{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Active Towns","title":"Fight for Our Lives w/ Doug Gordon","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3778,"description":"In this episode, I connect with Doug \"Mr. BrooklynSpoke\" Gordon, one of three co-hosts of The War on Cars Podcast, for a conversation about the battle to create safer streets and more livable communities for everyone.\nYou can pretty much count on it - anytime there's a proposal to install a bike lane or pedestrian crossing that might inconvenience or slow down motor vehicle traffic in any amount, no matter how small, there's a chorus of screams from a vocal minority of haters that this is clearly evidence of a vicious \"A War on Cars\" most likely being waged upon an unsuspecting and helpless public by the \"All-Powerful Bicycle Lobby\". \nIt would be such silly laughable bluster if it wasn't so important and serious that we take immediate strides in this fight to create safer more vibrant environments for everyone, including our most vulnerable roadway users, those walking, cycling, in wheelchairs, or even on scooters.\nSo in typical \"tongue-in-cheek\" New York style, when Doug and his co-hosts, Aaron Naparstek and Sarah Goodyear decided to launch a podcast, The War on Cars was a natural moniker to poke fun at the ridiculous rhetoric.\n\nWe dive \"deep into the weeds\" that these challenges represent, the progress being made, and how advocates make an impact in their own communities.\nAdditional & Helpful Links: \nLanding Page for this Episode - access to photos and other fun stuff\nThe War of Cars Podcast\nBrooklyn Spoke Media\nDoug's Twitter Account - BrooklynSpoke and the original blog\nThe New Republic article by Doug about changes to our streets due to the pandemic\nA recent The Daily News opinion piece by Doug about stopping the carnage on our streets\nTransportation Alternatives - Streets for People organization\nStreetsblog\nStreetfilms\nBrooklyn Bridge bike lane story\nOakland Slow Streets and Essential Places Program\nSlower Speeds article, AAA-CO Study\nAARP Livable Communities Program\nStreetfight book by Janette Sadik-Khan\nDesigning for \"All Ages & Abilities\" - NACTO Guide ...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Tkybtmzf0KYuip-R8cMTYcCT6L7ETI0NTQv5EY_NCCI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzgwNjcvMTY0NTE5/MDIxMi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}