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A few months ago I started noticing these amazing Tweets with videos and photos of swarms of kids riding their bikes in Portland, OR. Sam Balto aka @coachbalto on Twitter was the man behind these Tweets and the massive success that is the Bike Bus he coordinated for his school in an attempt to provide a safer, healthier way for his students to get to school. I hope you enjoy this ride with Coach Balto.

Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
- Follow Sam on Twitter
- Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by Dr. John Ratey
- Mark Fenton
- Jonathan Fertig on Twitter
- Mike Lydon’s episodes

1.  Ep 12: Tactical Urbanism in a Pandemic Era 
2.  Ep 97: A Pipeline of Pilots to Permanence 

- Book by Mike Lydon & Anthony Garcia: Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change
- Ep 107 Megan Ramey Bike train conductor mom shows the way
- Ep 123 Will Norman London's Walking & Cycling Commissioner 
- Streetfilms London School Streets video
- “School Streets” Portland versus Paris bikeportland.org article

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Credits:
All video and audio production by John Simmerman

Music:
- Intro and Outro mixed by John Simmerman

Resources used during the production of this episode:
- My awesome recording platform is Ecamm
- Adobe Creative Cloud Suite

Studio Equipment:
- Main MIcrophone Sennheiser Pro Audio MKH416-P48U3
- Rode RODECaster Pro Podcast Production Studio
- Additional Microphone - Shure MV7
- Camera - Sony ZV-E10 (currently sold out)
- Lens - Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens
- Elgato Cam Link 4k
- Elgato Streamdeck XL*
- Elgato Streamdeck (*you may not need the XL)

Editing Computer System:
- Apple MacBook Pro 16" 2021 M1 Pro
- LG 34WP88C-B 34-inch Curved 21:9 UltraWide QHD (3440x1440) IPS Display with Ergo Stand

All video, audio, and music production b