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Hi Everyone! John Simmerman here with Active Towns - I'm an Austin, TX based urbanist, active mobility advocate, and health promotion professional producing video content and a podcast that profiles the people, places, and programs promoting a Culture of Activity for All Ages & Abilities and celebrating the simple fact that Streets Are For People. To follow along please subscribe to my Active Towns YouTube Channel.

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NEW VIDEO ALERT! Join me for a relaxing ride through Rotterdam. I compiled this video from some previously unreleased footage that I shot during a PeopleForBikes study tour to The Netherlands in 2018, which also included visits to Utrecht and Amsterdam. I hope you enjoy it. 👇
https://youtu.be/f87ZZqqiIBo

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ICYMI: Yesterday, I released my super fun and funny conversation with Nathaniel (Nate) Hood, a husband, dad, urbanist, planner, commissioner, and, oh yeah, stand-up comic. We chat about the real story behind this suburban engagement photo that went viral, new code reforms in MN, his work on the planning commission, and much, much more.

Yes, it's available now in audio-only and video formats (Hint, watch the vid, for bonus visuals) 👇

https://www.activetowns.org/2024/05/09/urbanist-dad-comic/

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YAY! IT'S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in today, Friday, May 10th, at 2 pm Eastern for my conversation with urbanist stand-up comic extraordinaire Nathaniel (Nate) Hood about his hilarious engagement photos, life as a Saint Paul, MN dad, and bringing a wee bit of comedy into his role as a planning commissioner.
We also discuss his early days as a contributing writer to Strong Towns and the encouraging housing and parking policy moves in the works in the state of Minnesota.
https://youtu.be/VAOlTBz3iK4

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PREMIERE ALERT: Pls tune in this Fri, May 10th at 2pm Eastern for my conversation with urbanist stand-up comic extraordinaire Nate Hood about his hilarious engagement photos, life as a Saint Paul, MN dad and bringing a wee bit of comedy into his role as a planning commissioner
https://youtu.be/VAOlTBz3iK4

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YAY! IT'S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in TODAY, Wednesday, May 8th at 2 pm Eastern for my conversation with Mike Christensen, Executive Director of the Utah Rail Passenger Association about some recent exciting Amtrak rail network expansion opportunities in the news. He also provided me with a set of essential tips on how to successfully take the Active Towns Tour to the rails here in the United States that I think y'all might also find quite interesting and helpful.
https://youtu.be/POshebH0oCQ

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REMINDER: Please tune in tomorrow, Wednesday, May 8th at 2 pm Eastern for my conversation with Mike Christensen, Executive Director of the Utah Rail Passenger Association, about some recent exciting potential Amtrak rail network expansion news. He also provided me with a set of essential tips on how to successfully take the Active Towns Tour to the rails here in the United States that I think y'all might also find quite interesting and helpful.
https://youtu.be/POshebH0oCQ

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PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in this Wednesday, May 9th, at 2 p.m. Eastern for my conversation with Mike Christensen about some recent exciting Amtrak rail network expansion opportunities. He also provided me with a set of essential tips on how to successfully take the Active Towns Tour to the rails here in the United States that I think y'all might also find quite interesting and helpful.
https://youtu.be/POshebH0oCQ

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Pennsylvania is working to update our Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) and has developed a public online survey, which closes May 22. Please complete and pass it along.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/pa-scorp-25

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NEW VIDEO ALERT: For this week's activity asset profile video, I returned to the archives from the 2018 PeopleForBikes Big Jump Project Study Tour to produce this little video montage of previously never-released b-roll footage with natural sounds. I hope you enjoy it.
https://youtu.be/cB91Kw3k-sQ

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ICYMI This past week on the Active Towns Channel featured fascinating conversations with two female non-drivers, Anna Zivarts and Kristin Fehrman, who are seriously rocking their car-free lifestyles. I also posted a relaxing video montage of previously unreleased Utrecht b-roll
https://www.youtube.com/@ActiveTowns

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@SeattleSanchez Would alt text be helpful for you? I have never done this. Not super confident in how to do it properly.

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@SeattleSanchez Thamks! That sounds very important. I’ll need to do some research as to how to do that properly.

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EXCLUSIVE EARLY & ADD-FREE ACCESS "Lost" Amsterdam footage from my 2018 Dutch cycle network study tour is now available on my Patreon - This coming week's cycling infrastructure profile video is a montage of previously never-released b-roll clips with natural sounds. I hope you enjoy it.👇
https://www.patreon.com/activetowns

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YAY! IT'S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in today at 2 pm EST for my conversation with Kristin Fehrman about her journey to over a decade of car-free living and her work documenting her explorations and discoveries in the Motor City on her Walking Detroit blog and social media channels. We also talk about the empowerment that comes from being able to jump on her bike, with her cool basket seen below in the thumbnail, to run errands and explore new neighborhoods.
https://youtu.be/4TV2ZMRElgM

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PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in tomorrow, Friday, May 3rd, at 2 pm EST for my conversation with Kristin Fehrman about her journey to over a decade of car-free living and her work documenting her explorations and discoveries in the Motor City on her Walking Detroit blog and social media channels
https://youtu.be/4TV2ZMRElgM

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NEW VIDEO ALERT Here's a video montage of previously unreleased footage from a 2018 PeopleForBikes study to The Netherlands. The participants are getting into the groove of cycling in Utrecht & observing some complicated, busy intersections serving a multitude of mobility modes
https://youtu.be/ecwdxsF7BMM

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PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in this Wednesday, May 1st, at 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific for my conversation with Anna Zivarts, author of When Driving Isn't An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency (Island Press - available May 9th) about her journey as a non-driver to becoming an engaged advocate for non-drivers everywhere.

https://youtu.be/0avPret6z_k

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UPCOMING EPISODES ALERT Hey everyone, here's what's in store for the next few weeks. I have conversations w/ Anna Zivarts, Kristin Fehrman, Mike Christensen, Nate Hood, & Jim DeCecco.

I hope you'll join us.

To subscribe and turn on notifications to my @YouTube Channel, click below 👇
https://bit.ly/Subscribe2ActiveTowns

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ICYMI: On Friday, I released this special election bonus episode on the Pod featuring the amazing force of nature, ER nurse, and freeway fighter Molly Cook, who is running to fill the recently vacated District 15 Texas Senate seat. Available now in audio-only & video formats here👇

https://www.activetowns.org/2024/04/26/freeway-fighting-er-nurse-for-texas-state-senate/

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Today is Independent Bookstore Day, and my own online Active Towns Bookshop is offering free shipping for the next 17 hours...
I just placed an order myself for Get on Your Bike.
https://bookshop.org/shop/activetowns

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ICYMI: On Friday, I released this fascinating chat with Timur Ender, a car-free father running for a newly created city council seat in the East Portland neighborhood where his family lives and where he has been building all ages and abilities active mobility networks for years.

Who are the council members or candidates in your city who are committed to reversing the status quo of car dependency by creating more walkable and bikeable communities?

https://youtu.be/jDellzl7K1A

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YAY! IT'S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in today at 4 pm Central for this special election BONUS episode with Molly Cook, who is running for the recently vacated seat in the Texas State Senate District 15. We talk about how her experience as an ER nurse and as someone who traveled to places domestically and internationally that transcended car dependency inspired her to get involved at the community level and ultimately run for state office.

https://youtu.be/DcZODWyjNLQ

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YAY! IT'S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern for my conversation with Timur Ender, who is running for city council in East Portland and has a long history of public service and helped start the buildout of the high comfort cycle network while at PBOT.
https://youtu.be/jDellzl7K1A

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PREMIERE ALERT: Pls tune in tmw, Fri April 26th at 4pm Central for this special election bonus episode w/ Molly Cook, who is running for a seat in the Texas State Senate. We talk about what inspired her to get involved at the community level & ultimately run for state office.
https://youtu.be/DcZODWyjNLQ

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PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in tomorrow, Friday, April 26th, at 11 a.m. Pacific / 2 p.m. Eastern for my conversation with Timur Ender, who is running for city council in Portland, Oregon's newly created East Portland District. Timur has a long history of public service and was instrumental in launching the buildout of the high-comfort cycle network on the east side during his tenure at PBOT.
https://youtu.be/jDellzl7K1A

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