E370 – Ladies of Bike Loud!

Emily & Jessica are involved in Bike Loud!  The organization coordinates the concerns of their members & those of their surrounding community with direct actions that make needs evident – like blocking a lane of traffic with hay bales to emphasise the need for fewer lanes on a busy street where people have been hurt or killed.  What’s the best response to adversity?  Absurdity.  Check in with them to get involved, or how you can spark your own activism & advocacy in your own area. Also: Aaron takes Anna on her first bike camping trip, and Brock rides in a friend’s car to the beach. Thanks to our generous sponsor The Beer Mongers and our Patreon donors that keep us going! Calendar – Be A Part of It! Sept 1: Filmed By Bike in Petosky, MI, Eugene, OR, Seattle, WA, and Charlevoix, MI Sept. 5 & the weekend prior: The Beer Mongers’ anniversary! Sept. 9: Tilikum Everesting Sept 16: Tour deTroit ride “a great way to see the city at 18 miles an hour or less.” Sept. 30: Bike Your Park Day Oct 6: The AML_X challenge Oct 6-8:  Youth Bicycle Summit Oct 26-28: St. Johns River-to_Sea Loop Summit and Trail Celebration Deland, FL Headlines From the Portland Mercury, by Racist Sandwich’s Zahir Mohammed How Portland Is Driving Away New Residents of Color From oregonlive.com Portland declares 9-mile, $4.5 million 20s Bikeway largely complete From streetsblog.org DOT Won’t Protect the 2nd Ave Bike Lane, So Volunteers Formed a Human Chain to Keep Cars Out Mail Call To Action from Chris Smith: “The Central City Plan is going to City Council with a hearing on 9/7. Included in the plan is a $450M freeway expansion at Rose Quarter. I’m helping organize a coalition of folks to oppose this. The letter below will get sent to City Council on Wednesday, signed by 12-15 advocacy groups.” Testify against PDX freeway expansion! Some helpful mechanical advice on brake adjustments from Don B More Detroit stuff from Bill C From Ben in HI: “Tomorrow is my day off and I am planning on only using the public bike system to get around. There will be a full report from your new field reporter in Hawaii.” Fine Print Produced at STREAM PDX thanks to Open Signal music: Ryan J. Lane (intro & outro) & Hurtbird (headlines) graphic design: Marcus Norman web: http://thesprocketpodcast.com email us: [email protected] phone/SMS: 503-847-9774 twitter: @SprocketPodcast Thanks to our sustaining donors for supporting our show costs: Logan Smith, Shadowfoot, Kathrina Mellemgaard, Wayne Norman, Doug Robertson, Ethan Georgi, Justin Martin, Eric Iverson, Cameron Lien, Richard Wezensky, Tim Mooney, Glenn Kubish, Matt Kelly, Eric Weisz, Todd Parker, Dan Gebhart, Zoe Campagna, Dave Knows, Chris Smith, Christi Caister, Caleb Jenkinson, JP Kewley, Peanut Butter Jar Matt, Patrick Archain, Sebastien Poule, Marco Lo, Rich Otterstrom, Andrew in Colorado, Drew the Welder, Anna, Jon Wasserman, Andre Johnson, Josh Zisson, Richard G, Guthrie Straw, Kampcite, Aaron Green, Mac Nurse David, Kathy at Cycling Walking Eating Talking, Nathan Poulton, Chris Rawson, Rory in Michigan, Michael Flournoy, Jeremy Kitchen, David Belais, Tim Coleman, Mr. T, Harry Hugel, Ed Whitman, E.J. Finneran, Paul Culbertson, Brad Hipwell, Thomas Skadow, Keith Hutchison, Ranger Tom, Joyce Wilson, Ryan Tam, Derek Waggoner, Jason Aufdenberg, Microcosm Publishing, David Moore, Dennis O’Brien, Todd Groesbeck