{"podcast":{"title":"Active Towns","slug":"active-towns-188135","podcast_index_feed_id":188135,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/active-towns","website_url":"https://activetowns.transistor.fm","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OmDkfBiv3pr_9QdenrfbxraNlq94mGjToNdvAln-LHM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzgwNjcvMTY0NTE5/MDIxMi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.jpg","author":"John Simmerman","episode_count":347,"summary":"Conversations about Creating a Culture of Activity: Profiling the people, places, programs, and policies that help to promote a culture of activity within our communities.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T14:19:29.479413+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/active-towns-188135"},"episode":{"title":"Parks and Fiscal Responsibility with Jamie Sabbach","slug":"parks-and-fiscal-responsibility-with-jamie-sabbach","published_at":"2025-12-26T17:26:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/active-towns-188135/parks-and-fiscal-responsibility-with-jamie-sabbach","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/active-towns-188135","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/2a8bd6df","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/2a8bd6df/8d6727f0.mp3","summary":"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): 👉 110 Percent website 👉 Strong Towns 👉 Verdunity website 👉 TPL 10 Minute Walk campaign 👉 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…","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3569,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/active-towns-188135/episodes/parks-and-fiscal-responsibility-with-jamie-sabbach/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/active-towns-188135/parks-and-fiscal-responsibility-with-jamie-sabbach.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}