We’re in the midst of a housing-cost crisis that is dominating headlines. But one element of modern city life that rarely enters these conversations is the cost of transportation. But that’s strange to me because transportation costs can greatly impact our lives.

Shifter Big Stories, presented by Riese & Müller. This is the third video in a series exploring the most important stories in urban cycling and transportation. A big thanks to Riese & Müller for their sponsorship that enabled the creation of these videos.

In this video, I’m riding the Riese & Müller Load series, which are very well-built and thoughtfully designed electric cargo bikes. They are smooth and really fun to ride and haul so much stuff, from children to groceries to refrigerators (yes, it’s true): https://www.r-m.de/en-pt/bikes/load-60/

Thanks to these bike shops that lent me bikes to ride: Power in Motion: https://powerinmotion.ca/ Bishops Family Cycles in Victoria, B.C.: https://www.familycycles.ca/ Cloud eBikes in Vancouver, B.C.: https://cloudebikes.ca/

Cailynn Klingbeil did research and writing. She has a great newsletter about getting outdoors: https://gooutside.substack.com/

Josh Sandulak did videography and editing: https://www.joshsandulak.com/

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0:00 Introduction 1:50 The impact of transportation costs 3:40 Home 1: The Suburban Special 4:28 Why don't we talk about transportation costs? 9:12 Home 2: The Magnificent Middle 10:12 How a bicycle can impact your budget 11:43 Home 3: The Downtown Delight 12:35 The costs of your transportation mode on cities and society 14:58 Assessing the true costs of our three homes

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