Podcast appearances and mentions of dan burden

In this episode, I connect with Sara Bronin for an in-depth discussion about her new book Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World. We discuss how zoning has shaped our communities, influenced car dependency, and hampered our health in the past, and how we can turn things around with good zoning policies moving forward.Thank you so much for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend and subscribe to the podcast on your preferred listening platform. Also, don't forget to check out the Active Towns Channel for more video content.Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):- Sara's website - Sara's bio- The Zoning Atlas - Buy Key to the City on Bookshop.org or on Amazon- My Mueller video playlist- Dan Burden in Mueller videoIf you are a fan of the Active Towns Podcast, 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(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 episode, you can also "leave a tip" through "Buy Me a Coffee"3. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my storeCredits:- Video and audio production by John Simmerman- Music via Epidemic SoundResources used during the production of this video:- My recording platform is Ecamm Live- Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite- Equipment: Contact me for a complete listFor more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below:- Active Towns Website- Active Towns on Twitter- Periodic e-NewsletterBackground: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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Today we talk to Dan Burden, a Blue Zones Fellow and International Walkability expert.  Dan has built a career by helping cities reshape downtown districts and neighborhoods to make them more walkable and bikeable. His efforts are more than just a passion for accessible spaces - these changes increase economic vitality.  In fact, 79% of those looking to buy a home say they want to buy in a walkable area. However, only a small percentage of cities meet that target.For many decades, the US has focused on car-centered travel, which has dramatically shaped the way we live. Shifting focus to walkable spaces has been shown to increase the local economy, overall sense of well-being and happiness, and perhaps most notably, the area's safety.So can Redding become a more walkable city?  Dan thinks so and will host a Walking Audit in August to show Redding residents how small changes can make a big impact.  If Alaska and Yuma, Arizona can have walkable spaces, Redding can too.Read the transcript >>Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at podcast@cityofredding.org Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding website Love the podcast? The best way to spread the word is to rate and review!

Dan Burden — America's most legendary walkability and bikeability expert, and director of innovation at Blue Zones — is in good traffic to share a lifetime's worth of work on making cities and streets more livable. He's played a role in walkable design projects in thousands of communities, in all 50 states. Dan is also the mastermind behind the 4,300 mile long TransAmerica bike route, and leader of the famous bike journey from Alaska to Argentina. We discuss: 00:00 Dan Burden is in good traffic. 00:45 Dan's first autonomous vehicle (Waymo) ride. 04:06 Biking into a career in urban planning and design. 13:35 Getting tapped to be the nation's first bike and pedestrian coordinator… in Florida. 18:50 Walkability gaining momentum in American cities. 36:33 The three stages of cultural bike adoption. 37:38 Maintaining optimism throughout a long career in city planning. 43:37 Planning for the future of urban transportation. 52:35 Navigating political and social landscapes in city building. 01:00:37 Urban planners are storytellers. 01:12:22 Reflecting on a 50+ year career. For content: Biking across the U.S., thanks to Dan. Dan's work archive. Blue Zones. Connecting with Dan: On LinkedIn. Connecting with me, Brad: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On TikTok⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On LinkedIn⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Our guest is Jarah Jacquay, founder of The Bluffline, a grassroots effort to reconnect Pensacola residents with their environment and each other by building a public greenway from UWF to West Pensacola.You'll learn about Jarah's background in walkability, his inspiration to start The Bluffline and next steps for the project.Get involved with the project at www.bluffline.orgTo see any of CivicCon's past speakers on the topic of walkability, such as Jeff Speck or Dan Burden, visit our website at www.civiccon.org.

Dan Burden has led a life every planner dreams of. He has riden his bicycle around the world, worked in tens of thousands of cities and towns, and been named one of the Top 100 planning minds of all time. We sat down with the humble legend to talk about his career, what he thinks of the modern planning profession, and what gets him excited about the work he does. This titan of urban planning is not just an industry expert, but a human being that exudes the kinds of qualities we should all strive to posses. We were grateful for Dan taking time out of his busy schedule to share a bit of himself to our audience.Support the showOur Website: https://theplanningcommissionpodcast.com/YouTube: The Planning Commission Podcast channelInstagram: @theplanningcommissionpodcastFacebook: The Planning Commission Podcast pageTwitter: @planningcommish Subscribe, like, help us make a difference in the profession we all love. Have an episode idea, tell us about it. Email us at: info@theplanningcommissionpodcast.com

Walkability expert Dan Burden took Humboldt by storm last week, leading walk audits in Blue Lake, McKinleyville, Arcata, and Eureka. Dan joins the show to talk about how we can rethink our road system to be safe for all people on foot, on bikes, and in cars. Read more! How Do We Make Our Communities More Walkable? Dan Burden Knows, and He's Coming to Humboldt to Help Us Out - Lost Coast OutpostIn Conversation With an Expert: Dan Burden - Strong Towns Support the show

In this episode we're talking shade in cities. The good kind! Why don't we have enough of it? Links: Want to read more on this episode's topic? Here's just a short list of interesting resources: https://placesjournal.org/article/shade-an-urban-design-mandate (Shade) (Places Journal) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5127889/ (Impact of shade on outdoor thermal comfort—a seasonal field study in Tempe, Arizona) https://www.walkable.org/download/22_benefits.pdf (22 Benefits of Urban Street Trees by Dan Burden) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7345658/ (Urban Trees and Human Health: A Scoping Review) https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101101171240.htm (Some city trees may discourage 'shady' behavior; Study explores relationship between urban trees and crime) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319466170_Quantifying_the_shade_provision_of_street_trees_in_urban_landscape_A_case_study_in_Boston_USA_using_Google_Street_View (Quantifying the shade provision of street trees in urban landscape: A case study in Boston, USA, using Google Street View) https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/journals/pnw_2013_dilley001.pdf (Homeowner Interactions with Residential Trees in Urban Areas) https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ppp3.39 (The benefits of trees for livable and sustainable communities) https://archinect.com/news/article/150018158/how-glass-buildings-are-making-fighting-climate-change-harder (How glass buildings are making fighting climate change harder) https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2021/7/2/shade-in-the-city (Shade in the City) https://www.deeproot.com/blog/blog-entries/the-high-cost-of-urban-monocultures-2/ (The High Cost of Urban Monocultures)https://www.phoenix.gov/parks/parks/urban-forest/tree-and-shade (Parks and Recreation Learn About Phoenix's Urban Forest) https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/sustainable-cities/resources/tree-shade-plan-development-resources/ (Tree & Shade Plan Development Resources) https://ucsusa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e4e9082a1ec343c794d27f3e12dd006d (Killer Heat in the United States: The Future of Dangerously Hot Days (Map)) https://folklife.si.edu/talkstory/2015/on-fences-plazas-and-latino-urbanism-a-conversation-with-james-rojas (On Fences, Plazas, and Latino Urbanism: A Conversation with James Rojas) https://www.weather.gov/hazstat/ (Weather Related Fatality and Injury Statistics) https://usa.streetsblog.org/2021/08/05/talking-headways-podcast-the-heat-is-on/ (Talking Headways Podcast: The Heat is On) (featuring Dr. V. Kelly Turner) https://placesjournal.org/article/tree-thinking/ (Tree Thinking) --- Check us out on https://twitter.com/webuiltitpod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/webuiltitpod/ (Instagram) @webuiltitpod. Hosted by AJ Fawver and Jordan Clark. Music in this episode: Sounds of the Supermarket, a 1986 Weather Channel broadcast, the West Wing theme, Edward Shallow, and Stephen Douglass ("Gonna Be Another Hot Day")

Dan Burden from Blue Zones talks about what helps keep us living longer and healthier. Caron Whitaker from the LAB and HR5231 - why we need to get behind this Transportation Bill. Tori Fahey and her company Apidura

NHS commissioning groups are responding to budget cuts by capping injured people’s Continuing Health Care packages. This is preventing many people with severe disability from receiving the care they need at home. In this episode Dan Burden, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the Spinal Injuries Association discusses the SIA’s fight against this injustice with Daniel Easton, a partner in the personal injury team at Leigh Day     Guest speakers Dan Burden  Daniel Easton

Today's guests include walkability expert Dan Burden and Debby Jones from YouthThink.

Topic:Planning and Creating Age-Friendly Communities In This Episode:[00:57] Co-host Paul Zykofsky and guests Kathy Sykes and Bill Armbruster are introduced. [01:24] Kathy shares why she’s interested in the field of aging and public health. [01:47] Bill discusses why he’s interested in the field of aging and public health. [02:56] Why is planning for an aging population so important? [04:43] What can we learn from the change in how communities have developed and from the past generation? [06:57] Kathy states what the USEPA’s interest is in this issue of an aging population. [07:49] What are some aspects of the issue of rural versus urban communities? [10:48] Does AARP or the USEPA have a guide for communities on how to think about, and what they should be doing, in terms of planning for an aging population? [14:05] Are there examples of places that have embraced planning for an aging population? [17:07] How does one get started in planning an age-friendly community? [20:36] How much could be saved in seniors’ health costs if age-friendly communities were created?  Co-host:Paul Zykofsky directs the Local Government Commission’s (LGC) programs related to land use and transportation planning, community design, and health and the built environment. In the past 20 years, he has worked with over 300 communities to improve conditions for infill development, walking, bicycling, and transit. Mr. Zykofsky provides technical assistance to communities throughout the nation on issues related to smart growth, infill development, transit-oriented development, street and sidewalk design, health and the built environment, and public participation in the planning process. Mr. Zykofsky is a co-author of Building Livable Communities: A Policymaker’s Guide to Transit Oriented Development and Emergency Response: Traffic Calming and Traditional Neighborhood Streets. In 2006, Mr. Zykofsky co-wrote (with Dan Burden of Walkable Communities) the section on “walkability” in the American Planning Association’s Planning and Urban Design Standards. Guests and Organizations:Bill Armbruster manages the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities, which is a program within AARP Livable Communities. He has been with AARP since 2000, joining as an associate state director for AARP New York. In that role he served the upstate and western region of the Empire State and was responsible for the development, implementation and assessment for community outreach programming. That body of work included livable and age-friendly communities initiatives, partner development and grassroots volunteer organizing for a 30 county region both near and far from his Rochester home base. In addition to his work at AARP, Bill has extensive experience in corporate wellness programs, occupational rehabilitation and ergonomics, pain treatment and physical therapy. Kathy Sykes is Senior Advisor for Aging and Public Health at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Since 1983, Kathy has held policy positions in the U.S. Senate and Congress and in federal agencies: U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, with Congressman Obey and at the NIOSH within CDC and for almost 20 years at the Environmental Protection Agency, where she developed the Aging Initiative that focused on environmental health issues and the built environment. She also serves on Washington, D.C.’s the Mayor’s Age-Friendly Task Force. She is a fellow of the GSA and currently Chair of the Social Research Policy and Practice Section. Ms. Sykes holds a master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration and a certificate in Health Services Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Take Away Quotes: “We’ve got a huge demographic shift that’s occurring right now. I’m part of the baby boomers, and there’s an awful lot of us, and our population over 65 will double by the year 2050.”—Kathy “I think a lot of communities aren’t...

Topic:Incorporating Public Health Considerations in the Local Government Planning Process In This Episode:[02:40] Co-host Paul Zykofsky is introduced. [02:48] Guests Miguel Vazquez and Erik Calloway are introduced. [03:10] Miguel tells how he came to be working on healthy-communities issues. [04:13] Erik tells how he came to be working on healthy-communities issues. [05:02] Erik describes ChangeLab Solutions. [05:41] Miguel describes the Riverside University Health System. [09:09] Miguel shares about the National Healthy Communities Platform. [09:44] Why is there a need for a National Healthy Communities Platform? [11:13] Erik evaluates the state of the healthy-communities movement. [12:25] Miguel gives his evaluation of the state of the healthy-communities movement. [13:42] Miguel identifies what he hopes will come out of the National Healthy Communities Platform. [15:04] Erik comments on the breakdowns of the social determinants of health. [15:51] Erik supplies his recommendations of how to get started to address the issues of the social determinants of health. [18:30] Miguel shares the challenges he thinks will be encountered as the healthy-communities movement is pushed forward. [20:45] Erik describes what he thinks the challenges will be. CoHost:Paul Zykofsky directs the Local Government Commission’s (LGC) programs related to land use and transportation planning, community design, and health and the built environment. In the past 20 years, he has worked with over 300 communities to improve conditions for infill development, walking, bicycling, and transit. Mr. Zykofsky provides technical assistance to communities throughout the nation on issues related to smart growth, infill development, transit-oriented development, street and sidewalk design, health and the built environment, and public participation in the planning process. Mr. Zykofsky is a co-author of Building Livable Communities: A Policymaker’s Guide to Transit Oriented Development and Emergency Response: Traffic Calming and Traditional Neighborhood Streets. In 2006, Mr. Zykofsky co-wrote (with Dan Burden of Walkable Communities) the section on “walkability” in the American Planning Association’s Planning and Urban Design Standards. Guests & Organizations:As a senior planner at ChangeLab Solutions, Erik Calloway focuses on the links between the built environment and health. He conducts research, prepares strategies, and develops tools to help communities support healthy living and sustainability. Prior to joining ChangeLab Solutions, Erik worked for 13 years as an urban design consultant. He has led multidisciplinary teams on streetscape and public space design, district and corridor restructuring, city planning, neighborhood development, and downtown revitalization projects. http://www.changelabsolutions.org/erik-calloway (Learn More About Erik) Miguel Vazquez, currently serves as the Healthy Communities Planner for the Riverside University Health System-Public Health (RUHS-PH) (formerly known as Riverside County Department of Public Health) in California. Our work directly impacts the quality of life of 2.2 million people living in 28 cities and the unincorporated area of Riverside County. For the past five years, my leadership role has focused on the integration of planning and health through policy, programs and outreach. https://www.planning.org/plannerprofile/miguelvazquez/ (Learn More About Miguel’s Career Journey as a Planner) Take Away Quotes: “My journey has been kind of strange in a sense that I’m an urban planner, but urban planners typically don’t work for public-health departments. Now, a conference like the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference has provided an open door for everyone to understand each other, so my boss saw that connection of public health and planning, and at some point he decided to hire a planner. So, somebody said, hey, there’s an opportunity, would you be interested in applying for it; so I...

TOPICMaking the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice IN THIS EPISODE[1:36] Introduction of Dan Burden. [1:57] Dan shares what motivates him in his work of bike-able, walkable communities. [3:28] Dan explains his role as director of inspiration and innovation at Blue Zones, LLC. [4:07] Dan explains what blue zones are. [4:54] Dan tells about the Blue Zones Project and how people can get their community to be a blue zone project. [5:55] Dan shares where listeners can get more information about Blue Zones, LLC and the Blue Zones Project. [6:12] Dan tells about the Blue Zones Project he’s been working on in Hawaii. [7:56] Are any projects occurring in primarily low-income or minority communities? [9:05] What are the obstacles of having projects occur in low-income or minority communities? [11:09] Dan shares what role the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference has played in raising the interest in walkable, bike-able communities. [11:56] Dan shares if walkable, bike-able communities are more equitable in addition to being healthier and better for the planet. [13:15] What is it about Missoula, Montana that makes it such a great walkable, bike-able community? [14:25] What do we need to do in our cities to start a transition away from an auto-central design to a more people/bike design? [16:20] Dan shares one change that would lead to smarter, more sustainable, and more equitable communities. [16:44] Dan explains the action that listeners can take to help build a more equitable and sustainable future. [17:07] Dan shares what the world looks like 30 years from now. [17:44] Dan shares the importance of change. [18:10] Dan explains that we live in a “vuca” world. GUESTDan Burden is one of the most recognized names in the development of walkable and bicycle friendly communities. During the past 32 years he has been studying, interpreting and implementing insights and skills of changing human habitat to be focused on people first. Dan is the Director of Inspiration and Innovation at Blue Zones. He has relentless energy and has personally helped 3,500 communities throughout the world make their means of transportation healthier, more active and affordable. Many of Dan’s streets designs and town centers are now celebrated in numerous publications and books and, of course, everyday by the millions of feet utilizing his designs. He joins our podcast to talk through the history, benchmarks, key steps, principles and best practices in making walking and all of active transportation the natural choice in motion. ORGANIZATIONThe mission of Blue Zones is to help people live longer, better lives. Blue Zones works with industry leaders to bring the Blue Zones mission to life. The Blue Zones Project is a systems approach in which citizens, schools, employers, restaurants, grocery stores and community leaders collaborate on policies and programs that move the community towards better health and well-being. It implements long-term, evidence-backed policies and interventions that optimize environments within communities, nudging people towards healthier choices throughout their day. The program is based on the assumption that we spend 90% of our lives in a 20-mile “Life Radius”. Rather than relying on individual behavior change, the program focuses on making the healthy choice the easy choice. Instead of nagging people to exercise, we make walking easier and more desirable than driving. By making wholesome foods more accessible and less expensive than junk foods, people begin to eat healthier naturally. The approach is based on the cornerstone of sustainability. Unlike other health or wellness initiatives Blue Zones Projects address the environment not just the individual, resulting in long-term impact that stands the test of time. TAKEAWAY QUOTES“Blue zones, if you can just imagine picking up a blue magic marker, are those places in the world where people live longer, happier, better lives…and the only reason they’re called ‘blue

The 4th episode of the disabilitymatch podcast has a wide range of informed guests including Dan Burden from the Spinal Injuries Assoc, Gillian from disabledholidays,.com, Robin from sexabled and Artie Wu from preside meditation.  The podcast is hosted by disabled dating expert David Miller from disabilitymatch.co.uk dating website.

Dan Burden and Samantha Thomas come on Bulletproof Radio today to discuss the Blue Zones project, a project that focuses on enabling cities to develop strong, healthy communities and how they have already upgraded longevity across the country. Dan Burden, the Director of Innovation and Inspiration for Blue Zones, LLC, has focused his entire career on helping the world get back on its feet. Dan created the walking audit; a highly interactive way to help people see their community through a sharper, more people focused lens. This popular annual NPSG walking audit workshop is designed to help participants fine-tune their most engaging public interaction skills. Dan illustrates the benefits of sometimes-simple and oft-difficult changes, and provides a roadmap for people to create neighborhoods, streets and cities that are more healthy and better connected. Samantha helps communities-neighborhoods, towns and cities-become healthier, better connected, more accessible and age-friendly. Over the last four years, Samantha has worked in over 100 cities, facilitating walkability, active-living and safe routes to school workshops and developing community-led action plans for communities. She brings to this effort a diversity of experience in community engagement, the power of neighborhood leadership, and civic co-creation from living and working in South Africa for a year, to two years as AmeriCorps volunteer with Amherst H. Wilder Foundation and the City of Saint Paul Office of the Mayor.

Dan Burden and Samantha Thomas come on Bulletproof Radio today to discuss the Blue Zones project, a project that focuses on enabling cities to develop strong, healthy communities and how they have already upgraded longevity across the country. Dan Burden, the Director of Innovation and Inspiration for Blue Zones, LLC, has focused his entire career on helping the world get back on its feet. Dan created the walking audit; a highly interactive way to help people see their community through a sharper, more people focused lens. This popular annual NPSG walking audit workshop is designed to help participants fine-tune their most engaging public interaction skills. Dan illustrates the benefits of sometimes-simple and oft-difficult changes, and provides a roadmap for people to create neighborhoods, streets and cities that are more healthy and better connected. Samantha helps communities-neighborhoods, towns and cities-become healthier, better connected, more accessible and age-friendly. Over the last four years, Samantha has worked in over 100 cities, facilitating walkability, active-living and safe routes to school workshops and developing community-led action plans for communities. She brings to this effort a diversity of experience in community engagement, the power of neighborhood leadership, and civic co-creation from living and working in South Africa for a year, to two years as AmeriCorps volunteer with Amherst H. Wilder Foundation and the City of Saint Paul Office of the Mayor.

Dan Burden has studied and defined what makes for a pedestrian-friendly community. Even more important, he knows why such places are so valuable for everyone—walkers and drivers alike. In this audio lecture, Burden discusses why walkability is crucial to the sustainability of communities, and what they can do to encourage it. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/dan_burden_-_environmental_sustainability_in_walking_cities