Bike Sense
Bike Sense: the podcast of The BC Cycling Coalition.
Join Host Peter Ladner as he interviews guests to talk about all things related to cycling advocacy, education, and road safety in BC. Listen to stories that can influence changes that make active transportation and mobility safer, more equitable, and more accessible, so we can meet our climate, health, social justice, tourism and economic development goals.
Please visit our website at bccycling.ca to find out more about what the BC Cycling Coalition is doing and how you can join and support us.
Podcasting since 2023 • 35 episodes
Bike Sense
Latest Episodes
2 Kids, 2 E-bikes, No Car: A Year-Round Cycling Family in Whistler
NOTE: This episode originally aired in October of 2023. Since then, Brendan and Amanda and family have moved from Whistler to Nelson, BC. They now own a family car, which they mostly use to get to the mountain to ski. They continue to cycle...
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37:32
Heron Way, Healing Way: An Indigenous-led Path to Active Transportation
A trail should move more than bodies; it should move history into the open. We sit down with Elder Ruth Adams of Tsawwassen First Nation to explore the Great Blue Heron Way: a bold, Indigenous‑led active transportation route that reconne...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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23:41
Will Gravel Races Replace Fondos? Keeping Mass Rides Alive in Uncertain Times
Two beloved BC fondos disappeared this year — and not because riders lost interest. We sit down with veteran organizer and Panache Cycling Sports CEO Jon Watkin to unpack the real reasons: traffic control costs spiralling to double-time ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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24:23
New West Mayor talks Funding Freeze, Speed Cameras, Car Brain, and Safer Streets
'Slow down cars and save lives' sounds obvious, but how do we actually make that work on the ground? Where does funding for speed enforcement come from, and when fines are charged, where does the money actually land? New Westminster Mayor Pa...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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28:47
Is BC's New Minimum Safe Passing Law Working? The RCMP weighs in
The width of a queen-size mattress. That’s the picture we keep coming back to when we talk about BC’s new minimum safe passing distance for cyclists. But how can police actually prove a too-close pass, and what tools — from dashcams to clear si...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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35:29