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.
Bike Sense
Latest Episodes
Can BC Become the Next New Zealand for Cycle Tourism?
BC has iconic riding, famous rail trails, and a growing bikepacking scene, so why does planning a multi-day cycling trip still feel like piecing together a puzzle? We sit down with Heather Piwowar, volunteer founding director of the brand-ne...
Women Changing Cities: A Conversation with Melissa Bruntlett
Melissa Bruntlett is a Canadian-born cycling advocate, author, and communications consultant based in Delft, the Netherlands, and co-author of Building the Cycling City, Curbing Traffic, and her latest book, Women Changing...
Dutch-Inspired, Bike-Friendly Street Design for British Columbia
BC keeps getting compared to the Netherlands, usually with a shrug: we've got hills, we've got rain, we are not Amsterdam. But scratch the surface and the similarities outweigh the differences — and the lessons are more transferable th...
From Penny Farthing to E-Bike: A Local and Global Bicycle History
Peter is joined by Gordon Hobbis, who now, in 'retirement', runs his own bicycle museum in Maple Ridge. Gordon is the son of Cap Hobbis, founder of Caps Bicycles of BC — once the largest chain of bike dealerships in Canada. ...
How The City of North Van is Beating Bikelash
Bike lanes can feel like a simple street design choice, so why do they set people off like a cultural lightning rod? We sit down with City of North Vancouver Councillor Tony Valente, who’s been on the front lines of active transportation...