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Rob Ford was the infamous crack-smoking mayor of Toronto, but he was always crazy, so how did he get elected in the first place? Bobby Broccoli is current working on a 4-part video series on Rob Ford, and he shares what he learned through his research. Meet Mayor Ford: https://youtu.be/nACJOKV_YYA Bobby Broccoli: https://www.youtube.com/@BobbyBroccoli Not Just Bikes: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustBikes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brent Toderian is the former chief planner of Vancouver, Canada. He has worked with dozens of cities around the world to achieve real change, and he has some advice for advocates who want to do the same. Brent Toderian on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/brenttoderian.bsky.social Not Just Bikes: https://nebula.tv/notjustbikes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Czechia just got a new political party called "Motorists for Themselves". But behind the "car-friendly" façade, they're just another far-right political party, funded by fossil fuel interests. Also in this episode: TRAINS! Motorists for Themselves (Motoristé sobě) Party Website: https://motoristesobe.cz/ Adam Something: https://youtube.com/@adamsomething Not Just Bikes: https://nebula.tv/notjustbikes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The EU is heavily promoting rail as an alternative to flying and driving, but while the "big" high-speed train projects get a lot of attention, it's often maddeningly difficult to take a regional train across an EU border. Jon Worth has travelled on almost every single rail line in the EU and he has an incredible wealth of knowledge about how cross-border rail could work so much better. The Cross Border Rail Project: https://crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/Jon Worth's personal blog: https://euroblog.jonworth.eu/Jon's Mastodon: https://gruene.social/@jon Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/notjustbikes Not Just Bikes Mastodon: https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"If it weren't for ebikes, I'd be driving a car" says American Fietser. American Fietser: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/americanfietser.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFietser Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/notjustbikes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

RMTransit has been making YouTube videos about cities and public transit for over 5 years. Now with over 750 videos on his YouTube channel, it's time to call it quits. Reece's Mastodon: https://masto.canadiancivil.com/@reece Reece's Transit Blog: https://reecemartin.ca/author/reecemartintransit/ Cinq Personnes: https://cinqpersonnes.substack.com/ Next Toronto: https://nexttoronto.substack.com/ Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/@notjustbikes RMTransit: https://youtube.com/@rmtransit See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pickup trucks don't belong in European cities, so let's send them to help out in Ukraine! Stef from Build the Lanes tells us about why he's driving pickup trucks from the EU to Ukraine. Berr Battalion - https://www.help99.co/patches/nafo-berr-battalion Berr Battalion Announcement Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7tZdrGU_2c Help99 - https://www.help99.co/ 69th Sniffing Brigade (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/@69thSniffingBrigade 69th Sniffing Brigade (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/69thsniffingbrigade/ The 30th convoy (Stef's second time) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQIaSHKRAtI& Stef's Instagram - ttps://www.instagram.com/the_modern_engineer/ NAFO 2.0 Truck - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nso3YKbdp4M NAFO Casevac - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJXHov1cXDQ NAFO Drone Bus Example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLUFbtut6Z4 Want to support this podcast? Sign up to Nebula and get every episode early (with an RSS feed, too!) - https://nebula.tv/agenda Not Just Bikes: https://nebula.tv/notjustbikes Build the Lanes: https://youtube.com/@buildthelanes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sam from the YouTube channel "We're in Hell" normally makes video essays about sociology, but he recently went down the urban planning rabbit hole after Doug Ford threatened to take away his bike lanes. Learn what he learned in his research about the sociology of car-brained planning. Why is North American Transit so Bad? https://youtu.be/K7ag0bqGNu4 The World's Dumbest Bike Lane Law Just Passed in Canada https://youtu.be/KgFCQ7jEZxI We're in Hell: https://www.youtube.com/@WereInHell Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/@NotJustBikes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 2001, Portland built the first of their new streetcar system, which was a success, especially in attracting new development to the transit corridor. This kicked off a bunch of new transit projects in other US cities, eager to bring their own new development projects, and taking advantage of transit funding from the Obama administration. But somewhere along the way they forgot that there's more to transit than just a way to attract new development projects. The Problem With America's New Streetcars A streetcar not desired? Directly support the production of this podcast, and listen to every episode early (and without ads!) by subscribing to Nebula: https://nebula.tv/agenda See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Los Angeles is (in)famous for its car-dependent sprawl, but there are pockets of good urbanism, and there are people working hard to build more of them. I talked with Ellory Smith from Streets For All Los Angeles about her outlook on where LA is going, as well as our new YouTube channel, I Love the City! Streets For All: https://www.streetsforall.org/I Love the City: https://youtube.com/@ilovethecity Directly support the production of this podcast, and listen to every episode ad-free and sponsor-free, by subscribing to Nebula: https://nebula.tv/agenda See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Canada's housing crisis is one of the worst in the world. But why? In this episode I talk to Mike Moffatt, Canadian economist and housing expert about what's going on in the Canadian housing market, as well as the common factors that are creating a housing crisis in almost every major city in the developed world. The Missing Middle Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@MissingMiddlePodcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-missing-middle-with-mike-moffatt-and-cara-stern/id1707954472 https://open.spotify.com/show/5USYeY0Z2sDp8uEfQ08EEq Directly support the production of this podcast, and listen to every episode ad-free and sponsor-free, by subscribing to Nebula: https://nebula.tv/agenda Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/@notjustbikes Mike Moffatt: https://mikepmoffatt.medium.com/i-used-to-do-other-stuff-4b556eb2e8c6 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trams are great. They create and enable some of the best urbanism around. And yet the streetcars in Toronto are slow and unreliable and painful to take. What is Toronto doing wrong, and what could other "streetcar" cities learn from their mistakes? Financial capital of Canada pauses so streetcar driver can move tracks with big stick: https://www.thebeaverton.com/2016/06/financial-capital-of-canada-pauses-so-streetcar-driver-can-move-tracks-with-big-stick/ Directly support the production of this podcast, and listen to every episode ad-free and sponsor-free, by subscribing to Nebula: https://nebula.tv/agenda Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/@notjustbikes RMTransit: https://youtube.com/@rmtransit See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What should you do when your city won't fix things, even after years of advocacy? The answer might be guerrilla urbanism, aka tactical urbanism. I talk to Bike Curious about the people who are tired of waiting, and just get things done by themselves. Is it legal? Well ... it's sometimes better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. Tactical urbanism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_urbanism Explainer: Tactical Urbanism - https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2022/09/explainer-tactical-urbanism.49521 Tactical Urbanism: Short-Term Action for Long-Term Change - https://issuu.com/streetplanscollaborative/docs/tactical_urbanism Manchester man draws penises around potholes so the city will fix them - https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/2/8535259/penis-pothole-activism-wanksy-england Safe Street Rebel - https://www.safestreetrebel.com/ A Slower Safer Wiggle - https://www.safestreetrebel.com/blog/a-slower-safer-wiggle/ Safety Activists Close a Lane on Franklin - https://sf.streetsblog.org/2024/03/14/safety-activists-close-a-lane-on-franklin City Wide Slow Rides - https://www.safestreetrebel.com/slow-rides/ People Protected Bike Lane (Polk) - https://www.safestreetrebel.com/polk/ Just A Minute (Valencia) - https://www.safestreetrebel.com/valencia/ Crosswalk Collective - https://crosswalksla.org/our-crosswalks.html Guerrilla bus stop benches - https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/guerilla-bus-stop-benches-are-spurring-berkeley-officials-to-install-official-seating-for-transit-passengers/ Directly support the production of this podcast, and listen to every episode early (and without ads!) by subscribing to Nebula: https://nebula.tv/agenda Bike Curious: https://twitch.tv/bikecurious Not Just Bikes: https://nebula.tv/notjustbikes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New York City was about to roll out congestion charging. The cameras were up, the staff were hired, the metro projects were financed, and thousands of people were lined up to make public transit better ... and then the governor cancelled it on vibes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_pricing_in_New_York_Cityhttps://thewaroncars.org/2024/06/07/kathy-hochuls-congestion-pricing-flip-flop-fiasco/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/05/new-york-city-toll-hochul-democrats-00161930https://hellgatenyc.com/lawsuit-congestion-pricing-teachers/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965856409001256https://www.transportportal.se/SWoPEc/CTS2012-3.pdfhttps://nyc.streetsblog.org/2017/11/28/congestion-pricing-was-unpopular-in-stockholm-until-people-saw-it-in-action Directly support the production of this podcast, and listen to every episode early (and without ads!) by subscribing to Nebula: https://nebula.tv/agenda The War on Cars: https://thewaroncars.org/ Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/notjustbikes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Level boarding is simple enough: the floor of the train should be level with the platform. But it's not very common, is it? Why? And what can we do about it? Because once you learn the details of level boarding, you'll realise just how important it is. The Campaign for Level Boarding: https://www.levelboarding.org.uk/ Passengers suffer serious injuries boarding Elizabeth line trains at west London station https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/elizabeth-line-ealing-broadway-bbc-transport-for-london-b1163562.html Directly support the production of this podcast, and listen to every episode early (and without ads!) by subscribing to Nebula: https://nebula.tv/agenda Gareth Dennis: https://garethdennis.co.uk/ Rail Natter: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlPJmKp10F4pGqXgT3yg0sBEYSmvMnAWt Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/@notjustbikes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.