Active Towns
@activetowns.bsky.social
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Hi! I'm John Simmerman, founder of Active Towns, a channel dedicated to profiling the people, places, and programs promoting a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities." Learn more 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@activetowns
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ZILKER HOME FOR SALE We're reluctantly selling our charming cottage to be closer to family back in Kona, HI. Pls pass along the word if you happen to know of anyone looking to relocate to this truly amazing neighborhood which is within walking distance to downtown
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1405 Oxford Ave. - Stiles Real Estate Agency
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ICYMI: In honor of Walk ’n Roll to School Day today, here’s my special profile of Denver’s Park Hill Elementary Bike Bus and Crossing Guard Experience featuring Liz Brodahl and Nicole McSpirit, respectively, that I released yesterday. @bikebusworld.bsky.social
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DENVER: Park Hill Elementary Bike Bus & Crossing Guard Experience
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WEEKLY UPDATE: Hi Everyone, Here’s my Active Towns Weekly Update for October 6, 2025… yes, I know it’s out a little late since I was traveling back to Austin from Boulder yesterday. The good news is that bonus material is included for ya, so enjoy! 😁
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Protected Bike Lanes benefits people of all ages.
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YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in today, Tuesday, Oct 7th, at 2 pm EST / 12 noon MST, for this special profile of Denver’s Park Hill Elementary Bike Bus and Crossing Guard Experience featuring Liz Brodahl and Nicole McSpirit aka @goingdutchdenver.bsky.social, respectively
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DENVER: Park Hill Elementary Bike Bus & Crossing Guard Experience
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PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct 7th, at 2 pm EST / 12 noon MST, for this special profile of Denver’s Park Hill Elementary Bike Bus and Crossing Guard Experience featuring Liz Brodahl and @goingdutchdenver.bsky.social, respectively.
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DENVER: Park Hill Elementary Bike Bus & Crossing Guard Experience
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We’re rolling now! Please join us if you can…
Cheers!😀👇
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YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Mon, Oct 6th at 2 pm EST / 12 pm MST for a ride-along video from Union Station in LoDo to the York Street Yards. This ride features a mix of protected bike lanes, quiet shared streets, and separated pathways.
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DENVER: A Rather Interesting Ride from Union Station to York Street Yards (Amtrak Tour Series)
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Alright, alright, alright... We're in the final countdown, with just under 30 minutes to go until we start rolling. Please log in to your Google/YouTube account to join us for the Live Chat. It's always wonderful having you along for the ride. Cheers! 😀👇
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YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Mon, Oct 6th at 2 pm EST / 12 pm MST for a ride-along video from Union Station in LoDo to the York Street Yards. This ride features a mix of protected bike lanes, quiet shared streets, and separated pathways.
youtu.be/PWOMnoyZU2M
DENVER: A Rather Interesting Ride from Union Station to York Street Yards (Amtrak Tour Series)
YouTube video by Active Towns
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YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Mon, Oct 6th at 2 pm EST / 12 pm MST for a ride-along video from Union Station in LoDo to the York Street Yards. This ride features a mix of protected bike lanes, quiet shared streets, and separated pathways.
youtu.be/PWOMnoyZU2M
DENVER: A Rather Interesting Ride from Union Station to York Street Yards (Amtrak Tour Series)
YouTube video by Active Towns
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ICYMI: On Tues, I released Ep 310 feat. Michael Lovato. We discuss the backstory of how he and his wife, Amanda Lovato, landed in Boulder, the tough early years as a young couple of professional triathletes, and then their transition to the real estate profession.
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Yay! This was a blast 💥 Thanks so much for the invite. Y’all have a lot of momentum to more livable streets for all ages and abilities. Keep on, keeping on! 🙌
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YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Tue, Sept 30th at 2 pm EST / 12 noon MST for my conversation with Michael Lovato about Boulder real estate, the quality of life measures people love, and how Boulder promotes and supports a culture of activity for the entire family
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EPISODE 310 MICHAEL LOVATO: Love Where You Live (Boulder Edition)
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NEW VIDEO ALERT: This new ride along video in Copenhagen from my 2024 Active Towns European tour just dropped. No narration, no music, just the sights and sounds from a long afternoon ride Wandering About - Taking the Long Way to the Old Northern Customs House Building
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COPENHAGEN: Wandering About - Taking the Long Way to the Old Northern Customs House Building
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BOULDER: Another beautiful sunrise on the flatirons. Today I’ll be filming on-bike interviews in Boulder and Golden.
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Rolling along past the Broadway bike path on my way to Denver Union Station on the FF1 RTD bus.
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WEEKLY UPDATE: Hi everyone, here’s my recap for the week, featuring a 1550+ mile trail across Texas, a bike ride to the Copenhagen airport, a conversation about reclaiming our roads, and a Fort Collins open streets profile from the archives.
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YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Sat, Sept 27th, at 2 pm EST for a conversation with Prof. David Prytherch about transforming our streets back into people-oriented places and his recently published book, Reclaiming the Road: Mobility Justice Beyond Complete Streets.
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EPISODE 309 PROF. DAVID PRYTHERCH: Reclaiming the Road
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Yay! I’m looking forward to this. 😀 Hope to see y’all there 🙌
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We are so excited to have a very special guest at our DBL Sep social meetup. @activetowns.bsky.social own John Simmerman will be joining us. See you Tuesday on the patio at Schoolyard Beer garden.
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Another day, another beautiful Boulder sunrise. On the fabulous Flex Bus now heading up to Fort Collins for a full day of filming new infrastructure serving the city and Colorado State University as well as the recently opened sections of the Poudre River Trail. It’s a tough job… ❤️
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PREMIERE ALERT: Pls tune in tmw, Sat, Sept 27th, at 2 pm EST for my conversation w/ David Prytherch, Professor of Geography at Miami University in Oxford, OH, about transforming our streets back into people-oriented places.
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EPISODE 309 PROF. DAVID PRYTHERCH: Reclaiming the Road
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That’s a great backstory 🙌 Thanks for sharing 🙏
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Rolling to Denver Union Station this morning on the FF2 Express Bus from downtown Boulder with my @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social to film a couple of on-bike interviews about the evolving Denver Bike Streets App. I always sit on the Flatirons side of the bus. Here’s why.