Active Towns | Tesho Akindele shares his wild journey to building walkable communities @ActiveTowns | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
In this episode, I reconnect with former pro soccer player, Tesho Akindele, for a conversation about his unlikely and unexpected journey from pro sports to urbanism and developing, walkable and bike-friendly communities in Charlotte, NC.
I first met Tesho at the annual Congress for the New Urbanism gathering in Charlotte and immediately knew I needed to have him on the Channel to chat about his advocacy efforts in the YIMBY and Legalize Housing movements. He also shares how the book Walkable City by Jeff Speck was instrumental in influencing his passion for urbanism.
Be sure to pick up a copy of the brand new 10th Anniversary version of Walkable City with 100 pages of bonus material; see links below.
Tesho describes his time in college at the Colorado School of Mines: "I didn't have a car, I had my 'Escalegs' as I liked to call them, I walked everywhere..."
Worth noting, too, is the build-out of Charlotte's cycle network, which includes some pretty impressive Dutch-style protected and separated All Ages & Abilities bike lanes and multi-use paths.
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):
- Camp North End: https://camp.nc/
- Orlando YIMBY group orlandoyimby.org
- Craig Ustler "Mr. Downtown Orlando": ustler.net/companies
- CNU - Congress for the New Urbanism: cnu.org
- Walkable City book by Jeff Speck: bookshop.org/a/85379/9781250857989 and on Amazon amzn.to/3RCNZSv
- Episode 121 w/ Jeff Speck activetowns.org/2022/05/05/walkable-city-updates
- Jeff Speck's website: jeffspeck.com
- Charlotte Urbanists: https://www.clturban.ist/
- Strong Towns: strongtowns.org
- Reinventing the Front Porch Video no 1: youtu.be/_5Yzj1Bji2E
- Reinventing the Front Porch Video no 2: youtu.be/igi6NxRNtWs
- My CNU Charlotte Playlist of videos: bit.ly/CNU31-CLT
- Mad Miles Run Club: instagram.com/madmilesrunclub
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
In this episode, I reconnect with former pro soccer player, Tesho Akindele, for a conversation about his unlikely and unexpected journey from pro sports to urbanism and developing, walkable and bike-friendly communities in Charlotte, NC.
I first met Tesho at the annual Congress for the New Urbanism gathering in Charlotte and immediately knew I needed to have him on the Channel to chat about his advocacy efforts in the YIMBY and Legalize Housing movements. He also shares how the book Walkable City by Jeff Speck was instrumental in influencing his passion for urbanism.
Be sure to pick up a copy of the brand new 10th Anniversary version of Walkable City with 100 pages of bonus material; see links below.
Tesho describes his time in college at the Colorado School of Mines: "I didn't have a car, I had my 'Escalegs' as I liked to call them, I walked everywhere..."
Worth noting, too, is the build-out of Charlotte's cycle network, which includes some pretty impressive Dutch-style protected and separated All Ages & Abilities bike lanes and multi-use paths.
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):
- Camp North End: https://camp.nc/
- Orlando YIMBY group orlandoyimby.org
- Craig Ustler "Mr. Downtown Orlando": ustler.net/companies
- CNU - Congress for the New Urbanism: cnu.org
- Walkable City book by Jeff Speck: bookshop.org/a/85379/9781250857989 and on Amazon amzn.to/3RCNZSv
- Episode 121 w/ Jeff Speck activetowns.org/2022/05/05/walkable-city-updates
- Jeff Speck's website: jeffspeck.com
- Charlotte Urbanists: https://www.clturban.ist/
- Strong Towns: strongtowns.org
- Reinventing the Front Porch Video no 1: youtu.be/_5Yzj1Bji2E
- Reinventing the Front Porch Video no 2: youtu.be/igi6NxRNtWs
- My CNU Charlotte Playlist of videos: bit.ly/CNU31-CLT
- Mad Miles Run Club: instagram.com/madmilesrunclub
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
