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activetowns, 1 month ago to random

PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in tomorrow, Friday, April 12th, at 2 pm EST for my conversation with North America's transportation prodigy Petru Sofio about his journey to Dutch-inspired safer street advocacy work and specifically a passion for safer, more effective intersections and signalization. Including nearside signals like the one pictured here in the thumbnail.
https://youtu.be/v-7Q-ity1Dk

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

Exploring the Dutch-inspired lanes of Austin's Mueller community
ICYMI This past Sunday, I released Part Four of my Austin Dutch-inspired cycle network tour w/ Steffen Berr, Traffic Advisor for the City of Haarlem, NL and the creative force behind the Build the Lanes YouTube Channel. In this episode, we spend the entire time riding in Mueller
https://youtu.be/U_b_FJ66vLY

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in tomorrow, Wednesday, April 10th at 2 pm EST / 8 pm CET for my conversation with Cathy Tuttle, an anthropologist and planner currently living in Utrecht in The Netherlands, about her work exploring the Dutch values and cultural norms associated with and influencing the design of streets and public spaces.
https://youtu.be/z3KMLpSkKWs

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

What should be the role of ethics in transportation engineering?
TEASER/ICYMI: On Friday, I released a fascinating conversation with Jeanie Ward-Waller about her career as a professional engineer and advocate for more livable streets and communities.
https://youtu.be/mkZIZDeSDHU

The entire discussion is available in both audio-only and video formats. Click on the link below & share.
https://www.activetowns.org/2024/04/05/ethics-in-transportation-engineering/

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

PREMIERE ALERT: Pls tune in later today, Sun April 7th, at 2 pm EST / 8 pm CET for Part Four, of my Austin Dutch-inspired cycle network tour w/ Steffen Berr, Traffic Advisor for the City of Haarlem, NL and the creative force behind the Build the Lanes YouTube Channel. In this edition of the journey, we make our way through the Mueller neighborhood, exploring the Dutch-inspired cycle network.

https://youtu.be/U_b_FJ66vLY

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

YAY! IT'S PREMIERE DAY Please tune in today, Friday, April 5th at 2 pm EST / 11 am Pacific, for my conversation with Jeanie Ward-Waller about our urgent need to reverse the status quo of Motordom and how having engineers embrace an ethical approach could help stop the insanity of freeway expansion.
We also discuss how a long bike ride changed her life, her early days in safer streets advocacy, and her current role in helping shape policies influencing mobility choices.
https://youtu.be/7kaojQ4NZYQ

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

PREMIERE ALERT Pls tune in tmw Fri, April 5th at 2pm EST, for a fascinating discussion w/ Jeanie Ward-Waller about our urgent need to stop the status quo of Motordom in ever-expanding motor vehicle capacity and how having engineers embrace an ethical approach could help stop the insanity.
https://youtu.be/7kaojQ4NZYQ

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

Why are we still widening freeways when it just doesn't work?
ICYMI: Yesterday, I posted my chat with @megankimble about her fabulous and fascinating new book City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways. The episode is now available in audio-only and video versions here, and be sure to get this great book.
https://www.activetowns.org/2024/04/01/city-limits/

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

YAY! IT'S PREMIERE DAY Pls tune in today at 2pm EST / 1pm CST for my chat w/ Megan Kimble about her fabulous and fascinating new book City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways. Lessons from freeway fights playing out in Texas and elsewhere

https://youtu.be/gQZzd3sfO8U

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

Wow! It's been a crazy busy and productive first quarter of 2024. Here's the summary in my Active Towns Quarterly Newsletter - Includes a countdown list of my top 10 videos/episodes 👇
https://bit.ly/ATNewsletter1stQtr2024

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

ICYMI: Yesterday, I posted Part 3 of my Dutch-inspired cycle network tour in Austin, with Steffen Berr (aka "Build The Lanes" on YouTube) as we made our way into the Mueller neighborhood, meet up with Preston Tyree, a resident of Mueller, and explore some of the amazing protected/separated bike infrastructure in this "New Urbanist" community that has emerged out of what used to be our airport over the past 20 plus years.

https://youtu.be/JfIqkqVJmIs

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in this Wednesday, April 3rd, at 2 pm Eastern for my conversation with Megan Kimble about her fabulous and fascinating new book City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways.

Trust me, there are no jokes here; this is a seriously good book.

https://youtu.be/gQZzd3sfO8U

Can’t wait until Wednesday? For early and ad-free access now, join my team of Active Towns Ambassadors on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/activetowns

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

NEW VIDEO ALERT: In Part 3 of our Dutch-inspired cycle network tour in Austin, Steffen Berr (aka "Build The Lanes" on YouTube) and I make our way into the Mueller neighborhood, meet up with Preston Tyree, a resident of Mueller, and explore some of the amazing protected/separated bike infrastructure in this "New Urbanist" community that has emerged out of what used to be our airport over the past 20 plus years.

https://youtu.be/JfIqkqVJmIs

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

YAY! IT'S PREMIERE DAY Pls tune in today at 2 pm Eastern / 12 noon Mountain time for my conversation with urban planner Mike West about his quest to bring proven, safe and inviting Dutch street and mobility network designs to North America and specifically to his home state of Utah.
https://youtu.be/0oB83hHSbEk

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

REMINDER: Pls plan to tune in tmw, Friday, March 29th, at 2 pm Eastern / 12 noon Mountain for my in-depth conversation with Michael West about his quest to bring proven, safe Dutch street and active mobility network designs to North America, specifically to his home state of Utah.
https://youtu.be/0oB83hHSbEk

Can’t wait until Friday? For early and ad-free access now, join my team of Active Towns Ambassadors on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/activetowns

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in this Friday, March 29th, at 2 pm Eastern / 12 noon Mountain for my in-depth conversation with Michael West about his quest to bring proven, safe Dutch street and active mobility network designs to North America, specifically to his home state of Utah.
https://youtu.be/0oB83hHSbEk

Can’t wait until Friday? For early and ad-free access now, join my team of Active Towns Ambassadors on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/activetowns

activetowns, 1 month ago to random

NEW VIDEO ALERT: This past Saturday, the Agave community came together to celebrate the installation of a new cycle path on Sendero Hills Parkway, an achievement that was instigated by the community through the city of Austin's Neighborhood Partnering Program.
Echoing Brandon Farmahini's words... props to everyone who is working hard to transform Austin into a safe and inviting environment providing mobility freedom for All Ages & Abilities. 🙌
https://youtu.be/QsYKNT04WVI

activetowns, 2 months ago to random

ICYMI Yesterday, I posted Part Two of my Austin bike infrastructure tour with Steffen Berr, Traffic Advisor with the City of Haarlem, NL, and the creative force behind the Build The Lanes Channel, we make our way from the Downtown Austin Transit Station via the amazing 4th Street cycle path and into the evolving streets of Austin's east side, which are slowly being transformed into more people-oriented places.
https://youtu.be/LTuIFf73hxI

activetowns, 2 months ago to random

NEW VIDEO ALERT In part two of my Austin bike infrastructure tour with Steffen Berr, Traffic Advisor with the City of Haarlem, NL, and the creative force behind the Build The Lanes Channel, we make our way from the Downtown Austin Transit Station via the amazing 4th Street cycle path and into the evolving streets of Austin's east side, which are slowly being transformed into more people-oriented places. I hope you enjoy the ride and find it helpful/inspirational.
https://youtu.be/LTuIFf73hxI

activetowns, 2 months ago to random

ICYMI Yesterday, I posted this fascinating conversation with Roy Symons P.Eng., a classically trained civil engineer who was inspired by the books Walkable City by Jeff Speck, Happy City by Charles Montgomery & Curbing Traffic by Melissa Bruntlett and Chris Bruntlett to profoundly shift his career focus to creating and documenting more people-oriented places inspired by Dutch street designs that specifically promote active mobility options for All Ages & Abilities.
https://www.activetowns.org/2024/03/20/fietspad-the-book/

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activetowns, 2 months ago to random

“Singh sets the package down outside the door, takes a photo and hops on his bike to his next stop. In the nearly 20 minutes it took me to go by car two miles across Manhattan, Singh biked the distance and made nine deliveries in the rain.” As heard on @marketplaceapm yesterday. Brilliant!
https://www.marketplace.org/2024/03/21/package-deliveries-are-clogging-city-streets/

activetowns, 2 months ago to random

YAY! IT'S PREMIERE DAY Please join us at 2pm EST / 11am PST for my chat with Roy Symons P.Eng., a Sustainable Transportation Specialist & Engineer based in the Vancouver, BC area - We'll cover his journey from classical civil engineering to designing, documenting, and promoting Dutch-inspired cycle network infrastructure appropriate for All Ages & Abilities in North America and beyond.
https://youtu.be/xjbxdh_vDlc

activetowns, 2 months ago to random

REMINDER Pls tune in tmw Fri, Mar 22nd at 2pm EST for my chat w/ Roy Symons, a Sustainable Transportation Engineer based in the Vancouver area of BC who is passionate about bringing Dutch street and cycle path design concepts to North America. Pics from his new Fietspad book
https://youtu.be/xjbxdh_vDlc

Want early and ad-free access now? Join my team of Active Towns Ambassadors on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/activetowns

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activetowns, 2 months ago to random

PREMIERE ALERT Please tune in this Friday, March 22nd at 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific for my conversation with @Roy Symons P.Eng., a Vancouver, BC-based Sustainable Transportation Specialist and Engineer who has a passion for influencing and documenting the design of streets and most specifically, bike infrastructure.

We discuss how a love for riding bikes prompted his journey from Scotland to Canada and to this line of work. We also chat about his three books.

https://youtu.be/xjbxdh_vDlc

activetowns, 2 months ago to random

ICYMI: I recently released Part One of my bike tour of Austin's emerging Dutch-inspired cycle network with Steffen Berr, an engineer working with the City of Haarlem in The Netherlands as a Traffic Advisor.

Steffen, also the creative force behind the fast-growing Build The Lanes Channel YouTube, provides his first impressions as we make our way from South Austin into Downtown and over to the Red Line Downtown Transit Station.

https://youtu.be/H1dxb6HE90Q