The B.I.Stander Podcast

This episode we talk communication with Erin Merrihew

The B.I.STANDER PODCAST is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

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This episode we talk to Mayor Kol Medina

The B.I.STANDER PODCAST is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

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Tone Loc mix by DJ SIDECAR

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The B.I.STANDER PODCAST is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

Scott Lever RePointe real estate group

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

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Today with listen to FRANCIS FUKUYAMA who is an American political scientist, political economist and author of the new book:

Identity, Dignity, and the Politics of Resentment

The B.I.STANDER PODCAST is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Town Hall Seattle and was taped at Seattle University

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

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This episode we talk to IAN RITCHIE from SCOUT.COM

The B.I.STANDER PODCAST is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

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Outro: Dope Pens by Ralph Reign

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This episode we listen to Blair Imani with Marissa Jenae Johnson

Produced By: Town Hall Seattle

Recorded Nov. 9th at The Riveter

The B.I.STANDER PODCAST is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK!

Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

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This episode we listen to a forum related to the book

Fly to the Assemblies!

Produced By: Town Hall Seattle

Recorded Nov. 4th 2018 at The Rainier Arts Center

The B.I.STANDER PODCAST is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

Seattle has long been considered a center of progressive thought and action. But like any other growing city it has wrestled with familiar demons: racism, class struggles, economic opportunism, sexism, and more. Since the 2016 election, many progressive voices throughout the city have emerged with the goal of transforming Seattle into a central staging ground for resistance against the rise of restrictive and damaging policies in our nation.

Amid such turbulent times, Town Hall joins forces with South Seattle Emerald founder Marcus Harrison Green to gather together voices from Fly To The Assemblies!, a collection of writing by activists and journalists who are determined not to let injustice become the new status quo. They take Town Hall's stage to question, criticize, and challenge the sociopolitical structures in place, and seek out solutions and changes that represent all Americans, not just a privileged and wealthy few. Sit in for an inspirational and diverse gathering of voices exploring the redoubled challenges facing citizens today.

Presented by Town Hall Seattle and The South Seattle Emerald.

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This episode we talk to comedian Christopher Mejia

www.chrismejia.com Twitter, Instagram @tophermejia

The B.I.STANDER PODCAST is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

That's a Some Pizza

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

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This episode we talk to JOHN GRINTER

Bainbridge Island Trails

The B.I.STANDER PODCAST is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

That's a Some Pizza

Sound Reprographics

*NEW SPONSOR! Camino Journeys

Great Northern Electric

Scott Lever RePointe real estate group

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

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ABOUT: John Grinter

Grew up in Jamaica and Miami Florida

Graduate University South Florida 1985

Helped initiate and organize the successful grassroots campaign Against offshore oil drilling on Florida's Gulf Coast.1984-1987.

Moved to the PNW 1989

Photographer, Outdoor guide, Yacht Captain

Married 2000

Moved to Bainbridge 2000

Begin working with the park districts trails advisory committee 2002

Organized the petition drive that led to the creation of the Metropolitan Park district and stable funding in 2004

Joined the City's Non Motorized Advisory Committee 2005

Member NMTAC for 7 years, Chaired it twice.

NMTAC Developed the Core 40 shoulder plan and enter Island Trail's plan 2005 through 2006. NMTAC at this time was greatly assisted by having a dedicated long-term planner, a representative from public works engineering, and staff support for note taking and minute preparation. There was finding dedicated towards both the core 40, trails, other built into structure such as sidewalks, and there was a small budget for education and out reach. When the Recession began to impact city finances we saw major reductions in the cities budget and complete elimination of the trail budget ($500k was read directed by the public works director from trails to building a short section of guard rail, now gone, on Highway 305).

As the recession continued we saw the city budget for roadways reduced to zero. Not just roadway improvements but basic roadway preservation like Chip seal and pothole repair was completely eliminated for three straight years. We are still digging our selves out of this hole. As the economy has rebuilt and budgets have increased there have been modest increases in funding for roadways and transportation but by and large The roadway improvements we've seen over the past 10 years have been funded by federal and state grants. These grants, which require at least a partial match by the city, come with stringent design standards which may or may not be appropriate for the setting on Bainbridge. It's really important for Islanders to understand the dilemmas of relying on grants as the primary source of funding for transportation improvements. For instance a project that may fit the grant requirements may get funded first even though it's not the highest safety priority as recommended by the city and volunteer committee. If people wonder why the STO was funded rather than badly needed Core 40 projects it's because there has not been dedicated local funding for Core 40, interconnecting pathways and other pretty basic and obvious needs.

What's important for us to keep in mind is that we live in a geographically huge city with a very undiversified funding source – property taxes. It's hard to deliver passing grades and basic infrastructure needs on the island/city this big. The city has been successful in requiring roadway infrastructure improvements as a condition of large developments. Our greatest needs for safety improvements lie on the narrow roads bordered by single family homes that are not required to build roadway improvements as a condition of development. The major point of emphasis for the safe mobility ballot measure Is to provide the local funds to make these long overdue shoulder improvements.

Core 40 plan- The plan to connect the patchwork of shoulders on the island arterial roads so that there is a continuous, safe shoulder. 40 refers to the 40 miles of roadway Under this classification.

Intra-Island Trails Plan- designed to Make it possible to travel large parts of the island without ever needing to be on a busy road in the first place, the trails plan utilizes existing low traffic roads, dead ends, unopened city right of ways, wooded trails, and separated pathways. The plan was developed in close coordination with the Bainbridge Park district to integrate with their trail systems so that islanders can reach destinations safely by foot or bike.

The Core 40 plan, sidewalk improvements, traffic calming and other roadway improvements are relatively straightforward and often obvious to islanders as we travel the roadways. Less obvious are the Opportunities presented by the trails plan. Perhaps the best way to visualize these opportunities Is to take a map of the island and highlight all of the publicly owned land. Then highlight all of the quiet or Dead end road's. This exercise reveals that Using assets that are already publicly owned we are only a few short segments away from long connections that will blow peoples minds and literally transform our options for travel on the island.

This episode we talk to people at the street rally to

Vote NO on i-1639

The B.I.STANDER PODCAST is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

additional links: The Real Trump Truck

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

That's a Some Pizza

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*NEW SPONSOR! Camino Journeys

Great Northern Electric

Scott Lever RePointe real estate group

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

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This episode we talk to ARTIST NEIL JOHANNSEN

ABOUT THE ARTIST Raised on a working ranch in Northern California, Neil earned three degrees in the natural sciences and went on to a 30-year career managing parks and historic sites, including serving as chief of operations of California State Parks, and director of Alaska State Parks. A serious student of art all his life, Neil has presented successful solo and group shows of my paintings and sculpture, with pieces now in more than fifty private and public collections.

Neil has an art showing Friday October 6th at BPA for the First Friday Art Walk series.

The B.I.STANDER PODCAST is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

That's a Some Pizza

Sound Reprographics

*NEW SPONSOR! Camino Journeys

Great Northern Electric

Scott Lever RePointe real estate group

Follow us on Facebook

Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

206-780-6911 [email protected]

*additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com