2 Kids, 2 E-bikes, No Car: A year-round cycling family in Whistler
Bike Sense10 Loka 2023

2 Kids, 2 E-bikes, No Car: A year-round cycling family in Whistler

Peter Ladner brings in son Brendan and daughter-in-law Amanda to dish on the reality of life as a bikes-only family in Whistler, BC. We talk ice, snow, studded tires, e-bikes, irate drivers, singing kids, and Whistler's political will — or notable lack thereof. Read about the Whistler Climate Action Plan at www.whistler.ca/climate-action/big-moves Please feel free to reach out to Amanda Ladner at amandabelle@gmail.com if you'd like to talk Whistler, bikes, or family cycli...

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The Road Nobody Repaves: Rural BC Highways and the Active Transportation Gap

The Road Nobody Repaves: Rural BC Highways and the Active Transportation Gap

What rural road maintenance means for active transportation, and why it matters in BC communities where the highway is the only route. A freshly "maintained" road shouldn't make a stroller unusable or...

7 Touko 26min

Putting Nelson on the Map: Bikepacking for All in the West Kootenays

Putting Nelson on the Map: Bikepacking for All in the West Kootenays

Bikepacking is active transportation at its most adventurous, and it's far more accessible than it looks from the outside. The real magic, as today's guest explains, is how quickly it becomes doable o...

23 Huhti 27min

Why Canada Needs Trained Bike Mechanics Now

Why Canada Needs Trained Bike Mechanics Now

Your bike doesn’t become “unrideable” when a chain wears out or a wheel goes out of true. It becomes unrideable when you can’t get it fixed quickly and affordably by someone who has the necessary skil...

6 Huhti 27min

The Worst Place To Bike (Pender Island) FINALLY Gets A Bike Path!

The Worst Place To Bike (Pender Island) FINALLY Gets A Bike Path!

Rob Fawcett is a community builder on Pender Island who helped transform a dangerous, shoulderless road into a 2-km off-road, multi-use active transportation corridor. In this episode, we sat down wit...

26 Maalis 31min

Anyone Can Ride! HUB Cycling Teaches Bike Skills for Life

Anyone Can Ride! HUB Cycling Teaches Bike Skills for Life

Cycling culture doesn’t magically appear when you paint a bike lane. It shows up when someone learns how to balance, brake, scan, signal, and ride with confidence in the real world. Alexis Thibeault,...

13 Maalis 25min

Victoria BC: From No-Bike-Routes City to Cycling Capital

Victoria BC: From No-Bike-Routes City to Cycling Capital

A city whose first cycling network plan stated 'No Bike Routes Downtown' now leads Canada in cycling mode share, and ranks among North America’s best cycling cities. We sit down with Tim Hewett, Senio...

19 Helmi 43min

The Incredibly Cool Community-Built Bike Lane Sweeper

The Incredibly Cool Community-Built Bike Lane Sweeper

A bicycle-towed, electric lane sweeper is quietly changing how cities and communities keep bike lanes safe. Peter sits down with Sunshine Coast engineer and former bike mechanic Cedric Eveleigh to unp...

29 Tammi 35min

Cash Grab Or Life Saver? Speed Cameras Save Money And Lives

Cash Grab Or Life Saver? Speed Cameras Save Money And Lives

Pedestrians and cyclists in BC are killed and injured at a rate that would never be accepted in any other public space. We ask a simple question with a complex political answer: if automated speed enf...

31 Joulu 202528min

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