voice of bainbridge

Maree Burn: how to help women biking.

September 8: Interview with Maree Burn bike trainer in Australian Victoria (9 min).
Maree talks about the workshops she organizes to help women biking.

Catherine O'Brien about spirituality and transportation

September 8: Catherine O'Brien of the Centre for Sustainable transportation talks about spirituality and transportation (18 min).
Centre for Sustainable transportation

Thunderhead Alliance and complete streets

September 8: Session about the Thunderhead Alliance and the complete streets program (15 min).

Mele Williams presents the complete streets program in South Carolina (11 min).
www.bikeleague.org

Allen Turnbull presents the complete streets program in Virginia (12 min).
Bikewalkvirginia

Sue Knaup ED of the Thunderhead Alliance (12 min).

The facilitator is Gayle Cummins and the first speaker Barbara McCann.
www.Thunderheadalliance.org

Lea Shahum about women and biking

September 8: Interview with Leah Shahum, ED of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition about the reasons why women tend to bike less than men for their commute to work (12 min).
www.sfbike.org

50 cents is a fair fare

September 8: 9 years old Henry Orsini explains why he started a campaign to lower to 50 cents the cost of bus fares in the city of Vancouver (3 min).
50 cents as a fare is fair

Interview with Merrill Denney

September 7: Interview with Merrill Denney creator of beautiful and original bike racks (21 min).
Thanks to Merrill when parking your bike you become part of a work of art.
www.creativemetalworksllc.com

Interview with John Luton Executive Director of the Capital Bike and Wak Society of Victoria

September 7: Interview with John Luton Executive Director of the Capital Bike and Wak Society of Victoria (20 min).
John was responsible for the local organization of the conference.
www.capitalbikeandwalk.org

Interview with John Wetmore, producer of Perils for pedestrians

September 7: Interview with John Wetmore producer of the cable TV program, Perils for pedestrians (19 min).
John has produced and self-financed 96 shows since he started 8 years ago. The show is aired on BIB
www.pedestrians.org

Interview of Marc Jolicoeur, Vélo Québec

September 7: Interview with Marc Jolicoeur of Vélo Québec (14 min).
Marc talks about the development of bike tourism via the creation of green routes and details the many initiatives of Vélo Québec.
www.velo.qc.ca

Interview with the Eber Family

September 6: Interview with the Eber family (33 min ).
Paula, Lorenz, Anya and Yvonne talk about their biking trip around the world for World Bike for Breath.
They share some of their experiences, stress how hospitable most people are.
They now will bike to work on their individual bike. Until they decide to ride the tandems again?
We hope to have the opportunity to have them again on Biketalk.
Welcome home!
More information:

www.bikeforbreath.org
the 4 articles Paula wrote for Adventure Cycling magazine

Interview with Paul Johnson

September 2: Interview with Paul Johnson, Mechanic with Classic Cycle (18 min ).
Paul talks about his work as a bike mechanic, how he started in Minnesota and how after collaborating for 4 years with the US racing team he settled on Bainbridge Island thanks to his cat.
We also speak about trends and the safety issue:
just as we started the interview a cyclist was hit by a car at the intersection of Ericksen and High School Road.
We hope he is OK.
More information about the shop:
www.kingstonclassiccycle.com

Questions and answers for Denis Hayes and Jay Inslee

August 22: The questions and answers session (26 min).
Includes an interesting reflexion about China and how to promote the use of the bicycle.
If you haven't listened to Chris Stanley's interview about his accident while biking on I 99, it is just a clik away.

Interview with Chris Stanley

July 1: Chris Stanley about his accident while biking on I 99 (66min.)
Chris Stanley is an avid bicyclist. On April he was hit by a car because the driver was distracted trying to answer a phone call.
The interview took place at his home where he is still in recovery after multiple surgeries.
Although he is still in a wheelchair the prognosis for a complete recovery is good and Chris is a fascinating story teller.
Always wear your helmet!

Biking in Europe

April 21: Conference at the library, Dana and Bart Berg, Biking in Europe (63min.)
Islanders Dana and Bert have biked in many European countries with their family and friends. Their presentation of their trips in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and Germany was impressive. Sorry for the absence of the slides!

www.squeakywheels.org