Bike Sense – Details, episodes & analysis

Subha Ramanathan, Manager of Programs and Partnerships for the Share the Road Cycling Coalition in Ontario, explains Ontario's transformative Bike Friendly Community Awards – touching on how municipalities achieve scores (The Five 'E's), how the awards competition boosts active transportation, and how we might bring this program to BC.

BONUS: Peter's Rant! In which Peter unleashes his fury on those invisible nighttime riders.

To learn about the Share the Road Cycling Coalition and Bike Friendly Communities visit sharetheroad.ca. To find out more about US cities and their bike-friendly projects, go to bikeleague.org/bfcideabook

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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.

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Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! The future of this podcast depends on people like you becoming members at BCCycling.ca.

An eye-opening conversation with Steve New, board member of Island Pathways and former Chief Operating Officer of BC Transit.

We explore the ambitious vision of completing the 180-kilometre Salish Sea Trail loop on Salt Spring Island's narrow roads, and dive into the role of BC Transit in enabling active transportation across B.C.

Island Pathways: improving transportation on Salt Spring Island https://islandpathways.ca/

B.C. Transit's vision

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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.

Got feedback or ideas for future episodes? Please drop us an email at admin@bccycling.ca.

Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! The future of this podcast depends on people like you becoming members at BCCycling.ca.

Kamloops Pediatrician Dr. Trent Smith is a passionate advocate for active transportation, starting with the basics: how our kids get to school.  Kent talks to Peter about the benefits of getting kids out of cars, building safe routes to school, changing cultural norms around cycling, the success of this spring's 'Drive to 5' pilot project, and how we can start moving the needle beyond major urban centres.

Read more about the City of Kamloops Safer School Streets HERE.

To exchange ideas, contact trent.smith@interiorhealth.ca.

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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.

Got feedback or ideas for future episodes? Please drop us an email at admin@bccycling.ca.

Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! The future of this podcast depends on people like you becoming members at BCCycling.ca.

Peter Ladner talks to Matt Vader,  Director of Parks, Recreation & Culture, District of Lake Country, about the amazing 50-km Okanagan Rail Trail starting at the north end of Kalamalka Lake and ending at Okanagan Lake in downtown Kelowna.  

Okanagan Rail Trail - Where Will It Take You? 
Learn why this is more than a trail, and how to celebrate and join the community spirit in giving back to this treasured amenity. okanaganrailtrail.ca

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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.

Got feedback or ideas for future episodes? Please drop us an email at admin@bccycling.ca.

Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! The future of this podcast depends on people like you becoming members at BCCycling.ca.

As Mayor of Tofino, Josie Osborne was a prime mover of the spectacular  multi-use trail  from Tofino to Ucluelet, through Pacific Rim National Park on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Join host Peter Ladner in conversation with Josie, who tells us which MLAs ride their bikes to work, her reaction to the huge uptake on the province's e-bike rebate program and her favourite sections of the trail.

For more info about ʔapsčiik t̓ašii  - the Tofino-to-Ucluelet trail - visit:
parks.canada.ca/pn-np/bc/pacificrim

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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.

Got feedback or ideas for future episodes? Please drop us an email at admin@bccycling.ca.

Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! The future of this podcast depends on people like you becoming members at BCCycling.ca.

Support the show

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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.

Got feedback or ideas for future episodes? Please drop us an email at admin@bccycling.ca.

Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! The future of this podcast depends on people like you becoming members at BCCycling.ca.

Welcome to Bike Sense: the podcast of the BC Cycling Coalition.

Join host Peter Ladner as he talks to guests about all things related to cycling advocacy, education, and road safety in BC. Listen to stories that can influence changes that make active transportation and mobility safer, more equitable, and more accessible, so we can meet our climate, health, social justice, tourism and economic development goals.

Please visit our website at bccycling.ca to find out more about what the BC Cycling Coalition is doing and how you can join and support us.

Thanks for listening!

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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.

Got feedback or ideas for future episodes? Please drop us an email at admin@bccycling.ca.

Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! The future of this podcast depends on people like you becoming members at BCCycling.ca.

Consul General for the Kingdom of the Netherlands to BC, Sebastiaan Messerschmidt, shares his firsthand experiences of growing up in a country that prioritizes cycling. From his nostalgic childhood memories of biking freely and safely to his current efforts in promoting active transportation projects globally, Sebastiaan offers a unique perspective on the transformative power of cycling-friendly infrastructure, what we can do to up our game, and where BC is getting it right.

www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl and/or www.netherlandsandyou.nl
Facebook www.facebook.com/NetherlandsEmbassyInCanada | Twitter @NLinCanada @smesserschmidt

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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.

Got feedback or ideas for future episodes? Please drop us an email at admin@bccycling.ca.

Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! The future of this podcast depends on people like you becoming members at BCCycling.ca.

How does a fleet of cyclists lobby City Hall at a meeting where there's no bike parking? BCCC Bike Valet Grant Administrator Sam Holland explains how that bike parking gap in San Francisco in the 1970s led to an explosion of bike valet parking around North America. He explains how bike valets change the way people get to festivals, sporting events, town hall meetings and shopping destinations, including a couple who ride from Saanich to downtown Victoria to shop just because their bikes are protected by a bike valet.

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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.

Got feedback or ideas for future episodes? Please drop us an email at admin@bccycling.ca.

Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! The future of this podcast depends on people like you becoming members at BCCycling.ca.

Welcome to Powell River: home of BC's first  small-city semi-protected intersection! It may be one small step, and it didn't come without controversy — but  Anastasia Lukyanova, Sustainability Planner for the City of Powell River, sees it as a victory.  What will it take now, to satisfy the City's demands for transportation alternatives and build a comprehensive cycling network in Powell River?

Check out Powell River's Bicycle Network Strategy HERE.

Read about the controversial Manson and Duncan intersection project: HERE

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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.

Got feedback or ideas for future episodes? Please drop us an email at admin@bccycling.ca.

Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! The future of this podcast depends on people like you becoming members at BCCycling.ca.