Active Towns | Austin Freeway-Fighters Looking to Halt I-35 Expansion @ActiveTowns | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Community members are striving to stop a massive expansion of Interstate 35 through the center of Austin, Texas, and several prominent local, state, and national politicians have joined the fight. Join me as I ride with Adam Greenfield and Kelsey Huse to learn more about this initiative and why it is so important that the city reverse the damage that has been inflicted upon the community by this highway by rerouting it around the city.
What you will see in this video: We start at the 4th Street and Trinity Street car-free public plaza in front of the Convention Center, Downtown Cap Metro Rail Station, and protected and separated cross-town cycle path. We then roll down this well-used Dutch-inspired cycle path (notice the world-famous Dutch red/terracotta pigment in the concrete) under I-35 into east Austin. We then make our way down to the Butler Hike and Bike Trail, which will be negatively impacted for years if the expansion takes place. After that, Adam and I explored some of the neighborhoods that will be (and have been) impacted by I-35, including a school a mere stone's throw from this dangerous, polluting monster.
Thank you so much for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs-up, leave a comment below, and share it with a friend. 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.
Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
- Learn more and get involved with Rethink 35: rethink35.org
- Subscribe to the amazing Rethink 35 Channel: youtube.com/@rethink35_atx
- Heal the Scar of I-35 video: youtu.be/c9nbkAnoa8k
- CNU Freeways w/o Futures: cnu.org/highways-boulevards/freeways-without-futures/2023
- Sea Parking w/ Captain Crapp Land Use: youtu.be/fecHyM9IF_8
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: patreon.com/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" buymeacoffee.com/activetowns
3. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my store: bit.ly/ActiveTownsStore
Credits: Video and audio production by John Simmerman
Music via Epidemic Sound: bit.ly/3rFLErD
Resources used during the production of this video:
- My recording platform is Ecamm Live: bit.ly/3rwsUup
- Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: bit.ly/35DBDDU
For more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below:
Website: activetowns.org
Twitter: twitter.com/ActiveTowns
Newsletter: bit.ly/SubscribeActiveTownsNewsletter
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, 2023
Community members are striving to stop a massive expansion of Interstate 35 through the center of Austin, Texas, and several prominent local, state, and national politicians have joined the fight. Join me as I ride with Adam Greenfield and Kelsey Huse to learn more about this initiative and why it is so important that the city reverse the damage that has been inflicted upon the community by this highway by rerouting it around the city.
What you will see in this video: We start at the 4th Street and Trinity Street car-free public plaza in front of the Convention Center, Downtown Cap Metro Rail Station, and protected and separated cross-town cycle path. We then roll down this well-used Dutch-inspired cycle path (notice the world-famous Dutch red/terracotta pigment in the concrete) under I-35 into east Austin. We then make our way down to the Butler Hike and Bike Trail, which will be negatively impacted for years if the expansion takes place. After that, Adam and I explored some of the neighborhoods that will be (and have been) impacted by I-35, including a school a mere stone's throw from this dangerous, polluting monster.
Thank you so much for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs-up, leave a comment below, and share it with a friend. 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.
Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
- Learn more and get involved with Rethink 35: rethink35.org
- Subscribe to the amazing Rethink 35 Channel: youtube.com/@rethink35_atx
- Heal the Scar of I-35 video: youtu.be/c9nbkAnoa8k
- CNU Freeways w/o Futures: cnu.org/highways-boulevards/freeways-without-futures/2023
- Sea Parking w/ Captain Crapp Land Use: youtu.be/fecHyM9IF_8
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: patreon.com/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" buymeacoffee.com/activetowns
3. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my store: bit.ly/ActiveTownsStore
Credits: Video and audio production by John Simmerman
Music via Epidemic Sound: bit.ly/3rFLErD
Resources used during the production of this video:
- My recording platform is Ecamm Live: bit.ly/3rwsUup
- Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: bit.ly/35DBDDU
For more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below:
Website: activetowns.org
Twitter: twitter.com/ActiveTowns
Newsletter: bit.ly/SubscribeActiveTownsNewsletter
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, 2023
