About this episode
Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear reflect on their extensive book tour across North American cities, sharing fresh insights on urban transportation, bike infrastructure, and community advocacy. They discuss highlights and challenges from San Francisco's evolving bike lanes and driverless cars to Vancouver's freeway-free planning and Portland's bike culture. They also touch on the persistent issues of housing crises and car dominance, emphasizing the vibrant advocacy communities they met. Alongside urbanism, they share personal experiences with local food, transit, and memorable encounters, painting a nuanced picture of each city's unique vibe and ongoing struggles.
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind as we hit the road (not in a car) to promote our new book, Life After Cars, in some of the greatest cities of North America including San Francisco, Washington, DC, Seattle, Vancouver, BC, Nanaimo, BC, Portland, OR, San Diego, and Los Angeles (as well as our home base of NYC, of course). Getting to visit all these cities in person, often walking and riding the streets accompanied by local advocates and elected officials, was a real joy and a privilege. We saw a lot! And maybe not surprisingly for a couple of podcasters, we had some thoughts about all of it—from excellent bike lanes and public spaces to transit service that left a lot to be desired and the horror that is Interstate 5.
Our tour continues! Find out where we'll be next at lifeaftercars.com.
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