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The Goal is Free Range Kids w/ Prof Sara FL Kirk

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Active Towns
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Jun 5, 2026
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Summary

In this episode, I connect with Professor Sara FL Kirk, with Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for an in-depth discussion about her research centered on environments that promote healthy, active living, what prompted her to become a safer streets activist, hint: it's the story as we heard from Tom Flood with the Urban Truth Collective, and some of her favorite initiatives she's been involved with there in Halifax. Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel): πŸ‘‰ Urban Truth Collective episode πŸ‘‰ Grant Ennis Dark PR episode πŸ‘‰ Tim Gill and Alice Ferguson Free Range Childhood episode πŸ‘‰ Lenore Skenazy Free Range Kids - Let Grow episode πŸ‘‰ Bruce Appleyard episode πŸ‘‰ Peter Norton playlist πŸ‘‰ Ian Walker and Marco Te BrΓΆmmelstroet motonormativity episode πŸ‘‰ Carter Lavin’s You Have to Fight episode πŸ‘‰ Academia and Research playlist πŸ‘‰ Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us by Tom Vanderbilt via my Bookshop or from Amazon πŸ‘‰ Tristin Cleveland episode πŸ‘‰ Kidical Mass video from Austin πŸ‘‰ My recent Bike Streets episode πŸ‘‰ Bike Streets website πŸ‘‰ Wes Marshall's recent Livestream πŸ‘‰ Uplift Partnership website πŸ‘‰ Navahine Settlement episode πŸ‘‰ Growing Up Boulder Mara Mintzer episode 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 a…