# Parks and Fiscal Responsibility with Jamie Sabbach Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/active-towns-188135/parks-and-fiscal-responsibility-with-jamie-sabbach Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/active-towns-188135/parks-and-fiscal-responsibility-with-jamie-sabbach.md Podcast: [Active Towns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/active-towns-188135) Published: 2025-12-26T17:26:33+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/2a8bd6df Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/2a8bd6df/8d6727f0.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/active-towns-188135/episodes/parks-and-fiscal-responsibility-with-jamie-sabbach Duration seconds: 3569 ## Resource In this episode, I connect with Jamie Sabbach from Salida, CO, and the 110 Percent organization for a very Strong Towns-esque conversation about parks and how cities need a better plan to maintain them and a better approach to programming more sustainable facilities, such as sidewalks and pathways versus large, costly sports complexes and fields. Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel): πŸ‘‰ 110 Percent website πŸ‘‰ Strong Towns πŸ‘‰ Verdunity website πŸ‘‰ TPL 10 Minute Walk campaign πŸ‘‰ Ryan Short’s new book Civic Brand 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 beh… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/active-towns-188135/episodes/parks-and-fiscal-responsibility-with-jamie-sabbach/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/active-towns-188135/parks-and-fiscal-responsibility-with-jamie-sabbach.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.