#2532 - Kids Ride Worldwide

Listener feedback: Rebecca Reilly wants Nick to pronounce "Ontario" correctly, and Rick Bosacker says we should talk more about biking's mental and physical health benefits (0:50). Paris' bike revolution from the POV of Bike Talk intern Charlie Leightheiser - bike lanes, bike share, and bikelash (4:27). It's never too early to start planning for the week without driving, 9/29 - 10/5 https://weekwithoutdriving.org/ (10:30). Penny, seven, interviews Zahavah, six, on techniques to relearn riding a bike (12:33). SF bike culture from the POV of bike mechanics Tai and Bruno at Columbus Cyclery https://columbuscyclery.com/ (14:47). Bikes and trains go together, and there's a map for that in Southern California put together by Jonah Kanner and the Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition https://www.pasadenacsc.org/blog/train-to-bike (17:34). The Los Angeles DOT is planning a potential bike corridor downtown at Spring and Alameda. There's a survey to give some feedback to ensure this happens. https://ladotlivablestreets.org/projects/springalameda (28:05) Kiddical Mass, Ottawa edition: Cassie Smith, Bike Ottowa Vice President, and her kids take us for a ride https://bikeottawa.ca/ (29:05). Australian kids' bike fixer-upper Bart Sbeghen runs the not for profit “Dr. Cranky's,” recycling bikes at primary schools. He talks to Taylor in Hollywood https://www.drcrankys.com.au/ (44:41).