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Saturday, July 11, 2026 6:01 am
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| Ride Safe 26/27
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2:23 Back on the bike and headed East in Minneapolis, Taylor finds out what’s next from Brian and Mary Georgia on Day 33 of their ride West from the Outer Banks of N.C.
6:09 Tom O’Brien goes over the 2-day ride Nick’s about to do on the Western New England Greenway, a bike-friendly route from Norwalk, CT to Canada.
9:00 Listener emails: a boost from Baltimore Fred, concerned Karen in L.A., and Jens in Norway on the politics of bikelash.
16:19 Families For Safe Streets on who they are, their Stop Super-speeders laws in 18 states, their framework requiring Autonomous Vehicle travel to be as safe as air travel, and increased insurance requirements in D.C.
30:25 News: Conservationists ride 2,500 miles for whooping cranes. Cape Verdeans in New Bedford, Mass. celebrate 51 years of independence with their 47th annual community bike ride. Edmonton, Canada bike path plans hit resistance from parking advocates. The US Transportation Secretary will redirect $1.73 billion in Biden-era grants away from establishing “DEI bike lanes” to build car infrastructure.
33:08 Taylor talks with Minneapolis bike advocates Laura Mitchell, Luke Van Santin and Brett McGraw about whether there are too many bike advocacy organizations.
39:56 Fellow traveler Jake Hess on the transition back to normal from a big bike tour.
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Saturday, July 4, 2026 6:01 am
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| 26/26 Taylor’s Trip Interrupted
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2:38 Taylor unwinds with Dylan, Laura, and Brett Mcgraw after they escort him into Minneapolis.
10:01Taylor talks to Jules, Mel, and Brian at Minneapolis’ People’s Pride Ride.
16:28 Taylor talks to Christina, a Hennepin County DOT Bike & Ped planner, at the Minneapolis Pride Ride.
21:05 Taylor talks to the manager at Venture Bikes, more than a bike shop in Minneapolis.
24:15 Advice for a listener, Kimberly, planning a bike tour in North Dakota.
28:50 News: Carlsbad launches an online portal to report dangerous e-bike riders.
Virginia and Arizona will be the first states to incorporate speed-limiting devices for dangerous drivers.
The Dutch National Soccer team bought 17 bikes from a Kansas City shop (after Momentum magazine ranked the 16 World Cup venues by bike access and KC came in last).
31:21 Families For Safe Streets released a framework for regulating autonomous vehicles like the aviation industry. Marco Connor summarizes the framework.
45:18 Taylor meets Bob, a rider touring America from East to West coast.
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Saturday, June 27, 2026 6:01 am
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| 26/25 Virtuous Cycle
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1:48 Highs and Lows: Shane, a rider who’s fresh off a double century in North Dakota, lifts Taylor’s sagging spirits.
9:45 Bike mechanic/owner of Battle Road Bikes, Jim C, advises Taylor on his stuck shifter.
15:30 News: A cop hits a rider in a protected lane in Brooklyn. California denies LA’s request for more time on its street improvement projects. This year’s UCI Mountain Bike World Series will finish in Lake Placid. Lime beats world bikeshare record during the USA-Australia 2026 World Cup match in Seattle.
18:50 A new study by Marcel Moran shows protected bike lanes increase ridership, unlike sharrows and painted lanes.
30:26 Preserving Safe Bikeways SB 569, Sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition, would make it a little harder to rip out bike lanes that took years to build. With Andrew Wright, Communications Director of the California Bicycle Coalition.
34:45 Host of Rollin’ Thru, a PBS bicycle travel series exploring climate solutions, community and culture from Buffalo to Brooklyn – Patrick Kelly.
50:15 Taylor meets 71-year-old cross-country rider Kay, again.
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Saturday, June 20, 2026 6:01 am
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| Creative Approaches to Open Streets
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2:39 Taylor discovers the Stray Bullet restaurant run by Leigh Ann Valiton in Olvando, MT, a cycling Mecca on the route of the Tour Divide, Lewis & Clarke, and other Adventure Cycling rides.
7:43 Taylor gets his shifter fixed by Brandon on his last day wrenching at Bighorn Bike Shop in Great Falls, MT.
10:30 In a NY Minute, Streetsblog NYC Editor Gersh Kuntzman explains how Knicks fans reclaimed NYC streets from cars.
11:37 News: Driver kills kids on bikes on an unprotected path in the Netherlands. A student bikes from Pennsylvania to Texas to root for Japan in the World Cup. Fans bike 11,000 miles from Argentina to the World Cup in Texas.
13:00 Chicago Bike Grid Now! organizer Chris Gentry on a die-in and rides in memory of Riley O’Neil, a Complete Streets planner who led Chicago’s bike parking program and was killed after being doored in an unprotected bike lane.
17:00 Creative approaches to funding open streets events from the pros who organize open streets in LA, Minnesota, San Francisco and NYC: John Surico, Max Musicant, Dr. Adonia Lugo, Tafarai Bayne, Darin Ow-Wing, and Yuliya Flynn. Executive produced and hosted by Karen Douglas.
54:10 Taylor gets tips from Tim on where to eat and camp in Fort Benton, MT.
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Saturday, May 30, 2026 6:01 am
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| 6/21 Bike People Are The Best
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1:29 Taylor meets a guardian angel, Sherry, who breaks wind for him on her ebike, and her partner Cindy, who drive him and his bike 60 miles.
7:30 Taylor meets a good bike Samaritan, Henry.
10:07 News: Our first look at transportation reauthorization; a Massachusetts Micromobility Bill, San Jose cyclists may soon have to share bike lanes with DoorDash delivery robots; and LA says it needs six more years, more staff for mobility projects that got $100M from state.
12:40 Will protected bike lanes and pedestrian features on Chicago’s Archer Avenue survive the impatience of drivers through the construction process? With Dixon Galvez-Searle of the Southwest Collective.
29:45 How San Francisco is responding to a 32% growth in biking and ebikelash in the state of California, with Claire Amable, Advocacy Director of the SF Bicycle Coalition, Brett Thurber of The New Wheel, and Robin Pam of Streets For All.
45:02 Taylor talks with Hiker Lars and biker Hugh in Humbug State Park. All three took advantage of “hike and bike,” California parks’ inexpensive, no-reservation policies.
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Saturday, May 23, 2026 6:01 am
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| 26/19 What We’re Up Against
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6:40 Taylor tours the Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame with Ross, the Curator.
12:32 Taylor interviews the Elk County Postmaster, WarmShowers.org host Judy Bonney.
17:06 Two anti-ebike bills were defeated in California. With Kendra Ramsey, Executive Director of the California Bicycle Coalition
21:47 News:
Sacramento deploys AI in parking enforcement vehicles to detect bike lane violations.
Illinois transportation bills aim to address speeding and bicycle safety.
NYC is transforming 10 miles of roadway in Brooklyn into giant ‘bike boulevards’.
Mexico City sex workers oppose the World Cup bike lane.
24:24 We must change the incentive for a driver to flee a hit and run while under the influence, says Jim Pocrass, our bike lawyer.
30:15 A third option with more trees, fewer cars, and not as many through streets for NYC’s Park Avenue redesign, by Miser, Micromobility NYC Reddit Moderator. With Gersh Kuntzman, Streetsblog NYC Editor.
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Saturday, May 16, 2026 6:01 am
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| 26/19 Bike The World
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3:15 Despite fierce opposition from Beverly Hills NIMBYs, the Los Angeles D Line can now take you from Downtown LA to Beverly Hills faster than anything except a helicopter, Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA Editor, reports. As proof, Streetsblog LA will host a race between a cyclist, a driver, and a D Line rider.
11:35 Stacey’s News: It’s now illegal to block bike lanes statewide in Colorado. Police in one Colorado town launch a tool to report illegal E-bike and motorbike activity. Amazon stops illegal e-bike sales in California.
17:10 Taylor gets one last session on bike tour readiness before his SF to Michigan ride from the Adventure Cycling Customer Experience Coordinator Josh Bowden.
31:22 P.L. and Kristen Meindertsma of Cycle 5 To Survive are making good on their pledge to bike five continents over five years while raising $500,000 from each of 5 different charities.
47:55 Bridge Street Elementary parents Lauren Kaskey and Howard Moore start a bike bus to their Northampton, Massachusetts elementary school for Walk, Bike and Roll Day.
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Saturday, May 9, 2026 6:01 am
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| 26/18 Up With Independent Bike Shops, Justice For Cyclists, Making Our Own Bike Plan, and The Kittie Knox Plays
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Taylor’s Tour from SF to Mackinaw Island, from his daughters to his dad, begins May 16 at 8am. You’re invited.
4:30 Mechanics Dani and Paola at independent LA Cyclery help Taylor get his bike ready for the tour when corporate shops wouldn’t.
9:49 Stacey’s News: Seattle pays injured cyclist $9.25 million for poorly designed bike lanes; Richmond, VA ticketing for parking in bike lanes; Santa Monica launches automated cameras to detect bike lane violations; New York City Mayor’s office unveiled a Design to Put the ‘Park’ Back in Park Avenue, with a two-option survey; and Mamdani joins cyclists for 40-mile Five Boro Bike Tour across NYC.
13:30 UC Davis’ “Justice 4 Lincoln” group demands separated and protected bike lanes and pedestrian corridor, a “Lincoln Loop,” where UC Davis student Lincoln Sabini was killed by a car driver. With Aaron Shaw.
24:24 Taylor and Nick discuss whether a mother’s criminal liability for her son’s e-moto killing of an elderly man is justified, and whether our concern is proportionate to the percentage of traffic deaths involving ebikes with our bike lawyer, Jim Pocrass.
30:23 The worst bike lane contest, bike month, and taking charge of designing complete streets in Pasadena, with Jonah Kanner of the Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition.
45:10 The Kittie Knox Plays “in place” (and on bikes) dramatize the story of the 21 year old bi-racial African American woman seamstress and cycling enthusiast. Winner of the League of American Bicyclists’ Kittie Knox Award, Kittie Knox Plays playwright Patrick Gabridge talks bikes and history from Northampton, Massachusetts.
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Saturday, May 2, 2026 6:01 am
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| 26/17 Bikes Win In The End
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3:10 Washington D.C.’s Bike Advocacy Group, WABA, wins its fight to protect “America’s Bike Lane” from removal by the federal government. Washington Area Bicyclist Association Advocacy Director Kallie Krumpos reports.
10:45 At the California Bike Summit April 23–24, advocates met with legislators to champion safer streets and better bike infrastructure. CalBike Executive Director Kendra Ramsey reports on the Summit.
16:15 A sampling of Bike Month events in California, including the LA River Ride. Bike Week rides in Western Massachusetts include bike breakfasts, the Great Tree Ride, and an “Intergenerational Ride.” In Detroit, Michigan, the Pushing Pedals Sunday Ride supports black-owned restaurants.
18:15 Anyone who wants to join Taylor for a leg of his upcoming San Francisco-to-Michigan tour, please let us know.
19:47 News: Omaha, Nebraska Launches Free, All-Electric Bikeshare For Residents. UC Davis students push for bike safety changes following a bicyclist’s death. For Earth Day, the Trump Administration announces its “Freedom to Drive” Initiative To Expand Highways Across America. E-bikes, e-motos, and other micromobility devices are in a legal gray area in Massachusetts.
23:30 The Car Harm study by corresponding author Patrick Miner finds that cars are destructive to every aspect of life. With Patrick and Bike Talk listener Kevin Grishkot.
41:13 The venerable La Grange bike club of Los Angeles joins forces with The Challenged Athletes Foundation. Taylor talks with challenged athlete coach Deb Carabet of the La Grange Bike Club.
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Saturday, April 25, 2026 6:01 am
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| 26/16 Bikepartisanship
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2:15 Taylor talks with featured advocate Bronwyn Brightener and Director Ben Wolf of the documentary Changing Lanes about the contested Road Diet on McGuiness Boulevard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
7:19 Eric Brightwell, host of the Nobody Drives in LA podcast, at the Changing Lanes screening.
9:18 A concerned listener and bike safety designer/advocate, Abe, a.k.a. Sundance, offers his “lane saber,” a light-up safety flag/space bar, for Taylor’s May trip up Highway 1.
15:38 The second installment of a series on Gloria Ines getting a bike. Taylor and Gloria decide that Taylor will give her a bike to fix up at a bike co-op, the Los Angeles Bike Oven.
18:38 Listener Email: Solidarity for Taylor’s ride through Minneapolis from Brett McGraw, another biker who wears backpacks, Nietifa Van Suiker on Bluesky, and another vote for more ebike power from BirdmanStevens, also on Bluesky.
20:51 News: Cycling Data is now available on Google Earth; Prague has built a bridge just for cyclists, pedestrians, trams and buses; Cologne will also rebuild a bridge just for bicycles and trams; and NYC Mayor Mamdani announces an immediate overhaul for cyclists and pedestrians on the Brooklyn Bridge.
22:38 In Northampton, Massachusetts, complete streets opponents are claiming that fixing the unsafe downtown streets will hurt the town’s kids by taking money from schools. Proponents of the Picture Main Street redesign say most of the money comes from a Department of Transportation grant, not the city. Also, where are kids supposed to go after school? Math teacher Ray Paquette, a bike rider who’s an active member of the Northampton teacher’s union, NASE, along with Northampton Strong Towns members Jen Nery and Benjamin Spencer.
39:38 72nd St. on New York City’s Upper West Side will get a two-way protected bike lane, converting four lanes of traffic to two, thanks to Mayor Mamdani’s Department of Transportation. Taylor talks to Carl Mahaney, Director of Streetopia Upper West Side.
54:14 Why is CicLAvia, Los Angeles’ open streets event, so great? CicLAvia Chief Strategist Tafarai Bayne contextualizes the next event, on LA’s West Side April 26.
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Saturday, April 18, 2026 6:01 am
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| 26/15 Bike Bus, Bike Tour, Bike City, Bike Sport
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2:53 A school bike bus is recognized by the Burbank, California City Council for promoting safe, active Transportation. With Alfonso Directo, Jr. Advocacy Director of Act-LA and Roosevelt Elementary School parent.
9:40 Bike Films: “Major Taylor: Champion of the Race” earns National News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination.
10:28 “Changing Lanes,” a documentary about the conflict over a protected bike lane on McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Taylor talks with the Director of Changing Lanes, Ben Wolf.
15:04 Listener Email: Julian disputes Asha Weinstein’s take on high powered bikes from Bike Talk’s 26/12 episode.
18:25 Stacey’s (Charlie’s) News: Jersey City Approves First Protected Bike Lane in The Heights Along Franklin Street. The City of Detroit makes bike lane data available to all riders online. Local Cyclists Fund Their Own Bike Lane Sweeper as City Fails to Maintain Infrastructure.
20:39 An urban planner running for the City Council of Glendale on safe streets and active transportation, Alek Bartrosouf.
32:50 The Spring Classics 2026 with Dane Cash of the Escape Collective.
53:32 Coffee and bikes.
54:35 A bill to cap NY Citibikes at the price of a bus or subway ride by NYC Councilmember Lincoln Restler.
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