Bike Train Magic
EPISODE 62, SEASON 2: In this episode, John has the honor of talking about one of his favorite topics, the relationship between transit and cycling, with one of the foremost experts in the field: Roland [...]
March 2021
February 2021
Fight for Our Lives
EPISODE 61, SEASON 2: Talking about the fight for our lives with Brooklyn's Doug Gordon In this episode, John and Doug, who is one of three co-hosts of The War on Cars Podcast, [...]
Shifting Lanes
EPISODE 59, SEASON 2: In this episode, we have a conversation with Ryan Hale about the culture of activity transformation in Northwest Arkansas Ryan, founder of Laneshift, has been in the middle of [...]
Safer Streets Research
EPISODE 58, SEASON 2: In this episode, we dive into some surprising safer streets research University of Colorado Denver Professor Dr. Wes Marshall joins John for a fun and fascinating discussion about some [...]
January 2021
Plain Bicycle
EPISODE 57, SEASON 2: Talking through the Winnipeg Plain Bicycle Culture Bomb w/ Erin Riediger In this episode, John and Erin dive deep into the details of how and why there's a surprising [...]
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 [...]