Active Towns Active Mobility Momentum is Building in Memphis w/ Nicholas Oyler
In this episode, I reconnect with Nicholas "Nick" Oyler, Manager, Memphis Bikeway & Pedestrian Program for a discussion about the exciting recent advances in the high-comfort cycle network and some of the challenges still facing the city.
Nick also provides a bit of background as to how he got interested in this work. We cover a lot of ground in this interview and barely scratch the surface of the very encouraging developments currently underway in this fine city.
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, is most certainly not on the top of our minds for most of us when it comes to a safe and inviting environment for walking and biking, but it has been on our radar here at Active Towns as being one of the early adopters of innovative unsanctioned tactical urbanism installations which have helped pave the way to massive improvements on the ground and building momentum in establishing a "Culture of Activity."
Additional Helpful Links:
The Active Towns Landing Page for this episode
PeopleForBikes and the Memphis Big Jump Project our Big Jump Project video
South Memphis Glide Ride facilitated by The Works
Tactical Urbanism (the book) and (the guide) and our interview with Mike Lydon on the subject
Broad Ave article in Strong Towns
Hampline landing page
Memphis Medical District and MLK Project
Bicycle Boulevards defined our Podcast episode on the subject
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Credits:
All video and audio production by John Simmerman
Music:
Various mixes also by John Simmerman
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Background:
Hi Everyone, my name is John Simmerman.
I’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.
In 2012 I launched the non-profit Advocates for Healthy Communities as an effort to help promote and create healthy, active places.
Since that time, I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be, in order to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities."
My Active Towns suite of channels feature my original video and audio content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them.
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