{"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":"Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom with Alice Ferguson & Tim Gill","slug":"streets-for-play-streets-for-freedom-with-alice-ferguson-tim-gill","published_at":"2026-04-10T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/active-towns-188135/streets-for-play-streets-for-freedom-with-alice-ferguson-tim-gill","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/active-towns-188135","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/ae0d163b","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/ae0d163b/7bc1a450.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I reconnect with Tim Gill and meet Alice Ferguson for a discussion about a recent report they collaborated on titled “Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom,” which calls for a radical, child-centered approach to decision-making around streets and transport planning. Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel): 👉 Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom Report 👉 The Urban Playground Episode with Tim Gill 👉 Fighting for Family Friendly Streets Episode with Tim Gill 👉 Marco’s book Movement: How to Take Back Our Streets and Transform Our Lives 👉 Peter Norton Playlist 👉 Dark PR episode with Grant Ennis 👉 Motormativity episode with Prof. Ian Walker and Prof. Marco te Brömmelstroet 👉 Lenore Skenazy - Let Grow episode 👉 Mara Mintzer’s Growing Up Boulder episode 👉 The Urban Truth Collective 👉 Tom Flood’s work 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…","meta_description":"In this episode, I reconnect with Tim Gill and meet Alice Ferguson for a discussion about a recent report they collaborated on titled “Streets for Play, S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4351,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/active-towns-188135/episodes/streets-for-play-streets-for-freedom-with-alice-ferguson-tim-gill/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/streets-for-play-streets-for-freedom-with-alice-ferguson-tim-gill.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}