Active Towns

John Simmerman•activetowns.transistor.fm

Conversations about Creating a Culture of Activity: Profiling the people, places, programs, and policies that help to promote a culture of activity within our communities.

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Reconnecting to Your Community w/ Darcy Kitching

In this episode, we welcome Darcy Kitching of Boulder, Colorado. Darcy is an experienced program director, talented storyteller, and truly a force of nature as an Activity Ambassador. Her formal training is in education and urban planning. She’s the principal owner of Places Make People, LLC a firm dedicated to improving places to better meet resident needs. Since 2015 she’s served on the steering committee for the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Growing Up Boulder program working on broad-b...

Feb 27, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Growing Old(er) w/ Preston Tyree

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 live in a community that is quickly transforming into an "All Ages & Abilities environment, adult tricycles, and so much more. Preston asked to have a link to this video we shot posted, so here it is: Zach Scott Protected Bike Lane Celebration Also, here's the Mueller community bike ride video For more Active Towns videos, here's a link to our V...

Feb 26, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Wading into Walkability w/ Heyden Black Walker

In this episode, John has a delightful conversation with Heyden Black Walker, Director of Planning with Black + Vernooy Architecture and Urban Design in Austin, Texas about her reflections on walkability and people-oriented design in several European cities. Heyden reflects on walkability and livability factors in London, Paris, and Berlin with a little bit of The Netherlands thrown in for good measure. Heyden is an engaged advocate with a particular passion for safer more livable streets in Aus...

Feb 25, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Active Towns Podcast Intro

This is a very brief introduction to the Active Towns Initiative and the Active Towns Podcast, a weekly conversation about the people, places, programs, and policies that help to promote a culture of activity within our communities. For more content visit the Active Towns Channel on YouTube Four Easy Steps to Support My Efforts: 1. Become an Active Towns Ambassador by "Buying Me a Coffee" or by pledging as little as $1 per month on Patreon 2. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a "thumbs...

Feb 25, 2020•3 min

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