Bike Talk

#2527 - Tactical Urbanism and Bike Activism in Seattle and Winnipeg + Bike Painting


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Taylor's riding his bike to LAX, then biking to car-free Mackinac island, MI (0:56).
Bike activist and Cascade Bike Club volunteer Merlin Rainwater was brushed by a bus after being let out in a dangerous place by a Seattle bike lane. After a hit and run on a cyclist in the same spot, Merlin and others formed a people protected bike lane. Seattle DOT put in real barriers for protection THE SAME DAY https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/04/30/after-hit-and-run-at-4th-pine-safety-advocates-plan-people-protected-bike-lane-at-1pm/ (2:28).
Our lawyer, Jim Pocrass, advises on the risks of tactical urbanism (14:32).
Winnipeg bike activists including guests Patty Wiens, Bicycle Mayor of Winnipeg, and Michael (just Michael), made their own protected lane where cyclist Rob Jenner was killed by a car. The DOT took it down right away, citing safety https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-wellington-crescent-diy-bike-lane-1.7558922. Patty also talks about her book, That'll Never Work Here, and the exploitation of Sao Paolo bike delivery workers on her YouTube channel (22:09).
The League of Women Voters supports congestion pricing in Los Angeles https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qSYArp1eBS3vqZZQfZsuQ-PQg_tM5nLc/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=107059636089398410683&rtpof=true&sd=true (41:24).
Taliah Lempert is an artist whose works serve as a visual celebration and documentation of bicycles, cycling and her community https://www.bicyclepaintings.com (42:15).
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