Bike Walk KC
EPISODE 70, SEASON 2: In this episode, John is joined by Laura Steele and Michael Kelley with BikeWalkKC - Kansas City, Missouri Laura, the Education Director, and Michael, the Policy Director share how [...]
April 2021
Inspired by Cities
EPISODE 68, SEASON 2: In this episode, John has a conversation with Zach Vanderkooy founder of Inspired by Cities in Boulder, Colorado Zach shares his wisdom in experiential learning as a veteran international [...]
March 2021
Momentum in Memphis
EPISODE 65, SEASON 2: In this episode, John is joined by Nick Oyler, Memphis' Bikeway & Pedestrian Program Manager, to talk about the impressive improvements underway in the city. Against all odds, Memphis [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
America Walks
Season 1 Episode 50: CATCHING UP W/ MIKE MCGINN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AMERICA WALKS Mike is a former mayor of Seattle, WA and the new Executive Director of America Walks. John and [...]
November 2020
Bicycle Streets
Season 1 Episode 49: TALKING FIETSSTRAATS or BICYCLE PRIORITY STREETS W/ MATT PINDER & JUSTIN JONES In this episode, John, Matt, and Justin dive deep into the details of the Dutch Fietsstraat [...]