Restorative Natural Areas
EPISODE 56, SEASON 2: In this episode, we head back up to the province of British Columbia, Canada for a conversation about Restorative Natural Areas with Vancouver-based Katherine Howard and Jo Fitzgibbons Jo [...]
January 2021
Becoming Streetsmart
EPISODE 55, SEASON 2: Streetsmart is an amazing non-profit platform and resource clearinghouse for integrating climate change, public health, and equity concerns into transportation In this episode, John has a fascinating conversation with [...]
Electric Assist Cycles
EPISODE 54, SEASON 2: In this episode, we head up to Ontario, Canada for a virtual discussion about e-bikes with Jamie Stuckless and Darnel Harris In this episode, John, Jamie and Darnel dive [...]
December 2020
Season One Wrap Up
Season 1 Episode 53: THE YEAR-END WRAP-UP W/ HOST, JOHN SIMMERMAN Today is December 31, 2020 - no better time to bring Season One of the Active Towns Podcast to a close [...]
Taking Action
Season 1 Episode 52: CATCHING UP W/ JONATHAN FERTIG SAFE STREETS ACTIVIST When it comes to unsafe street conditions, Jonathan is no stranger to the world of tactical urbanism, he is compelled [...]
How We Get Around
Season 1 Episode 51: A CONVERSATION W/ ANDY BOENAU HOST OF THE URBANISM SPEAKEASY and HOW WE GET AROUND PODCASTS In this episode, John and Andy discuss the power of storytelling and [...]
America Walks
Season 1 Episode 50: CATCHING UP W/ MIKE MCGINN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AMERICA WALKS Mike is a former mayor of Seattle, WA and the new Executive Director of America Walks. John and [...]
November 2020
Bicycle Streets
Season 1 Episode 49: TALKING FIETSSTRAATS or BICYCLE PRIORITY STREETS W/ MATT PINDER & JUSTIN JONES In this episode, John, Matt, and Justin dive deep into the details of the Dutch Fietsstraat [...]
Car Free State Street
Season 1 Episode 48: FRANK PETERS OF SANTA BARBARA, CA PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON A CAR-FREE STATE STREET The city transformed its iconic downtown main street, into a car-free zone because of [...]
October 2020
Human Scaled Accessibility
Season 1 Episode 47: CONNECTING W/ MEREDITH GLASER A RESEARCHER WITH THE URBAN CYCLING INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM In this episode, John and Meredith chat about living in The Netherlands [...]