This is an excerpt of my on-bike interview with Jessica Pearson, Coalition Manager with Bentonville Moves (now known as Arkansas Moves), and Sara Studdard, Partner with City Thread. Link to the full interview is in the comments below youtube.com/shorts/ocds7...

SAVE THE DATE: Please plan to tune in next week on Thursday, February 12th, at 2 pm Eastern for a Livestreaming Follow Up Conversation with @wesmars.bsky.social about his book Killed By A Traffic Engineer, his new Podcast, and recent research. The Live Chat will be open youtube.com/live/ctTkHRe...

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Fri, Feb 6th, at 2 pm Eastern, for my chat w/ Diane Alisa, author of A Love Letter to Suburbia: How to Restore the American Village, about how her advocacy for the return of walkable villages was inspired by a Not Just Bikes video. youtu.be/HgZLbIIrR-A

PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in tomorrow, Friday, February 6th, at 2 pm Eastern, for my conversation with Diane Alisa, author of A Love Letter to Suburbia: How to Restore the American Village, discussing her journey into urbanism and her advocacy for walkable communities. youtu.be/HgZLbIIrR-A

PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in today, Thursday, February 5th, at 2 pm Eastern for this special premiere of my on-bike interview with Jessica Pearson with Bentonville Moves (now known as Arkansas Moves) and Sara Studdard with City Thread. youtu.be/d5dhKN8T-UU

Closed to Cars, Open for People - For The Morning ICYMI, PATH - People for Active Transportation Hawai`i organized an Open Streets event on Ali`i Drive to create a safe environment for families to ride in the Historic Village Kailua-Kona on the Island of Hawai`i. youtube.com/shorts/reDCX...

ICYMI: Yesterday, I released this profile of “Kona Bicycle Day,” perhaps Kailua-Kona's first ever Open Streets Event, organized by PATH, a 40-year-old non-profit working to promote active mobility and a culture of activity on Hawaii Island for all ages and abilities. youtu.be/OBqJOgk9j7U

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in today, Friday, January 30th, at 2 pm Eastern for my in-depth conversation with @carterlavin.bsky.social about his new book, If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy. youtu.be/Uff8Hb0fcWA

“The DOT’s charge is to continue and accelerate the planning and design of a street network that provides safe access to all ages and abilities,” Andy @urbanismspeakeasy.com Boenau Hey, I know that guy! commonwealthtimes.org/2026/01/28/s...

Nice to see Victoria, BC, and @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social getting some press - It's been fun to see the expansion of their network... my last Active Towns Tour visit was in 2017, so yeah, I am long overdue for a return trip 👇 nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Thur, Jan 29th, at 2 pm Eastern / 9 am Hawaii Time, for my profile on Kailua-Kona's first Open Streets Event, organized by PATH, a 40-year-old non-profit promoting active mobility and a culture of activity on Hawaii Island for all ages youtu.be/OBqJOgk9j7U

PREMIERE ALERT Pls tune in tmw, Thurs, Jan 29th, at 2pm Eastern for my profile on Kailua-Kona's first Open Streets Event, organized by People for Active Transportation Hawaii, a 40-year-old non-profit working to promote active mobility and a culture of activity on Hawaii Island youtu.be/OBqJOgk9j7U

"The majority of Americans are open to living car-free even after decades of car-centric planning, policy, and cultural programming aimed at getting as many people as possible behind the wheel." usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/21/s...

"This study found that reducing traffic stress has the biggest impact for shorter trips and in places where alternatives to driving already exist." ssti.us/2026/01/20/n...

"Addressing the 'time bomb,' is about optimizing transportation as a tool to improve the quality of life for people of all ages, while creating the systems that are safer for them, cleaner for the environment, and also very much fit for a sustainable future." bit.ly/4a34JKv

DAYBREAK: Car-Free Spaces, Art, and Access to Nature This is a short excerpt from my epic on-bike interview with Daybreak Resident, Mike West youtube.com/shorts/yUaWd...

WEEKLY UPDATE: Aloha Everyone, Here’s my weekly update for the Active Towns Channel for the week of January 26, 2026, featuring bike tours of the Daybreak and Mueller "new urbanist" communities and a convo with Esther Walker, PhD, Executive Director of Outride. mailchi.mp/activetowns/...

OUTRIDE: Studying the Powerful Benefits of Cycling Esther Walker, PhD, Outride Executive Director, introduces us to the research and programming of the Outride Riding for Focus initiative. To watch the full interview, click on the link in the Comments section below youtube.com/shorts/261bI...

I was honored to join Jacob for a discussion about Active Towns on the Cities In Motion Podcast. You can give it a listen below: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in today, Friday, January 23rd, at 2 pm Eastern for my conversation with Esther Walker, Executive Director of Outride, about their work in empowering all people to experience the social, emotional, and cognitive benefits of cycling. youtu.be/3PwMkv4swAA

Quote of the Day: “America was not designed for the car. It was destroyed for it.” open.substack.com/pub/thehappy...

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in later today, Thursday, January 22nd, at 2 pm Eastern, for an epic tour with Mike West of the Daybreak Community in South Jordan, Utah, one of the most livable developments I’ve profiled in over thirty-five years of doing this work. youtu.be/dHW1XQ724_A

Here’s my weekly update for the Active Towns Channel for the week of January 19, 2025. Featured in this edition: A “Walk ’n Talk” with Stephanie Orman, the Mayor of Bentonville, discussing the addition of thirty miles to their emerging cycle network in just three years. mailchi.mp/activetowns/...

BENTONVILLE In this video montage, Mayor Stephanie Orman reflecting on the recent accomplishment of building 30 miles of their safe and inviting cycle network in just 3 years, sharing some pearls of wisdom and lessons, and showing us the bike-rideable Ledger building youtube.com/shorts/9Rsnj...

It just makes sense… 👇

The kids are outside again!! #BikeBus

A School Streets resource courtesy of Clarence Eckerson Jr. Use this help enhance awareness about what is possible in your community 👇

ICYMI Episode 324 is out in audio-only and video now! Tune in to learn how a city’s Civic Brand serves as its north star and can help reverse car-brain derangement syndrome, also known as motonormativity. www.activetowns.org/2026/01/15/t...

The phenomenon of induced demand doesn't just apply to new highway lanes, a new study confirms and if cities can pair great multimodal infrastructure with other actions that support people using it, it can be powerful force to decarbonize the transportation sector usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/c...

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in today, Friday, January 16th, at 2 pm Eastern, for the next installment in the Active Towns Tour of Bentonville Series - An Insightful Walk ’N Talk with Mayor Stephanie Orman discussing their emerging cycle network and culture of activity. youtu.be/raosizzCDGw

REMINDER: Please tune in tomorrow, Friday, January 16th, at 2 pm Eastern, for the next installment in my Bentonville Series - An Insightful Walk ’N Talk with Mayor Stephanie Orman discussing their emerging cycle network and culture of activity. youtu.be/raosizzCDGw

PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in this Friday, January 16th, at 2 pm Eastern, for the next installment in my Bentonville Series - An Insightful Walk ’N Talk with Mayor Stephanie Orman discussing their emerging cycle network and culture of activity. youtu.be/raosizzCDGw

WEEKLY UPDATE: Here’s my weekly update for the week of January 12, 2025. Featured in this edition: An on-bike interview with Ryan Short discussing his new book, The Civic Brand: The Power and Responsibility of Place, Episode 323 with Mara Mintzer from Growing Up Boulder. 👇 mailchi.mp/activetowns/...

ICYMI Here's a very short excerpt from my fascinating conversation with Mara Mintzer, Co-founder and Executive Director of Growing Up Boulder, whose mission is to center young people's rights, voices, and agency to advance equitable and sustainable communities for all.​ youtube.com/shorts/KEeAP...

DAILY DISPATCH: Make 'em Legal Again I'm back in Kona today and wanted to highlight some of these locally owned small businesses along Ali`i Drive, within walking distance of the house, and many other residences. We need to update land-use codes to make these legal again youtube.com/shorts/zZQMa...

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in later today, Fri, Jan 9th, at 2 pm EST for my chat w/ Mara Mintzer w/ Growing Up Boulder, about the power of engaging children in community conversations like planning and design that, for too long, have been left exclusively to adults. youtu.be/gIo-xsrzOiE

DAILY DISPATCH: I was in Honolulu today for the State of Hawaii Transportation Forum youtube.com/shorts/ve_UO...

REMINDER: Pls tune in tmw, Fri, Jan 9th, at 2 pm EST for my conversation with Mara Mintzer with Growing Up Boulder, about the power of engaging children in community conversations like planning and design that, for too long, have been left primarily or exclusively to adults. youtu.be/gIo-xsrzOiE

PREMIERE ALERT: Pls tune in this Fri, Jan 9th, at 2 pm EST for my chat w/ Mara Mintzer, with Growing Up Boulder, about the power of engaging children in community conversations like planning and design that, for too long, have been left primarily or exclusively to adults. youtu.be/gIo-xsrzOiE

DAILY DISPATCH Today, I pause during my morning run along Ali`i Drive to take in the beautiful waters near the Banyan's surf spot, recognize my neighborhood farmer's market, and reflect on what could be done about the daily crawl that takes place along Ali`i Dr youtube.com/shorts/5cvTG...

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in today, Wednesday, January 7th, at 2 pm EST for an on-bike interview with Ryan Short, founder of Civic Brand, as we tour around Boulder while we discuss his new book, The Civic Brand: The Power and Responsibility of Place. youtu.be/Eqn9hniRnao

I know of no more important expert on the past, present and future of cycling than Ruth Oldenziel. And I have learned to have very high expectations for every episode of @activetowns.bsky.social that I listen to. So it’s a joy to find a recent in-depth interview with Ruth Oldenziel on Active Towns.

WEEKLY UPDATE We year 11 with a look at defined and undefined active mobility spaces, we wrap up the SLC cycle network staff tour, and finally, we flashback to my 2022 convo with Dutchman Lennart Nout, Director of Mobycon Pacific in New Zealand mailchi.mp/activetowns/...

DAILY DISPATCH: Mid-afternoon on Friday, January 2, 2026, seemed like a good time to ride out to Costco to pick up a few essentials. youtube.com/shorts/FDyKo...

Here's a teaser for today's Premiere - SALT LAKE CITY: Staff Tour of Emerging Cycle Network (Part Three Excerpt) youtube.com/shorts/pzPqf...

YAY! IT’S THE FIRST PREMIERE OF THE YEAR! Pls tune in today, Jan 2nd, 2026, at 2 pm EST, for the finale of my three-part series exploring the emerging cycle network in Salt Lake City with Jon Larsen, former director of transportation, and Jeff Gulden, transportation engineer. youtu.be/rG-QAwRVzRo

BENTONVILLE A very brief excerpt from my walk-and-talk interview with David Wright, the Bentonville Parks & Rec Director, about the role his department plays in active mobility infrastructure alongside the Transportation Department. Bike lanes as urban trails/linear parks youtube.com/shorts/mu9OD...

WEEKLY UPDATE & END OF YEAR REFLECTIONS: Coast to coast Amtrak & Brompton bicycle tour, a plaza and parks revitalization of a struggling historic downtown, the financial sustainability of parks & recreation programs, and a Freiberg flashback. mailchi.mp/activetowns/...

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Dec 26th at 2 pm Eastern for my final podcast episode of the year, a conversation with Jamie Sabbach, Founder & Principal of 110 Percent, about municipal finances and the sustainability of our parks & recreation programs and facilities. youtu.be/IBGCdrGl1xc

ICYMI Here’s a short excerpt from Part Two of my ride with the Salt Lake City Transportation Division Director, exploring the positive financial impacts of their emerging all ages & abilities cycle network. youtube.com/shorts/Ci3Pc...