Portland Transport

Listen to the show (24MB) In the first half of the show our guest  was Dr. Monica Dunford, physicist involved with the discovery of the Higgs boson particle and an ardent cyclist . In the second half Amelia Neptune of The League of American Bicyclists spoke of the Bicycle Friendly America program she heads.

Listen to the show (26MB) In the first half Alon speaks with Jeff Mapes, a retired Oregonian and OPB reporter and author of Pedaling Revolution, How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities. The guest in the second half is blues musician and historian (author of Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues) Steve Cheseborough who…

Listen to the show In today’s show Nedra Deadwyler speaks with Elizabeth Ragan. Currently a White House Fellow, Ms. Ragan was chosen for her contributions to the COVID-19 pandemic response  and expanding vaccine accessibility in Massachusetts. She is also an avid cyclist and strong advocate for health equity and for adaptive cycling.

Listen to the show Alon speaks with Jamshed Patel, formerly of Portland, now back in his hometown of Leicester, England. They discuss the state of bike infrastructure in Leicester, including an adaptive cycling program. In the second half Nedra speaks with “Bicycle Nomad” Erick Cedeno about his experiences, including “Adventure Cycling” and tracing the history…

Listen to the show (mp3, 25MB) Alon speaks with retired climate scientist David Goodrich about his book On Freedom Road: Bicycle Explorations and Reckonings on the Underground Railroad and his touring experiences. In the second half Nedra talks with activist Lindsay Caron Epstein about the traumatic brain injury she suffered when struck by a car, her…