This time we're talking with our guest about life across the Pond. If early US cities were inherently walkable, what on earth happened? Is an active travel revolution possible in such a car-centric nation? Why are there parking minimums in new developments? And what on Earth is Euclidian zoning?!John Simmerman, of the Active Towns podcast and YouTube channel, joins Adam and Laura at the start of a two month European odyssey, to talk about his work promoting active lives in the US.John spent the first 15 years of his career promoting healthy living among employees in the corporate world, before shifting his focus to the built environment and its impact on health. In the USA, roads and motor traffic dominate public space, and interstate freeways divide and segregate communities, often along racial and socioeconomic lines. John's videos and podcast promote the benefits of walkable, bikeable costs both in terms of health and beyond, to quality of life and community vibrancy.Links:You can find out more about Active Towns, and John's work, here: <a href="https://www.activetowns.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.activetowns.org</a>; and his YouTube channel is here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/activetowns" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/activetowns</a>Euclid, it turns out, is a US village where zoning powers were first established by a local government.And Adam shared that Simpsons clip on Twitter a while back: <a href="https://twitter.com/i/status/1347530929816932353" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/i/status/1347530929816932353</a>By the way, if you want ad-free listening, behind-the-scenes and bonus content and to help support the podcast - head to (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/StreetsAheadPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/StreetsAheadPodcast</a>). We’ll even send you some stickers!&nbsp;We’re also on Twitter and welcome your feedback on our episode:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/podstreetsahead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/podstreetsahead</a>If you're reading this, please can you take 1 minute to give us a rating and write a review? It helps us more than you probably think.Episode edited by Clare Mansell. <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/11421855">Support Streets Ahead on Patreon</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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