{"id":83549,"date":"2025-03-22T03:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coin.iroirojapon.com\/?p=83549"},"modified":"2025-03-22T05:28:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T20:28:05","slug":"ep-288-greg-spotts-former-seattle-dot-director-reflects-on-active-mobility-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coin.iroirojapon.com\/?p=83549","title":{"rendered":"EP 288 GREG SPOTTS: Former Seattle DOT Director Reflects On Active Mobility Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"EP 288 GREG SPOTTS: Former Seattle DOT Director Reflects On Active Mobility Highlights\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ILqbrW-D5u4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In this episode, I connect with Greg Spotts for a conversation about his tenure serving the city of Seattle, WA and the active mobility projects his team completed during this period and a handful of the ones he is most proud of. We discuss the prioritization of hardening of protection in bike lanes previously &#8220;protected&#8221; by only flex posts and paint, a new protected intersection, and he prioritized connecting with the community members through walks in their neighborhoods to better understand what their pain points were.<\/p>\n<p>#streetsareforpeople #allagesandabilities #bicycleinfrastructure #pedestriansafety #activityassets<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs-up, leave a comment below, and share it with a friend. If you&#8217;d like more content like this, please Subscribe to the Active Towns Channel, and be sure to &#8220;Ring&#8221; that notification bell to select your notification preferences.<\/p>\n<p>Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 Follow Greg on Bluesky: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/spottnik.bsky.social<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 Hockey Stick Graph featured in The Urbanist newsletter: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4ikZrgj<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 Alki Point Healthy Street Project: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4iGFK2g<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 Cascade Bicycle Club: https:\/\/cascade.org\/<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 My episode profiling Cascade Bicycle Club: https:\/\/youtu.be\/PbvoNkkXCy0<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 My Interview w\/ Anna Zivarts about non-drivers: https:\/\/youtu.be\/0avPret6z_k<\/p>\n<p>If you are a fan of the Active Towns Channel, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways:<br \/>\n1. Join the Patreon community: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/activetowns<br \/>\n(Note: Patron benefits include early, ad-free access to all my video content)<br \/>\n2. If you enjoyed this video, you can also &#8220;leave a tip&#8221; by clicking on the Super Thanks button right here on YouTube or through &#8220;Buy Me a Coffee&#8221; https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/activetowns<br \/>\n3. Make a donation to my non-profit, Advocates for Healthy Communities, Inc. at https:\/\/www.activetowns.org\/donate <\/p>\n<p>Credits: Video and audio production by John Simmerman<\/p>\n<p>Music via Epidemic Sound: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rFLErD<\/p>\n<p>Resources used during the production of this video:<br \/>\n&#8211; My recording platform is Ecamm Live: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rwsUup<br \/>\n&#8211; Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: https:\/\/bit.ly\/35DBDDU<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below:<br \/>\nWebsite: https:\/\/www.activetowns.org\/<br \/>\nBlueSky: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/activetowns.bsky.social<br \/>\nNewsletter: https:\/\/bit.ly\/SubscribeActiveTownsNewsletter<\/p>\n<p>Background:<br \/>\nHi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I\u2019m a health promotion and public health professional with over 35 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.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2010,  I&#8217;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 &#8220;Culture of Activity&#8221; for &#8220;All Ages &#038; Abilities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Active Towns Channel features my original video 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. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks once again for tuning in! 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