John, Author at Active Towns

About John

Experienced project management professional committed to helping communities create a "Culture of Activity" through proven "All Ages & Abilities" design concepts and evidence-based behavior change initiatives.

November 2023

Transforming the Burbs

Transforming the Burbs

By John|2023-11-02T18:37:47+00:00November 2nd, 2023|Podcast|

EPISODES 210 & 211, SEASON 6: In these episodes, I connect with Dr. Tristan Cleveland, PhD with the Happy Cities organization We discuss how the suburbs can be transformed into more desirable [...]

The City Nerd

The City Nerd

By John|2023-10-29T14:14:55+00:00October 25th, 2023|Podcast|

EPISODE 209, SEASON 6: In this episode, I reconnect with Ray Delahanty, the creative force behind the City Nerd Channel We discuss his journey to becoming a full-time content creator [...]

Summer Vacation

Summer Vacation

By John|2023-10-25T17:45:47+00:00October 18th, 2023|Podcast|

EPISODE 208, SEASON 6: In this episode, I reconnect with Melissa and Chris Bruntlett from Delft in The Netherlands We discuss their fantastic summer family vacation explorations in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Trondheim, [...]

Turning Pro On Urbanism

Turning Pro On Urbanism

By John|2023-10-14T14:20:55+00:00October 12th, 2023|Podcast|

EPISODE 207, SEASON 6: In this episode, I reconnect with Tesho Akindele, former MLS pro soccer player turned walkable communities developer We discuss his unlikely and unexpected journey from pro sports to [...]

The Great Bike Infrastructure Project

The Great Bike Infrastructure Project

By John|2023-10-02T18:41:54+00:00October 6th, 2023|Podcast|

EPISODE 206, SEASON 6: In this episode, I reconnect with Martina Haggerty, Senior Director of Local Innovations with PeopleForBikes We discuss the history of the Local Innovations efforts at PFB and the [...]

Urban Mobility in Comics

Urban Mobility in Comics

By John|2024-01-21T19:43:56+00:00September 29th, 2023|Podcast|

EPISODE 205, SEASON 6: In this episode, I connect with Professor Kelly Clifton, from the University of British Columbia We discuss using comics as a way to present complicated urbanism, transportation, and [...]

Mobility Doughnut

Mobility Doughnut

By John|2023-09-29T11:17:24+00:00September 21st, 2023|Podcast|

EPISODE 204, SEASON 6: In this episode, I connect with Babet Hendriks with Mobycon We discuss the theoretical construct of the Mobility Doughnut, a concept inspired by the Economic Doughnut theory. [...]

Aro in São Paulo

Aro in São Paulo

By John|2023-09-29T11:18:01+00:00September 14th, 2023|Podcast|

EPISODE 203, SEASON 6: In this episode, I connect with Murilo Casagrande and Heloisa Bento Ribeiro with the Aromeiazero Institute We discuss their social, educational, and cultural projects to reduce social inequalities and [...]

Delft to Orlando

Delft to Orlando

By John|2023-09-07T18:14:36+00:00September 7th, 2023|Podcast|

EPISODE 202, SEASON 6: In this episode, I reconnect with Dr. Natalia Barbour, Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida We discuss her family's big move from The Netherlands back to [...]

Dark PR

Dark PR

By John|2023-09-07T18:15:01+00:00September 1st, 2023|Podcast|

EPISODE 201, SEASON 6: In this episode, I connect with Grant Ennis, author of Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Harms Our Health and the Environment We discuss the nine devious frames that are [...]