Youth Bike Movement
EPISODE 227, SEASON 7: In this episode, I reconnect with Joshua Funches, President of the National Youth Bike Council We discuss the movement to engage more youths and young adults in the bicycle [...]
January 2024
September 2023
Delft to Orlando
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 [...]
September 2021
All Ages, Abilities, and Identities
EPISODE 93, SEASON 2: In this episode, John re-connects with Cara Seiderman, Transportation Program Manager with the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts They discuss the newly revised bike plan as well as some of [...]
April 2021
Ghisallo Cycling Initiative
EPISODE 72, SEASON 2: In this episode, John is joined by Briana Cohen, Ghisallo Cycling Initiative's Austin Lead & Community Educator They discuss the many engaging activation programs and services this beloved non-profit [...]
January 2021
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 [...]
August 2020
Rolling Down the Road
Season 1 Episode 38: AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION WITH COMMISSIONER ELLIS AND FERNANDO MARTINEZ About the transformation of Houston, TX into a more cycling-friendly city, the big expansion of the Houston B-Cycle bike-share [...]
March 2020
Aging in Place
Season 1 Episode 2: GROWING OLD(ER) in an "ALL AGES & ABILITIES COMMUNITY Preston Tyree of Austin's Mueller neighborhood talks about what it's like to live in a community that is quickly [...]