Level boarding is simple enough: the floor of the train should be level with the platform. But it's not very common, is it? Why? And what can we do about it? Because once you learn the details of level boarding, you'll realise just how important it is.

The Campaign for Level Boarding: https://www.levelboarding.org.uk/

Passengers suffer serious injuries boarding Elizabeth line trains at west London station

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/elizabeth-line-ealing-broadway-bbc-transport-for-london-b1163562.html

Gareth Dennis: https://garethdennis.co.uk/

Rail Natter: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlPJmKp10F4pGqXgT3yg0sBEYSmvMnAWt

Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/@notjustbikes

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When a bike lane was installed on Valencia Street in San Francisco, one business owner hated it so much he went on a hunger strike. Bike lanes are almost universally positive for business, so why do some business owners hate them so much? Jon from Bike Curious joins me to discuss.

San Francisco restaurant owner goes on 30-day hunger strike over new bike lane: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/18/san-francisco-bike-lane-hunger-strike/73359978007/

Advocates Punk SFMTA’s Valencia Bike Lane Clusterf*ck: https://sf.streetsblog.org/2023/07/21/advocates-punk-sfmtas-valencia-bike-lane-clusterfck

Why this Toronto restaurateur is giving city hall a big, icy middle finger: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-friday-edition-1.4494974/why-this-toronto-restaurateur-is-giving-city-hall-a-big-icy-middle-finger-1.4494981

Brent Todarian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brent-toderian-b1592b47_want-to-make-money-build-a-business-on-a-activity-7181396470825148418-f_D8

Bike Lanes, On-Street Parking and Business | Parkdale (2016) and Danforth (2014): https://tcat.ca/resources/bike-lanes-on-street-parking-and-business-parkdale-danforth/

Business is Up on Bloor After Bike Lane, New Study Finds: https://tcat.ca/business-is-up-on-bloor-after-bike-lane-new-study-finds/

Measuring the Local Economic Impacts of Replacing On-Street Parking With Bike Lanes: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01944363.2019.1638816

Bloor Street West Bike Lane Pilot Project Evaluation: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/8ef6-cycling-bloor-backgroundfile-107582.pdf

Bike Curious: https://twitch.tv/bikecurious

Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/notjustbikes

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As housing and transportation prices are skyrocketing around the developed world, Japan has remained (relatively) affordable. I talk to Greg from the YouTube channel Life Where I'm From about how Japan is different - from transportation to housing policy - and about what we can learn from Japanese cities.\

Relevant videos by Life Where I'm From:

• How an Average Family in Tokyo Can Buy a New Home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGbC5j4pG9w
• Japanese Zoning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfm2xCKOCNk
• Tiny Buildings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6htrxbVN5PI
• Rich Neighbourhoods in Tokyo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MxspoxpC3w
• Japanese Shopping Streets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3jTamHd1Ow
• A Typical Tokyo Neighbourhood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TheOkz8oF_I
• Tokyo by Bike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0x8EAf4GSg
• Japan's Housing for the Middle Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ave4FiC2k8I

Life Where I'm From: https://youtube.com/@lifewhereimfrom

Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/@notjustbikes

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