{"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":"Week Without Driving Challenge Recap with Anna Zivarts","slug":"week-without-driving-challenge-recap-with-anna-zivarts","published_at":"2025-12-19T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/active-towns-188135/week-without-driving-challenge-recap-with-anna-zivarts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/active-towns-188135","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/30c9d762","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/30c9d762/38d90ea9.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I reconnect with Anna Zivarts for an update on the Week Without Driving Challenge and her new venture, The Non-Drivers Alliance. Naturally, we talk about the land use patterns and infrastructure needed to facilitate a sustainable non-driving existence. Thumbnail photo credit: Boulder Chamber Transportation Connections (BCTC) see link below Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel): 👉 Non-Drivers Alliance 👉 Tour de Duzer Weekend Video 👉 My Mueller Playlist 👉 NRDC Who Doesn’t Have a Car 👉 StreetsBlog article 👉 Pittsburghers for Public Transit 👉 Paris Lime Bikes with Child Seats 👉 DC Week Without Driving -- who participated (and who didn’t) 👉 Boulder Chamber Transportation Connections (BCTC) 2025 WWD summary article 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 Si…","meta_description":"In this episode, I reconnect with Anna Zivarts for an update on the Week Without Driving Challenge and her new venture, The Non-Drivers Alliance. Naturall…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3028,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/active-towns-188135/episodes/week-without-driving-challenge-recap-with-anna-zivarts/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/week-without-driving-challenge-recap-with-anna-zivarts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}