{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Active Towns","title":"Human Centered Design w/ Gehl's Blaine Merker (video available)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4290,"description":"In this episode, I connect with Blaine Merker, a Partner, Director, and Head of Climate Action at Gehl, for a discussion about his early work and activism in redefining public space by taking over street parking spots, his current work at Gehl, and strategies for having a meaningful impact on our climate challenges.\nThank you so much for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend and be sure to subscribe to the Podcast on your preferred listening platform, and don't forget to check out the Active Towns Channel for more content.\nHelpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):\n- The video version of this episode\n- Gehl Cities for People\n- Parking Day Manual\n- Contested Streets doc\n- Christiana Bikes\n- Bo01 in Malmö, Sweden\n- Pocket Neighborhoods video\nBooks mentioned:\n- Cities for People, Jan Gehl or via Amazon\n- How to Study Public Life, Gehl & Svarre or via Amazon\n- Soft City, Sim or via Amazon\nIf you are a fan of the Active Towns Channel, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways:\n1. Join our Patreon community. Contributions start at just $1 per month\n(Note: Patron benefits include early, ad-free access to content and a 15% discount in the Active Towns Merch Store)\n2. If you enjoyed this episode, you can also \"leave a tip\" thru \"Buy Me a Coffee\"\n3. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my store\nCredits:\n- Video and audio production by John Simmerman\n- Music via Epidemic Sound\nResources used during the production of this video:\n- My recording platform is Ecamm Live\n- Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite\n- Equipment: Contact me for a complete list\nFor more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below:\n- Active Towns Website\n- Active Towns on Twitter\n- Periodic e-Newsletter\nBackground:\nHi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I’m a health promotion and public health...","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}