Picture of street filled with people when cars are prohibited, with a prominent sign saying “road closed.” Via Urban Truth Collecrive (Also, it’s a street, not a road)
How come they keep spelling “open” wrong?
Does that street look closed to you? Only if you’re a car… and presumably that’s the real problem. #UrbanTruth
Ep 335 Short: Ben Wolf, Director of the new Changing Lanes documentary, which chronicles a fascinating street-transformation story in New York that offers inspiring lessons for cities everywhere.
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“Not density OR trees, density AND trees.” Better cities are climate action. URBAN Truth Collective
Remember, not density OR trees. Density AND trees.
Better cities are climate action. #UrbanTruth
In this excerpt from episode 334, I chat with Tim Gill and Alice Ferguson about the reduction in children's right to roam due to cars, and get a glimpse of the Orford Road Mini-Holland project.
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ICYMI: Yesterday, I released Ep 335, a conversation with Ben Wolf, Director of the new Changing Lanes documentary, which chronicles a fascinating street-transformation story in New York that offers inspiring lessons for cities everywhere.
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Mahalo @bikemattic.bsky.social 🙏 Yeah, it occurred to me while editing this video that I should probably do a formal podcast episode on that storied past and the original vision of Chancellor Mrak of a car-lite college “town & gown”
PREMIERE REMINDER: Please plan to tune in tmw, Fri, April 17th, at 2 pm Eastern for a chat with Ben Wolf, Director of the new Changing Lanes documentary, which chronicles a fascinating street-transformation story in New York that offers inspiring lessons for cities everywhere.
youtu.be/XE9CW_3IWFc
ICYMI: Yesterday, I released a very special on-bike conversation and cycle network tour in Davis, CA with Robb Davis, the former Davis City Council Member and Mayor. We talk about free-range kids, cargo bikes, off-street pathways, quiet, low-volume, low-speed streets and more: youtu.be/95X8JB59qhk
PREMIERE ALERT: Please plan to tune in this Friday, April 17th, at 2 pm Eastern for a chat with Ben Wolf, Director of the new Changing Lanes documentary, which chronicles a fascinating street-transformation story in New York that offers lessons for every city.
youtu.be/XE9CW_3IWFc
YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in today, Wednesday, April 15th, at 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific for a very special on-bike conversation and cycle network tour in Davis, CA with Robb Davis, the former Davis City Council Member and Mayor: youtu.be/95X8JB59qhk
PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15th, at 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific for a very special on-bike interview and cycle network tour in Davis, CA with Robb Davis, the former Davis City Council Member and Mayor: youtu.be/95X8JB59qhk
Here’s my Active Towns Update Newsletter for April 12, 2026, featuring the Truth about Cities, Pocket Neighborhoods, Asphalt Art for Traffic Calming, and a couple of Street Transformation Efforts worth noting.
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ICYMI: Yesterday, I released this fascinating discussion with Alice Ferguson, founder of Playing Out, and Tim Gill, author of Urban Playground, about their recent report, “Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom”
Now available in both audio-only and video formats: www.activetowns.org/2026/04/11/s...
"Grant Ennis in his fabulous book Dark PR chronicleizes how the road lobby employs these marketing tactics to get us focusing in on the wrong things. Distracting us from us from getting to the root of the problem" - @activetowns.bsky.social
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YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Fri, April 10th, at 2 pm EST / 7 pm London time for this conversation with Alice Ferguson, founder of Playing Out, and Tim Gill, author of Urban Playground, about their recent collaboration report, Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom
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PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in this Friday, April 10th, at 2 pm Eastern, 7 pm London time, for this conversation with Alice Ferguson, founder of Playing Out, and Tim Gill, author of Urban Playground, about their recent collaboration report, Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom
youtu.be/SL513HgSYvY
ICYMI, this past weekend I released Ep. 333 of the Active Towns Pod, The Truth About Cities, a conversation with @tomflood.bsky.social, @grantennis.bsky.social, and @brenttoderian.bsky.social about their new collab @urbantruth.bsky.social. In audio-only & video www.activetowns.org/2026/04/08/u...
Hehe, yeah. We had tried a couple of times to make it happen over the past few years. I hope you'll agree it was worth the wait. Cheers! 🙌
So sorry about that mix-up, Reena! And for those interested in learning more about Reena's work with Studio Divercity, check out our conversation here: youtu.be/Bk7h4YgAxx8
Thanks so much for tuning in 🙏 and helping spread the word 🙌
I hope you enjoy it! 😀
Mahalo, Cathy! 🙏
Tags and Honorable Mentions for this Episode: @tomflood.bsky.social @grantennis.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social @lanrickbennett.bsky.social @reenamahajan.bsky.social @streetfilms.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social @clmarohn.bsky.social @wesmars.bsky.social
YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Sat, April 4th, at 2 pm Eastern for an in-depth conversation with Tom Flood, Grant Ennis, and Brent Toderian about their new collaborative effort, the @urbantruth.bsky.social delivering the truth about cities in an age of disinformation
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PREMIERE REMINDER: Pls tune in tomorrow, Sat, April 4th, at 2 pm Eastern for an in-depth conversation with @tomflood.bsky.social, @grantennis.bsky.social, and @brenttoderian.bsky.social about their new collaborative effort, the @urbantruth.bsky.social
youtu.be/ptHuub8NViw
PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in this Saturday, April 4th, at 2 pm Eastern for a conversation with @tomflood.bsky.social, @grantennis.bsky.social, and @brenttoderian.bsky.social about the @urbantruth.bsky.social: Telling the truth about cities in an age of disinformation.
youtu.be/ptHuub8NViw
Lincoln Village Asphalt Art Pilot Project #shorts #streetsareforpeople
In this Active Towns #short, Ian Winbrock from the City of Rancho Cordova, CA, shows me the first of three Asphalt Art Pilot Projects that we explored during our on-bike interview this past July.
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That was so much fun! Y’all don’t want to miss this episode… which will be coming out very soon… be sure to subscribe to the Active Channel and turn on all notifications to get alerted when the Live Premiere happens: bit.ly/Subscribe2Ac...
YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY Pls tune in today, Wed April 1st at 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific for a fascinating on-bike interview with Ian Winbrock, MBA from the City of Rancho Cordova, CA, looking at their emerging active mobility network and traffic calming asphalt art installations
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