SOLVED: A Separate Suburban Cycle Network Success - Ride through the Winter!
In Ep 131, I connect w/ Pekka Tahkola in Oulu, Finland, for an innovative live recording of a ride on their comprehensive, cohesive, and connected off-street network of bike and pedestrian facilities appropriate for All Ages & Abilities, in this city of 200,000+ residents built in a sprawling suburban context, proves that people of all walks of life, in impressive numbers, will ride all year round. Watch to see how they do it and pay particular attention to their approach to avoiding direct conflicts with cars completely, strategically using buffering to lessen motor vehicle noise nuisance levels, and dedication to maintenance, especially in the snowy conditions of wintertime. Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel): Pekka's YouTube Channel: / pekkatahkola Pekka on Twitter: / pekkatahkola Velo Finland conference https://pyoraliitto.fi/en/velofinland Pekka's consulting firm: https://navico.fi/en/home/ Thank you so much for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please give a thumbs-up, leave a comment below, and share it with a friend. And if you'd like more content like this, please Subscribe to the Active Towns Channel, and be sure to "Ring" that notification bell to select your notification preferences. If you are a fan of the Active Towns Channel, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways: 1. Join our Patreon community. Contributions start at just $1 per month: / activetowns (Note: Patron benefits include early, ad-free access to content and a 15% discount in the Active Towns Merch Store) 2. If you enjoyed this video, you can also "leave a tip" by clicking on the Super Thanks button right here on YouTube or thru "Buy Me a Coffee" https://www.buymeacoffee.com/activetowns 3. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my store: https://bit.ly/ActiveTownsStore Credits: Video, music, and audio production by John Simmerman Resources used during the production of this video: My recording platform is Ecamm Live: https://bit.ly/3rwsUup Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: https://bit.ly/35DBDDU For more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below: Website: https://www.activetowns.org/ Twitter: / activetowns Newsletter: https://bit.ly/SubscribeActiveTownsNe... Background: Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I’m a health promotion and public health professional with over 30 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility. Since 2010, I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be while striving to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities." The Active Towns Channel features my original video content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them. Thanks once again for tuning in! I hope you find this content helpful and insightful. Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2022

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