We're Not Copenhagen 26/31

Taylor on being a bike nerd and making friends by bike, like Kay Shuster https://kaybikes4kids.com. Bicycles Are Partisan now, writes Lo Sontag https://www.suburbanreview.com/p/bicycles-are-partisan-now in light of the MAGA federal assault on biking. But the real divide isn’t left/right, it’s who has power and who doesn’t. 5:41 Listener Tim Dyet writes he plans a bike trip in NY, inspired by Taylor’s recent ride from SF to Michigan. Tim plans to take his bike on an Amtrak train- speaking of which, the League of American Bicyclists has issued a report on bike friendly trains https://bikeleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LeagueOfAmericanBicyclists_AmtrakReport_2026.pdf. 19:45 Nietifa, a listener, suggests a “limited license” for bad drivers https://bsky.app/profile/lukewanderer.bsky.social/post/3mrajbqsdo22p. 24:27 In “The Social Cost of Automobility, Cycling and Walking in the European Union,” Swedish researcher Stephan Gosling says that in advocating for bike infrastructure, we shouldn't argue against cars. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921800918308097. 25:55 Stacey’s News: After years of debate, Berkeley approves Hopkins bike lanes https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/30/community/berkeley-hopkins-bike-lanes-approved/. Archer Ave Bike Lanes Tension Fuels Political Ambitions in Chicago https://southsideweekly.com/archer-ave-bike-lanes-tension-fuels-political-ambitions/. A woman in a Queens bike lane was fatally struck by SUV driver who never stopped https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/01/woman-in-queens-bike-lane-fatally-struck-by-suv-driver-who-never-stopped-nypd/. Pedestrians and cyclists can cross the Gordie Howe International Bridge for free in Detroit https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/07/28/pedestrians-cyclists-can-cross-gordie-howe-international-bridge-for-free-beginning-aug-5/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTZfQBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR7H4ETfc-ie_Zm2liqd5k6jgRd23CpR95PohJUgaZvudYwiPKgoDWtFrp-NoA_aem_nZIXP2dt91R24ORX0X1bQQ. 41:26 Berkeley’s long overdue approval of the Hopkins Avenue protected bike lane- Robert Prinz, Bike East Bay. 44:27