Car-Lite Living in Indigo
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 [...]
April 2025
Streets For People
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 [...]
February 2025
Creating People-Centered & Nature-Based Cities
EPISODE 283, SEASON 9: In this episode, I connect with Paris-based Reena Mahajan, founder of Studio Divercity We discuss her efforts to create people-centered and nature-based cities and reduce car dependency in [...]
May 2024
Bicycle City
EPISODE 250, SEASON 7: In this episode, I reconnect with Dan Piatkowski, Associate Professor, at OsloMet University We discuss his fabulous new Island Press book, Bicycle City: Riding the Bike Boom to [...]
March 2023
Understanding Houten
EPISODE 182, SEASON 5: In this episode, I connect with Kylie van Dam, a resident of Houten in The Netherlands We discuss life in Houten, a Dutch city near Utrecht that was intentionally [...]
Livable 15 Minute Communities
EPISODE 176, SEASON 5: In this episode, I connect with Lindsay Sturman with the Livable Communities Initiative (LCI) of Los Angeles, California We discuss LCI's efforts to reimagine Los Angeles and address the [...]
January 2023
Cities For Everyone
EPISODE 166, SEASON 5: In this first episode of Season Five, I connect with Gil Penalosa, founder of 8 80 Cities and recent candidate for mayor in Toronto We discuss the early days [...]
June 2022
Dutch Bikes in Winnipeg
EPISODE 133, SEASON 3: In this episode, I reconnect with Erin Riediger, Architect and active mobility advocate in Winnipeg, Manitoba We discuss her architectural career, the Plain Bicycle Podcast series she produced, [...]
December 2021
Planning Urgency
EPISODE 103, SEASON 3: In this episode, John connects with Dale Bracewell, Transportation Planning Manager with the City of Vancouver, BC They discuss how an "All Ages & Abilities" active mobility network, [...]