26/19 Bike The World

Despite fierce opposition from Beverly Hills NIMBYs, the Los Angeles D Line can now take you from Downtown LA to Beverly Hills faster than anything except a helicopter, Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA Editor, reports. As proof, Streetsblog LA will host a race between a cyclist, a driver, and a D Line rider. https://la.streetsblog.org/2026/05/07/new-d-line-subway-will-change-how-angelenos-get-around 3:15 News: It’s now illegal to block bike lanes statewide in Colorado https://www.denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/2026/05/07/its-now-illegal-to-block-bike-lanes-statewide-in-colorado-thanks-to-bill-signed-by-polis/. Police in one Colorado town launch tool to report illegal E-bike and motorbike activity https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/parker-police-report-illegal-e-bike-motorbike-activity/. Amazon stops illegal e-bike sales in California https://www.kcra.com/article/amazon-stops-illegal-e-bikes-california-investigates/71255336. 11:35 Taylor gets one last session on bike tour readiness before his SF to Michigan ride from the Adventure Cycling Customer Experience Coordinator Josh Bowden. 17:10 P.L. and Kristen Meindertsma of Cycle 5 To Survive are making good on their pledge to bike five continents over five years while raising $500,000 from each of 5 different charities. https://cycle5tosurvive.com/ 31:22 Bridge Street Elementary parents Lauren Kaskey and Howard Moore start a bike bus to their Northampton, Massachusetts elementary school for Walk, Bike and Roll Day. 47:55 With Bike Talk co-host and Livable Communities Initiative co-founder Lindsay Sturman.