115: Can Californians Wean Themselves From Cars, Runners in the Bike Lane, the Amgen Tour of California Approaches, and the ALAN Mito 

Recorded on April 8th, 2018

Hosted by Kelley O’Toole Co-Hosts:  Justin Macias, Victor Prestinary, Chris Reynolds, Tim Wilson (absent)

Editing: Chris Reynolds

• FOLLOW UP:
  • Streetsblog, not CityLab (0:55)
  •  Jones Bicycles Closing in LBC (1:21)

• A Bold, Decisive Plan to Wean California Off Cars via NYT (2:38)
• A Non-Cyclists Case for Bike Lanes via Planetizen (14:32)
• Parisian Bicycle Subsidies (26:57)
• Amgen Tour of California 2018 – Coming in May! (30:18)

   

• POST SHOW:
  • ALAN MITO

• BICYCLIST Issue #148
• A Bold, Divisive Plan to Wean Californians From Cars
• L.A.’s traffic congestion is world’s worst for sixth straight year, study says
• Sierra Club Opposes SB 827
• Waze: Free Community-based GPS, Maps & Traffic Navigation App
• “Please, if you’re going to run in the bike lane, go AGAINST traffic.” (Reddit)
• Running in the Bike Lane (Reddit)
  • “It is illegal to stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any vehicle (hitchhiking). Pedestrians are not allowed to walk, jog, or run in bicycle lanes when there are sidewalks.” Source
• Sacramento River Trail Map
• France offers €200 subsidy on electric bike purchases
• Paris to Subsidize E-bikes
• America Crowns a New Pollution King
• UPS to boost purchases of alternative-fuel vehicles by 2020
• Clean Energy Providing Natural Gas to More USPS Carriers
• Amgen Tour of California 2018 Host Cities and Schedule
• The Amgen Tour of California 2018, Coming To A California Road Near You
• Official website of the Paris-Roubaix