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Latest Episodes

Episode 40: Bicycling in the Rain with The Sprocket Podcast
December 02, 2013

Brock Dittus and Aaron Flores take a break from hosting The Sprocket Podcast to join me from rainy Portland, Oregon, for a discussion of biking in cold and wet weather. We discuss the three elements -- clothing, bike setup, behavior -- of a warm and dry t

Episode 40: Bicycling in the Rain with The Sprocket Podcast
December 02, 2013

Brock Dittus and Aaron Flores take a break from hosting The Sprocket Podcast to join me from rainy Portland, Oregon, for a discussion of biking in cold and wet weather. We discuss the three elements -- clothing, bike setup, behavior -- of a warm and dry t

Episode 39: Safe bike driving with CyclingSavvy co-founder Keri Caffrey, and bikes in the news
November 14, 2013

Fear of cycling in traffic is the greatest barrier to bicycle transportation, but safe bicycling is possible when you take control of your space and drive defensively. Our guest today is cycling instructor Keri Caffrey, co-founder of CyclingSavvy and edit

Episode 39: Safe bike driving with CyclingSavvy co-founder Keri Caffrey, and bikes in the news
November 14, 2013

Fear of cycling in traffic is the greatest barrier to bicycle transportation, but safe bicycling is possible when you take control of your space and drive defensively. Our guest today is cycling instructor Keri Caffrey, co-founder of CyclingSavvy and edit

Guest appearance on the Streets.mn podcast
November 13, 2013

Oh look ... guess who's on the latest Streets.mn podcast? Yep, yours truly. We discuss the effects of last week's Minneapolis city election, politics and transportation. It's mostly with a local focus but most things also apply elsewhere. Go listen here.

Episode 38: Americans for Transit & debunking the small/electric car delusion
November 01, 2013

Andrew Austin stops by from Americans for Transit to share some impacts of the government shutdown and how it fits in with the ongoing austerity culture. We learn about transit diversity, labor issues and the BART strike, and review why it's critical for

Episode 38: Americans for Transit & debunking the small/electric car delusion
November 01, 2013

Andrew Austin stops by from Americans for Transit (twitter: @A4Transit) to share some impacts of the government shutdown and how it fits in with the ongoing austerity culture. We learn about transit diversity, labor issues and the BART strike, and review

Episode 37: Community Transportation with CTAA, another BART strike, and the government shutdown.
October 22, 2013

Scott Bogren of the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) joins us to discuss their work supporting and advocating for the growing number of small urban, suburban and rural transportation networks, and what it's like to use or manage non-

Episode 37: Community Transportation with CTAA, another BART strike, and the government shutdown.
October 22, 2013

Scott Bogren of the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) joins us to discuss their work supporting and advocating for the growing number of small urban, suburban and rural transportation servi

Episode 36: Open Streets Minneapolis
October 02, 2013

As cities respond to growing calls for safer streets and more open space, many have begun holding a series of Open Streets events where streets are closed to cars and opened to everyone else (people, bikes, skates and other non-motorized users). In most c