Randonnista

In this episode, PQ and I take a look back at 2021 and talk about personal biking wins, our favorite infrastructure wins, moments that made us hopeful, and what we’re looking forward to in 2022.

Thank you to PQ for joining me for this episode. The theme and music for this show were created by the amazing Kate Hardly. Her new album, West, is out now. You can buy her album now on her bandcamp page: https://katehardly.bandcamp.com/.

Randonnista is produced, hosted, recorded, and edited by me, Laura Jillian, with special guest host Watson the Bike Dog. You can stay connected with the show at Randonnista.com and see segment extras @Randonnista on Instagram and my YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealLauraJillian, and follow Watson’s biking adventures @Watsonthebikedog on Instagram. If you’re enjoying the show please tag #randonnista in your posts so we can see it! I love hearing from the audience!

Just popping in to give a quick announcement about some holiday schedule changes and say Happy Holidays to all of my amazing listeners, guests, and bike friends out there!

This episode dives into the secret behind the scenes lives of two major advocates in the Boston area. Thank you to Peter Cheung and Tiffany Cogell for talking to me and giving me a sneak preview into their long-term project to start a kids racing team to harness the power of our already extremely talented youth in Boston.

Thanks also to Scott Istvan and Leah D’Errico for joining me for this episode. The theme and music for this show were created by the amazing Kate Hardly. Her new album, West, is out now. You can buy her album now on her bandcamp page: https://katehardly.bandcamp.com/.

Randonnista is produced, hosted, recorded, and edited by me, Laura Jillian, with special guest host Watson the Bike Dog. You can stay connected with the show at Randonnista.com and see segment extras @Randonnista on Instagram and my YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealLauraJillian, and follow Watson’s biking adventures @Watsonthebikedog on Instagram. If you’re enjoying the show please tag #randonnista in your posts so we can see it! I love hearing from the audience!

Here are the links from this episode!

• Americans Are Ready to Embrace Bicycles, but There’s One Thing Standing in Their Way
• Bicycle Film Festival Massachusetts
• SnazzBar.com
• Peter Cheung and Mayor Michelle W: “My mayor rides a bike!”
• R4BL Socials
• Tiffany Cogell 
• Brothers on Bikes
• Trailblazhers
• https://aamodtplumb.com/our-story/tiffany-cogell/Studio 26
• https://www.massbike.org/laws

I decided to have a little fun since this episode launches on Thanksgiving. We’ll chat about Cranksgiving, getting an old friend on a bike, and DOGS! The moment you’ve been waiting for is here and I have a whole chat dedicated to bike dogs.

Thanks to Kristina Smarz and Stacey King for joining me on this episode. The theme and music for this show were created by the amazing Kate Hardly. Her new album, West, is out now. You can buy her album now on her bandcamp page: https://katehardly.bandcamp.com/.

Randonnista is produced, hosted, recorded, and edited by me, Laura Jillian, with special guest host Watson the Bike Dog. You can stay connected with the show at Randonnista.com and see segment extras @Randonnista on Instagram and my YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealLauraJillian, and follow Watson’s biking adventures @Watsonthebikedog on Instagram.

Here are the links from this episode!

• StreetsBlogMass Post about Mass Ave Bridge Bike Lanes
• Cranksgiving Recap Video by Peter Cheung 
• Cranksgiving GoFundMe Page
• Priscilla’s Instagram @HiItsLittleP
• Wall Street Journal Article about Bike Dogs

In this episode we chat about some new biking infrastructure, snacking while biking, starting your own movement, and then round everything out with a fun game!

Thanks to Jay Diengott aka PQ aka Chef Jay, Yari DeJesus and Bridget Copes for joining me on this episode. The theme and music for this show were created by Kate Hardly who has an album, West, coming out on November 21! You can pre-order the album on her Bandcamp, https://katehardly.bandcamp.com/. The single, Daddy Issues, is available now exclusively on Bandcamp and the music video is on https://youtu.be/DNf46GAw4tc

Randonnista is produced, hosted, recorded, and edited by me, Laura Jillian with special guest host Watson the Bike Dog. You can stay connected with the show at Randonnista.com and see segment extras @Randonnista on Instagram and my YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealLauraJillian, and follow Watson’s biking adventures @Watsonthebikedog on Instagram.

Here are all of the links to all the projects you should keep an eye on around Boston!

• Key legislative updates: https://www.massbike.org/actionalert_ebikestrafficsafety_211014 
• Petition for Protected Bike Lanes on the Mass Ave Bridge: https://secure.everyaction.com/FwLLhbmaz0aM5sVr8TdUxA2 
• Current Campaigns for better biking infrastructure: https://bostoncyclistsunion.org/advocacy-campaigns
• Watertown-Cambridge Greenway is due to open tentatively by the end of 2021, it hit a lot of delays due to Covid: https://www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/projects/transportation/watertowncambridgegreenway 
• A feasibility study is underway in Arlington for Dirt Bike Paths: https://patch.com/massachusetts/arlington/town-arlington-hills-hill-mountain-biking-feasibility-study 

For our inaugural episode, we talk about the importance of elections, why you should be more courteous on the road, and I convince a friend that they should join the world of biking!

Thanks to Galen Mook, Bridget Copes, Vivian Ortiz, Amy Kennedy and Jen Bowe for joining me on this episode. Thank you Kate Hardly for the amazing theme and music for the show. Randonnista is produced, hosted, recorded, and edited by me, Laura Jillian with special guest host Watson the Bike Dog. You can stay connected with the show at Randonnista.com and see segment extras @Randonnista on Instagram, and follow Watson’s biking adventures @Watsonthebikedog on Instagram.

Find important links from our conversations below.

Learn more about infrastructure projects and biking bills here, and find your legislator here so you can contact them and let them know you want these projects built and these bills passed!

Here's a sneak peek at my new podcast coming out October 28th!