The Civic Brand
EPISODE 324, SEASON 11: In this episode, I connect with Ryan Short, author of The Civic Brand: The Power & Responsibility of Place We discuss, during this on-bike interview in Boulder, CO, [...]
January 2026
Parks and Fiscal Responsibility
EPISODE 322, SEASON 10: In this episode, I connect with Jamie Sabbach from Salida, CO, and the 110 Percent organization We have a very Strong Towns-esque conversation about parks and how cities need [...]
December 2025
Stop Subsidizing Inactivity
EPISODE 319, SEASON 10: In this episode, I connect with Dr. Tepi Mclaughlin from Perth, Australia We discuss the institutional subsidization of motonormativity that directly contributes to epidemic levels of physical inactivity. [...]
November 2025
Drive Transformative Changes
EPISODE 318, SEASON 10: In this episode, I connect with Michel Durand-Wood the Elmwood Guy behind the Dear Winnipeg blog We discuss his efforts to engage his community in discussions surrounding municipal [...]
May 2025
Recovering Our Neighborhoods
EPISODE 299, SEASON 9: In this episode, I connect with Seth Kaplan, author of the recent book "Fragile Neighborhoods" We discuss the challenges of our current community designs and how we can [...]
Design For Safety
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 [...]
March 2025
Building Optimism
EPISODE 287, SEASON 9: In this episode, I connect with Coby Lefkowitz, author of Building Optimism We discuss the value of creating beautiful, people-oriented communities, some of the Dutch cities that inspire [...]
January 2025
A New AASHTO Bike Guide
EPISODE 278, SEASON 9: In this episode, I connect with Bill Schultheiss with the Toole Design Group We discuss the much-anticipated rewrite of the official AASHTO Bicycle Facilities Design Guide. [...]
December 2024
Induced Demand and More
EPISODE 274, SEASON 8: In this final episode of Season 8, I connect with Miguel Moravec, a Senior Associate with the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) We discuss the opportunities to curb the [...]
Meet Rachel Leonardo
EPISODE 273, SEASON 8: In this episode, I connect with Rachel Leonardo, the new video content creator for the Strong Towns Organization We discuss her journey to urbanism-oriented video content creation and [...]