Black Forest Family
EPISODE 181, SEASON 5: In this episode, I connect with Ashton & Jonathan Schottler of The Black Forest Family Channel We discuss their desires to lead an active lifestyle, including modeling active mobility within [...]
March 2023
January 2023
Meet Mr Barricade
EPISODE 168, SEASON 5: In this episode, I connect with Vignesh Swaminathan, also known on TikTok as Mr. Barricade We discuss his journey from engineering highway off-ramps to building and promoting protected bike lanes [...]
November 2022
Slow Streets Fast Study
EPISODE 158, SEASON 4: In this episode, I connect with Warren Logan, an Oakland, CA-based consultant and public policy professional We discuss his experiences and learnings from having served as the Mayor's [...]
October 2022
Active Mobility Leadership
EPISODE 157, SEASON 4: In this episode, I reconnect with Paige Ellis, Austin City Council Member representing District 8 We discuss the buildout of Austin's Dutch-inspired cycle network, pandemic response initiatives, and [...]
June 2022
Oh The Urbanity
EPISODE 135, SEASON 3: In this episode, I connect with Jasmine and Patrick, the Ottawa-based content creators behind the amazing YouTube channel Oh The Urbanity! We discuss the background of the channel, [...]
May 2022
Courageous Actions Quick Results
EPISODE 124, SEASON 3: In this episode, I reconnect with Lior Steinberg, co-founder of the firm Humankind and author of the children's book The Car That Wanted To Be A Bike Lior [...]
February 2022
Reclaiming Public Space
BONUS EPISODE No. 1, SEASON 3: In this episode, I am connected with Scott Epstein, An Urbanist and Active Mobility Advocate who is a candidate for LA City Council District 5 I [...]
October 2021
Pilots to Permanence
EPISODE 97, SEASON 2: In this episode, John re-connects with Mike Lydon, Co-Founder of Street Plans They discuss some of the amazing street transformations underway around the globe including in NYC with projects [...]
September 2021
Connecting to Meaningful Destinations
EPISODE 91, SEASON 2: In this episode, John connects with Jeffrey Bagg, City Planner for Easthampton, Massachusetts They discuss how this historic mill town is striving to connect people to meaningful destinations by [...]
July 2021
Our Urban Experience
EPISODE 85, SEASON 2: In this episode, John connects with Dr. Robin Mazumder, Ph.D., Cognitive Neuroscientist They talk about how we as humans respond to our built environments, what role access to nature plays [...]