PREMIERE ALERT Please tune in this Friday, May 24th, at 2 pm EST for my conversation with Dan Hendry about his amazing efforts over the past decade to create a Youth Transit Revolution across North America, empowering mobility freedom for thousands of children and young adults. https://youtu.be/avXr8_tH5mc
YAY! IT'S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, May 22nd at 2 pm EST / 8 pm CEST for my chat w/ Dan Piatkowski about his fabulous new @IslandPress book Bicycle City where he examines the impacts and opportunities of several emerging trends that have evolved over the past few years https://youtu.be/TLsnP4fxN3c
PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in this Wednesday, May 22nd at 2 pm EST / 8 pm CEST for my conversation with Professor Dan Piatkowski about his fabulous new Island Press book, Bicycle City: Riding the Bike Boom to a Brighter Future, which will be available for purchase on Thursday, May 23rd. https://youtu.be/TLsnP4fxN3c
SAVE THE DATE Iโll be chatting live with Professor Wes Marshall about his new Killed By A Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies Our Transportation System on Friday, May 31st at 2 pm Eastern. Donโt miss this rare opportunity to converse with Wes, as weโll also be answering your questions in the live chat. Subscribe to the Channel๐ https://bit.ly/Subscribe2ActiveTowns
NEW VIDEO ALERT: Come along for a mini-masters class on a Strong Towns approach to hosting a neighborhood walk in your community led by Edward Erfurt, Director of Community Action, during the 2024 Strong Towns National Gathering in Cincinnati, OH earlier this week. https://youtu.be/UjXpCUVV8dE
NEW VIDEO ALERT: Don't miss this week's episode features the amazing teacher, now unretired, Jim DeCecco and the inspiring story of Oceano Elementary's Bike Posse, #BikeBus, and the impacts of this work being experienced throughout the region and beyond. https://youtu.be/g8ohW5zJhKM
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. ๐ https://youtu.be/f87ZZqqiIBo
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) ๐
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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