{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Active Towns","title":"Local Innovations w/ Kyle Wagenschutz & Sara Studdard","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3110,"description":"In this episode, I catch up with the Director, Kyle, and Sara, Deputy Director, of the Local Innovations initiative to see how the cities they are working with have been progressing in general, as well as how they've been responding to the Covid-19 pandemic and black lives matters movement. \nThe PeopleForBikes Foundation strives to get more people on bikes more often and through the Local Innovations Program, the organization inspires, empowers, and supports cities as they attempt to make big jumps in ridership levels.\nAdditional Helpful Links:\n\nBike Nerds Podcast\nNational Civil Rights Museum\nRoshun Austin - The Works, Inc. - Memphis, TN\nExplore Bike Share, Memphis, TN\nBig Jump Video Montage 2018\nPeopleForBikes Big Jump Shortie 2019\nPeopleForBikes Study Tour w/ Austin Officials 2019 Video\n\nFour Easy Steps to Support My Efforts:\n1. Become an Active Towns Ambassador by \"Buying Me a Coffee\" or by pledging as little as $1 per month on Patreon\n2. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a \"thumbs up,\" leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share it with a friend.\n3. Subscribe to the podcast on your preferred listening platform and the Active Towns YouTube Channel\n4. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my store\n\nCredits:\nAll video and audio production by John Simmerman\n\nMusic:\nSimplicity by Zac Nelson via Storyblocks.com\n\nResources used during the production of this episode:\n- My awesome recording platform is Ecamm\n- Adobe Creative Cloud Suite\n\nFor more information about my Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit my links below:\n- Website\n- Twitter\n- Newsletter\n- Podcast landing pages\n- Facebook\n- Instagram\n\nBackground:\nHi Everyone, my name is John Simmerman.\n\nI’m a health promotion professional with over 30 years of experience and my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization of how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.\n\nIn 2012 I launched the non-profit...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Tkybtmzf0KYuip-R8cMTYcCT6L7ETI0NTQv5EY_NCCI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzgwNjcvMTY0NTE5/MDIxMi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}