Active Towns | AUSTIN: Rethink35 is suing TXDOT: Why this action has global implications (Bonus Episode) @ActiveTowns | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Making our highways wider and wider simply won't work. This is a proven fact, and yet state highway departments continue to build in a desperate attempt to remain relevant. Rethink35 is a community-run effort to put a stop to the devastating, racist expansion of Interstate 35 through the heart of downtown Austin, TX.
In this special, bonus episode, I connect with Kelsey Huse and Gregory Bertrand, volunteers with Rethink35, for an urgent conversation about the two legal actions that this community group has taken to try and stop this project. Please sign on to the Civil Rights Complaint and make a donation here: rethink35.org
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.
Video Timeline/Chapters:
0:00:00 Start of Episode
0:02:26 Rethink35 Intro
0:04:19 Trevor Noah
0:08:41 Councilmember Harper-Madison
0:10:45 Historical Context of I-35
0:15:57 Bill Bunch at Wider Won't Work Rally
0:17:34 Strong Towns Podcast
0:18:55 Civil Action
0:23:10 Bobby Levinski
0:25:20 The Lawsuit
0:29:21 Community Alternatives
0:31:37 Dumping Waste Water
0:36:30 Era of Hwy Expansion is Over
0:38:40 Rep. Greg Casar
0:40:02 Closing Comments
Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
- Sign the petition and make a donation: rethink35.org
- Strong Towns episode with Chuck Marohn, Adam Greenfield, and attorney Bobby Levinski: bit.ly/48lGbcD
- Bottom-up Revolution Podcast Episode: bit.ly/3OO5u08
- My bike ride interview with Kelsey and Adam: youtu.be/WKC98hvhRvo
- Kelsey and Jenna Hanes on using social for good: youtu.be/aVr_hhvaOcI
- Reconnect Austin: reconnectaustin.com
- Save Our Springs: sosalliance.org
- Heal the Scar Press Conference video: youtu.be/c9nbkAnoa8k
- Rethink35 videos on YouTube: youtube.com/@rethink35_atx
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, 2024
Making our highways wider and wider simply won't work. This is a proven fact, and yet state highway departments continue to build in a desperate attempt to remain relevant. Rethink35 is a community-run effort to put a stop to the devastating, racist expansion of Interstate 35 through the heart of downtown Austin, TX.
In this special, bonus episode, I connect with Kelsey Huse and Gregory Bertrand, volunteers with Rethink35, for an urgent conversation about the two legal actions that this community group has taken to try and stop this project. Please sign on to the Civil Rights Complaint and make a donation here: rethink35.org
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.
Video Timeline/Chapters:
0:00:00 Start of Episode
0:02:26 Rethink35 Intro
0:04:19 Trevor Noah
0:08:41 Councilmember Harper-Madison
0:10:45 Historical Context of I-35
0:15:57 Bill Bunch at Wider Won't Work Rally
0:17:34 Strong Towns Podcast
0:18:55 Civil Action
0:23:10 Bobby Levinski
0:25:20 The Lawsuit
0:29:21 Community Alternatives
0:31:37 Dumping Waste Water
0:36:30 Era of Hwy Expansion is Over
0:38:40 Rep. Greg Casar
0:40:02 Closing Comments
Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
- Sign the petition and make a donation: rethink35.org
- Strong Towns episode with Chuck Marohn, Adam Greenfield, and attorney Bobby Levinski: bit.ly/48lGbcD
- Bottom-up Revolution Podcast Episode: bit.ly/3OO5u08
- My bike ride interview with Kelsey and Adam: youtu.be/WKC98hvhRvo
- Kelsey and Jenna Hanes on using social for good: youtu.be/aVr_hhvaOcI
- Reconnect Austin: reconnectaustin.com
- Save Our Springs: sosalliance.org
- Heal the Scar Press Conference video: youtu.be/c9nbkAnoa8k
- Rethink35 videos on YouTube: youtube.com/@rethink35_atx
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, 2024
