In this episode, I reconnect with Martina Haggerty, the new Senior Director for the PeopleForBikes Local Innovations initiative. Martina shares some information about the history of the Local Innovations efforts at PFB and the newly announced Great Bike Infrastructure Project.
We cover past initiatives like the Green Lane Project, The Big Jump, and the Final Mile. I even slipped in a little Dutch Cycling b-roll from the 2018 Big Jump Cycling City Builders Study Tour in The Netherlands.
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– My first interview w/ Martina: https://www.activetowns.org/2021/07/22/providence-in-active-mobility/
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Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I’m a health promotion and public health professional with over 30 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.
Since 2010, I’ve been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be while striving 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.”
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2 Comments
A huge problem with bicycle infrastructure implementation in my city is that the main throughfares in town are managed by the county. And the county has no plans to install bike roads or lanes in the future.
It is true that there are differences between utilitarian and recreational bicycling, as implied in this video. However, I sense that there is a continuum between the two. For many folks, touring/travel is a human need and not a luxury. So in fact, taking a bike tour (if it replaces taking an automobile tour) is utilitarian. I understand that in many places, people need to take their bike on a car rack to get to a trail, but part of the bike infrastructure should be trains that allow bikes aboard. I know that in DC for example, you can reach most of the great bike trails by taking the bike into a train. No car needed.