Episode

Mobility For All - Urban & Rural Experiences from Pennsylvania with Sam Pearson

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Active Towns
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Dec 12, 2025
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3954
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Summary

In this episode, I reconnect with Sam Pearson, Healthy Communities Program Manager at the Pennsylvania Downtown Center, to discuss active mobility implementation strategies in smaller cities and rural towns, and how to leverage existing assets such as trails and pathways. Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel): 👉 Pennsylvania Downtown Center 👉 My Pittsburgh videos - Part One and Part Two 👉 Early Childhood Mobility Coalition If you are a fan of the Active Towns Podcast, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways: 1. Become an Active Towns Member on YouTube for exclusive member-only content and Livestreams 2. Join the Active Towns Patreon community . Contributions start at just $3 per month 3. If you enjoyed this episode, you can also "leave a tip" through "Buy Me a Coffee" 4. Make a donation to my non-profit, Advocates for Healthy Communities, Inc. , to help support my pro bono work with cities Credits: - Video and audio production by John Simmerman - Music via Epidemic Sound Resources used during the production of this video: - My recording platform is Ecamm Live - Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite - Equipment: Contact me for a complete list For more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below: - Active Towns Website - Active Towns on Bluesky - Weekly Update e-Newsletter Background: Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I’m 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. Since 2010, I've been…