CU Podcast #31: Coffee with Jeff Stephens
In this week’s podcast we sit down for coffee with Jeff Stephens, the Executive Director of Consider Biking. Jeff provides us with some insight on the local biking community as well as updates on the Bicentennial Bikeways Plan, the Share the Road Campaign, and other bike-related initiatives.
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November 12th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Did I hear smooth jazz in the background?
November 12th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Heh. Yeah, the podcast took place at Urban Spirit, so we didn’t have much control over the background music. ;)
November 12th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Good listen. Thanks, Walker.
November 12th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
No problem! Glad you enjoyed it! Quite timely too for Jeff to discuss the Share the Road campaign as the signs are going up right now! Spotted a few of them today.
November 12th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Jeff Stephens is an ultimate team player. He walks the walk before sitting around and doing nothing but talk. I’ve seen him reach out to so many groups to build up events, to get policy changed and really impact public opinion. We need many more like him to truly make safe, easy biking a way of life in Cbus!
November 13th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
+1
November 15th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
There are many people making safe, easy biking a way of life in Cbus. When Cbus received the bronze Bicycle Friendly Community designation from the League of American Bicyclists this May, our application included the list of bicycle organizations and programs that encourage and educate bicyclists. There are too many to name in this comment, but all of them are doing much more than sitting around and talking. Our application stated the primary reason for our city to deserve to be designated as a Bicycle Friendly Community: “Columbus has a vibrant bicycle community that for many years has been active in promoting bicycling in central Ohio. We have the good fortune to have in our midst tireless volunteers who spend countless hours organizing bicycling activities for the benefit of their cycling brethren.” The LAB stated in our award letter that “Dedicated advocates are a huge part of the successes in Columbus.” I also personally want to thank our Mayor and our city employees for their continuing progress in making our city more bike friendly and safe through Engineering, Encouragement, Education and Enforcement.
Tricia Kovacs
November 16th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Listened to the podcast- informative and well done.
We are indeed fortunate to have many people and groups/organizations who are dedicated to the cause and support of cycling- and thereby the better living in Columbus. We are doubly blessed with an awesome Mayor and lots and lots of city employees who work tirelessly and often thanklessly toward that goal as well.
I echo the sentiment of thanks to all involved.
November 21st, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Great pod cast. I look forward to continue to push Columbus forward when it comes to alternate modes of transportation. Let’s face it - alternate modes are only going to increase. Let’s continue to make it happen :)