The Mechanics of Transportation
How can I get drivers to slow down in my neighborhood? What’s Vision Zero all about? Why does it take so long to get a sidewalk/bike lane or a reduced speed limit approved? Welcome to the Mechanics of Transportation – a podcast that will answer these questions as well as introduce you to people who you may want to share a bike ride, bus ride or walk with.
Plus, there's a new sub-podcast called RVA Bike Scene in which Sean Yeager and I talk about local events and happenings in the Richmond Va bike scene.
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Episodes
50 episodes
Two Turkeys Talk Bikes
On this episode of RVA Bike Scene, Sean and I talk about his big win at a weekend cyclocross event, the Chesterfield Bike Survey you need to take and do a call out to you –-- for information on what’s happening!We mention these...
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Episode 30
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21:35
Fall Tweeds
On this episode of RVA Bike Scene, Sean and I talk about Sunday’s Tweed Ride, hear reviews from Tour de Fall Line and upcoming events. Also, RABA could use some help with building Christmas bikes for kids this Friday. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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21:51
Tweed Ride, Cyclocross Chat & More
On this episode of RVA Bike Scene, Sean and I talk about his trip up to NoVa to race and other past weekend races. And looking forward we talk the Richmond Marathon and Sunday’s Tweed Ride – with an interview with Andy Nishida, head of the A...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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35:13
RVA Bike Scene: The one about Cyclocross & Bike Commuting
On this episode of RVA Bike Scene, Sean and I talk about his stellar finish at his weekend race, my Virginia Capital Trail ride on the Tour de Quy and bike commuting. Plus, we talk about the future events happening in the region (links below...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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20:55
Strong Bikes Build Infrastructure
On this week's episode of RVA Bike Scene, Sean and I talk about an upcoming meeting with Strong Towns, who will talk bike infrastr...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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20:58
Holiday Bike Build 2025!
For the second year in a row, I visit Andrew Mann from the Richmond Area Bicyclist Association as he and a team of volunteers start building about 100 kids bikes for the holidays---in all they'll build about 400 or so.They can use some h...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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19:57
The One About Cargo Bikes
We talk about Byrd Park cyclocross races (that almost didn’t happen), new trails at Pine Camp and how the news media is noticing the uptick in Cargo Bike usage.Links mentioned:Instagram: rva.cargo.bike.
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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28:03
Winter Cycling, Halloween & Tour de Midnight
On this episode of RVA Bike Scene, Sean and I talk about the latest upcoming cyclocross races at Byrd Park, the Tour de Midnight charity bike ride, how my
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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33:40
RVA Bike Scene - Ep. 4 Bike Groups
On this episode of RVA Bike Scene, Sean and I talk about last week’s Sorry Honey I’ve Gotta Work Late, a new outpost for Outpost and how to join a bike group.In this episode we mention:
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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25:33
RVA Bike Scene-Ep 3 - The Aftermath
Coming up on this episode Sean and talk about how he fared or rather survived last week’s Cyclocross race called Sorry Honey I’ve Gotta Work Late (Forest Hill Park) as well as the 10-year anniversary of the UCI worlds and an amazing wheelie ...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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46:50
RVA Bike Scene - Episode 2. HenBIKEo Recap & what's next
Sean Yeager and myself love all things bike–from pro road races, to mountain biking to cyclocross. We love to see kids on bikes, infrastructure built to help more people bike and laws focused on bike (and pedestrian) safety. However, Sean is...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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33:29
Unnamed RVA Bike Scene Podcast
Sean Yeager and myself love all things bike–from pro road races, to mountain biking to cyclocross. We love to see kids on bikes, infrastructure built to help more people bike and laws focused on bike (and pedestrian) safety. However, Sean is mo...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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24:23
Near Misses - Part 2 - How NOVA Does It.
In this episode, part two of near miss dashboards, I speak with Family for Safe Streets Northern Virginia Executive Director Mike Doyle about their really extensive mapping and data co...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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26:10
Who do you report a "near miss" to?
In this episode I speak with PlanRVA’s mapping expert Elizabeth Greenwell, who I met at a community meeting about, well maps–specifically how bicyclists and pedestrians can post near misses–you know, when a car almost sideswipes you or the side...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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23:40
Richmond Celebrates UCI Road World Championships
Coming up on this special episode of the Mechanics of Transportation, we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships that were held in Richmond, Virginia. The race became such a success that if you use Zwift f...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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44:40
Mental Health Ride
In this episode of the Mechanics of Transportation, you get to take a ride with me on a mental health ride. Like many of us, getting exercise not only helps us stay fit and healthy, but it helps us maintain our mental health....
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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17:46
Mechanical Reverse
In this episode of the Mechanics of Transportation, we go in reverse to two episodes from this past year dealing with transportation infrastructure, namely tactical urbanism and inclusive transportation, as in what do these mean.I...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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23:14
Tour de France - for NEWBIES!
In this episode of the Mechanics of Transportation, I chat with Katy Madgwick. She’s a freelance writer and broadcaster, covering multiple disciplines across both men's and women's pro cycling. She’s also the head of Creators at Dom...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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34:38
Visions of Zero
In this episode of the Mechanics of Transportation, we dive into a new data collection tool that connects Vision Zero with public health and hopes to give updates on the progress of Richmond's Vision Zero program. It's a tool that was being use...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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26:00
A Chat with the League of American Bicyclists
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. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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27:16
Take it to the Bridge
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 an...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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20:08
The Price We Pay for Unsafe Streets
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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31:16
What's Inclusive Transportation?
On this episode of the Mechanics of Transportation, I’m re-airing my conversation with self-described transportation nerd Veronica O. Davis. She uses her knowledge to spark progressive ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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27:00
What's Tactical Urbanism?
On this episode of the Mechanics of Transportation, we talk with Dironna Moore Clarke, from the City of Richmond’s Office of Equitable Transit and Mobility, which is part of the Department of Public Works. She heads up projects that are dubb...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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24:50
