Portland Transport | A conversation about access & mobility in the Portland-Vancouver region.
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Portland Transport | A conversation about access & mobility in the Portland-Vancouver region.
1w ago
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Alon interviews Belgian children’s book author Gunter Segers about his non-fiction book Hélène Dutrieu, de vrouw die door de Olympia vloog (Hélène Dutrieu, the woman who flew through the Olympia) about pioneering cycling champion, stunt rider and aviator Hélène Dutrieu.
Nedra speaks with Elliott Caldwell of the East Coast Greenway organization about the greenway project as well as other trails and cycling opportunities around the District of Columbia ..read more
Portland Transport | A conversation about access & mobility in the Portland-Vancouver region.
1M ago
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This month’s show focuses on two other forms of micromobility.
Alon talks with Portlander Rocks Zayda, Spanish language translator and tutor, who rides a scooter.
In the second half Nedra speaks with Max, activist and program director at Atlanta’s non-profit Village Skatepark ATL.  ..read more
Portland Transport | A conversation about access & mobility in the Portland-Vancouver region.
2M ago
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Alon speaks with Yvonne Bambrick, Toronto community activist and author of The Urban Cycling Survival Guide.
In the second half, Nedra interviews Armando Luna, a mainstay of the Portland cycling community ..read more
Portland Transport | A conversation about access & mobility in the Portland-Vancouver region.
3M ago
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Our guests are Dorian Anderson, author of Birding Under the Influence- Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery, and Kim Turner, an Olympia, Washington bike mechanic and high school bike repair teacher who also hosts a queer and trans bike clinic and rides ..read more
Portland Transport | A conversation about access & mobility in the Portland-Vancouver region.
4M ago
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In today’s show we focus on Seattle, Washington, with guests Tom Fucoloro, author of Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from Behind the Handlebars (University of Washington Press) and Yasir Alfarag, activist and urban planning graduate student.  ..read more
Portland Transport | A conversation about access & mobility in the Portland-Vancouver region.
6M ago
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Alon interviews Portland “Citizen Activist” Chris Smith and Nedra talks with Bike Walk KC Policy Director Michael Kelley. Both have a long history of transportation advocacy and both have attempted runs at political office as part of their advocacy ..read more
Portland Transport | A conversation about access & mobility in the Portland-Vancouver region.
7M ago
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In the first half of the show our guest is Karen Frost, long-time Portland bicycle activist and the first Executive Director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance.
In the second half of the show Nedra speaks with Atlanta urban geographer Neill Davis whose work is at the intersection of education, transportation, planning, and sustainability.   ..read more
Portland Transport | A conversation about access & mobility in the Portland-Vancouver region.
8M ago
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In the first half of the show our guest was Dr. Monica Dunford, physicist involved with the discovery of the Higgs boson particle and an ardent cyclist . In the second half Amelia Neptune of The League of American Bicyclists spoke of the Bicycle Friendly America program she heads ..read more
Portland Transport | A conversation about access & mobility in the Portland-Vancouver region.
9M ago
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In the first half Alon speaks with Jeff Mapes, a retired Oregonian and OPB reporter and author of Pedaling Revolution, How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities.
The guest in the second half is blues musician and historian (author of Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues) Steve Cheseborough who also plays some blues for us. Steve also delivers for Meals on Wheels, by bike of course!
Co-host Nedra Deadwyler will return next month ..read more
Portland Transport | A conversation about access & mobility in the Portland-Vancouver region.
10M ago
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In today’s show Nedra Deadwyler speaks with Elizabeth Ragan. Currently a White House Fellow, Ms. Ragan was chosen for her contributions to the COVID-19 pandemic response and expanding vaccine accessibility in Massachusetts. She is also an avid cyclist and strong advocate for health equity and for adaptive cycling ..read more