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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · 1d

Bike Share, Bike Policy, Bike Battles @joelengardio.bsky.social @bikeeastbay.bsky.social @bikeleague.org soundcloud.com/biketalk/253...

#2539 - Champions of Bike Advocacy

Bay Wheels bikeshare in the East Bay lends ebikes for $20/month to qualified residents and $120 for everyone else, reports Bike East Bay co-Executive Director Justin Hu-Nguyen (1:05). Former San Fran

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · 1d

@strongtowns.org founder Chuck Marohn with Strong Townish Love Letter to Suburbia author Diane Alisa, @ericbrightwell.bsky.social on the fight for bikes in WeHo, Boston Bikeway Block Party, Bikes, Birds, & BART with @bikingmzstacey.bsky.social, and more. soundcloud.com/biketalk/253...

#2537 Validation

Listener emails in response to last episode's bike lane hater from Eric Brightwell, host of the Nobody Drives in LA podcast https://ericbrightwell.com/nobody-drives-in-la/ and Ross, a West Hollywood v

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Pedaling Past 60 @pedalingpast60.bsky.social · 9d

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Pedaling Past 60 @pedalingpast60.bsky.social · 11d

— This week on BIKE TALK —
— 🚲 REASONS TO RIDE 🚲—

🧠🚲 A new JAMA study links biking to lower dementia risk — so should we all be pedaling to Costco?
🎙️In episode #2535, a Bluesky user weighs in.

🚦Robert Printz of Bike East Bay responds to Charles Marohn’s take on federal bike infrastructure (#2537)

#2538 - Reasons to Ride

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Pedaling Past 60 @pedalingpast60.bsky.social · 24d

The one where Taylor and Nick litigate bike lanes by doing a 1 Act radio play.

Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · 24d

Again with Diane! on.soundcloud.com/xY0uAYbWWodj...

#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

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · 24d

Again with Diane! on.soundcloud.com/xY0uAYbWWodj...

#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

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · 24d

I see it as being a symbol of car culture. Why would you do all your shopping at once if you could easily walk or bike?

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · 24d

I think Diane’s point was that it’s set up to be done by car. The great posts I’ve seen about shopping at Costco by bike wouldn’t make sense if our infrastructure facilitated it.

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Sundance @sundance.bikesky.social · Sep 7

“The prudent driver sets the speed not the imprudent driver”

Two lane roads restrict antisocial driving behaviors in safe and effective ways.

Another though provoking episode of @biketalk.bsky.social. This one crosses the political divide with conversations and voices you might not hear.

#2535 These Are The People in Your Neighborhood — Bike Talk

Why, being flat and on Manhattan’s “doorstep,” 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 Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Sep 8

That’s what I’m saying!

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Aug 24

Bike lane defenders this episode: @lucymaloney.bsky.social @bikeleague.org @misernyc.bsky.social @strongtowns.org #bikesky biketalk.org/2025/08/2533...

#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...

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Aug 22

comments still open here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/DO...

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Aug 21

Support California quick build bill! @calbike.bsky.social #bluesky www.calbike.org/caltrans-qui...

Caltrans Quick-Build Pilot - CalBike

Biking is not a crime — so California must change laws that open the door to harassment of people on bikes, most often racially biased.

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Aug 21

Mostly kid stuff- kids interview each other on how they learn to ride, Kiddical Mass, bikes in schools. @bikeottawa.bsky.social @colinbogart.bsky.social #bikesky soundcloud.com/biketalk/253...

#2532 - Kids Ride Worldwide

Listener feedback: Rebecca Reilly wants Nick to pronounce

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · Aug 20

"California’s car culture currently thrives on a collective cognitive dissonance and it’s 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"

Can San Diego End its Dependence on Cars?

Unless you have no other choice or pay ‘walkable neighborhood’ rent prices, going out of your way to reject car culture feels borderline masochistic.

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Aug 20

Comment period extended until September 8! Sources say they may have gotten too many comments in favor of Bike infrastructure, or not enough of the kind of comments they want. So we gotta keep it up.

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Aug 20

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. bikeleague.org/take-action/...

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Aug 18

Secretary Duffy believes the U.S. DOT should NOT be funding bicycle infrastructure.
He said
“I do think you see more congestion when you add bike lanes and take away vehicle lanes. That’s a problem.”
Disagree?
Submit Your Comment by by August 20 #bikesky www.votervoice.net/mobile/BikeL...

The U.S. Department of Transportation Wants to Hear From You!

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is soliciting citizen feedback on “any aspect of Federal transportation infrastructure policy to inform the surface transportation reauthorization process." Ever...

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Nicholas Riehle, MUPP @nicholasriehle.bsky.social · Aug 7

Zohran’s 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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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Aug 8

Toronto saves its bike lanes in court! And other positive topics. @cycletoronto.bsky.social @parkingreform.org @roboslerwriter.bsky.social #bikesky soundcloud.com/biketalk/253...

#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

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Aug 2

Suburban, provincial, old fashioned views often block progress on streets where people are dying from cars. soundcloud.com/biketalk/253... #bikesky
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#2530 States, Provinces, and Suburbs Versus Cities and Safety

Taylor’s 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

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Aug 2

@momentummag.bsky.social is always on it:
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year

Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Aug 1

They close em faster than we can open em. @bikeeastbay.bsky.social bikeeastbay.org/rsr2024-2/

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.

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Tinman’s Telltale Heart @bcmfietser.bsky.social · Jul 28

Nobody bikes to the hardware store! @Quaxing @americanfietser.bsky.social

Full bikerack in front of a Menards store. Nearest bike has a B.O.B trailer carrying a white box that is roughly 12x12x24”. Behind this is one person walking towards the rack to take their bike and another person rolling their bike up to lock it.

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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Jul 30

Yay!!!

Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · Jul 30

Join us to celebrate our Charter challenge win tomorrow, Thursday, July 31st at 5:30 pm. We'll be hosting a rally starting near the Scales of Justice bike rack at 361 University, followed by a ride.

Learn more and RSVP now:
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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research says | CBC News

While many people, including Ontario's Premier Doug Ford, say that bike lanes increase traffic congestion, research from around the world shows that's not the case.

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