Reclaiming the streets – with John Simmerman
John Simmerman, founder of Active Towns and host of the new Active Towns podcast, joins the show for a second time. John and Jordan discuss how the coronavirus is changing the way people are interacting with their neighborhoods, and some of the creative things cities are doing to enable more people to safely get outside and stay active.
John explains how this crisis offers an opportunity for us to build and sustain a culture of activity while cars are off the streets and demand for accessible active spaces grows.
Toward the end of this episode, John mentions a handful of resources for those looking for inspiration right now:
COVID19 Livable Streets Response Strategies (Google Sheets database)
Local actions affecting walking and biking during social distancing (Google Sheets database)
Let’s Not Overthink This: Opening Streets is Easy, Says Urban Planner Mike Lydon
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You can also reach John at john@activetowns.org.
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