In this ride-along series installment, I connect with longtime Active Towns fan Wouter Rademaker for an on-bike interview and cycle network tour of Almere's neighborhoods, communities, and parklands in the Province of Flevoland. Shot during a beautiful summer afternoon on July 1, 2024, this video features and highlights the following Activity Assets and Active Towns themes:
- A welcoming pedestrian priority street and plaza at the central station
- New and old separated and protected cycle paths (Fietspaden) throughout the ride
- Shared space and streets, including several bicycle-priority streets (Fietsstraten)
- The empowering nature of safe and inviting cycle network infrastructure for everyone, all ages & abilities
- Active mobility access to nature, parks, and recreational facilities
- The integration of a safe and inviting active mobility network within a more suburban context
- Investment in critical safe cycle network facilities such as bridges, underpasses, and improved intersections

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Video timeline/chapters:
0:00:00 Cold Open
0:01:00 Almere Stad
0:08:00 Almere Haven
0:21:00 Almere Hout
0:43:23 Almere Buiten
0:51:52 Almere Stad

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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.

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Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2024

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