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Guests: Ash Lovell & Matt Moore – Ebikes Part III
As we wrap up our third and final episode on eBikes, Ash Lovell and Matt Moore from People for Bikes take us into some of the legal issues and possible remedies to defining and separating an eBicycle from an eMotorcycle.
When absolutely no state in the country makes it 
legal to ride an eMoto – because they exceed the attainable speed limit ascribed to an eBicycle – and parents are unwittingly buying them for their kids – we find ourselves in a no-win situation.
Many of these non-bicycle bikes are getting through customs without any scrutiny – and no one seems to know how or why that is happening.
As Ash and Matt explain, People for Bikes is working feverishly to craft legislation to take to D.C. as well as for individual States, and to find a way to inform the public. All daunting tasks.
On a positive note, there is finally a bill that was introduced on the House Floor – The Safe Speeds Act. HR7839 – that will define an eBike as well as get the CPSC involved – which is paramount to seeing safety standards enforced.
You can always find out what is happening with legislation, policy, infrastructure, and more at peopleforbikes.org. And please consider contacting your Congressperson and letting him/her know that you want to see House bill 7839 fast-tracked.
On our next episode, we’ll begin a series on upcoming events around the U.S. this spring and summer including the annual Tour des Trees, a bike-to-work event in the D.C. area, the Lung Association’s 43rd annual Trek Across Maine, and a review of a great new book, TRANSAM by Paul Dunt.
Before we get to our guest, I want to give a HUGE shoutout to our very own 
That’s not all though. My first guests are husband and wife Deb and Tom Gardner. They live in Indianapolis and have such a great story to tell.
wired exactly the same! 
After a break, we catch up with the president and CEO of People for Bikes, 
Which takes me to our first guests – 
In the second half of the show, we learn about City Thread – a new non-profit start-up that has been leading the charge in getting trails done – FAST.
But, what if you could harness the powers that be – local, state, federal – and especially every-day folks like you and me, and get our dream networks finished and paid for – quickly and efficiently?
and in a relatively short time they’ve taken their combined 50 years of experience in urban planning, marketing, communications, equitable public participation, fundraising, grant making, community engagement, strategic planning, and campaign management to bring hundreds of miles of trails to fruition.
And, as a side note, if you like following cross-country riders – you know – voyeuristically speaking – you can follow our friend Mike Ball. His photos are breathtaking and his blog is excellent. You can find it at 
This week we speak with Noa Bayanan. Noa is the Director of Federal Policy for 
We begin today with 
Then, we check in with one of my favorite industry people – 
more
In his previous life, Tom worked in marketing for an ad agency creating content for some car manufacturers. He was also commuting to and from work by bike.
frustration and resignation about the lack of a cohesive way of getting biking and walking across to the people who need to hear it – not those of us who already do.
Their motto is “public land for public good”… and today, we speak with the NY State Director for the 
access to nature and the outdoors, close to home, in the cities and communities where they live, as a matter of health, equity, and justice.
Kyle Wagenschutz, the VP of Local Innovation for 
PS – 
Sometimes you meet someone – even just in a phone call – and the enthusiasm and excitement for the work she is doing just jumps right out through the phone.
want to get yourself TO Chicago sometime during the month of October, People for Bikes along with the Chicago Race Riot 19.org project, SRAM, The Newberry Library, and a slew of other great sponsors, all come together to ride a historic route and raise funds to benefit the Blackstone Bicycle Works.
And, lastly, we speak with Lauren Hefferon owner and founder of Ciclismo Classico. The company, long known for exquisite European Bicycle Tours, has brought it home for two fall tours out of Keene, NH.
Fortunately, she is expected to make a full recovery. Her coach, Kristen Armstrong. was quoted as saying, “Chloe Dygert’s crash is devastating but she will come back stronger.”
