This American Mayor is Creating the Ultimate Biking City

We met up with John J. Bauters, Mayor of Emeryville, CA to learn more about his experience as arguably one of the most bike-friendly mayors in the U.S. In this rider story, John takes us on a tour of Emeryville, talks about his upbringing, and how others can inspire change no matter what city they live in. How did he become mayor? What motivates him to prioritize building infrastructure for people and not cars? Watch to find out. A special thank you to Blue Heron Bikes in Berkeley, and to Riese & Muller for supporting this video.


Timecodes:
0:00 Who is John Bauters?
1:00 Riese and Muller Load 60
1:25 What is Emeryville?
1:40 Living a car-free lifestyle
2:05 Building infrastructure around bicycles
2:38 Electric vehicles are not the answer
3:05 Lifetime cost of owning a vehicle
4:10 Branding a bicycle in the United States
5:00 Emeryville bicycle infrastructure
6:00 Continuous bicycle infrastructure is necessary
6:45 Helping families commute by bike
7:40 Greenway bike trail
8:45 San Francisco Bay Trail
8:50 How to change bike infrastructure in your city
9:50 Getting involved with city decision making
11:00 Older people are over-represented in government
12:00 Anybody can create change in their city
13:50 How to make roads less car-oriented
16:30 Adding more freeway lanes makes more traffic
17:50 Answering twitter questions
18:25 Feeling calm in public space
19:40 How to move the city into being less car-dependent
20:40 Using cargo bikes for business use
21:20 How to get politicians interested in bikes
22:55 Most important bike infrastructure
23:30 John Bauters rides a cargo bike

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