Bike Talk

Hands Off DC bike lanes, says the Washington Area Bicyclists Association in the face of the Trump administration’s intention to remove a key part of the bike network. Kalli Krumpos, Advocacy Director, gives WABA’s perspective https://waba.org/2026/03/24/four-dc-actions/ (2:34). Voices from the March 24-26, 2026 National Bike Summit in Washington, DC from bike messenger/reporter Joel Gwadz: Terry Lansdell, ED of Walk Bike North Carolina, Niles Barnes, Deputy Director of East Coast Greenway Alliance, Natasha Smith, Coordinator of Bike Walk Bowling Green in Kentucky, Patrick Martin, President of Bike ABQ in Albequerque, NM, Steven Hardy-Braz, a board member of BikeWalk NC, and Desiree Squire, Education Manager at Bike Durham in North Carolina (13:36). Charlie’s News: Bike East Bay’s Celebrate Trails Day ride supports the Bay Skyway. Queensland may implement strict e-bike regulations. The T’s bus service will exceed pre-pandemic levels this spring. Bike-friendly Emmanuel Grégoire has won the Paris mayoral election (23:22). Los Angeles is finally adding 125 speed cameras https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-30/speeders-beware-125-traffic-cameras-are-coming-to-l-a-along-with-hefty-fines-what-you-need-to-know (25:41). Truck crash survivor Marianne Karth created the Stop Underrides Town Hall April 15 because she’s hoping lives will be saved by this commonsense legislation -already law in Europe- mandating sideguards on trucks https://annaleahmary.com/2026/02/stop-underrides-national-town-hall-save-the-date/ (27:53).  “Which bike should I buy?” Taylor gets answers to the eternal question for Gloria Ines, who’s in the market, from Battle Road Bikes owner Jim Cadenhead (27:53).

Taylor talks with Brent Muth at Ojai's MOB bike shop and then at a farmer's market with Annette, a member of the international nonprofit Cycling Without Age, which takes the elderly out for free bike rides (1:33). The League of American Bicyclists' National Bike Summit https://bikeleague.org/events/summit/ (9:33). Charlie's News: Cambridge, Massachusetts has seen a 250% ridership increase over two decades, with a crash rate decrease https://momentummag.com/city-shows-the-huge-payoff-for-investing-in-safe-cycling-infrastructure-with-250-increase/. There will be a National Town Hall on April 15th for the Stop Underrides Act of 2026 https://annaleahmary.com/2026/02/stop-underrides-national-town-hall-save-the-date/. Bike lanes next to the National Mall are set to be removed despite lower crash rates and faster car travel times https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/03/20/15th-street-dc-bike-lane-removal/. The NYPD will stop giving cyclists criminal summonses for minor offenses https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/18/mamdani-ends-nypd-ebike-cyclist-criminal-summons (10:18). Listener Email: Terry Fitzgerald questions our “cyclists can do no wrong” approach, but gets Bike Talk stickers for a positive review on Apple (13:09). A meta study on how Autonomous Vehicles can be safer yet may increase Vehicle Miles Traveled and displace transit. With Farah Naz, University of Texas-Arlington, co-author of the study https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214367X26000372?via%3Dihub (16:05). Bob Mittelstaedt and Asha Weinstein Agrawal discuss the Mineta Transportation Institute report on ebikes and an e-moto “rogues gallery” of illegal ebikes https://www.ebikeaccess.org/rogue-gallery-e-motos-to-avoid https://transweb.sjsu.edu/research/2423-Electric-Bicycle-Safety-Data-Policy (31:28). The irrational fear of ebikes in Massachusetts and a Micromobility report by MassBike, with Galen Mook, a.k.a. “Mookmaster Bikes,” the Executive Director of MassBike, and friend-of-the-show bike shop owner/mechanic Jim Cadenhead https://www.mass.gov/doc/special-commission-on-micromobility-report-january-2026/download (49:34). A study shows biking may reduce dementia https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2835115 (54:59).

The cost of cars is skyrocketing https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/business/car-ownership-prices-interest-rates.html. Listener emails: a request for Kevin Grishkot’s bike poem https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nlAMBnuj05sUe7kwv2ABNo7zPsHbhX6-92GEOqckKlo/edit?usp=sharing, and Stephen Bingham on House and senate bills mandating side underride guards on new trucks https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KAT26057.pdf. Charlie’s News a protected bike lane for Prospect Park in Brooklyn. New federal legislation would expand automatic emergency braking to detect bicyclists. Caltrans replaces perfectly good bike lanes with useless sharrows. Parisian bike friendly Mayor Anne Hidalgo will leave office. 6:37 NY Minute: NY Governor Hochul’s bill will lower driver insurance cost and payouts to crash victims to make it cheaper to drive. With Streetsblog NYC Editor Gersh Kuntzman https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/02/the-explainer-how-gov-hochuls-car-insurance-agenda-hurts-victims-helps-big-car-big-insurance 8:38 How new ebike laws will affect civil cases that arise from crashes. With James Pocrass 10:28 The Adventure Cycling Association restructures 17:00 Parked Bikes of New York, a photographic Instagram account by Rui Pereira http://instagram.com/parkedbikesofnewyork/ 32:25 Bike Friendly Universities MSU and University of Louisville. With Tim Potter and Justin Mog 39:10 Mayoral contender City Councilmember Nithya Raman’s Great News for Los Angeles: A Griffith Park bike lane https://www.instagram.com/reels/DV9YyaYknqo/ 55:41

Taylor joins hundreds of Los Angeles bike people in the pre-dawn Marathon Crash Ride last Sunday, previewing the 26 mile route of the 2026 Los Angeles Marathon. With Joe Borfo and Joni Yung (0:20). New Jersey’s anti-ebike law from New York and California points of view. With Justin Hu-Nguyen, Bike East Bay and Anne Savage, New York Bicycle Coalition: (7:15) Automatic Emergency Braking in all U.S. cars? With Caron Whitaker, League of American Bicyclists https://bikeleague.org/take-action/action-center/ -check to see if your member has cosponsored the bill- https://bikeleague.org/take-action/policy-advocacy/federal-policy/cosponsorship-tracker/ (16:05). Charlie’s News: The Bicycle Film Festival is taking submissions https://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/submit. Trump’s attempt to end congestion pricing is deemed illegal https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/nyregion/nyc-congestion-pricing-ruling.html. Volunteers survey sidewalks in Pittsburgh https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2026/03/03/sidewalk-survey-pittsburgh-safety-infrastructure/stories/202602270074. In SF, Caltrain is placing heavy restrictions on which bikes can ride https://sf.streetsblog.org/2026/03/04/as-bike-cars-overflow-caltrain-bans-large-bikes-and-panniers (21:13). Resistance, Solidarity and Bicycles-bikes as protest in fascist Europe during World War Two. By Michela Grasso of the Urban Cycling institute https://urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/resistance-solidarity-and-bicycles (23:57) Part 2 of Simon Parker’s ride across America: guns, dogs, and trucks, but nice people https://bookshop.org/a/99134/9781914613876 (38:43).

Cars are in the way in LA. The last Los Angeles Critical Mass was also a memorial for Regan Cole‑Graham and her newborn child Ophelia https://la-criticalmass.org/la-critical-mass-riding-miles-for-regan-this-february-2026/ -with Damian Kevitt, Founder of Streets Are For Everyone (2:15). Thoughts on oil, geopolitics, and how we can rebuild the world with renewable energy and bikes (7:20). Charlie’s news: Maryland’s Stop Super Speeders bill passes in the House https://www.instagram.com/p/DVRzVqjlWWD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link. California could face an eBike registration law https://www.ijpr.org/outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2026-02-28/license-plates-for-e-bikes-california-bill-sparks-debate-over-safety. Roughly 3 in 4 young people in Wales support street redesign https://cyclingindustry.news/research-three-in-four-young-welsh-back-street-redesign/. Australia is taking advantage of deactivated rail lines to create cycling infrastructure https://bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsroom/2026/02/26/from-sugarcane-trains-to-bike-lanes/. (9:32) A New Jersey law https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S5000/4834_R1a.PDF requires license and registration for all ebikes. It’s a Catch-22 because there’s no way to register ebikes in New Jersey. It’ll result in more mopeds and motorcycles, which can actually be registered, say Andrew Wilson, Executive Director of Bike Hoboken, and Tyler Newcomb, President of Bike Jersey City (11:48). The California Bicycle Coalition is co-sponsoring SB 1167 to clarify e-bike definitions and stop deceptive marketing of e-motos, to keep what happened in NJ from spreading https://www.calbike.org/sb1167announced/. With Kendra Ramsey, Executive Director of Calbike (27:51). The ramifications of riding an ebike that may not be legal, with Jim Pocrass (33:07). A Ride Across America: Small Towns, Big Issues and One Epic Adventure https://bookshop.org/a/99134/9781914613876 -with author Simon Parker, Part 1 (39:25).

Taylor and Nick’s bike origins as told on Sustainability Now! on Forward Radio in Louisville, Kentucky to Host Justin Mog https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-nick (1:11). Taylor joins Walk ’n Rollers to fix up bikes for kids https://walkmorebikemore.org (4:02). Charlie’s News: The Bayview Black History Ride is happening February 28th in San Francisco https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/community/bayview-black-history-month-bike-ride-highlights-sf-culture/article_32cfbfbf-fe1f-41a2-b20f-8a12e700e7e0.html. A proposed New York law would create something of a tax-free transportation costs account https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2026-02-17/new-york-commuters-could-soon-be-able-to-use-pre-tax-earnings-toward-bus-fare-bike-shares-and-more. New York City’s garbage problem stands in the way of vacuum snow removal https://gothamist.com/news/why-doesnt-nyc-use-a-giant-snow-vacuum-like-montreal-its-world-famous-garbage. A new bike path in Australia next to a metro line will make the city even more accessible https://cityhub.com.au/cyclists-elated-by-metroway-announcement-want-to-see-more-like-it/ (7:27). Leave a review, get your bike talk sticker (9:15). NY State Senate Bill 2025-S4045A, the “Superspeeders” bill, requires the installation of intelligent speed assistance devices in the cars of drivers who are repeatedly caught speeding https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4045/amendment/A. Families for Safe Streets sponsors the Superspeeder laws, which have passed in 3 jurisdictions and are pending in 15 states. https://www.familiesforsafestreets.org/stop-super-speeders With Families for Safe Streets Founder and President Amy Cohen and FSS member Julie Nicholson, who leads the “Stop Superspeeders” campaign in California (10:13). NYC Mayor Mamdani “Revives Bus and Bike Lanes Killed by Adams in ‘Backroom Deals’-” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/nyregion/mamdani-bus-bike-lanes.html with Danny Pearlstein, Riders Alliance Policy and Communications Director (23:35) The history of how car dependency was sold to America, by author of Fighting traffic https://bookshop.org/a/99134/9780262516129, Street rivals, and Autonorama https://bookshop.org/a/99134/9781642832402, professor Peter Norton. Part 2 (31:35).

Listener email: Desmond on winter Riding and specifically mittens that attach to your handlebars, called pogies (1:41). The City of Los Angeles is set to give back over $100 million of previously won money for active transportation projects because it can’t build them in time, reports Founder of LA Streets For All Michael Schneider https://bsky.app/profile/streetsforall.org/post/3metn6f54fk2u (3:22). Can Police Stop You on a Bike for No Reason? Our lawyer says no, but your goal is to get home alive (7:30). Boston cyclists cleared a bike lane themselves after weeks of neglect from the city. With Tiffany Cogell, ED of the Boston Cyclists’ Union (13:18). Charlie’s News: a road diet in Newton, MA has decreased car traffic and increased cycling use https://mass.streetsblog.org/2026/02/10/traffic-analysis-shows-newton-bikeway-project-reduced-car-traffic-speeding-and-crashes. PennDot is set to invest $17 million in safety improvement projects https://bicyclecoalition.org/penndot-to-invest-17-million-to-advance-safety-improvement-projects-in-southeast-pennsylvania/. Little Rock, AZ plans to finish a river trail and implement a road diet https://katv.com/news/local/little-rock-public-works-shares-updates-on-bike-and-pedestrian-projects-reporter-autumn-foltz-director-maneesh-krishnan-bicycle-advocacy-of-central-arkansas-baca-river-trail. Atlanta, GA will have another round of eBike rebates https://www.wabe.org/atlantas-e-bike-rebate-program-is-returning-for-a-second-round/. Zohran Mamdani revives projects shut down by the Adams administration in NYC https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/nyregion/mamdani-bus-bike-lanes.html (17:29). Part 1 of an interview with Peter Norton, author of Fighting traffic, Street rivals, and Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving (18:39). Luke Hoffman, the executive director of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition,  on House Study Bill 637, also known as the "bicycle ban bill," that proposed restrictive regulations on biking in Iowa https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/Attachments/HSB637_ADA.pdf (48:47).

Listener Sean in Montana writes a good review for stickers. St. Paul, Minnesota rider and cartoonist Andy Singer drops in virtually to talk about the recent Alex Pretti memorial ride (1:09). A spec Super Bowl ad for kids biking and walking to school by Tom Flood (5:12). 1,200 riders rode 42 stationary bikes for four days to generate power for the first energy-neutral Super Bowl broadcast, the Fox pre-game show https://lancasteronline.com/potholes/bicycles-power-super-bowl/article_b549506f-1944-54f6-a4f9-06dab7060cf6.html (6:51). Chicago’s Cycling Solidarity organizer Rick Rosales drops in to Taylor’s LA garage in real life. Rick talks with Taylor about Cycling Solidarity’s focus on mutual aid and vendor buyout rides to support the community targeted by ICE https://www.instagram.com/cyclingxsolidarity/?hl=en (7:38). Taylor talks to Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia, who asks why the city spends so much on lawsuits instead of making streets safer (15:50). Femmes and Friends ride organizer Alison Stewart on the 2nd annual bike fair in Toronto https://femmesandfriends.ca/events/ (30:18). Rob Kadota on training “captains” of tandems to ride with disabled or visually impaired “stokers” (40:05). Charlie’s news: NJ eBike insurance could cost hundreds https://whyy.org/articles/new-jersey-e-bike-law-discrimination/. The National Bike Summit is coming up in March https://bicyclecoalition.org/join-the-bicycle-coalition-for-the-2026-national-bike-summit-and-lobby-day/. A new study claims traffic calming leads to better quality of life https://www.cyclingwest.com/news/new-report-shows-that-traffic-calming-leads-to-better-quality-of-life/. Boston cyclists cleared a bike lane themselves after weeks of neglect from the city https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUb045lj2EX/ (48:00). Northeast Los Angeles rider Michael Rucker on a good ride that got big https://www.instagram.com/cyclingclubcyclingclub/?hl=en (50:05).

Taylor and Nick agree that scarves are for everyone. Parker S rode in the Minneapolis Alex Pretti memorial ride 1/31 and shares what it was like (6:52). Listener Rick Bosacker writes that bike rides shouldn't be polarizing, or political (2:54). Streeetsblog NYC and LA editors Gersh Kuntzman and Joe Linton share their top priorities for bike advocacy in 2026 (10:55). Charlie's News: NYC deliverista settlement delivers $5 million in backpay. The minimum hourly rate for deliveristas reaches $21.44 in NYC. A NH proposed bill would require $50/year registration for all bikes. A UK study claims cargo bike deliveries are 1.61 times faster than vans (22:10). Mayor Adams' NYC DOT awarded a contract for citywide secure bike parking to a different company than Oonee, the company synonymous with secure bike parking in NYC. Shabazz Stuart, Oonee Founder & CEO, on proving it works and being left behind https://medium.com/oonee/proving-it-works-left-behind-81d3ef16d8d2 (24:45). Karen Lankeshofer's quest to tell the world about the pioneering female athlete Elsa Von Blumen, a professional bike racer in the 1880s (42:08 ).

Alex Pretti, murdered by ICE in Minneapolis, was a bike rider. Laura Groenjes Mitchell of Our Streets Minneapolis and Brett Macgraw of the West Metro Active Transportation Alliance share a multi-city memorial ride for Alex Pretti started by his local bike shop, the Angry Catfish https://bikepacking.com/news/alex-pretti-memorial-rides/. Also, a fundraiser for people trapped by ICE in Minneapolis https://bsky.app/profile/lauragmitchell.com/post/3mbvajnjdx22t (0:46) A Die-in on the steps of Los Angeles’ City Hall to protest the 290 traffic deaths in LA last year. With Damian Kevitt, E.D. of Streets Are For Everyone (8:10). Charlie's News: A damaging e-bike bill is signed in New Jersey https://www.peopleforbikes.org/news/new-jersey-most-restrictive-ebike-law, and Hoboken’s successful pilot program that got drivers out of bike and bus lanes hasn’t been renewed https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/20/hobokens-short-lived-camera-enforcement-program-got-drivers-out-of-bike-and-bus-lanes, but at least the state is getting $14 million for bike and pedestrian projects https://bicyclecoalition.org/14-million-awarded-to-bicycle-and-pedestrian-projects-in-new-jersey/. Columbia, South Carolina won’t be getting its bike share program back https://www.thestate.com/home-page-carousel/article314414134.html. Atlanta is poised for another round of e-bike rebates https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/atl-hit-e-bike-rebate-program-making-comeback (17:31). Jim Pocrass addresses Scofflaw Cyclist myths (12:20). Our all-weather bike panel address the “no one bikes x months of the year” trope. Sarah Bisbee in Edmonton, Patty Wiens in Winnipeg, Patrick Murphy in Montreal, Nicholas Laporte in Vancouver, Victor Koves in Chicago, Jim Cadenhead in Boston, and Ignacio “Nacho” Delgadillo in Tempe- for the hot perspective (21:40). Stacey’s Bike Thought (54:18).

Do we need e-shifters? Is Taylor a luddite? (0:19) Listener Email: South Carolina’s Freeway for Bikes https://www.reddit.com/r/bikecommuting/comments/1qinw7z/south_carolinas_freeway_for_bikes_it_makes/ (2:43) Blind riding in tandem with Sonya Chapnick (3:44). Charlie’s News: New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposes a “stop super speeders” pilot program https://empire.streetsblog.org/state-of-the-state-exclusive-hochul-will-push-stop-super-speeders-bill-through-her-budget. Check out the best new bike lanes of 2025 https://www.peopleforbikes.org/news/best-new-bike-lanes-2025. A New Jersey ebike lumping law threatens low-income riders and immigrants https://hudsoncountyview.com/op-ed-murphy-must-veto-anti-safety-anti-affordability-anti-immigrant-e-bike-bill/. Ontario government spent hundreds of thousands in the legal fight to rip up bike lanes in Toronto https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/foi-shows-province-external-lawyer-cost-bike-lane-challenge-9.7042278 (14:33). NY Governor Kathy Hochul wants to appease our car oppressors with cheap insurance and low coverage in NY, StreetsblogNYC editor Gersh Kuntzman says in this NY Minute https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/14/gov-hochuls-car-insurance-cuts-threaten-payouts-to-crash-victims-experts (17:19). On “Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York,” with NY Times writer Emily Badger https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/11/upshot/congestion-pricing.html (19:43). Los Angeles Bikerowave Co-op Head Mechanic Shane Quentin on the co-op model. Interviewed by Liana at Bike! Bike! in Mexico City (39:50).

Bike Mechanic Jim Cadenhead consults with Taylor about fixing a flat on his Surly. Problems: there's a thru-axle and he thought it was tubeless (2:45). Charlie’s News: Virginia plans to get rid of parking minimums in September https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB262. Zohran pleases some as he smooths a notorious bump at the end of Williamsburg Bridge https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/nyregion/mamdani-pothole-williamsburg-bridge-bump.html, but leaves others dissatisfied with the continuation of cyclists receiving criminal summonses https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/07/mamdani-says-he-opposes-tischs-criminal-bike-crackdown-but-its-apparently-still-in-place. Over 2,700 ebikes have been sold and subsidized in the Bay Area in the last 6 months https://oaklandside.org/2026/01/08/alameda-ava-energy-ebike-voucher-program-2000-purchased-east-bay/. As mountain biking gains popularity, bike parks are becoming the status quo instead of traditional trail development https://www.bikemag.com/mountain-bike-trails/mountain-biking-parks-vs-trails (11:13). Zohran Mamdani's transportation and bike focus in his first week as Mayor of NYC through the eyes of Carl Mahaney, Director of Streetopia Upper West Side; Sophia Lebowitz, reporter with Streetsblog NYC; Miser, who runs the Micromobility NYC subreddit; and Shabazz Stuart, founder and CEO of Oonee bike storage (16:20). The NYPD targeted cyclists in the Williamsburg Bridge bike lane near the “zohramp,” where Mamdani personally fixed a bump. Meanwhile, drivers ran red lights with impunity https://www.reddit.com/r/MicromobilityNYC/s/Wi4hDxk6eA (42:22). Los Angeles is ‘throwing good money after bad’ trying to solve the traffic problem at its airport, LAX, says Jacob Wasserman https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-12-16/lax-airport-traffic-olympics (46:06).

Bike Talk Listener Survey results (0:40). Notable bike-related laws of 2025 with bike lawyer Jim Pocrass (15:00). Mamdani’s transit-focused inauguration in a New York Minute with Streetsblog NYC Editor Gersh Kuntzman (21:45). Charlie’s News: Mamdani brings back de Blasio-era plan for McGuinness Boulevard. Leadville, CO will host Fat Bike Worlds later in January. Citi Bike prices are increasing for the 5th consecutive year. A 93-kilometer bike highway is coming to Dubai (23:32). Los Angeles tactical urbanist Jonathan Hale charged with vandalism for installing a DIY-crosswalk where there should have been one https://la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/08/police-and-fire-departments-shut-down-volunteer-crosswalk-painting-event-in-westwood (28:31). All Bodies on Bikes founder Marley Blonsky hit by car in a Portland protected bike lane, unhurt; and the new ABOB movie, book (44:48).

A sample of the interviews that made Bike Talk Bike Talk in 2025: Lucy Maloney, bike advocate turned council member in Vancouver from Episode 2533 https://biketalk.org/2025/08/2533-bikes-up/ (0:38). Zohran Mamdani interviewed by micro mobility organizer "miser" when Zohran ran for Mayor, from Episode 2525 https://biketalk.org/2025/06/2525-we-love-la-deliveristas-zohran-for-bikes-nyc-and-picture-main-street/ (13:56). Black Girls Do Bike/Anjoleah Daye on BGDB in Los Angeles from the 2/7/2025 Episode https://biketalk.org/2025/02/bikes-for-kids-in-la-and-florida-black-girls-do-bike-and-ebikes-over-60/ (24:37). Sophia Lebowitz on the problem of illegal ebikes, or emotos from Episode 2543 https://biketalk.org/2025/10/2543-ebikelash/ (37:23). Jonathan Hale on painting DIY crosswalks in Los Angeles from Episode 2534 https://biketalk.org/2025/08/2534-build-it/ (45:18).

Listener email: The AV debate: safer than humans (Waymo at least, but Teslas crash more often). On the other hand, AI is inhuman and AVs could increase car dependency (https://www.commondreams.org/news/tesla-robotaxi-crash-rate) (1:07). Charlie's News: Pride bike racks in response to pride crosswalk removal in Florida; University of Minnesota study shows biking before sunrise doesn't hold back elementary school cyclists; Bike LA and Lime Hero partner to round up for local programs; Cheeky vests win back funding for bike lane plowing in Ontario (5:30). Why don’t drivers lose their license for multiple DUIs and worse in California? (See License to Kill https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/04/license-to-kill/). We ask our lawyer (and sponsor), Jim Pocrass (8:20). The Federal Reauthorization bill won’t include money for bikes, walking, or anything that would slow cars for the next 5 years unless we let congress know that Americans want to be safe on their streets. Caron Whitaker of League of American Bicyclists asks bike groups to sign on to this letter to congress: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTXpKC8AL92qTCPzwoYTNRKoqRpk7pffOQPZyzf1Y-Ig1-aw/viewform (15:37). A judge in Queens, NYC ruled that a partially finished protected bike lane had to be removed. Her judgment was questionable and should be overturned, StreetsblogNYC writer David Meyer says https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/09/heres-everything-wrong-with-the-judges-order-to-rip-up-the-31st-street-protected-bike-lane (18:46). Sustainable travel expert Peter Cox on cycling as a social movement (33:25).

Vehicular cycling and Aaron Swanson of League of American Bicyclists' League Certified Instructor's most recent graduating class in Los Angeles https://bikeleague.org/ridesmart/become-instructor/ (4:15). Charlie’s News- Streetsblog NYC article on everything wrong with anti Astoria bike lane ruling https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/09/heres-everything-wrong-with-the-judges-order-to-rip-up-the-31st-street-protected-bike-lane; are AVs like Waymo cyclists’ allies? https://www.wired.com/story/can-bike-riders-and-self-driving-cars-be-friends/ Indianapolis plows bike lanes for first time https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/indianapolis-dpw-plows-major-trails-and-protected-bike-lanes-for-first-time; NJ bill would require license and insurance for all ebikes https://www.nj.com/news/2025/12/nj-bill-would-require-licenses-registration-and-insurance-for-all-e-bikes.html; Comebacks to this year’s anti-bike arguments https://momentummag.com/your-comeback-guide-to-all-the-anti-cycling-arguments-youll-hear-this-year/ (7:25) Coffee + randonneuring= Coffeeneuring https://chasingmailboxes.com/2025/09/29/coffeeneuring-challenge-2025-youre-only-15-once/. With Karen Canady (15:38). Bike Long Beach on NIMBY opposition to the Orange Avenue Backbone Bikeway https://carlitelb.org/2025/11/16/save-orange-ave-bike-lanes/ (23:55). Biking in winter in Minneapolis with Brett McGraw (36:20). A European bike tour with Craig and Tamara Blett (45:30). Stacey’s Bike Thought (55:14).

Our Mission Statement, reviews, a listener email, and please take our survey! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVwttiNKX8APpEgM3lmvlUI9d8KqQl9uedQ8YmdiJ5rPf0ow/viewform (0:19) Charlie’s News New bike lanes in Boston increase bike trips and decrease car traffic https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/05/boston-data-show-streets-with-new-bike-lanes-successfully-shift-traffic-from-cars-to-bikes; Astoria, Queens rips up a partially installed bike lane due to bikelash https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/05/queens-judge-orders-city-to-nix-half-installed-queens-bike-lane; Iowa City free bus ridership and service is up, emissions down https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/climate/iowa-city-free-buses.html; FSA/HSA pre-tax $ can be put towards a bike- with a doctor’s note https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/12/04/this-holiday-season-buy-your-kid-a-bike-with-your-pre-tax-healthcare-money(4:57). Montreal plows snow from bike lanes and sidewalks. Why can't every snowy city? We ask Patrick Murphy of Oh The Urbanity https://bsky.app/profile/ohtheurbanity.bsky.social (7:28). A round table on the NY Times Article "The Dangers of Ebikes" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/briefing/the-dangers-of-e-bikes.html with our New Yorker/Marin County panel- Warren Wells, Policy and Advocacy Director of the Marin County Bicycle Coalition https://marinbike.org; Carl Mahaney, Director of Streetopia Upper West Side https://www.streetopia.city; Sophia Lebowitz, writer of “The ‘Problem’ With E-Bikes? The Super Fast Illegal Ones,” https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/21/the-problem-with-e-bikes-the-super-fast-illegal-ones and Miser, organizer of the subreddit MicromobilityNYC https://www.reddit.com/r/MicromobilityNYC/: (14:50) A bike tour of Japan by Aaron Lipstadt (42:25). Bill Walton's Bike Thought (54:57) Stacey's Bike Thought (55:22) Also, 12/12/25 is the last day people can order Bike Talk books from the Bookshop page at biketalk.org with Standard Shipping to have them arrive on time to put under the tree.

Bike books for Christmas-with the editors of Microcosm’s “They Ride at Night” anthology of Queer, Feminist, Fantastical Bicycle Halloween Stories, Summer Jewel Keown and Elly Blue (3:36). Queens City Couriers delivers anything by bike in Buffalo, New York. Rebecca tells us about that, a bike messenger memorial, and how being a bike courier compares to being a Marine, which she also has been (13:15). Charlie’s News: NYC council candidates funded by Uber, women transportation leaders, bike lane sweepers, and last year’s Chicago and Philadelphia traffic casualty stats (25:55). Police bias, media bias, and bike law with Jim Pocrass (27:14). How to get in shape for a bike tour, the latest in our bike tour series with Josh Bowden of Adventure Cycling (36:29). And drop in to our December 16, 4pm Pacific Instagram event with Adventure Cycling at https://www.instagram.com/adventurecycling/

The most recent Los Angeles CicLAvia’s 11/23  “Stranger Things” open street event was made possible by Netflix (0:18). Katie Wilson’s election as Mayor of Seattle through a bike lens with Brie Gyncild, Gordon Padelford and Merlin Rainwater of Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and Tom Fucoloro, editor of Seattle Bike Blog (8:25). News: LYFT’s Citibike in NYC is the world’s most expensive bikeshare, Families For Safe Streets in Portland seek to stop “superspeeders” with a bill to require speed limiting technology in their cars, People For Bikes invests in the St. Louis bike network, and the CPSC warns about Rad Power ebike batteries (28:19). “Dashcam” app and handlebar mount by Armin Samii create an affordable bike camera that helps gather crash data to keep riders safer (33:30). Disc brakes explained by Jim Cadenhead of Battle Road Bikes in Lexington, Massachusetts (47:12).

Taylor bikes in the rain to LA Bikefest to talk with LA Bicycle Advisory Committee’s car-free Jennifer Gil and to World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Victims with Rob Kadota and Streets Are For Everyone founder Damian Kevitt (2:08). News: LA City Controller makes an app where you can see the where LA budget goes https://budget.lacontroller.app, the USDOT declares it won’t fund biking, walking, or trains, the LA River bike path design and timeline is contested, there’s an aluminum velodrome in Tucson, and a Wyoming and Idaho bike/ski trail would complete the 180 mile Greater Yellowstone Trail network (10:50). Email: “Skirting the Negativity Pit;” Rick Bosacker, MD on the disconnect between the positivity of cycling and the negative responses from online trolls. Rick writes that bike advocates may fail to speak out because of “pluralistic ignorance” (15:48). Bike Touring and camping gear and bike recommendations from Josh Bowden of Adventure Cycling (17:48). The Hierarchy of Cycling Needs: Charlie interviews Lisbon researcher Rosa Felix on her modeling of people’s self-assessed propensity to bicycle (40:48). Bikes For All volunteer Craig Smith introduces the bike charity that gives bikes to people who need them (51:58).