Washington D.C.'s Bike Advocacy Group, WABA, wins its fight to protect "America's Bike Lane" from the federal government https://bikeleague.org/we-won-this-one-heres-what-comes-next/. Kallie Krumpos reports (3:10).

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 (10:45).

A sampling of Bike Month events in California, including the LA River Ride https://www.streetsareforeveryone.org/finish-the-ride-griffith-park. Bike week rides in Western Massachusetts include bike breakfasts, a Great Tree Ride, and an “intergenerational ride” https://www.nohobikeweek.com/. In Detroit, Michigan, the Pushing Pedals Sunday Ride supports black-owned restaurants (16:15).

Anyone who wants to join Taylor for a leg of his upcoming San Francisco-to-Michigan tour, please let us know (18:15).

Stacey's News:

Omaha, Nebraska Launches Free, All-Electric Bikeshare For Residents https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/21/best-bikeshare-in-america-an-unexpected-community-launches-free-all-electric-micromobility-for-residents .

UC Davis students push for bike safety changes following a bicyclist's death https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/uc-davis-push-for-bike-safety-after-fatal-crash/ .

For Earth Day, the Trump Administration announces its “Freedom to Drive” Initiative To Expand Highways Across America https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/22/for-earth-day-the-trump-administration-wants-to-expand-highways-across-america .

E-bikes, e-motos, and other micromobility devices are in a legal gray area in Massachusetts https://www.massbike.org/micromobility_ordinances (19:47)

The Car Harm study by corresponding author Patrick Miner finds that cars are destructive to every aspect of life https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/car-harm-a-global-review-of-automobilitys-harm-to-people-and-the-/. With Patrick and Bike Talk listener Kevin Grishkot (23:30)

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 https://www.challengedathletes.org (41:13).