On the latest This Week in Moab, a discussion about the housing crisis, and the ways building codes and development norms frequently undermine efforts to address the issues, while adding to climate woe. Host Christy Williams-Dunton speaks with David Eisenberg of the Development Center for Appropriate Technology (DCAT) in Tucson, Arizona. They discuss the 'power of the code' to address not just the housing crisis, but the climate crisis too, and how to give regulatory shape to sustainable development models. Eisenberg visited Moab recently as part of the Natural Building Alliance’s 2021 Rocky Mountain Natural Building Conference.

Show Notes:

Development Center for Appropriate Technology

http://www.dcat.net/index.php

Natural Building Alliance

https://natural-building-alliance.org/

Hear from your candidates running for city council and mayor! KZMU’s 2021 Candidate Roundtable is now available to stream or download. Candidates field questions on a number of important local issues from property taxes, housing, the police department, noise, water issues, restoring citizen confidence in city hall and much, much more!

City council candidates: Anthony Charles, Josie Kovash, Mike McCurdy, Jason Taylor, and Luke Wojciechowski.

Mayoral candidates: Sherri Costanza, Aaron Davies, Kent Green, Joette Langianese, Stephen Stocks, and Bill Winfield.

Live in Moab City? Register to Vote!

https://secure.utah.gov/voterreg/index.html

Moab City Election Info Portal

https://moabcity.org/236/Election-Information

What do you expect when you pick up a work of fiction? Have you read something lately that both surprised and enchanted you? Or, have you just felt like throwing books across the room? These are the central questions to the latest discussion in Radio Book Club. This three-year anniversary episode hinges on emotional truths, journeys down wonderful rabbit holes, and as always - lively book reviews. Tune in!

Show Notes:

Andy’s Reviews + Mentions

Mary Jane Wilde: Two Walks and a Rant by Brook Williams

Works by Peter Heller: The Dog Stars, The Painter, Celine, The River, The Guide

The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

Overstory by Richard Powers

Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef

12 Bytes: How We Got Here, Where We Might Go Next by Jeanette Winterson

Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke

Paint by Numbers: A Charles Bloom Murder Mystery Series by Mark Sublette

Shari’s Reviews + Mentions

World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain

Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever

In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain by Tom Vitale

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

Jessie’s Reviews + Mentions

Cast, the Origins of Our Discontent

Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard

Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper

Daughter of the Morning Star: A Longmire Mystery by Craig Johnson

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

Deacon King Kong by James McBride

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

With a lower overall carbon footprint compared to gas-powered motors and no direct emissions — not to mention they contribute to less congestion and are easier to park - ebiking as a short-distance transportation option has nearly unanimous support in most communities. But do ebikes fit into our outdoor recreation experience? And if so, which ones and where? What even is an ebike?!?

On the latest Great Wide Open, host Lisa Hathaway sits down with two long-time cycling aficionados about ebikes and their place (or not) in our local landscape. Part one features guest Ashley Korenblat, owner of Western Spirit Cycling Adventures, managing director of Public Lands Solutions and IMBA Mountain Biking Hall of Famer. Part two features Colin Topper, former Grand County High School Mountain Biking Team coach and the current biking representative to the Moab Trail Mix Committee.

Is there a place for these ebikes on our local trails? The host and guests are not sure about the answer, but all agree that Moabites must continue the dialogue, examine the data and look at what other communities are doing to successfully integrate (or not) class 1 access to single track trails. They also mull other options for getting folks out for great cycling experiences, regardless of the mode of cycling they choose.

Show notes:

Photo: Courtesy Escape Adventures

Interested in being an advocate/representative for ebikes?

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Ebike guide to Moab

https://www.discovermoab.com/ebikes/

It’s all about Ranked Choice Voting! Moab City voters will be choosing their next mayor and two new city council members on November 2nd. Instead of just picking their favorite, voters will rank their candidates in order of preference. Moab City recorder Sommar Johnson and Utah County Elections Director Rozan Mitchell join This Week in Moab to explain how Ranked Choice Voting works, and what voters can expect.

Show Notes:

Moab City Election Information

https://moabcity.org/236/Election-Information

An all-female bike expedition came through Moab this week, collecting oral histories about the Colorado River. The Water Cycle project is biking the length of the river’s watershed, in order to find out what it means to the communities living along its banks. On the latest This Week in Moab, we hear more from bikers and oral historians Kate Trudeau and Molly Delandsheer about their journey, and how they want to turn conflicts over the river into personal connections.

Show Notes:

The Water Cycle

https://www.waterbicycle.org

Delve into Moab's stars - both literally and figuratively - on the latest This Week in Moab. Guest Crystal White, co-founder of Moab Dark Skies and new stargazing guidebook author, joins the program to explore the phenomena above our heads. And later, guest Rhiana Medina talks about another set of stars - those of the dancing variety. Medina explains how the Moab Valley Multicultural Center has shifted gears with their events during the pandemic, and broadened their outreach and assistance to the local community. Tune in!

Creating a sculpture can often involve blood, sweat, and tears for the artists who pour themselves into their work. Because of this, artist and Moab ArTTrails co-founder Michael Ford Dunton says his sculptures appear to him as living entities, capable of holding their own emotion for the creator and the viewer. The latest Art Talks delves into the sculpture-creation process with Dunton and artist Nathan Johansen. Plus, Moab ArTTrails co-founder Christy Williams Dunton helps round out the show with the history of their sculpture exhibition in Moab. New sculptures go up in downtown this weekend!

Show Notes:

Moab ArTTrails

http://moabarttrails.org/

In their vision statement on public lands, Grand County's Commissioners say they want future generations to be able to enjoy a landscape 'just as magnificent' as the one we enjoy today. Commissioners Kevin Walker, Jacques Hadler, and Sarah Stock are drafting a proposal for our area public lands that aims to expand Arches National Park and establish up to five National Conservation Areas in Grand County. On the latest This Week in Moab, commissioner Kevin Walker explains why they've chosen this route and how the public can get involved. And, mosquitoes! Moab Mosquito Abatement District Manager Michele Rehbein is our first guest to talk about the Aedes aegypti mosquito recently found - and fogged for - in our area.

Show Notes:

Grand County Public Lands Bill Info

https://www.grandcountyutah.net/777/Public-Lands-Bill-Process

Grand County Public Lands Bill Survey

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrtliLl2ouFAqxVDAC8U7YRhU1o48agxK11NQxu6ovPzvXEg/viewform

On the freshest Radio Book Club – when libraries open your eyes to a different way of looking at the world. Travel with our hosts Andy Nettell, Shari Zollinger, and Jessie Magelby to the libraries – both public and personal – that have shaped their tastes and thoughts over time. Plus, new book recommendations from starry night skies, traveling through underworlds, and poetry good enough to eat. Tune in!

Show Notes:

Shari’s Reviews & Mentions:

Starry Sky Adventures Utah: Hike, Paddle, and Explore Under Night Skies by Crystal White

Virtuoso by Yelena Moskovich

A Door Behind a Door by Yelena Moskovich

Poet Warrior by Jo Harjo

Jessie’s Reviews & Mentions:

Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane

SKIP by Molly Mendoza

Meadowlark: A Coming of Age Crime Story by Ethan Hawke and Greg Ruth

The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris

Andy’s Reviews & Mentions:

Unsolaced: Along The Way to All That Is by Gretel Ehrlich

They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

Philip R Goodwin: America’s Sporting and Wildlife Artist by Larry Len Peterson

Arches Enemy by Scott Graham