Cities in Motion

Cities in Motion is a podcast about what it’s really like to get around — walking, biking, riding transit, or living with fewer cars. We talk sidewalks that vanish, stadiums you can’t walk to, “paint-only” bike lanes, and cities where transit works like magic (plus the ones where it doesn’t).Each episode asks how the design of a city affects real life — our time, stress, safety, money, and independence. We celebrate places that get it right, call out places that don’t, and imagine what it would look like if moving through a city felt easy again.Join us as we explore cities built for people

Cities in Motion is a society podcast hosted by Jacob, with 24 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jacob hosts Cities in Motion, a society show with 24 episodes published.

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  Ep 24 |Transforming McGuinness Boulevard with Ben Wolf, Director of Changing Lanes

  Jul 3, 202634 minS2

  What does it take to redesign a deadly street — and who stands in the way? In this season finale of Cities in Motion, we sit down with Ben Wolf, director of Changing Lanes , a new documentary following the grassroots battle to transform McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn after a hit-and-run tragedy sparked a community to act. From local politics to protected bike lanes, it's a story about democracy at street level. Watch the trailer at changinglanesdoc.com and subscribe so you don't miss Season 3 — returning October 2nd.

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  Ep 23| Inside Austin's Yellow Bike Project with Marcelina Gray

  Jun 26, 202628 min

  Since 1997, Austin's Yellow Bike Project has been turning donated and discarded bicycles into transportation, independence, and community for thousands of Central Texans. Run entirely by volunteers operating as a consensus-based collective, the nonprofit teaches anyone who walks through their Webberville Road shop how to fix their own bike — no repair experience required. In this episode, I talk with Marcelina Gray, Yellow Bike Project's Communications and Outreach Director, about how the shop's Earn-a-Bike and Get a Free Bike programs work, how they partner with organizations like Caritas, Integral Care, and Refugee Services to get bikes to people who need them most, and why bike access matters in a city where car dependency shapes so much of daily life. We also get into what it takes to run a nonprofit by full volunteer consensus, and what almost three decades of community bike work has taught the organization about Austin itself.

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  Ep 22 | Noah Kaplan from Vibrant Englewood

  Jun 14, 202641 min

  Englewood, Colorado hadn't let residents vote for their own mayor in nearly 50 years. Then a small group of volunteers changed that — with no staff, no budget, and a whole lot of community organizing. Noah Kaplan, founder of Vibrant Englewood, sits down with Cities in Motion to share how a grassroots 501(c)(4) became one of the most influential civic voices in a city where local elections rarely make the news. From publishing the only voter guide in town to restructuring community meetings so anyone could show up — this is the blueprint for what people-powered local democracy actually looks like. If you've ever felt like local government doesn't listen — this episode will change how you think about getting involved. 🎙️ Guest: Noah Kaplan | Vibrant Englewood 🌐 vibrantenglewood.org 📍 Englewood, Colorado

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  Ep 21 | Diane Alisa Tuft on Restoring the American Village

  Jun 13, 202639 min

  What if suburbia didn't have to be a dead end? Diane Alisa Tuft, author of A Love Letter to Suburbia: How to Restore the American Village , joins Cities in Motion to make the case that the sprawling, car-dependent neighborhoods most Americans call home don't have to stay that way. Diane's book is part personal reflection, part urbanist manifesto — exploring how car dependency, corporate consolidation, and the erosion of community have hollowed out the American Dream. But rather than simply critiquing suburban sprawl, she offers a concrete vision: the "American Village," a walkable, community-centered model built from the infrastructure we already have.

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  Ep 20 | Fighting for Livable Streets in NYC with Sara Lind of Open Plans

  May 29, 202623 minS0

  <p>Sara Lind, co-executive director of Open Plans, joins the show to talk about what it actually takes to redesign New York City's streets around people instead of cars. From the near-miss with a car while pushing her son in a stroller that sparked her advocacy, to running for city council, to leading one of NYC's most active livable streets organizations, Sara brings both personal urgency and policy depth to the conversation.</p><p>We dig into the state of NYC's bike infrastructure — why a connected network of protected lanes matters more than any single lane — and what congestion pricing has...

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