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On this episode of the Mechanics of Transportation, we dive into part two of the price we pay for unsafe streets by talking with Ken McCleod, Policy Director of the League of American Bicyclists.

I reached out to Ken because of the latest uptick of bicycle riders dying while out on the roads. This is part two of the conversation — but it’s ok if you didn’t hear the previous episode in which I spoke with a Richmond, Virginia advocate who has expired traffic violence first hand about what that city is doing to help protect cyclists.

Ken and I discuss these numbers, along with which cities are the best for cyclists and what superpower he’d like to have in terms of biking infrastructure.

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I'm sharing an episode from my other podcast, History Reinvented, here because 1), it's about a bridge--an historic bridge in Richmond, Virginia that is about to go through a major rebuild. And 2), it's the last episode of that series and I want to make sure everyone checks it out and listens to the other episodes in the series.

In this episode, I hangout with Richard Hankins, Executive Director of Partnership for Smarter Growth, who are invested in making sure the updated Mayo Bridge is equitable for everyone–not just cars, but bicyclists, pedestrians, people who fish, and buses — and they want to help make sure there’s access to what will be a new and improved Mayo Island.

History Reinvented is a two part podcast series that takes you on a trip around the Mayo Bridge and Mayo Island in Richmond Virginia, from its early beginnings to what the future holds for this historic part of the city’s Landscape.

If you’re a sponsor who may be interested in helping me produce other episodes on the History and Future of Richmond or want to sponsor this podcast, then please do reach out. I’d love to tell more stories like these.

Be sure to check out Ian’s World O’ Music show on Mixcloud. For 17 years, I had a world music show on a local public radio station, where I also happened to report on transportation topics.

Plus, you can always look for my freelance work on outlets like Virginia Mercury, The Richmonder, Richmond Magazine and on the podcast Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad–where recently, I guest hosted an interview with 80s music icon Thomas Dolby.

History Reinvented and The Mechanics of Transportation are a Big Soap Production.

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Follow my bike adventures and transportation stories on Instagram or Threads @just_ianstewart or Twitter @IanCycles or YouTube IanStewartCycles

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On this episode of the Mechanics of Transportation, I’m tackling the latest uptick of bicycle riders dying while out on the roads. It’ll be a two part series in which I talk with a Richmond, Virginia advocate from BikeWalkRVA who has expired traffic violence first hand and discusses what can be done to lessen those numbers; and I talk with Ken McLoud, from the League of American Bicyclists about the bigger picture.

If you like the Mechanics of Transportation and want to support my efforts then please consider subscribing to it by clicking the link in the show notes. You can also help support my efforts by sharing this podcast on all your socials and rating it and leaving a comment in the show notes.

If you do subscribe I’ll be sure to thank you at the end of each episode. You can also send me a tip via Ian-Stewart-82 . And if you’re a sponsor who’d you know, like to sponsor this show, then let me know. Thanks

Be sure to check out my other podcast, called History Reinvented, which is about the history and future of Mayo Bridge and Island in Richmond ,VA. And, I’m now on YouTube, at IanStewartCycles, where some of these conversations are also posted.

And, if you like music, check out Ian’s World O’ Music show on Mixcloud. For 17 years, I had a world music show on a local public radio station, where I also happened to report on transportation topics.

Plus, you can always look for my freelance work on outlets like Virginia Mercury, The Richmonder, Richmond Magazine and on the podcast Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad–where recently, I guest hosted an interview with 80s music icon Thomas Dolby.

History Reinvented is a Big Soap Production. I’m Ian Stewart, thanks for tagging along.

Support the show

Follow my bike adventures and transportation stories on Instagram or Threads @just_ianstewart or Twitter @IanCycles or YouTube IanStewartCycles