On vacation in Fraser, CO, "the ice box of America," self-proclaimed "single track capital of the world," Taylor talks track with Ben Quinn, owner of Ice Box Mountain Sports (2:08).

Our friend, Los Angeles bike advocate, cyclocross racer, and survivor of the Eaton fire, Dorothy Wong, on rebuilding Los Angeles (5:23).

A California court's ruling that recreational cyclists can't sue the city when injured on city streets makes no sense, according to bike lawyer James Pocrass, and be careful when you sign a waiver (17:19).

Car dependence makes people unsatisfied with life, according to a study in Travel Behaviour and Society. Taylor talks with study author Rabebe Saadaoui (28:10).

Micromobility NYC, a Reddit group, organized protests which, with others, built pressure to "un-pause" NYC congestion pricing. Nicholas talks to the Reddit group's moderator, Miser, in the weeks before Trump declared he'd undo the policy (45:18).

Donald Shoup, author of "The High Cost of Free Parking," has died. Tony Jordan, President of the Parking Reform Network, talks about Shoup's decades of teaching, writing, and speaking on reversing subsidized free car storage (1:16).

Find our interviews with the Professor of Parking by searching "Shoup" at biketalk.org.

CalBike Joins Amicus Brief in Safe Streets Accountability Case after lower courts categorized bike riders as “recreational” street users who venture onto public streets at their own risk. Kendra Ramsey, Executive Director of the California Bicycle Coalition, lays out how sweeping the implications could be for California's riders (11:00).

The man who coined the famous term "15 Minute Cities" and was central to Paris' bike revolution, Carlos Moreno (19:49).

Reviews by Elly Blue, author of Bikenomics and editor of Portland's Microcosm Publishing: Marshall Taylor's autobiography, Romantasy "The Ministry of Time," and the anime film Suzume (41:18).

Buy the books Elly reviewed at Bike.org's Bookshop.

Eric Dunn, Director of the Wild and Scenic film festival, on bike-related offerings in this year's lineup (47:07).

Detroit's Bike The Blizzard rides this month with Back Alley Bikes. Justin and Reo Ramsey relate (54:54).

Stacey's Bike Thought (57:07).

Taylor almost gets killed, and Stacey does get hit (1:14).

Taylor fixes up bikes for fire victims in Los Angeles with Jim Shanman and Walk n Rollers (5:10).

News, powered by Ted Rogers' Bikinginla.com (9:41):

Waymo reports AVs are safer than human drivers.

Bike theft increased 15% last year

The League of American Bicyclists is out with their latest list of the country’s most Bicycle Friendly Communities

A new report says California is the most car dependent state

A new study shows bicycling has a $1.4 billion impact on the state of Iowa alone

The San Antonio, TX. City Council just approved a big new bike plan

NPR reports A Florida hospital gave bikes to kids because buses don't serve students within 2 miles of school. Taylor, Nick, Lindsay and Stacey discuss whether that's a good idea (15:22).

Kelly Morphy, executive Director of the Florida Bicycle Association (17:51).

Los Angeles Black Girls Do Bike member Enjoleah Daye (23:05).

John Gibalisco: Pedadling Past 60; riding ebikes flattens hills (36:39).

Fair weather riders Jake and Toni confess they bike less in winter (51:59).

Editor of Streetsblog NYC Gersh Kuntzman's Bike Thought (57:12).

Bike Lawyer James Pocrass on what it's like to bike in Los Angeles with the fires still burning, avoiding scams, and wearing masks (0:47).

With fewer cars and fewer injuries, the congestion pricing zone in NYC is like Sunday all week, according to StreetsblogNYC Editor Gersh Kuntzman (6:39).

News: bike crashes are reduced at intersections with Stop-as-yield laws, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finds (14:27).

Listener Rick Bosacker writes & asks for a Bike Talk on how “cycling aligns quite well with many conservative values and strategies." Cohosts Nick, Lindsay, Taylor and Stacey discuss (16:35).

Understanding car infrastructure with Hayden Clarkin, the "Transit Guy" (23:28).

Detroit's Slow Roll is a fun, respectful way to learn about the city and enjoy community. Reo Ramsey talks with Slow Roll leader and manager of Trek Detroit, Jason Hall (45:03).

Caron Whitaker, Deputy Executive Director of League of American Bicyclists, shares a Bike Thought (53:35).

Cohosts Taylor, Nick, Lindsay and Stacey ponder possible effects of the new administration on bikes, cars, and infrastructure (0:57).

Listener Email: Reese Bastion writes about motonormativity, the acceptance of public hazards from cars where similar hazards like smoking wouldn't be tolerated. This sparks a discussion about how the framework that led to smoking in public being banned could apply to oversized SUVs (4:52).

Listener bike tours:

Rick Bosacker, M.D., of New Zealand calls from a cruise ship toward the end of a family bike tour of the world's great and not-so-great bike cities (18:41).

Brett McGraw, from Minneapolis, tours car-centric Los Angeles by bikeshare and transit (27:43).

The "Listening Tour" of Andrew Mohama, who biked home to Chicago from San Francisco, listening to people's loneliness along the way (38:03).

Bike Thought by Kendra Ramsey, Executive Director of the California Bicycle Coalition (54:37).

Altadena Town Councilmember, Bike Educator/activist, cyclocross champion and race organizer Dorothy Wong lost her house in the fires, along with all her bikes. She reflects with Culver City Councilmember Bubba Fish-also a bike activist (1:39).

The Bike Oven of Highland Park, long a community hub for DIY bike repair, has become an emergency aid distribution center. Volunteer Joe Borfo talks to us about their operation (40:57).

News: Entitled driver rages against kids on bikes. Then, the kids rage on his Mercedes (46:50).

Is the image of bike riding versus driving changing in movies? The topic was recently discussed on the Nobody Drives in LA podcast (50:20).

In honor of the New Year, Nick shares his mission statement for Bike Talk, and compares his acting career with Taylor's (0:35).

Taylor interviews a Costa Rican mountain biker on his recent trip to Costa Rica (4:15)...

and shares his mission statement for Bike Talk (8:30).

News: On Day 1 of Congestion Pricing in NYC, Transportation Alternatives Communications Director Alexa Sledge shares her observations (9:38).

A new California law defines "e-bike" (17:26).

Studies: Listener "Big E" emails Bike Talk about his bike, or "errand machine," and links to a study showing 52% of trips in the US are less than 3 miles (18:20).

Another study shows that relying on a car for more than 50% of the time out of the house results in a decrease in life satisfaction (20:01).

A United Kingdom charity, Wheels for Wellbeing, helps people who are disabled get on and enjoy riding bikes of all shapes and sizes. With Dr. Kay Inckle, Campaigns and Policy Manager (22:08).

Blind Tandem Bicycling With Frank Nemiroff and Sonya Chapnick (40:05).

Stacey's Bike Thought (55:37).

Midnight Rida/Bike Oven volunteer Joe Borfo lends Bike Talk his tandem for a new logo(0:26).

News: Bill 212 passes, allowing Ontario Premier Doug Ford to proceed with removing Toronto's popular bike lanes despite data that shows they're successful. Congestion pricing starts in NYC (4:57).

A Winnipeg rider, Patty Wiens, responds to Taylor’s LA-centric comments about winter riding “on a trainer in the basement” back east (6:39).

Why Are American Drivers so Deadly? NY Times writer Matthew Shaer unpacks his article with Taylor (9:58).

How we move forward to create sustainable cities with networks of protected bike lanes, or bike grids. With Gil Peñalosa, founder of 8-80 Cities (29:40).

Stacey’s Bike Thought (56:11).

National Bike News: car related crime, TAP funding, and the EXPLORE act passage.

Studies: E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world,

and vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians (6:23).

What to do in a bike crash, with LA Personal Injury Attorney Jim Pocrass (9:32).

Livable Communities: bikes, transit, and housing. Liveable Communities Initiative founder Lindsay Sturman and Taylor Nichols (15:48).

“Hating Bike Lanes is not a Winning Strategy,” writes Massachusetts Streetsblogger Christian MilNeil of fall elections in Massachusetts (41:23).

Stacey's Bike Thought (55:45).

Originally posted December 5, 2023

An email from avid listener Rick Bosacker, who gets the joke about "avid cyclists." He's on a 13 month world tour with his family, who are differently avid.

Taylor gets route help from Canadian cyclists Dan and Lynette Markham in bike-unfriendly Laguna Beach, California (2:12)

Bike Friendly States' ranking highlights by the League of American Bicyclists' Policy Director Ken Macleod (5:19)

Intro 606 bill would require the licensing of ebikes in NYC, and make every person on a bike a target- especially those who are already targeted. "There Are No Accidents" author Jessie Singer unspools a thread (8:58)

Even the Netherlands could do better for children's active transportation, which is why kids had to protest for park space in Amsterdam, say Dr. Meredith Glaser and Michela Grasso of the Urban Cycling Institute (23:38)

Widening roads doesn't decrease gridlock. Why don't engineers know this? Steffen Berr, the Haarlem traffic engineer behind Build the Lanes, and Sully Israel, a traffic planner in Los Angeles, build their case (37:05)

Stacey's Bike Thought (55:26)