{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Active Towns","title":"Going Dutch w/ Chris Bruntlett","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3289,"description":"In this episode, I reconnect with Chris Bruntlett with the Dutch Cycling Embassy to discuss a wide range of topics including the impacts of the current COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, what it was like to move the family across the globe, how their kids are thriving in a new environment that supports safe mobility options for \"All Ages & Abilities\", and so much more.\nA little over one year ago Chris and Melissa Bruntlett made a big decision. They moved their family of four from Vancouver, BC to the city of Delft in The Netherlands. Their journey has its roots in the fantastic book they wrote, Building the Cycling City: The Blueprint for Urban Vitality, Published by Island Press\nHelpful Links\nDonald Appleyard study graphic\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:\nAfterglow by Marshall Usinger via AudioBlocks.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 Advocates for Healthy Communities as an effort to help promote and...","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}