{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62af827abf1efc00135d4136/62af827e833a290014ca7e86?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Part 6 - Bike Boom 2020","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62af827abf1efc00135d4136/62af827e833a290014ca7e86.jpg?height=200","description":"The Plain Bicycle Project team is in Europe, about to travel to Utrecht to load a third shipping container with second hand Dutch Bicycles bound for Canada when COVID-19 becomes a global health concern and international travel is brought to a grounding halt. Dutch bicycle policy expert Herbert Tiemens discusses his involvement in the project and the global renewed interest in cycling during COVID-19 times. Melissa and Chris Bruntlett, authors of Building the Cycling City discuss the recent Bike Boom and what needs to happen in cities to make cycling a viable form of transportation as we emerge from lockdown. \n\nFollow Erin Riediger on Twitter @erinriediger\nFollow Plain Bicycle on Instagram @plainbicyclepodcast","author_name":"Erin Riediger"}