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Active Towns — 347 episodes

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1

Close Encounters Documentary w/ Clarence Eckerson Jr.

2

The Goal is Free Range Kids w/ Prof Sara FL Kirk

3

Opening Up about Open Plans with Sara Lind

4

Peace and Conflict Resolution meets Car Supremacy w/ Ashton Rohmer

5

Sidewalk Nation with Prof. Michael Pollack

6

Dutch Cycling in China 2.0 with Chris Bruntlett

7

Why Did These Kids Sue the State DOT?

8

Livable Communities Require Livable Streets w/ Sam Johnson

9

Changing Lanes: A safer street transformation documentary

10

Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom with Alice Ferguson & Tim Gill

11

The Urban Truth Collective

12

Pocket Neighborhoods 101 with Ross Chapin

13

Cities In Motion with Jacob Davis

14

Mission Accomplished Time to Stop Highway Expansions Live with Chuck Marohn

15

Dancing Through Life in Hanoi with Grace & Dieter

16

Killed By Traffic Engineer Again with Wes Marshall

17

Restoring the American Village with Diane Alisa

18

If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight with Carter Lavin

19

What Will You Outride? Esther Walker, Outride Executive Director

20

The Civic Brand with Ryan Short

21

Growing Up Boulder with Mara Mintzer

22

Parks and Fiscal Responsibility with Jamie Sabbach

23

Week Without Driving Challenge Recap with Anna Zivarts

24

Mobility For All - Urban & Rural Experiences from Pennsylvania with Sam Pearson

25

No Accident Why We're Inactive w/ Dr. Tepi Mclaughlin

26

Understanding City Finances and Mobilizing Action w/ Michel Durand-Wood

27

CARGOB: A Conversation with Co-Founders Dot and Zack

28

Dutch Cycling Manifesto w/ Researcher Michela Grasso

29

Women Changing Cities w/ Melissa & Chris Bruntlett

30

Cycling Cities: Minneapolis w/ Researcher Peter Bird

31

Loving Life Unfolded w/ Brompton USA President Juliet Scott-Croxford

32

Life After Cars w/ Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon

33

The Cycling Cities w/ Prof. Ruth Oldenziel

34

Love Where You Live (Boulder Edition) with Michael Lovato

35

Reclaiming the Road w/ Prof. David Prytherch

36

A Framework for Combating Motonormativity w/ Dr. Catherine Elliot

37

Why Are Dutch Employers Subsidizing Driving in 2025?

38

Adapting Dutch Cycle Network Design Principles to the North American Context w/ Nick Falbo

39

Car Free Parks & Trails with Paul Steely White

40

Exploring the Joy of Bicycle Travel with Jennifer Hamelman

41

A Bold Mobility Vision Plan for a Dutch Village w/ Christian Ratering

42

Reflecting on the Dutch Cycling Embassy in China with Chris Bruntlett

43

Families for Safe Streets feat. Amy Cohen and Patty Avery

44

Restoring Mobility Freedom for Children w/ Tim Gill

45

Recovering Our Neighborhoods with Seth Kaplan

46

Design for Safety Over Speed w/ Beth Osborne

47

Creating a Critical Mass for More Livable Communities w/ Cyprine Odada

48

Chalk Riot Traffic Calming w/ Chelsea Ritter-Soronen

49

Car-Lite Living in Indigo w/ Scott Snodgrass & Clayton Garrett

50

Wheels for Wellbeing w/ Isabelle Clement, MBE

51

AMPing Up Active Mobility Infrastructure Installations w/ Zoe & Kyle from City Thread

52

Bike Streets: Unlocking the City by Bike w/ Avi Stopper

53

Streets For People w/ Cllr James McAsh

54

Psychology & Transportation Engineering w/ Patricia Tice

55

Motonormativity w/ Prof. Ian Walker & Prof. Marco Te Brömmelstroet

56

Accelerating Seattle's Mobility Options w/ Greg Spotts

57

Building Optimism w/ Coby Lefkowitz

58

NACTO and It's New Bikeway Design Guide w/ Executive Director Ryan Russo

59

Shoup's Legacy of Parking Reform w/ Tony Jordan

60

Human Transit w/ Jarrett Walker

61

Creating People-Centered & Nature-Based Cities w/ Reena Mahajan

62

Car Free Challenge in Los Angeles w/ Phil Burns

63

Bike Bus & A Culture of Activity with Jessica Tillyer

64

Shifter: A Chat w/ Tom Babin

65

Sacred Roots and Mobility Freedom w/ Ronnie Harris

66

Introducing The New AASHTO Bike Guide w/ Bill Schultheiss

67

Potholes and Pavements with author Laura Laker

68

A Major Shift To Bikes w/ Becca & Adam Denley

69

Shoup Dogg Doctrine w/ Prof. Donald Shoup

70

Talking Induced Demand and much more w/ RMI's Miguel Moravec

71

Introducing Rachel Leonardo with Strong Towns

72

Are Dutch Streets Really Safe for Children? w/ Geert Kloppenburg

73

Key to the City w/ Sara Bronin

74

Meet Winnipeg's Bike Mayor w/ Patty Wiens

75

Can LA Go Car-Free for the Olympics? w/ Alissa Walker

76

Barcelona Superblocks w/ Jordi Honey-Rosés

77

Kids Are Just Walking & Biking Radicals w/ Tom Flood

78

Heidi Across America w/ Heidi Beierle

79

The Happy Urbanist w/ Jon Jon Wesolowski

80

Celebrating Talking Headways w/ Jeff Wood

81

Inspiring Engagement w/ Laura Mitchell

82

A Look Inside the @nicthedoor Urbanism Channel w/ Nic Laporte

83

Bicycling with Butterflies w/ Sara Dykman

84

Cascade Bicycle Club w/ Tina Castillo & Paul Tolme

85

Live Near Friends w/ Phil Levin

86

All Bodies on Bikes w/ Marley Blonsky

87

Protect Our Winters w/ Graham Zimmerman

88

Let Grow ~ Free-Range Kids w/ Lenore Skenazy (Season Eight Premiere)

89

Streets For All w/ Michael Schneider (Season Finale)

90

Escaping the Housing Trap w/ Chuck Marohn (A walk 'n talk on the OTR streets of Cincinnati)

91

Killed By A Traffic Engineer w/ Wes Marshall

92

NYC's Cargo Bike Momma w/ Maddy Novich

93

How to Throw Car Culture Under the Bus w/Dan Hendry

94

Bicycle City, A new book by Dan Piatkowski

95

Oceano Bike Posse w/ Jim DeCecco

96

Stop Laughing Urbanism is Serious Stuff w/ Nate Hood

97

Amtrak: Updates & Tips for Touring the USA w/ Mike Christensen

98

Happily Car-Free in Detroit w/ Kristin Fehrman

99

Driving Not An Option w/ Anna Zivarts

100

A Freeway Fighting ER Nurse Running for Texas Senate w/ Molly Cook

101

Bikeway Builder Running for City Council w/ Timur Ender

102

Live to Ride w/ Peter Flax (New Book Profile)

103

E-Bike Benefits Calculation w/ Bryn Grunwald

104

Making Walkable, Bikeable Cities w/ Jeff Speck & Chris Dempsey

105

North America's Transportation Prodigy Petru Sofio

106

Dutch Values Reflected in Public Space w/ Cathy Tuttle

107

Ethics in Transportation Engineering w/ Jeanie Ward-Waller

108

City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways w/ Megan Kimble

109

A Dutch Bike Quest w/ Mike West

110

The Fietspad Book w/ Roy Symons

111

Stoicism & Active Mobility Infrastructure w/ Prue Oswin

112

Places for People Pilgrimage w/ Darcy Kitching

113

Taking Strong Towns to New Levels on YouTube w/ Mike Pasternock

114

Creating Paradise in Our Own Communities w/ Todd Litman

115

Rethink35 Sues TXDOT w/ Kelsey Huse & Gregory Bertrand

116

On the Frontlines in the Safer Streets Battle w/ Lucy Maloney

117

Going Beyond Greenways w/ Robert Searns

118

Fighting for Safer Streets w/ Peter Norton

119

The National Youth Bike Movement w/ Joshua Funches

120

The Street Design Team w/ Deema Aburizik

121

Analyzing the Financial Productivity of Cities w/ Joe Minicozzi

122

Active Mobility in a Small City w/ Megan Ramey

123

Seville's Cycle Network Reflections w/ Dr. Billy Fields and Manu Calvo

124

Livestream with Traffic Engineer Activist Andy Boenau

125

Mapping Made Fun w/ Cartographer Steve Spindler (video available)

126

Safer Bay Area Streets w/ Roger Rudick and Luke Bornheimer (video available)

127

Temecula Active Mobility w/ Gary Oddi (video available)

128

A Surgeon's Take on Crash Prevention w/ Dr. Matthew Schaeffer (video available)

129

Fewer Cars in Haarlem w/ Steffen Berr (video available)

130

Leveraging TikTok for Good w/ Jenna Hanes & Kelsey Huse (video available)

131

The State of Active Mobility in Hawai'i w/ Mike Packard (video available)

132

Denver's Brown Bike Bus w/ Allen Cowgill (video available)

133

Inclusive Transportation w/ Veronica O. Davis (video available)

134

Moving Past Blame w/ Charles Marohn, Founder of Strong Towns (video avaialble)

135

Transforming the Burbs w/ Dr. Tristan Cleveland ~ Part Two (video available)

136

Transforming the Burbs w/ Dr. Tristan Cleveland ~ Part One (video available)

137

The City Nerd w/ Ray Delahanty (video available)

138

Summer Vacation w/ The Bruntletts (video available)

139

Turing Pro On Urbanism w/ Tesho Akindele (video available)

140

The Great Bike Infrastructure Project w/ Martina Haggerty (video available)

141

Urban Mobility in Comics w/ Professor Kelly Clifton (video available)

142

Mobility Doughnut w/ Babet Hendriks (video available)

143

Aro in São Paulo w/ Murilo Casagrande & Heloisa Bento Ribeiro (video available)

144

Delft to Orlando w/ Dr. Natalia Barbour (video available)

145

Dark PR w/ Grant Ennis (video available)

146

Made For Cities w/ Brompton CEO Will Butler-Adams (video available)

147

World Cycling Alliance w/ Sir Graham Watson (video available)

148

Rolling into a Brighter Future w/ Amy Kenreich (video available)

149

Relaxed and Carefree Paradigm w/ Sara Stace (video available)

150

Tulsa River Parks Authority w/ Ryan Howell (video available)

151

Going Dutch Denver w/ Fietser Nicole McSpirit (video available)

152

Freeway Exit w/ Andrew Bowen (video available)

153

Be Seen Living Change w/ Andrea Learned (video available)

154

Training Active Mobility Activists w/ Carter Lavin (video available)

155

The World Spins By w/ Jerry Kopack (video available)

156

This Is A Gamer Changer w/ Josh Hon (video available)

157

American Fietser Checks In w/ Brandon Lust (video available)

158

Parkly Parklets w/ Päivi Raivio (video available)

159

Urban Pirates w/ Cam Perkins (video available)

160

Speed Is Not Everything w/ Angela van der Kloof (video available)

161

Human Centered Design w/ Gehl's Blaine Merker (video available)

162

VAMOS! Bike Streets w/ Avi Stopper (video available)

163

Meet the Pedaling Pastor w/ Travis Norvell (video available)

164

Houten: A City for People w/ Kylie van Dam (video available)

165

Black Forest Family w/ Ashton & Jonathan Schottler (video available)

166

The Mobility Pyramid w/ Robert Martin (video available)

167

Examining New Urbanism w/ CNU President, Mallory Baches (video available)

168

East Coast Greenway - SC + GA w/ Brent Buice (video available)

169

The Bike Perks Program w/ Ryan Birkicht (video available)

170

Livable 15-Minute Communities w/ Lindsay Sturman (video available)

171

Winter Cycling in Montréal w/ Séverine Le Page & Zvi Leve (video available)

172

Hot Takes from Europe w/ Taylor Griggs (video available)

173

Cycle Network Evolution w/ Manu Calvo (video available)

174

Cycling Without Age w/ Ole Kassow & Gary Harty (video available)

175

Intentional Streets w/ Justin Jones (video available)

176

TikToking Walkable Communities w/ Nathan Allebach (video available)

177

Bike Walk Central Florida w/ Emily Hanna (video available)

178

Meet Mr. Barricade w/ Vignesh Swaminathan (video available)

179

Active Mountain Culture w/ Jayme Moye (video available)

180

Cities For Everyone w/ Gil Penalosa (video available)

181

The Real Bicycle Mayor w/ John Bauters (video available)

182

Austin Outside w/ Ted Siff (video available)

183

Great Springs Project w/ Garry Merritt (video available)

184

Cuyuna Trails: Small Town Vibrancy w/ Aaron Hautala (video available)

185

Making Not Driving Normal w/ Chris Cox (video available)

186

Cars Suck! says car-enthusiast Ethan Tufts (video available)

187

Better Streets AI w/ Zach Katz (video available)

188

Slow Streets Fast Study w/ Warren Logan (video avalaible)

189

Active Mobility Leadership w/ Paige Ellis (video available)

190

Canine Urbanism w/ Gracen Johnson (video available)

191

The Street Project w/ the film's Director, Jennifer Boyd (video available)

192

Car-Free as a Viable Choice w/ Deputy Secretary Avital Barnea (video available)

193

Beyond the Automobile w/ Matt Pinder (video available)

194

European Street Experiments w/ Emily Stutts (video available)

195

Car-Free Megacities w/ Emilia Hanna (video avalable)

196

The War On Car Dependency w/ Doug Gordon (video available)

197

The Street of the Future w/ Professor Billy Fields (video available)

198

Shoal Creek Trail w/ Ivey Kaiser (video available)

199

Inspired by Travel Abroad w/ Robert Spillar (video available)

200

Design Translation w/ Jace Davis (video available)

201

Barriers to Riding with Kids w/ Dawn Rahman (video available)

202

For The Kids w/ Lanrick Bennett, Jr (video available)

203

Strong Active Towns Livestream w/ Charles Marohn (video available)

204

Empathic Analytics w/ Mike Sewell (video available)

205

City Thread w/ Kyle, Sara and Zoe (video available)

206

Good Trouble w/ Cathy Tuttle (video available)

207

Motivation to Move w/ Movetia Salter (video available)

208

Coach Balto's Bike Bus w/ Sam Balto (video available)

209

Move Forward PGH w/ Scott Bricker (video available)

210

There Are No Accidents w/ Jessie Singer (video available)

211

Oh The Urbanity! w/ Jasmine & Patrick (video available)

212

Bicycle Colorado Updates w/ Piep and Aishwarya (video available)

213

Dutch Bikes in Winnipeg w/ Erin Riediger (video available)

214

Designing the Cycling City w/ George Liu (video available)

215

Oulu's Suburban Cycle Path Success w/ Pekka Tahkola (video available)

216

Bicycle Mayor Program w/ Maud de Vries (video available)

217

Talking Kid-Friendly Communities w/ Darcy Kitching (video available)

218

Dignity Design for All Ages & Abilities w/ Steve Wright (video available)

219

Just The Boost We Need w/ Jocelyn Vande Velde (video available)

220

Decade of the Cargo Bike w/ Jos Sluisjmans (video available)

221

Engaging with Data feat. David Wasserman & Samuel Zneimer (video available)

222

Be Courageous for Quick Results w/ Lior Steinberg (video available)

223

London: A City for All Ages & Abilities w/ Will Norman (video available)

224

Delivered By Bike w/ Dave Edwards, COO of nrbi.co (video available)

225

Walkable City Updates w/ Jeff Speck (video available)

226

Promoting Cycling Worldwide w/ Jill Warren, ECF, CEO (video available)

227

A Parent's Journey to Safer Streets Advocacy w/ Tom Flood (video available)

228

Streets For People w/ Kathryn King, NZ Urban Mobility Mgr (video available)

229

Propel Forward w/ Chris Nolte (video available)

230

Master's of Cycling w/ Dr. Meredith Glaser (video available)

231

Oslo: First Impressions w/ Professor Daniel Piatkowski (video available)

232

A View of Vélo Québec w/ Jean-François Rheault (video available)

233

Return of American Fietser aka Brandon Lust (video available)

234

Oonee: The Future of Bike Parking w/ Shabazz Stuart (video available)

235

The Bicycle Dutch Journey w/ Mark Wagenbuur (video available)

236

E-Cargo Bike Empowerment w/ Tatiana Sales Lust (video available)

237

Hiding in Plain Sight w/ Jason Slaughter of Not Just Bikes (video available)

238

Reclaiming Public Space w/ Scott Epstein (video available)

239

Designing Healthy Communities w/ Dr. Dick Jackson (video available)

240

All Aboard the Bike Train (video available)

241

Returning the Streets to Kids w/ Tim Gill (video available)

242

Autonorama: Do We Really Want High-Tech Car Dependency? (video available)

243

Getting the Details Right w/ Lennart Nout (video available)

244

A Sense of Urgency in Planning w/ Dale Bracewell (video available)

245

Talking About A Safe Systems Approach w/ Sarah Abel (video available)

246

Florida to Delft: Ditching Car Dependency w/ Dr. Natalia Barbour (video available)

247

Celebrating 1,000+ Streetfilms w/ Clarence Eckerson, Jr. (video available)

248

Bike More, Worry Less w/ Arleigh Greenwald aka Bike Shop Girl (video available)

249

The Transformative Indy Cultural Trail w/ Sarah Frey

250

Moving from Pilots to Permanence w/ Mike Lydon of Street Plans (video available)

251

Starting with the Green Parts w/ Victor Dover (video available)

252

Demystifying Edge Lane Road Bike Facilities w/ Michael Williams (video available)

253

Active People, Healthy Nation w/ CDC Branch Chief, Ken Rose (video available)

254

All Ages, Abilities, and Identities w/ Cara Seiderman

255

A 10 Minute Walk w/ Bianca Shulaker

256

Connecting to Meaningful Destinations w/ Jeffrey Bagg

257

Confessions of a Recovering Engineer w/ Chuck Marohn (video available)

258

The Cognitive Impacts of Design w/ Ann Sussman

259

Upzone the City w/ Abby Kinney

260

Riding in Houston Gets a Boost w/ Doogie Roux

261

Studying Activity and the Built Environment w/ Professor Jennifer Roberts

262

Reflections On Our Urban Experience w/ Robin Mazumder

263

Providence in Active Mobility w/ Martina Haggerty

264

Fewer Vehicles, Not Just EVs w/ RMI's Ben Holland

265

Not Just Bikes w/ Jason Slaughter (video available)

266

Welcome to the Future of Slow Cities w/ Paul Tranter

267

MOTHERLOAD: Kid tested. Planet approved. w/ Liz Canning

268

The Compelling Why for Low-Car Cities w/ Melissa & Chris Bruntlett

269

Livable Streets 2.0 w/ Bruce Appleyard

270

Redefining SLC's Wide Open Street-Spaces w/ Jon Larsen, Transportation Division Director

271

Exploring Pocket Neighborhoods w/ Ross Chapin

272

A FUNctional Ride w/ Brandon Lust aka @AmericanFietser

273

Rolling into Resilience w/ Professor Billy Fields

274

Ride Every Street w/ David Nuttall

275

Engaging the Community w/ Ghisallo's Briana Cohen

276

Accelerating Austin Active Mobility w/ Council Member Paige Ellis

277

KC: A City of Opportunity w/ Laura Steele & Michael Kelley from BikeWalkKC

278

A Big Jump for Bikes in the Big Easy w/ Dan Favre & Jennifer Ruley

279

Inspired by Cities w/ Zach Vanderkooy

280

A Bicycle Policy Briefing w/ Ken McLeod

281

Cycling in Paris: Past & Present w/ Mark Cramer

282

Active Mobility Momentum is Building in Memphis w/ Nicholas Oyler

283

Ignite Your Life w/ Fireman Rob

284

Promoting Biking & Walking in Provo w/ Austin Taylor

285

Magic Hand of the Bike in Dutch Transit Success w/ Roland Kager

286

Fight for Our Lives w/ Doug Gordon

287

Deep Freeze in the Heart of Texas

288

Shifting Lanes to Support Activity w/ Ryan Hale

289

Safer Streets Research w/ Wes Marshall

290

A Plain Bike Revolution w/ Erin Riediger

291

Restorative Natural Areas w/ Katherine Howard & Jo Fitzgibbons

292

Becoming Streetsmart w/ Kelly Rodgers

293

Electric Assist Cycles w/ Darnel Harris & Jamie Stuckless

294

Season One Wrap-Up, Good Bye 2020!

295

Taking Action w/ Jonathan Fertig (video available)

296

How We Get Around w/ Andy Boenau

297

America Walks w/ Mike McGinn

298

Talking Fietsstraats or Bicycle Streets w/ Matt Pinder & Justin Jones

299

Rolling Down Santa Barbara's Car-Free Main Street w/ Frank Peters (video available)

300

Human-Scaled Accessibility w/ Meredith Glaser

301

Up For Anything w/ Pam LeBlanc (video available)

302

Reclaiming the Right of Way w/ Angie Schmitt

303

Bikepacking w/ Ryan Van Duzer (also available in video)

304

Parking Reforms w/ Donald Shoup

305

The Joy of Riding Again w/ Lennard Zinn

306

A Wish For Wheels w/ Brad Appel

307

Lovable Places & People Habitats w/ Kaid Benfield

308

Seville's "Overnight" Bike Network Success w/ Manuel Calvo

309

Rolling Down the Road w/ Commissioner Ellis & Fernando Martinez

310

A Bike Friendly Episode w/ Bill Nesper

311

Make a Difference w/ Charles Brown

312

All Aboard w/ Mike Christensen

313

Local Innovations w/ Kyle Wagenschutz & Sara Studdard

314

Discussing Our Transport Future w/ Todd Litman

315

Live Your Gold Medal Life w/ Susanne Menge

316

Exploring Every Street w/ Janelle Naess

317

A Session w/ Transportation Psychologist Bryan Jones

318

Induced Demand Innovations w/ Curtis Rogers

319

Run This World w/ Nicole DeBoom

320

Shared Paths Boulder w/ Graham Hill

321

Rebuild Restore Renew w/ Roshun Austin

322

Streets for Everyone w/ Jill Locantore

323

Startup CEO Reflections w/ Jennifer Baird

324

Cultivating Community w/ Kevin Shepherd

325

Active Explorations w/ Holly Bennett

326

Following Footprints w/ Dom Nozzi & Maggie Waddoups

327

A Walker In LA w/ Alissa Walker

328

Why The Overhead Wire w/ Jeff Wood

329

Inspiring Vibrancy w/ Amanda Popken

330

Places People Love w/ Lynn Richards

331

Fighting Traffic w/ Peter Norton

332

Composing a Compelling Narrative w/ Kea Wilson

333

It's All City Building w/ Mark Nickita

334

Building Strong Towns w/ Chuck Marohn

335

Tactical Urbanism in a Pandemic w/ Mike Lydon

336

Going Dutch w/ Chris Bruntlett

337

Main Street Transformation w/ Victor Dover & Raphael Clemente

338

Updates from Bike Austin & Walk Austin

339

Rolling Forward with MoveATX w/ Jim Wick

340

Getting Out There w/ Ryan Van Duzer

341

Ready to Ride w/ Mathias Ihlenfeld

342

Dream it, Plan it, GO FOR IT! w/ Katie Deolloz

343

It Could Be Me w/ Triny Willerton

344

Reconnecting to Your Community w/ Darcy Kitching

345

Growing Old(er) w/ Preston Tyree

346

Wading into Walkability w/ Heyden Black Walker

347

Active Towns Podcast Intro