{"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":"Ohio’s Traffic Granny Takes On Dangerous Neighborhood Streets","slug":"ohio-s-traffic-granny-takes-on-dangerous-neighborhood-streets","published_at":"2026-04-21T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360/ohio-s-traffic-granny-takes-on-dangerous-neighborhood-streets","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360","url":"https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/ohio-s-traffic-granny-takes-on-dangerous-neighborhood-streets/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7w5nyqsimtxeju2n/BUS_4-21-26.mp3","summary":"Barbara Didrichsen, known locally as “Traffic Granny,” describes how everyday walks filled with close calls in her Pleasant Ridge neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio pushed her to start documenting crashes and traffic problems on her streets. She and Norm talk through simple first steps, like signs and flags, and how they used those results to argue for stronger engineering fixes. Their conversation shows what long-term, resident-led traffic calming looks like on the ground. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Barbara Didrichsen (LinkedIn) Cincinnati Riding Or Walking Network (CROWN) (Site) Cincinnati's Infrastructure (Article) 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":"Barbara Didrichsen, known locally as “Traffic Granny,” describes how everyday walks filled with close calls in her Pleasant Ridge neighborhood in Cincinna…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":931,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360/episodes/ohio-s-traffic-granny-takes-on-dangerous-neighborhood-streets/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/ohio-s-traffic-granny-takes-on-dangerous-neighborhood-streets.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}