covered the past, present, and future of Bike Advocacy in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Ecovillage. Ecovillagers began the Bike Kitchen, LA County Bike Coalition (now BikeLA), and CicLAvia. This clip features Executive Director of LA Walks and candidate for California Assembly, John Yi; the ED of BikeLA, Eli Akira Kaufman; the founder of the Bicycle Kitchen, Jimmy Lizama; and Biking Attorney Josh Cohen. 28:02 https://on.soundcloud.com/B41qT Getting There: A New York City project asked people who use bikes and other small wheeled devices what they use them for and how infrastructure affects their motivations and needs. The project also recruited over three dozen volunteers to ride every block of every designated bike lane on the official New York City Bike Map to better understand the issues riders face when navigating the existing infrastructure. Streetopia Upper West Side blogger Carl Mahaney reports back to cohosts Taylor and Lindsay. https://www.gettingthere.city 46:31 https://on.soundcloud.com/muN8h Charging ahead: Qualifying applicants to the California Air Resources Board (CARB)e-bike incentives pilot program will get a voucher of up to $1,000 for a regular e-bike and up to $1,750 for a cargo or adaptive e-bike. The California Bicycle Coalition is advocating for additional funding so the program can continue past this year's pilot. Calbike Policy Director Jared Sanchez tells cohost Don Ward all about it. Editing by Taylor Nichols, Kevin Burton and Mitchell Bove. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

0:27 https://on.soundcloud.com/MuEKS Easy Does: Father's Day was the New Orleans Big Easy Bike Festival. Details from Bayou Queens and Bayou Cruisers Bike Club President Hardy Elzy. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1765096107047285/ 7:58 https://on.soundcloud.com/3NNrL Decongest: congestion pricing nears approval in NYC; how and why with energy-policy analyst, transport economist and environmental activist Charles Komanoff. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/opinion/traffic-new-york-congestion.html 43:40 https://on.soundcloud.com/FNeCs Easy Riders: a high school group recounts their bike camping tour of Western Massachusetts. With Northampton High bike tour coach and math teacher Brant Jones. Editing by Taylor Nichols and Mitchell Bove. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

1:21 https://on.soundcloud.com/eVUsi Alternative Vision: an update on campaigns of NYC safe streets advocacy organization Transportation Alternatives including Sammy's Law and 25x25, with Associate Director of Communications Alexa Sledge. 12:53 https://on.soundcloud.com/FjXdn Hunger for Justice: A hunger strike to get the NY State Assembly to pass Sammy's Law for locally set speed limits by Families for Safe Streets co-founder and Sammy's mother, Amy Cohen. 19:15 https://on.soundcloud.com/LozsA In Memoriam: "Families Forever Changed," a Poem by Tshaka Campbell. Available at Amy cohen's twitter page: https://twitter.com/amylcohen 23:54 https://on.soundcloud.com/oZzFX Kingston Trio: Ella Kondrat, Tonya Garment, and Rose Quinn on their article which stopped a reactionary attempt by the Kingston, NY Common Council to make all kinds of biking behaviors illegal. https://sweetenthestreets.substack.com/p/kingston-bike-law-has-racial-implications?utm_source=direct&r=cfp2p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web 45:32 https://on.soundcloud.com/dAozN Bike The Strike: Interviews from the road at the Los Angeles writers' strike, by Taylor Nichols. Editing by Kevin Burton, Amy Zehring, and Taylor Nichols. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

1:29 https://on.soundcloud.com/RfwA2 Connected: A car-free path providing critical connections between the Riverfront and Detroit destinations recently opened in Detroit. Marc Pasco, Director of communications for the Detroit Riverfront and Conservancy, tells Taylor, Lindsay, and Nick about the recently opened Southwest Greenway. https://detroitgreenways.org/projects/southwest-greenway/ 5:24 https://on.soundcloud.com/KJHcw LA Rider: Life on a bike in Los Angeles by Tom Morash, "Entitled Cyclist." https://twitter.com/EntitledCycling 22:15 https://on.soundcloud.com/nwYbT Building Hope: Detroit's Hope Village Revitalization is a community-led organization that works toward sustainable and equitable development in Detroit. Jeff Jones, President and Executive Director, tells us how they've created bike infrastructure with community at its center. With Reo Ramsey, President of the Motown Trailblazers bike club, and Nick Richert. https://hopevillagecdc.org/ 41:58 https://on.soundcloud.com/UHfik The Western Massachusetts town of Easthampton and its City Engineer use federal Safe Streets For All Funds to connect local and regional bike paths and make other infrastructure improvements. With Daniel Murphy, Easthampton, Massachusetts City Engineer, and Galen Mook, Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition Executive Director and Cambridge Bike Talk Host. https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SS4A 56:22 https://on.soundcloud.com/UHfik Affirmations: Uncle Dan's thoughts on Bike Talk. Editing by Kevin Burton and Taylor Nichols. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

:58 https://on.soundcloud.com/76wUv The Price of Parking: Paved Paradise author Henry Grabar explains how parking ruins cities. With Taylor Nichols. 20:11 https://on.soundcloud.com/2KW2w London Calling: journalist and Spokesmen podcaster Carlton Reid on how London, like Paris, makes driving inconvenient, and why that's necessary to increase bike, pedestrian, and transit modeshare, for a more liveable city. With Lindsay Sturman and Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher. 40:29 https://on.soundcloud.com/e6nze Sounds of Silence: a Los Angeles iteration of the Ride of Silence, an international ride to commemorate those who've been killed or injured while riding a bike. The ride began at Jimmy Lizama's Reciclos Co-op, with riders from No More Ghost Bikes and Trash Panda rides, including Anne Marie Drolet and Raff Hernandez. By Joe Borfo. https://rideofsilence.org Editing by Kevin Burton, Taylor Nichols, Lindsay Sturman and Mitchell Bove. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

1:36 https://on.soundcloud.com/tqsbL His Turf: John Jones III, East Side Riders President, at CicLAvia Mini. 5:00 https://on.soundcloud.com/P7mpZ Critical Comeback: Vancouver's conservative city council uses dedicated bike funds to remove a protected bike lane. In response, Vancouver's Critical Mass has come back. With Lucy Maloney and Rob Zomber. 19:05 https://on.soundcloud.com/FVFKc What you don't know: Tire particles emit more pollution than modern tailpipes, a study finds, challenging assumptions about EVs, speed, and traffic. Nick Molden, CEO of Emissions Analytics, Dave Campbell, Bicycle Planner with Charlotte, NC, and Dr. Grace Peng, Natural Resources chair for the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/car-tyres-produce-more-particle-pollution-than-exhausts-tests-show 38:07 https://on.soundcloud.com/5byjq Eat-n-Ride: In bike-friendly Northampton, Massachusetts, advocates celebrated Bike Month with a Bike Breakfast. Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra, Bike Breakfast founder James Lowenthal, Massachusetts Bike Coalition Communications Coordinator Jes Slavin, All Bodies on Bikes Western Massachusetts Chapter Leader Jacob Shepherd-Seidl, New England mountain biking champion Salem Mazzawy, Council Vice-President Karen Foster, Northampton Cycling Club President Jonathan Brody. 53:06 https://on.soundcloud.com/gMqtJ D.C. Local: Washington, D.C. man on the street Joel Gwadz interviews Laura as she locks up her bike. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Intro Bike Month happenings with Detroit Motown Trailblazers Founder Reo Ramsay, Los Angeles CicLAvia Executive Director Romel Pascual, and Berkshire Bike Path Council President Marjorie Cohan. With cohosts Seamus Garrity, Nick Richert, and Taylor Nichols. 18:10 https://on.soundcloud.com/xWmMo Life or Liberty: AB 645 would install speed cameras in California cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles. Mobility advocates overwhelmingly support the bill, but the California ACLU opposes AB 645, citing privacy and equity concerns. Cohost Seamus Garrity interviews Becca Cramer-Mowder, a Legislative Advocate for the ACLU. 35:03 https://on.soundcloud.com/C7CHW Planning Prodigy: Hafeez is fighting for safe bike, bus, and complete streets infrastructure in Toronto. With Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher. 48:57 https://on.soundcloud.com/gyaD1 Bikeable dreams: Bike Talk Cohost and Livable Cities Initiative co-Founder Lindsay Sturman on good and bad bike infrastructure, with cohost Taylor Nichols. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Intro Bike Month: What's happening May, Bike Month, in Santa Monica, Detroit, and Northampton, Massachusetts; cohosts Taylor Nichols, Lindsay Sturman, and Nick Richert get a rundown with Cynthia Rose, Director of Santa Monica Spoke, Todd Scott, Executive Director of the Detroit Greenways Coalition, and Elena Huisman, Board Member of Friends of Northampton Trails. 15:19 https://on.soundcloud.com/YT5SK Greener Way: a 30 mile long "greenway" brings new life to Detroit communities. Joe Louis Greenway Project Manager Christina Peltier and Detroit cyclist K'Loni Thorpe talk with Taylor. 28:08 https://on.soundcloud.com/vAynT Speed Catchers: California AB 645 would put the brakes on drivers in 6 pilot cities, while addressing privacy and equity concerns. Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakland, Glendale, Long Beach, and the City and County of San Francisco would get speed cameras if the bill passes. Seamus Garrity talks with Becca Motola-Barnes of WalkSF. https://walksf.org/get-involved/take-action/ab-675-speed-safety-cameras Petition "Reign In Reckless Speeding In California:" https://www.change.org/p/reign-in-reckless-speeding-in-california 42:32 https://on.soundcloud.com/ide7K Ironic Justice: U.S. diplomat Sarah Debbink Langenkamp returned from her work in Ukraine, a literal war zone, only to be killed in a bike lane by a truck driver making a right turn in Bethesda, Maryland. The Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Act would unlock roadway safety funds for local governments. Taylor talks about the act with Portland Congressmember Earl Blumenauer, who cosponsored the act, and Sarah's husband, Daniel Langenkamp. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

5:13 on.soundcloud.com/mJcC1 Bike Wars: Seamus Garrity interviews Streetsblog LA Editor Joe Linton and Streets For All Founder Michael Schneider on Los Angeles's misleading claims about its progress towards Mobility Plan 2035, and the ballot measure that would force the city to implement its plan. https://la.streetsblog.org/2023/04/13/astonishing-city-planning-department-mobility-plan-status-report-ignores-mobility-plan/ 26:55 on.soundcloud.com/J297x Driver Lobby: Toronto Star Journalist Mark Elliot counters anti-bike bad faith arguments with guest host Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2023/04/25/toronto-bike-lanes-are-not-the-problem-misleading-stats-by-the-anti-bike-lobby-are.html 44:40 on.soundcloud.com/Vj78B Thoreau on a Bike: Mark Cramer, author of "If Thoreau Rode A Bicycle," talks to Taylor Nichols. 49:45 https://on.soundcloud.com/WqyM2 A Challenge: Anna Zivarts, Director of the Mobility Disability Initiative, on the #WeekWithoutDriving, with Nick Richert. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

2:33 https://on.soundcloud.com/gjUub Violence Reaction: A steep spike in Oakland, California car killings after the pandemic and the loss of the city's pandemic-era slow streets spurred the formation of The Traffic Violence Rapid Response Team. Seamus Garrity interviews George Spies and Carter Lavin, volunteers with the Team. 21:59 https://on.soundcloud.com/nW5By Lives Above All Else: Columbus, Ohio is on board for safer streets. Taylor Nichols interviews Maria Cantrell, Vision Zero Coordinator for Columbus, Ohio, Emma Kogge, Transportation Planner for the City, and Angie Shmitt, a transportation writer and planner based in Cleveland. 39:10 https://on.soundcloud.com/EjebM No Place Like Home: We look to places like the Netherlands for examples of safe biking infrastructure, but Inlander editor Nick Deshais has written an article that places Spokane, Washington among the great biking cities of the world. https://www.inlander.com/culture/the-future-belongs-to-the-bicycle-in-copenhagen-mexico-city-portland-and-spokane-24647156 By Taylor Nichols. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

1:00 https://on.soundcloud.com/aUw3u This is Big: The Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT), when finished, will be the longest rail trail in New England at 104 miles from Boston to Northampton, 2/3 of the way across the state. Craig Della Penna, Executive Director with Norwottuck Network, a non-profit corporation that supports the build-out and operation of the Mass Central Rail Trail, here gives Bike Talk a preview of the Norwottuck Network report about what a completed MCRT will mean to the Commonwealth. https://www.nnnetwork.net/ 11:28 https://on.soundcloud.com/FV3Ao Nope: Safe street advocates shouldn't support the unsafe Valencia Street center-running bike lane recently approved by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, according to Valencia Street activist Stacey Randecker. 28:09 https://on.soundcloud.com/sMrcS A Post Car Future: Cars and capitalism discussed by Matthew Rozsa, author of articles about car dependency and inequality at Salon.com, with John Renne, a Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida Atlantic University, co-author of the study "Socioeconomics of Urban Travel in the U.S." https://www.salon.com/2023/03/19/as-wealth-inequality-spirals-out-of-control-many-americans-can-no-longer-afford-to-drive/ https://www.salon.com/2023/04/09/is-a-post-car-future-actually-possible-experts-say-yes-heres-how-we-could-get-there/ 46:20 https://on.soundcloud.com/HffFU Car Free Forever: In 2020, the City of Toronto took the bold step of closing High Park to vehicles on weekends. Now, there's a movement to make High Park permanently car free. Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher interviews Faraz Gholizadeh, co-founder of Safe Parkside. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

2:24 https://on.soundcloud.com/ocg3p Wild and Free: A girl tames a big-kid bike in "Wild Blue: Taming a Big-Kid Bike," by bestselling children's book author and journalist Dashka Slater. Dashka reads the story. 19:44 https://on.soundcloud.com/7e3vN No Time For Losers: Pittsfield's City Council strikes down a referendum to bring the design of its downtown pilot protected lane to voters on the November ballot. With Ricardo Morales, Pittsfield, Massachusetts' Commissioner of Public Utilities. 38:15 https://on.soundcloud.com/6Bkjy Centering Safety: A new protected bike lane will run down the center of one of San Francisco's most dangerous and important streets, Valencia. San Francisco bike advocate-activists Robin Pam, Aditya Bhumbla, and Zach Lipton chat with Seamus Garrity. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

1:29 https://on.soundcloud.com/FLPQ1 Our Streets: A coalition of equity-focused active transportation and mobility justice organizations has formed in Los Angeles to change the way the city designs its streets. Eli Kaufman, Executive Director of BikeLA, Andres Ramirez, Executive Director of People for Mobility Justice, and John Yi, Executive Director of Los Angeles Walks, join Bike Talk cohost Seamus Garrity to talk about their new coalition, Our Streets Action Committee. bit.ly/3Ko1sJT 40:40 https://on.soundcloud.com/cVhqe Comparative Advocacy: San Diego County and Massachusetts' face different challenges for bike advocacy. Galen Mook, Executive Director of MassBike, and Will Rhatigan, Advocacy Director of the Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.San Diego Bicycle Coalition, compare and contrast. 55:38 https://on.soundcloud.com/3DEaP Bike Joy: two Brompton users share their joys with Taylor Nichols.

2:00 https://on.soundcloud.com/LMwkX Bike Lit: UK Professor Dr. Marlon Moncrieffe on the Black experience in cycling and his book, "Desire, Descrimination, Determination: Black Champions in Cycling," with Nick Richert 30:15 https://on.soundcloud.com/6oZSt Riding in Their Footsteps: David Goodrich on his book, "On Freedom Road," about his bike tour along the route of the Underground Railroad, his blog, https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/, and his climate science, with Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition Executive Director and Bike Talk cohost Galen Mook. 45:45 https://on.soundcloud.com/vK2nG To the rescue: the Bike Brigade brings food and medical supplies to people in need in Toronto. Jonathan Gruber-Benaich, Campaign Lead, talks with Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Transcript: bit.ly/3Zc52em 1:03 https://on.soundcloud.com/92anJ Gold Standard: Queens' 34th Avenue open street is the open street other open streets emulate. Jim Burke, a 34th Ave Volunteer Leader, talks to Nick Richert. 10:44 https://on.soundcloud.com/oiwXe SF Intersection: Open streets and housing in San Francisco with Robin Pam, Parent Organizer and Founder at Kid Safe SF, and Annie Fryman, Director of Special Projects with the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association, by Seamus Garrity. 48:52 https://on.soundcloud.com/U55pw Summit: Bike advocates and planners will converge on Washington, D.C. for the League of American Bicyclists' 23rd annual National Bike Summit March 26-29. Seamus Garrity interviews Caron Whitaker, Deputy Executive Director of the League. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

1:02 https://on.soundcloud.com/kzP8k Advocates' roundabout: A forum of people fighting for protected bike lanes, with Karen Parolek of Walk Bike Berkeley for Hopkins, Lucy Maloney in Vancouver for Stanley Drive, and Ricardo Morales in Pittsfield for North Street. Also, Luke Bornheimer, San Francisco Advocate, for the website https://www.slowstreets.us/. 35:17https://on.soundcloud.com/QfjtY Interlude with Taylor, Nick, Seamus, Lindsay 38:08 https://on.soundcloud.com/kzP8k Better with bikes: BikeLA's 2023 Bicycle Safety Report finds, among other things, that everyone's safer on a street with protected bike lanes. With BikeLA's Executive Director Eli Akira Kaufman and Bike Talk cohost Taylor Nichols. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Intro: Seamus and Don at the San Fernando Valley CicLAvia 0:52 https://on.soundcloud.com/vXEK4 Counsel: Los Angeles' City Council District 4 Councilmember Nithya Raman at CicLAvia on biking, the need to get people out of cars, and what can get the LA City Council to implement the City's mobility plan. With Seamus Garrity. 13:14 https://on.soundcloud.com/CFyTx Beautiful day: Metrics of success at CicLAvia in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, with Tafarai Bayne, CicLAvia's Chief Strategist. By Seamus Garrity. 14:20 https://on.soundcloud.com/4Gq7J Origin story: How a volcano may have inspired the invention of the bicycle, with Lindsay Sturman and Seamus Garrity. 17:45 https://on.soundcloud.com/86ap6 Culture: Although France is thought of, rightly, as surpassing countries like the U.S. in bike and safe streets infrastructure, rural roads can be unsafe for cyclists. Recovering engineer Charles Marohn and Beate Kubitz, a new resident of Feuilla, France, discuss the need to create cycling culture in rural areas. 35:49 https://on.soundcloud.com/crKgo 911: A state of emergency has been declared in Carlsbad, California because of rising cyclist deaths. Taylor Nichols discusses the issue with Del Mar Times reporter Luke Harold and San Diego Bicycle Coalition Advocacy Director Will Rhatigan. https://www.delmartimes.net/news/story/2022-10-02/the-accident-data-behind-carlsbads-local-emergency-proclamation-for-e-bike-bicycle-accidents 48:50 https://on.soundcloud.com/4rPGA Visualize it: The U.S. Department of Transportation has released new charts showing the cities with most and least traffic fatalities per capita, a departure from the USDOT's more car-centric metric of traffic deaths per vehicle mile travelled. Streetsblog USA Editor Kea Wilson unpacks the data. https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea/status/1623753663863717889 Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Intro: Nick, Seamus, and Taylor introduce San Franciscan Luke Bornheimer, who recently started the slow streets resources website at https://www.slowstreets.us/. Also, Seamus' celebrity encounter with America's Bike Mayor, John Bauters. 2:07 https://on.soundcloud.com/gKuom Active TO: The longest street in the world, Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada, has a world class complete street portion that was made permanent on February 8. Yonge 4 All spokesperson Robin Richardson tells Bike Talk guest host Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher why they won. https://www.yonge4all.ca/ 17:45 https://on.soundcloud.com/LgByv Inactivated: Stanley Park Drive's great protected lane in Vancouver, Canada will be removed due to demands for two lanes of car traffic in the city's world class Stanley Park. Lucy Mahoney tells the story. https://lovethelane.ca/ 30:37 https://on.soundcloud.com/XhYUd Representing: Pittsfield, Massachusetts' pilot protected bike lane came up for a vote on Valentine's Day. 90 year old Barbara Mahoney used her own example as a user of the calmed street to support the project. 36:31 https://on.soundcloud.com/2oCbM No Choice: Walk Bike Berkeley is asking Berkeley, California to prioritize kids over cars by making Hopkins a complete street. Karen Parolek and Ben Gerhardstein fill us in. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-make-all-of-hopkins-street-safe-for-walking-and-biking 47:20 https://on.soundcloud.com/k4vmJ Connected: The intersection of housing and active transportation infrastructure by LA Times journalist Liam Dillon in an interview with cohost Seamus Garrity. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Intro: Seamus, Lindsay, Nick and Taylor 1:06 https://on.soundcloud.com/uUTZK Burbank Does Bike: Councilmember Nikki Perez, who ran a progressive urbanist campaign and received more votes than any CM in Burbank's history, on engaging communities in active transportation - with Seamus Garrity. 13:59 https://on.soundcloud.com/7qVmZ Taking the Lane: The anti-bike lane drivists of Pittsfield, Massachusetts want to rip the protected bike lane pilot out of the heart of their city. Nick Russo and the safe streets champions won't yield. https://www.pittsfieldcommunity.design/ 25:27 https://on.soundcloud.com/rpUUy Learned Optimism: Cohost Alex Fisch and Andrea Learned talk about transportation, housing and livable communities, and why and how building social capital (particularly via #BikeTwitter) can be such a powerful support for local political leaders. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sustainable-communities-influence-with-alex-fisch/id1666099446?i=1000596831970 47:31 https://on.soundcloud.com/BySnG Radicalized by Bike: Adam Johnston on his politics-changing bike commute in Winnipeg. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Intro: Taylor Nichols, Seamus Garrity, and Nick Richert 51:00 https://on.soundcloud.com/PM8s1 Safe? No. Why? Cars: Dr. Anne Lusk talks to Seamus Garrity about her article, "Is cycling safe? In many cases, the answer is no," in the Harvard Gazette. 22:07 https://on.soundcloud.com/oJc9R Bikes4Ukraine: Mikael Colville-Andersen, founder of Copenhagenize, talks from Kyiv with Seamus about his project to get used bikes from Western Europe to the front lines in Ukraine. 40:11 https://on.soundcloud.com/fZnEC Bikes4Ukrainians in the USA: The Boise Bicycle Project, which provides access to refurbished bicycles for the Boise community, gave over 50 bikes to Ukrainian refugees last Martin Luther King Day. Seamus talks with Devin McComas, Programs Director of the Boise Bicycle Project. 56:11 https://on.soundcloud.com/Cj6vY Ride for Year of the Rabbit: This Year of the Rabbit Firecracker Ride/Run/Walk/Dogwalk is February 18. Lisa Goldfarb gives Taylor a preview. https://firecracker10k.org/bike Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Intro: Lindsay Sturman and Taylor Nichols share their audio and thoughts from the January 21 Die-in to protest traffic deaths at Los Angeles City Hall. With Seamus Garrity. https://la.streetsblog.org/2023/01/23/safe-streets-advocates-stage-die-in-at-l-a-city-hall-to-protest-record-traffic-deaths/ 12:24 https://on.soundcloud.com/Wh3yu Getting Through: Damian Kevitt, founder of Streets Are For Everyone, on why traffic violence incidents are not accidents, and the story of the hit and run that changed his life, along with the face of Los Angeles safe streets advocacy. With Taylor Nichols. 25:04 https://on.soundcloud.com/Z474k A Vision: Miriam Pinski on her latest LA Times Op Ed, "Here's how to prevent pedestrian traffic deaths in Los Angeles." 34:28 https://on.soundcloud.com/PQMGK It's The Law: Massachusetts' new law, An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities, defines the term "Vulnerable Road User," requires 4' safe passing distance and safety devices for trucks, allows slower speed limits to be set, develops a tool to report crashes, and introduces a rear red light requirement on bikes. Massachusetts State Senator William Brownsberger explains how the law was passed. With Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Galen Mook, and Galen's WMBR Bike Talk co-host Scott Mullen. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/s1rRtJ2j5QFloFadq6MQutN0Ao8 Intro Taylor Nichols, Seamus Garrity, Jenni Chang, and Nick Richert talk about the day's die-in and preview this episode. 4:24 https://on.soundcloud.com/1ickS Standout 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 https://on.soundcloud.com/ZV88M Encouraging E-bikes: Vouchers for ebikes in California and D.C., with Calbike's Laura Mcamy and D.C. Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto, by Galen Mook, MassBike Executive Director, who happens to have written ebike incentive legislation for the state of Massachusetts. 37:36 https://on.soundcloud.com/3eqrg Nimbee Buzz: A lovable, pro-1950s Urban Design mascot is hitting the streets, with beekeeper/architect Eric Saul, by Nick Richert. Editing by Kevin Burton. Transcript edited by Richard Risemberg. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Email us at BikeTalk.org.

Intro Seamus, Galen, Taylor, and Nick preview today's stories. 2:48 https://on.soundcloud.com/Cgttm Bike Priority: San Francisco's California State Senator Scott Wiener on why we need but don't have complete networks of bike lanes, and the unfortunate car-centricity of society. With Seamus Garrity and Stacey Randecker. 19:19 https://on.soundcloud.com/ENWXD Bike Share Unite: The Unionization of Los Angeles Metro Bike Share workers and the approaching ratification of their first contract, with Metro LA Mechanic/Shop Steward Anne Marie Drolet and D.C. Bike Share Shop Steward Jason Frantz. Hosted by Taylor Nichols. 36:17 https://on.soundcloud.com/8cysS Chill Rides: A discussion of winter riding and the article, "Toronto's winter cyclists thrill to the chill, but the city's snow removal leaves them cold," with journalist Lex Harvey and Massachusetts Bike Coalition Executive Director Galen Mook. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Intro 1:47 Good, Bad, and Ugly: Streetsblog Los Angeles Editor Joe Linton wraps up Los Angeles transportation for 2022. 28:14 Duty Calls: Bike Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, Vivian Ortiz explains her role to Massachusetts Bike Coalition Executive Director Galen Mook. 38:38 Bikes on the Way: Ruthy Woodring collects bikes for Haiti in Northampton, Massachusetts. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Intro Taylor Nichols and Nick Richert 1:41 https://on.soundcloud.com/mVj9p Mixed Holidays: Christmas Wishes, recorded by Lynn Ingram at the Mixed Race ride. 3:33 https://on.soundcloud.com/JGZ2g Fresh Start: Hugo Soto-Martinez talks with Bike Talk host Seamus Garrity about becoming the new Los Angeles Council District 13 representative, and his recent motion for better streets. 18:10 https://on.soundcloud.com/rgyVF All Access: All Bodies on Bikes co-Founder Marley Blonsky and the ABOB Western Massachusetts Chapter Leader Jacob Shepherd-Seidl on the size inclusive bike community and Northampton's first ride. 29:25 https://on.soundcloud.com/h8Xmw Clearing the Way: Philip Marciniak on the e-bike snowplow he built and rides in British Columbia. 41:16 https://on.soundcloud.com/YnmBs Livable City: Lindsay Sturman, Livable Communities Initiative co-Founder, talks with Taylor Nichols about the bicycle's place in a 15 minute city. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START Intro 2:17 https://on.soundcloud.com/uJzbW Slow Down: In a victory for people who use their own power to move, San Francisco organizers got slow streets made permanent. Taylor Nichols interviews Robin Pam of KidSafeSF, Jess Jenkins and Molly Hayden of Page Slow Street, and Sara Barz of Slow Hearst. 19:49 https://on.soundcloud.com/PciLH It's Healthy: Public Health researcher Isabella Chu discusses the rise in pedestrian and cyclist deaths, why (and for whom) our transportation system disincentivizes healthy behaviors, and the equal right to safe passage on the public right of way. 37:10 https://on.soundcloud.com/yvdz6 Free Bikes: Boston Transportation Planner Kim Foltz explains why and how Boston's bike share took off during last September's Orange Line shutdown. This is from an archived episode of Bike Talk on WMBR, with Executive Director of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition Galen Mook and his Bike Talk cohost, Mixmaster Mully. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START Intro with Taylor Nichols, LA City District 5 Bicycle Advisory Committee Representative. 3:03 https://on.soundcloud.com/zBSL1 Bike Strike: Alejandra Rios and Nick Stewart-Bloch, University of California at Los Angeles academic workers, on the use of the bicycle as an organizing tool in their ongoing labor strike. 12:13 https://on.soundcloud.com/Q3G3E Bike Club Grads: Edwin and Ryan, members of the recently founded Reid Middle school bike club, on its first semester. 18:58 https://on.soundcloud.com/39tEp Great Car Free Highway: San Francisco's Great Highway will be closed to cars on weekends and holidays until at least 2025. San Francisco advocates Luke Bornheimer and Heidi Moseson discuss with SF Bike Talk host Stacey Randecker. 32:50 https://on.soundcloud.com/ZuiGW Keep It Car-Free: a song by John Elliot. 35:10 https://on.soundcloud.com/WMwdP World Bike: Research & Advocacy Manager of BYCS, Lucas Snajje, on the Amsterdam-based global NGO supporting community-led urban change through cycling. 48:32 https://on.soundcloud.com/ZSn9r Crisis and Opportunity: How the Orange Line shutdown in Boston last September made bike commuters out of ordinary people; an archived segment from the WMBR Cambridge, Massachusetts Bike Talk hosted by Galen Mook, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition. With Alexander Shames, Community Organizer of the Boston Cyclists Union, and Jonah Chiarenza, Executive Director of Bike To The Sea. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START Intro: Lindsay Sturman, Taylor Nichols, and Nick Richert 3:25 on.soundcloud.com/vxvXG Roads Kill: Emily Badger on her viral NY Times Article, "The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths," and how American Foreign Service agents are more likely to be killed by cars at home than overseas. Taylor Nichols interviews. 32:52 on.soundcloud.com/RcB8E Catch-22: Miriam Pinsky on her article in the SF Chronicle, "Why does California revoke licenses as punishment for things that have nothing to do with driving," but not so much reckless driving? 48:42 on.soundcloud.com/3sZ6w Massachusetts Frame of Mind: MassBike ED Galen Mook provides Boston context for the driver's license conversation and transitions to open streets events like CicLAvia. 50:23 on.soundcloud.com/jevax Breathing Room: Tafarai Bayne, Chief Strategist of the Los Angeles open streets event CicLAvia, on the December 4 South LA ride. 55:56 on.soundcloud.com/yjXBf Party Time: LA rider Lynn Ingram's interviews from November's Critical Mass ride. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START Global Connections: At Bike Lab, a DIY workshop in Northampton, Massachusetts, Ruthy Woodring collects bikes for projects in Trinidad and Haiti. 8:47 https://on.soundcloud.com/HppWE BFF: The Bicycle Film Festival's Founding Director, Brendt Barbur, interviewed by Taylor Nichols. 27:33 https://on.soundcloud.com/27tvN Windshield Bias: NYC bicyclist lawyer Adam White tells how he was thrown in jail for removing a piece of plastic which obscured a license plate number. The driver wasn't ticketed. 50:55 https://on.soundcloud.com/jNNVT Snot Rockets: WMBR Bike Talk's Galen Mook and Mixmaster Mully on how to clear your nose when riding with gloves. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START School Bus: a bike bus run by P.E. teacher Sam Balto in Portland, OR has been emulated and celebrated in social media. Interviews with Bus volunteers and Portland Bike Loud members Cathy Tuttle and Paul Buchanan. 10:51 https://on.soundcloud.com/f3CCj The Oven Is Open: after years of hanging on by a thread, the Bicycle Oven collective of Northeast Los Angeles is back. Joe Borfo shares his thoughts. 18:08 https://on.soundcloud.com/Xr26X Cyclocrossed: This year's Verge Northampton International Cyclocross was the 31st edition of the race, and the oldest UCI cyclocross race in North America. Interviews with artist Dug Dale and commentator Ellen Noble. 27:11 https://on.soundcloud.com/Wo8E8 Pilgrimage: Los Angeles Bike Talk host Taylor Nichols on his recent visit to Amsterdam. 43:12 https://on.soundcloud.com/ZzPmi Bike & Eat: an interview with "Pastry Queen" on homemade snacks for long distance biking, by Cambridge Bike Talk hosts Galen Mook and Laura Gray. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START Happy Trails: friends of non-Internal Combustion Engine transportation converged at the MassTrails conference last Saturday. MassBike E.D. Galen Mook interviews Namrit Kapur of HubLove. https://www.masstrailsconference.com/ 6:29 https://on.soundcloud.com/d8UzS Almost here: Eli Kaufman on Sunset 4 All's years-long effort of making 3.2 miles of iconic Sunset blvd a 2-way protected bike lane, transforming the “high injury network” street into a transit and pedestrian friendly one…also, LACBC's name change to “Bike LA.” https://www.sunset4all.com/ 13:47 https://on.soundcloud.com/p3ohG SF Props: voters say the Great Walkway and a stretch of Golden Gate Park's JFK Drive shall remain car free. Luke Bornheimer reports. Oldie But Goodie: “Yes On J” by John Elliot. 24:13 https://on.soundcloud.com/4Bcb4 The Wong Way: storied bike advocate, safe streets educator, t.v. producer and politician Dorothy Wong on the bike advocacy piece. Taylor Nichols interviews. 46:52 https://on.soundcloud.com/QBLKB See Me: UK's More Than A Cyclist campaign puts familiar faces on cyclists to combat windshield blindness. With Robert Andersen. https://www.morethanacyclist.org/ Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START Our Champions: an Assemblymember from urban Los Angeles and a Representative of a primarily small-town Massachusetts district are fighting for safe streets and biking in similar ways. California's 43rd Assemblymember and Transportation Committee Chair Laura Friedman wrote the revolutionary legislation that ended parking minimums near transit in the state of Califlornia. If that weren't enough, her "Omnibike" law addresses a number of California bicycle laws to improve safety and save lives, requiring cars to change lanes when possible to pass cyclists, permitting cyclists to go when a walk sign is on at intersections, prohibiting local municipalities from requiring bike registration, and permitting e-bike riders to use city bike paths. On the opposite coast, Massachusetts' 1st District Representative Lindsay Sabadosa's Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities requires that motorists leave a safe distance when passing vulnerable road users, requires MassDOT to develop a reporting system for crashes involving vulnerable road users, lets towns and cities establish a 25 mph speed limit on state-owned roads, and requires any large vehicle owned or leased by the state to have a set of safety devices. Sabadosa's 148/H.286 facilitates and expands conversion of abandoned rail lines into public trails for use as pedestrian walkways and bicycle paths. Galen Mook, Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition's Executive Director, hosts this conversation with Laura Friedman and Lindsay Sabadosa. 46:05 https://on.soundcloud.com/Jyie4 Joys of Summer: Galen Mook and Laura Gray, AKA DJ Two Wheels, gather "bike joys" at last summer's Boston Bike Party. Plus: Galen shares a bike joy from his recent trip to Nova Scotia. 53:15 https://on.soundcloud.com/1ehzR Bike Styling: Taylor Nichols at Purcy's Bikes in Amsterdam. TRANSCRIPT: https://otter.ai/u/IGgP8nB4QJaXdtMlCfYcr-aS-YI Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition E.D. Galen Mook on safe streets-related ballot questions 1 (the "Fair Share Amendment") and 4 (driver licenses for undocumented immigrants) in the Massachusetts election. 2:18 https://on.soundcloud.com/3DJwQ Road Kill: Prop "J" would keep The Great Walkway and JFK Drive in San Francisco car free for community; Prop "I" would steal smiles from children. Zach Lipton, Yes on Prop J organizer, talks with Stacey Randecker. https://twitter.com/zachlipton 19:37 https://on.soundcloud.com/n4DMA Car Free Anthem: John Elliot's "Yes On J" song. 23:28 https://on.soundcloud.com/NvraR Greener Pasture: Bike East Bay Advocacy Director Dave Campbell reflects on his time in bike advocacy as he leaves Bike East Bay. https://bikeeastbay.org/ 35:25 https://on.soundcloud.com/xdX69 Take It With You: There's a new bike share service starting in the E.U. that provides e-cargo bikes. Erik DeWinter shares the story of Cargoroo with Taylor Nichols. https://cargoroo.nl/en/ 50:42 https://on.soundcloud.com/YMYr4 Bike Joy: Tony's D.I.Y. e-bike. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START Stay Car Free: San Francisco will vote on whether to keep JFK Drive car free November 8th. Stacey Randecker interviews Prop J organizer Zachary Lipton. https://sf.streetsblog.org/2022/08/30/save-the-j-f-k-promenade-vote-yes-on-measures-j-and-n-and-no-on-i/ 2:05 https://on.soundcloud.com/Ca8SL In Closing: Los Angeles Councilmember Mike Bonin has been a friend to Los Angeles bikes and pedestrians. Bonin fought two recall efforts, one of which was over traffic calming he implemented in his district. Recently, a recording was released revealing his fellow Councilmembers' and Council President's racist remarks about his son and others. Councilmember Bonin will not seek a third term. Here are some of Mike Bonin's comments relating to safe streets infrastructure in an October 19, 2022 virtual happy hour hosted by Streets For All. 8:53 https://on.soundcloud.com/5dnqs Healthy Streets: Michael Schneider, Founder of Streets For All, on Mike Bonin and trying to get Healthy Streets LA through a City Council dominated by unhealthy minds. https://www.healthystreetsla.com/ 23:22 https://on.soundcloud.com/NignF Crosshairs: Winthrop, Massachusetts bike lane advocate Julia Wallerce's opponents targeted her with an image of her infant on social media. Bike Talk cohost Galen Mook interviews. https://twitter.com/juliawallerce 38:13 https://on.soundcloud.com/HvTRG It Takes a Village: Joshua Poppel on the Village Bicycle Project, a self-sustaining and capacity building development project in Africa which gives people a tool to improve their lives by offering access to affordable and sustainable transportation. Interview by Taylor Nichols. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START No 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/Be13k Fail 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 area. Senator Portantino talks about how his views - and weight - changed since he took up biking, with Tunette Porter. 23:00 on.soundcloud.com/RDGi5 Networking: Andy Boenau's tweet pointed out there's no push for bicycle infrastructure like there is for a national EV charging network. It went viral, with over 19,000 likes. Andy describes some of the reactions as scripted, "Non Player Character" types of responses. He explains which "NPCs" he engaged, and why. twitter.com/Boenau/status/15784…v-65IFPVnA9g1UO2NZw 36:43 on.soundcloud.com/VirmC Electrifying: Ruthy Woodring, co-founder of Pedal People (a worker-owned human-powered delivery and hauling service in Northampton, Massachusetts) on whether the People will start using EVs to haul trash. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START Lay it Out: Rony Islam and Daniel Streicher on Bike Grid Now's tactics (Bike Jams, Bike Buses, Jamapalooza) and goal (10% of Chicago streets capped at 10mph). https://bikegridnow.org 20:15 https://on.soundcloud.com/mTkKm Rip It Out: Michael Podgers, Jeremy Frisch, and Kyle Lucas of Better Streets Chicago on the plan for Lakeshore Drive, a highway on Lake Michigan. With Stacey Randecker of San Francisco. https://www.betterstreetschicago.org/ 41:11 https://on.soundcloud.com/rScYV Work it Out: Melinda Shaw's Humanity Pods in Northampton, Massachusetts were a great idea: bike camper shelters for the unhoused. They just lacked the right space. With Humanity Pod and Northampton resident PJ. https://humanitypods.org/ Edited by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START Activated: John Simmerman on producing his urbanism and healthy streets podcast, "Active Towns." https://www.activetowns.org/articles/ 14:30 Uh-Oh, Omaha: Sarah Johnson on Carfree Midwest, her "Omaha based podcast exploring the stories, barriers and joys of getting around the midwest without a car." One barrier is the anti-bike Omaha Mayor ripping out the city's only protected bike lane despite its unanimous support in city council. https://anchor.fm/carfreemidwest 26:15 Bike Civilized: Leo Spinetto on producing Bicicivilizadxs Radio, a podcast on urban biking and going by bike in Buenos Aires, Argentina. https://www.bicivilizados.org/ 36:06 Bike Help: Interviews from the finish line of "a day of biking to raise money to help neighbors experiencing food insecurity" in Western Massachusetts. https://www.foodbankwma.org/events/will-bike-4-food/ Translation by Barbara Richert. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

START Parallel Universe - MassBike E.D. and Cohost Galen Mook, a.k.a. Mookmaster Bikes, on the parallels in legislation between California and Massachusetts, plus the impact of "parking guru" Donald Shoup. Then- 7:27 Shoup's On: Laura Friedman's AB 2097 (now law) will "prohibit a public agency from imposing any minimum automobile parking requirement on any residential, commercial, or other development project...that is located within 12 miles of public transit." This codifies what High Cost of Free Parking author and world renowned "parking guru" Donald Shoup has been calling for: the beginning of the end of free parking. Donald Shoup talks with Bike Talk cohost and "Dutch Expert" Lindsay Sturman. 40:00 Separated at Birth - John Bauters, "America's Bike Mayor," recognizing that free parking is a car subsidy, helped end parking minimums in Emeryville, California in 2018. John talks with Seamus Garrity, the Los Angeles Field Representative of California Assemblymember Laura Friedman. Assemblymember Friedman introduced the bill which became the law which ended parking minimums near transit in California. John and Seamus bike to their meetings (John to Air Quality Management District, Seamus to Valley Industry Commerce Association). 58:25 Night Out - MassBike Valet volunteers Trey and Becky at the Florence Night Out. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward.

START: There's an avalanche of new bike legislation on California Governor Newsom's desk. California Streetsblog Editor Melanie Curry gives a reportback based on her article: https://cal.streetsblog.org/2022/09/02/legislative-wrap-up-bills-on-bike-and-ped-safety-climate/ 26:08 Mark Sanderson owned and staffed the East Lansing bicycle shop, Velocipede Peddler, for 45 years. Now he's employed as a mechanic in the same space by the new owners, D&D Bicycles & Hockey. Taylor Nichols reports. 35:57 Over three years, through daily confrontations with parents, bus drivers, and school officials during her Chicago commute, Ash Wednesday got them all to stop parking in the bike lane. @rapashwednesday 52:23 Twowheeledpolitics.ca blogger and cofounder of Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition Robert Zaichkowski on Toronto bike plans, budgets, and politics. http://spacing.ca/toronto/2022/09/13/election-2022-toronto-election-from-a-cycling-perspective/ Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music by Don Ward.

START: Adaptive Cycling: Western Massachusetts adaptive cyclists Naomi Clark and Giovanni Lynch talk with Berkshire Bike Path President Marjorie Cohan. 17:35 Bike Picture: Jerome Horne, Transit Center's Director of Transit Leadership Development, on bikes in society, with Nick Richert. 33:30 Bike Innovator: Craig Calfee, a bike builder who pioneered carbon fiber and bamboo in bike making, talks with Bike Talk cohost Taylor Nichols about his life in bikes and his work in Africa. TRANSCRIPT: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZISV__dObqOj_Y9Ic3UuM7BfDeK_wz4/view?usp=sharing Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music by Don Ward.

NYC delivery riders are unionizing! Workers Justice Project Director Ligia Guallpa fills us in on their demands--like the right to organize, to a living wage, and to use the bathroom at the restaurants where they work. https://losdeliveristasunidos.org/ Sarah Dylan Breuer, a writer, musician, and activist who wants an e-trike for her disability, joins Mal Webb and Kylie, Australian musicians who tour by Brompton, along with Jes Slavin, Communications Coordinator for the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition. Mal and Kylie perform the new Bike Talk theme song, which they've generously agreed to let us use. https://twitter.com/sarahlaughed https://malwebb.com/ https://www.massbike.org/ Edited by Kevin Burton.

This week, Bron and Fam go beachcombing…• We continue our chat with Dave Donnelly (Killer Whales Australia, Dolphin Research Institute), live on location for the ORRCA whale census day. We'll find out what ORRCA is all about, and pick up where we left off last week about the start of the whale watching season, and some interesting research Dave's been doing into Bubble Net feeding.• Then we cross to Jacqui Younger - it's D-day for the Spider Crabs of Melbourne – everything is set – the water temp, the full moon… so where are they? Are we actually looking at winter with no spider crab aggregation? Has this happened before? What might it mean for their future numbers? Should we be alarmed?• Last Monday 21 June marked winter solstice – the shortest day of the year. It's a particularly significant turning point in the calendar for the wonderful people maintaining our Antarctic research bases at Casey, Davis and Mawson stations. We'll cross live to Casey Station, Antarctica to talk with our Antarctic correspondent Cliff Davis about midwinter and what it means for the ‘winterers' at Casey, and the celebrations over the past week. We're very excited to also meet Casey's Senior Field Training Officer Maddie Ovens about her role there over winter, and a mind-blowing initiation she took part in during the week.• Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan stop by (virtually!) for a live performance (always a treat and we can't wait!)• And Fam brings us some news of the conservation status of the Great Barrier Reef following some announcements this week by the IUCN.What a show! More packed in than a hermit crab. Sorry Radiotherapists, we might have to nick your hour!

Sorry listeners - I am still in the fun process of moving house, and when this comes out the removalist will be arriving to take all my possessions from my current home.  I will be spending a couple of weeks in an Airbnb before I can move into the new place, so hopefully I will have the time to make an original episode for next time. This is another of my favourites from season 1, with Mal Webb - a ukulele player and multi-instrumentalist who was a source of both fun and inspiration for me.  I hope you enjoy it! ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES: Mal Webb describes himself as a “vocal adventurer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist”, and I can't think of a better description.  I hope you enjoy his vocal adventures as much as I did! Mal plays one of his songs, “TLA”.  This episode was recorded at the Newkulele Festival, including a small excerpt from Mal's ukulooping workshop.  More information about Mal and his workshops can be found on his website. Mal mentions a few interesting instruments: the Zimbabwean thumb piano and African udu drums.  And despite being from Melbourne, he refers to some Canberra things: TUGS ukulele group and Questacon. He also mentions a band he and his partner Kylie play in, which has the BEST BAND NAME EVER: Formidable Vegetable Sound System. The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.

https://youtu.be/oV8EZwLujNg “Adam Page is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, music educator and record producer based in Adelaide, South Australia. Known widely for his critically acclaimed solo multi-instrumental looping performances, Page has carved his path internationally as a composer. He has written major works for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Wellington, Zephyr Quartet and co-composed on numerous occasions with celebrated Kiwi composer John Psathas. Page has recently composed and performed with The Grigoryan Brothers, established the boutique record label - Wizard Tone Records, established and performed with his new 12 piece ensemble - The Adam Page Ensemble (TAPE), written and performed with The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and also conducted the ASO in a concert featuring the music of Ross McHenry and Matthew Sheens.His orchestral music has also been recorded and broadcast twice by ABC Classic FM.Page's other musical collaborations stretch far and wide, working with artists and groups such as The Australian String Quartet, Tim Finn, Slava Grigoryan, Noel Gallagher, Katie Noonan, Riki Gooch, Jamie MacDowell and Tom Thum, Emma Pask, Ross Irwin, Ben Todd, The Shaolin Afronauts, 1.1 Immermann, Ross McHenry, Thomas Oliver, The Adelaide Sax Pack, Darren Percival, Mal Webb, Lisa Tomlins and the late Dr. Chandrakant Sardeshmukh. He has also recorded with artists such as Electric Wire Hustle, Julien Dyne, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Oisima, Spook City, The Shaolin Afronauts and Dave Whitehead (recording various sounds for The Hobbit films). In 2014, Page co-founded Adelaide's 'Wizard Tone Studios' with fellow Adelaide musicians James Brown and Jarrad Payne.”http://www.adampage.com.au/https://www.wizardtonestudios.com/So many topics covered in this interview including The different pathways available for creativesThe power of dreamingSaying YES to things that are super challengingSeriously too many topics to list you just have to listen to the podcastI just loved this interview Adam has so much positive energy and passion for all things creative as a musician he is also interested in other creative spaces as well including the Art Gallery and being inspired by all forms of Art.Adam has an incredible gig really creative and something not seen before here in Adelaide as far I know. Its coming up soon which I can't wait to share a mini podcast all about this gig  and I will be posting this podcast in the next couple of weeks once dates and tickets have been confirmed.Sundays you can see Adam play in The Ben Todd Band at the Gov see link for details.https://www.thegov.com.au/index.php/gig_guide/gig/e120472I think every time I feel like I am unsure of what I am doing as a creative person I am going to listen to Adam's interview and be reenergised.I would like to acknowledge that music played on my Podcast is an original tune by David Innocente, Jazz Musician/Artisthttps://www.innocente.com.au/

Sydney's Willoughby City Council gave us all the chance to again hear the sounds of Music for a Warming World, even despite the restrictions of the Covid-19 crisis - the council gave us a special live online showing of the Melbourne-based band. Those restrictions impacted too also on the band and so only three members could, with regard for social distancing, fit into the Melbourne studio - Simon Kerr, Kylie Morrigan and Mal Webb. The restricted size of the band had no impact on the music - the message was still there; the inspiration was still there; as was the call to action - use your skill and talents to do whatever you can to help the world avoid the worst of the climate crisis. A complete YouTube version of the performance, including all the visuals, is available at Music for a Warming World. Also, the band has a new album coming out soon with fully produced (and some quite wonderful) versions of many of these songs. If anyone is interested they can contact Simon or join the band's mailing list via the website.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In amongst making music, and musicals, and being muses for each other, Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan have taken a moment out of their excellent lives to hang out in the tuck shop and shoot the breeze.Duet: Whinge (Mal Webb)http://malwebb.com/https://www.tuckshopladies.com/

Best of 2018 – Show Notes How has ukulele changed our lives in 2018?  I revisit episodes from Season 1 and take a look at the ways the humble uke has changed the lives of this year’s podcast guests. Thanks to featured guests Michael Rosenberg, Joey Marianer, Janine Chandler, Andrew Rankine, Tim Griffin, Amber Shuhyta, The Demented Ukeholics (Marina and Narelle), Cameron Murray, Geoff Skellams, Mark Jackson, Jane Jelbart, Stickie Fingers (John, Janine, Val, Phil and Cilla), Miriam Miley-Read, A.J. Leonard, Ukenjamit (Trish, Jack, Rosalie, John and Gayle) and Mal Webb. Thanks also to my friends Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows and Geoff Skellams for recording some background music for the show, and also a new version of the theme tune. Music included in today’s show is: “I’ll Be Your San Antone Rose” written by Susanna Clark, performed by Mark Jackson and Jane Jelbart “Hoops” written by The Rubens, performed by Amber Shuhyta and Meredith Harper “Barefoot With My Baby” written and performed by A.J. Leonard “Home For A Rest” written by John Mann & Geoffrey Kelly, performed by Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Meredith Harper and Geoff Skellams “Ventura Highway” written by Dewey Bunnell, performed by Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Meredith Harper and Geoff Skellams “Bizarre Love Triangle” written by New Order, performed by Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Meredith Harper and Geoff Skellams (arrangement by Frente!) “Not Pretty Enough” written by Kasey Chambers, performed by Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Meredith Harper and Geoff Skellams “Haleiwa” written and performed by Cameron Murray “Ukulele Is The New Black” written by Meredith Harper, performed by Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Meredith Harper and Geoff Skellams Thanks for listening this year and I look forward to 2019! The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.

Mal Webb describes himself as a “vocal adventurer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist”, and I can’t think of a better description.  I hope you enjoy his vocal adventures as much as I did! Mal plays one of his songs, “TLA”.  This episode was recorded at the Newkulele Festival, including a small excerpt from Mal’s ukulooping workshop.  More information about Mal and his workshops can be found on his website. Mal mentions a few interesting instruments: the Zimbabwean thumb piano and African udu drums.  And despite being from Melbourne, he refers to some Canberra things: TUGS ukulele group and Questacon. He also mentions a band he and his partner Kylie play in, which has the BEST BAND NAME EVER: Formidable Vegetable Sound System. This is the final episode in Season 1, but I will be back with season 2 in February next year. Keep checking the podcast feed in the meantime though, as I will be posting a few bonus episodes during the break.  Thank you so much for your support this year, and I look forward to making more episodes for you next year! The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.

Extremophiles are the toughest organisms on the planet, able to thrive in extremes of hot, cold, acid, alkaline, pressure and even deep underground inside rocks. The champion is the deceptively cute tardigrade or waterbear, which can even survive the vacuum of space (if you missed it, go listen to Mal Webb's Waterbear song).Possibly even more extreme are supermassive black holes, which are expected to distort space itself when they meet in colliding galaxies. Except that a recent experiment to detect the gravitational waves given off by these binary pairs failed to find any—astrophysicist Ryan Shannon tells us what that means for our understanding of the universe.And Brant Gibson from the Centre for Nanoscale Biophotonics explains what those words mean and how they'll help shape the future of personalised medicine. He'll also be talking about this research in Melbourne Knowledge Week on 20 October 2015, at a breakfast event called Up Close and Revealed: Life at the Nanoscale.

New program. How can anyone possibly miss what is being pointed at? Beats me.  There is no mission impossible here – no mission at all. Music includes: Mal Webb, Ray Charles, Gilbert, The Swell Season (piano piece), Paul Simon, Ry Cooder, James Taylor, Bliss, Bob Dylan and the fantastic music of Dan Hicks and the […]