Podcast Episodes

Vehicular Cycling and John Forester, Part 2

Episode 132

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In part two of our deep dive on John Forester and his 1976 b…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Vehicular Cycling and John Forester, Part 1

Episode 131

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"Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Critical Mass Nairobi with Cyprine Odada

Episode 130

Cyprine Odada is the Executive Director of Critical Mass Nairobi and an urban planner specializing in active mobility. Ever since founding the Kenyan capital's chapter of Critical Mass, the largest g…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Killed by a Traffic Engineer

Episode 129

Because it has the word "engineering" right in there, the field of traffic engineering is something most people assume is governed by science and rational rules. But a new book, written by a traffic …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Women's Freedom to Ride

Episode 127

Why don't more women ride bicycles in London? The advocacy group London Cycling Campaign wanted to know, and so they asked. What they discovered was disturbing: Among more than a thousand women surve…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Kathy Hochul's Congestion Pricing Flip-Flop Fiasco

Episode 127

In this emergency episode, we discuss New York State Governor Kathy Hochul's 11th-hour decision to "indefinitely suspend" congestion pricing, the program that would have charged drivers to enter Manh…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

TEASER: The War on The War on Cars

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For this month's exclusive Patreon bon…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Winter Cycling in Oil Country

Episode 126

An unlikely cycling revolution is happening in one of the coldest big cities on the planet: Edmonton, Alberta. Despite freezing temps, lots of sprawl, big trucks and an economy built on pulling oil o…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

When Driving Is Not an Option with Anna Zivarts

Episode 125

The United States has built a transportation system centered around automobiles. But one-third of the nation's population can't drive, whether because of disability, age, financial hardship, immigrat…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

TEASER: Dodge's "Deeply Weird" Pitch for Electric Muscle Cars

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We were getting ready to record …

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago