26/05 Our Streets

Taylor and Nick agree that scarves are for everyone. Parker S rode in the Minneapolis Alex Pretti memorial ride 1/31 and shares what it was like (6:52). Listener Rick Bosacker writes that bike rides shouldn't be polarizing, or political (2:54). Streeetsblog NYC and LA editors Gersh Kuntzman and Joe Linton share their top priorities for bike advocacy in 2026 (10:55). Charlie's News: NYC deliverista settlement delivers $5 million in backpay. The minimum hourly rate for deliveristas reaches $21.44 in NYC. A NH proposed bill would require $50/year registration for all bikes. A UK study claims cargo bike deliveries are 1.61 times faster than vans (22:10). Mayor Adams' NYC DOT awarded a contract for citywide secure bike parking to a different company than Oonee, the company synonymous with secure bike parking in NYC. Shabazz Stuart, Oonee Founder & CEO, on proving it works and being left behind https://medium.com/oonee/proving-it-works-left-behind-81d3ef16d8d2 (24:45). Karen Lankeshofer's quest to tell the world about the pioneering female athlete Elsa Von Blumen, a professional bike racer in the 1880s (42:08 ).