YAY! NEW CHANNEL MILESTONE! I just noticed a new notification from YouTube that the Active Towns Channel had eclipsed 1,000,000 views (actually, when I looked more closely, it was precisely 1,001,101). Wow! I'm blown away. Thank you all so much for watching. Click to subscribe👇 https://bit.ly/Subscribe2ActiveTowns
GOING CAR FREE! Join me for an in-depth conversation w/ Ryan Johnson, Co-founder & CEO of Culdesac, the new "car-free" development in Tempe, AZ, that is setting a new standard in community design that is breaking the status quo of car dependency and embodies their tagline: "Cities For People, Not Cars"
YAY! IT'S SEASON PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Fri, Jan 12th, at 2 pm Eastern for the kickoff of Season 7. I'll be chatting with Joe Minicozzi of Urban3, LLC, about the favorable economics of creating people-oriented places like our historic mixed-use city centers. The YouTube Live Chat will be open, so you are welcome to join in on the discussion.
NEW VIDEO ALERT: I recently had the honor of having a city staff-led tour of the exciting new traffic calming and cycle network infrastructure being installed by the City of Santa Barbara. This is Part Two of that tour. I hope you enjoy the ride and find inspiration for your city https://youtu.be/_L22k7NKmNc
YAY! PREMIERE IT'S DAY Pls join me today at 2pm EST / 8pm CEST for Part Three of my first ride on the streets of Paris since 2015. In this episode, I start to make my way toward the northern suburb of Clichy and run into some challenging auto sewers. https://youtu.be/RV5plxsMVWE
PREMIERE ALERT: Pls join me on Wed, Aug 2nd at 2pm EST / 8pm CET for part one of my on-the-bike explorations of Paris during my most recent Active Towns Study Tour Stop. You'll see traffic-calmed quiet streets, protected bike lanes, and a crush of noisy, stinky cars. https://youtu.be/lOkM_ooaCXs By the way, if you'd like to have early, ad-free access to my videos delivered to your inbox, become an Active Towns Ambassador here: https://www.patreon.com/activetowns
YAY! IT'S PREMIERE DAY Please tune in later today, Friday, April 28th, at 2 pm EST / 8 pm CET for my chat w/ Brandon Lust, aka American Fietser. We'll be fielding some of your questions, providing tips on staying warm while riding in the cold, and discussing how to avoid burnout.
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.