Winter Cycling in Oil Country
The War on Cars
The War on Cars, LLC
4.9 • 937 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2024
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
An unlikely cycling revolution is happening in one of the coldest big cities on the planet: Edmonton, Alberta. Despite freezing temps, lots of sprawl, big trucks and an economy built on pulling oil out of the Albertan tar sands, the Western Canadian city is in the midst of a four-year, $100 million CAD investment in active transportation that will connect far-flung neighborhoods with a network of safe, high-quality, protected bike lanes. Many of these bike lanes will even get priority over roads for cars when it comes to snow removal. We traveled to the home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers to attend the Winter Cycling Congress, where we talked with the people pushing for this transformation, including the city’s former mayor, Don Iveson. Plus, hear our appearance on drive-time radio in the heart of oil country.
This episode was sponsored by Bullmoose Soft Goods and Cleverhood. Listen to the episode for the latest discount codes.
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Tom Babin of Shifter says Edmonton is “the most exciting bike city in North America.”
Learn more about Edmonton’s former mayor, Don Iveson and City Councillor Michael Janz.
Check out The Winter Cycling Federation and listen to Sarah’s dispatch from the 2020 Winter Cycling Congress in Finland.
Read all about the Edmonton Bike Plan.
Learn more about “Oil Country Urbanism” from Oh The Urbanity! and check out About Here on YouTube.
Lorne Gunter of the Edmonton Sun thinks charging drivers to park is a “war on cars.”
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This episode was recorded by Josh Wilcox at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio. It was edited by Doug Gordon and Ali Lemer. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Aaron here with a quick note about Bull Moose Soft Goods, a new sponsor |
| 0:07.2 | were introducing here at the War on Cars. West Holland started sewing as a |
| 0:12.0 | hobby in college. |
| 0:13.4 | He spent hours honing his craft on a home sewing machine. |
| 0:16.9 | He enjoyed the focus and attention to detail, |
| 0:19.6 | and he learned that the best designs |
| 0:21.5 | are often the ones you never notice at all. |
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