Podcast

May 2025

Design For Safety

Design For Safety

By John|2025-05-02T12:17:34+00:00May 2nd, 2025|Podcast|

EPISODE 298, SEASON 9: In this episode, I finally connect with Beth Osborne, Interim CEO of Smart Growth America and Director of Transportation For America We discuss her journey to DC, how [...]

Creating Critical Mass

Creating Critical Mass

By John|2025-04-24T21:16:13+00:00April 24th, 2025|Podcast|

EPISODE 297, SEASON 9: In this episode, I connect with Cyprine Odada Mitchell, former director of Critical Mass Nairobi We discuss the background story that led her to the helm of Critical [...]

Chalk Riot Traffic Calming

Chalk Riot Traffic Calming

By John|2025-04-17T21:30:19+00:00April 17th, 2025|Podcast|

EPISODE 296, SEASON 9: In this episode, I connect with Chelsea Ritter-Soronen, owner and principal artist at Chalk Riot, a mural company specializing in vibrant pavement art increasingly used to make streets safer for [...]

Car-Lite Living in Indigo

Car-Lite Living in Indigo

By John|2025-04-16T13:28:14+00:00April 16th, 2025|Podcast|

EPISODE 295, SEASON 9: In this episode, I connect Scott Snodgrass and Clayton Garrett with Meristem Communities We discuss the background story that led them to integrate a working farm into the [...]

Wheels For Wellbeing

Wheels For Wellbeing

By John|2025-04-12T11:44:37+00:00April 12th, 2025|Podcast|

EPISODE 294, SEASON 9: In this episode, I connect with Isabelle Clement, MBE, Director of Wheels For Wellbeing We discuss how Wheels For Wellbeing works to enhance disabled people’s lives by ensuring [...]

City Thread Update

City Thread Update

By John|2025-04-18T18:17:39+00:00April 9th, 2025|Podcast|

EPISODE 293, SEASON 9: In this episode, I reconnect with Zoe Kirkos and Kyle Wagenschutz for a City Thread Update We discuss the Accelerated Mobility Playbook (AMP) and the three new recipients [...]

Bike Streets

Bike Streets

By John|2025-04-03T19:07:37+00:00April 3rd, 2025|Podcast|

EPISODE 292, SEASON 9: In this episode, I reconnect with Avi Stopper, founder of Bike Streets in Denver, Colorado We discuss the background story that led him to start the Bike Streets [...]

Streets For People

Streets For People

By John|2025-04-01T16:58:22+00:00April 1st, 2025|Podcast|

EPISODE 291, SEASON 9: In this episode, I connect with Cllr James McAsh, London's Southwark Borough We discuss the background story that led him into politics, his transition into land use and [...]

Psychology and Street Design

Psychology and Street Design

By John|2025-03-28T20:19:44+00:00March 27th, 2025|Podcast|

EPISODE 290, SEASON 9: In this episode, I connect with Dr. Patricia Tice, Ph.D. We discuss the role of psychology (or lack thereof) in transportation engineering and in designing our streets to be [...]

Motonormativity

Motonormativity

By John|2025-03-25T12:56:21+00:00March 25th, 2025|Podcast|

EPISODE 289, SEASON 9: In this episode, I connect with Prof. Ian Walker and Prof. Marco Te Brömmelstroet We discuss their recent paper on Motonormativity, also known as "car brain" or "windshield [...]