Back on the bike and headed East in Minneapolis, Taylor finds out what’s next from Brian and Mary Georgia on day 33 of their ride West from the Outer Banks of N.C.

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Tom O’Brien goes over the 2-day ride Nick’s about to do on the Western New England Greenway, a bike-friendly route from Norwalk, CT to Canada https://wnegreenway.org.

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Listener emails: a boost from Baltimore Fred, concerned Karen in L.A., and Jens in Norway on the politics of bikelash.

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Families For Safe Streets on who they are, their Stop Superspeeders laws in 18 states, their framework requiring Autonomous Vehicle travel to be as safe as air travel, and increased insurance requirements in D.C. With Sam Trumbull, D.C. FSS leader https://www.familiesforsafestreets.org/stop-super-speeders.

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News: Conservationists ride 2,500 miles for whooping cranes https://flatwaterfreepress.org/a-nebraska-photographer-rode-his-bike-from-texas-to-canada-he-did-it-for-the-cranes/. Cape Verdeans in New Bedford, Mass. celebrate 51 years of independence with their 47th annual community bike ride https://www.newbedfordguide.com/cape-verdeans-revive-47-year-bike-ride-picnic-tradition-to-celebrate-dual-independence-in-new-bedford/2026/07/02. Edmonton, Canada bike path plans hit resistance from parking advocates https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-city-council-bike-lanes-capilano-9.7260871. The US Transportation Secretary will redirect $1.73 billion in Biden-era grants away from establishing “DEI bike lanes” to build car infrastructure https://newrepublic.com/post/212853/donald-trump-transportation-secretary-bike-lanes-dei.

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Taylor talks with Minneapolis bike advocates Laura Mitchell, Luke Van Santin and Brett McGraw about whether there are too many bike advocacy organizations.

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Fellow traveler Jake Hess on the transition back to normal from a big bike tour.

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