{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"TEASER: Doug Ford and Ontario's War on Bikes","description":"This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode. For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, plus ad-free versions of regular episodes, merch discounts, pre-sale tickets to live shows, and more, become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars. Back in 2010, the notoriously pugnacious Toronto mayor Rob Ford declared that \u201cthe war on the car is over,\u201d and vowed to halt the city\u2019s expansion of bike lanes, transit, and anything that inconvenienced motorists even slightly. Fourteen years later, his brother \u2014 Ontario Premier Doug Ford \u2014 has continued the family crusade against bike lanes. The Ford government is pushing a bill that would require provincial approval of all bike lanes that repurpose car lanes. If it succeeds, it will have a chilling effect on the ability of cities and towns of all sizes to manage their streets and keep people safe. Plus, a handful of existing bike lanes could be ripped out. Journalist Sabrina Nanji, a veteran of the Queen\u2019s Park Press Gallery and the founder of the Queens Park Observer joins us to talk about the politics behind Doug Ford\u2019s war on bikes. TheWarOnCars.org &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The War on Cars","author_url":"https:\/\/thewaroncars.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/33982132\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/33982132"}