Hi! I'm John Simmerman, founder of Active Towns, a channel dedicated to profiling the people, places, and programs promoting a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities." Learn more 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@activetowns
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SAVE THE DATE: Pls join me and @bethosborne.bsky.social @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social for an in-depth discussion next Friday, June 19th at 2 pm Eastern about the newly released Dangerous by Design 2026 Report. Log in to your YouTube account to participate in the live chat youtube.com/live/2rhzPT8...
What if the things we love about the cities we visit on vacation weren’t illegal in OUR city? #UrbanTruth
Active Towns
Designing an inclusive engagement process 👇
open.substack.com/pub/urbancyc...
This was such an interesting conversation 👇
Just a friendly reminder that I am honored to provide a helpful Starter Pack of past guests and profile subjects on Active Towns. This is a nice way to connect directly with some of the brightest minds and thought leaders in the urbanism, safer streets, and active mobility space: go.bsky.app/9aWP66i
On June 7, 2026, the Boulder Community came out to ride this family-friendly annual event, riding around the city on its high-comfort multi-use pathways, trails, and quiet, low-volume, low-speed streets. This is a short excerpt from my full ride video.
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ONLY ONE MORE DAY! Pls tune in tmw, Fri, June 12th, at 3 pm EDT for a conversation w/ Clarence Eckerson, Jr. about his new documentary on 34th Ave Open Streets Paseo Park, one of the most beloved school-street installations and continuous community street parties.
youtube.com/live/KlrzZ-6...
LIVESTREAM ALERT Pls tune in this Fri, June 12th, at 3 pm EDT for a chat w/ @streetfilms.bsky.social about his brand-new documentary profiling the 34th Ave Open Streets Paseo Park: one of the most beloved school-street installations and a continuous community street party
youtube.com/live/KlrzZ-6...
NEW RIDE ALONG VIDEO ALERT: Experience the entire @communitycycles.bsky.social B360 Boulder Community Ride with me, featuring the city's impressive off-street network of pathways, trails, and low-volume, low-speed, high-comfort streets.
youtu.be/qOXsitcN-nQ
LIVESTREAM REMINDER Pls tune in this Fri, June 12th, @ 3 pm EDT for a chat w @streetfilms.bsky.social about his brand-new documentary profiling the 34th Ave Open Streets Paseo Park one of the most beloved school-street installations and a continuous community street party
youtube.com/live/KlrzZ-6...
Peter Bird, in conversation with JohnSimmerman on Active Towns (@activetowns.bsky.social):
“There’s this nationwide movement in the US for what ‘wheelmen’ – cyclists – called ’sidepaths.’ This map from 1899 shows all of these cycling routes in the Twin Cities. There were 200 miles of sidepaths.”
