Active Towns
Episodes
Shared Paths Boulder w/ Graham Hill
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reconnect with Graham Hill, Founder & Executive Director of Shared Paths in Boulder, CO, an innovative stewardship initiative t...
Rebuild Restore Renew w/ Roshun Austin
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reconnect with Roshun Austin, Executive Director of The Works, Inc., a nonprofit community development corporation serving South Me...
Streets for Everyone w/ Jill Locantore
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I connect with Jill Locantore, Executive Director of the Denver Streets Partnership, for a discussion about the progress the city is ...
Startup CEO Reflections w/ Jennifer Baird
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by Jennifer Baird, a veteran Startup CEO and serial entrepreneur. Jen shares her strategies for bringing movement into h...
Cultivating Community w/ Kevin Shepherd
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I connect with Kevin Shepherd, Founder and CEO of Verdunity a firm dedicated to fiscally-informed planning, engineering, and communit...
Active Explorations w/ Holly Bennett
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I connect with Holly Bennett, a world traveler, endurance athlete, and remote worker extraordinaire. She shares her story of personal...
Following Footprints w/ Dom Nozzi & Maggie Waddoups
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I catch up with the Boulder-based Follow Our Footprints dynamic duo Dom Nozzi and Maggie Waddoups of Boulder, Colorado. Dom and Maggi...
A Walker In LA w/ Alissa Walker
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I connect with Alissa Walker with Curbed for a virtual stroll in Los Angeles. Alisa lives in Los Angeles, where she is a co-host of...
Why The Overhead Wire w/ Jeff Wood
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I connect with Jeff Wood, founder of The Overhead Wire, a sustainable transportation and urbanism consulting firm and weekly news cur...
Inspiring Vibrancy w/ Amanda Popken
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reconnect with Amanda Popken, principal owner of Amanda Popken Development, for an inspiring conversation about her placemaking &am...
Places People Love w/ Lynn Richards
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reconnect with Lynn Richards, President & CEO of CNU (the Congress for the New Urbanism), a membership-based organization dedic...
Fighting Traffic w/ Peter Norton
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Peter Norton, author of Fighting Traffic about some of the parallels of the dawn of the motor age with our current pandem...
Composing a Compelling Narrative w/ Kea Wilson
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I catch up with Kea Wilson, Senior Editor with StreetsblogAs a writer of novels and a journalist, Kea is constantly constructing comp...
It's All City Building w/ Mark Nickita
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reconnect with Mark Nickita of Archive DS for some city-building banter. We cover a lot of ground in this episode as we catch up wi...
Building Strong Towns w/ Chuck Marohn
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reconnect with Chuck Marohn, President of Strong Towns, for a discussion about how he came to experience and understand how our shi...
Tactical Urbanism in a Pandemic w/ Mike Lydon
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we check-in with Mike Lydon of Street Plans in Brooklyn, NY and discuss the on-the-ground impacts of the pandemic he's seeing in NYC ...
Going Dutch w/ Chris Bruntlett
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reconnect with Chris Bruntlett with the Dutch Cycling Embassy to discuss a wide range of topics including the impacts of the curren...
Main Street Transformation w/ Victor Dover & Raphael Clemente
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Active Towns podcast host, John Simmerman has a discussion Victor Dover with Dover, Kohl, & Partner Town Planning of South Miami ...
Updates from Bike Austin & Walk Austin
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive in deep on all things active mobility and safer streets with Chris Riley with Bike Austin and Adam Greenfield with Walk Austi...
Rolling Forward with MoveATX w/ Jim Wick
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Jim Wick, Lead Organizer with MOVEATX an advocacy organization dedicated to helping create a new mobility future fo...
Getting Out There w/ Ryan Van Duzer
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I catch up with Ryan Van Duzer of DuzerTV and YouTube fame, and no big surprise, it's a wild ride in a very good way. Inspiring peopl...
Ready to Ride w/ Mathias Ihlenfeld
07 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, John has an in-depth conversation with Mathias Ihlenfeld not only about the company, but the science behind how kids learn to ride. W...
Dream it, Plan it, GO FOR IT! w/ Katie Deolloz
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, I reconnected with Katie Deolloz with Walking as Practice to discuss an activity program she has created.Katie is a certified walkin...
It Could Be Me w/ Triny Willerton
01 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Triny Willerton of #ItCouldBeMe shares her story of turning a tragic event into a national movement for safer streets for everyone. T...
Reconnecting to Your Community w/ Darcy Kitching
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome Darcy Kitching of Boulder, Colorado. Darcy is an experienced program director, talented storyteller, and truly a force of ...
Growing Old(er) w/ Preston Tyree
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we welcome in Preston Tyree of the Mueller neighborhood in Austin, TX to chat about his podcast Growing Old(er)!, what it's like to li...
Wading into Walkability w/ Heyden Black Walker
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, John has a delightful conversation with Heyden Black Walker, Director of Planning with Black + Vernooy Architecture and Urban Design ...
Active Towns Podcast Intro
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a very brief introduction to the Active Towns Initiative and the Active Towns Podcast, a weekly conversation about the people, places, program...