{"podcast":{"title":"The Bottom-Up Revolution","slug":"the-bottom-up-revolution-515360","podcast_index_feed_id":515360,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/littlethings.strongtowns.org/feed.xml","website_url":"https://littlethings.strongtowns.org","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3433634/BUR_logo_-_2022_updatebpjb6.jpg","author":"Strong Towns","episode_count":100,"summary":"This podcast features stories of the Strong Towns movement in action. Hosted by Tiffany Owens Reed, it’s all about how regular people have stepped up to make their communities more economically resilient, and how others can implement these ideas in their own places. We’ll talk about taking concrete action steps, connecting with fellow advocates to build power, and surviving the bumps along the way—all in the pursuit of creating stronger towns.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:28.999332+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360"},"episode":{"title":"Becoming the Sidewalk Lady in Athens Ohio","slug":"becoming-the-sidewalk-lady-in-athens-ohio","published_at":"2026-04-14T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360/becoming-the-sidewalk-lady-in-athens-ohio","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360","url":"https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/becoming-the-sidewalk-lady-in-athens-ohio/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/re973jqhm9yvwp75/BUS_4-14-26.mp3","summary":"In Athens, Ohio, stroller struggles on broken sidewalks and a sea of parking lots pushed Stevie Hunter to become the city’s “sidewalk lady.” She joins Norm to talk about mapping every parking lot in town, auditing rebuilt streets with a homegrown SPACE metric, and pushing for curb ramps, benches, and daylighted intersections. Their conversation shows how one resident’s daily walks turned into real influence over how a city treats its walkers. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Stevie Hunter (LinkedIn) Strong Towns Athens (Instagram) Norm Van Eeden Petersman (LinkedIn) Do you know someone who would make for a great Bottom-Up Revolution guest? Let us know here. This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Thank you!","meta_description":"In Athens, Ohio, stroller struggles on broken sidewalks and a sea of parking lots pushed Stevie Hunter to become the city’s “sidewalk lady.” She joins Nor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1342,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360/episodes/becoming-the-sidewalk-lady-in-athens-ohio/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360/becoming-the-sidewalk-lady-in-athens-ohio.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}