Engaging the Community w/ Ghisallo's Briana Cohen

In this episode, I connect with Briana Cohen, who serves as the Ghisallo Cycling Initiative's Austin Lead and Community Educator. We discuss the many engaging activation programs and services this beloved non-profit is providing within the Austin and San Antonio communities and she provides a wonderful glimpse into the organization and how it helps to support the communities they serve well beyond issues related to riding cycles.

She also serves on the Bicycle Advisory Council for the City of Austin.

The Ghisallo Cycling Initiative based in Austin, Texas provides education, engagement, and activation programs and services which help to get more people, of all ages and abilities, riding more often.

Additional Helpful Links:

Landing page for this Episode on the Active Towns website - for more photos and videos
 
City Cyclist programs

Golden Rollers

Cycle Academy

Wheelie Good Snack Packs

Community Collaborations mentioned: Woven in Among Us Rides and Legends Mosaic Portraits

2020 Annual Report with full overview, photos, videos

Ghisallo Bike to Eat Week

Ghisallo Film Festival

Ghisallo Vimeo Video Channel

Austin's Smart Trips TDM Program

City of Austin’s Active Transportation & Street Design Division

City of Austin Urban Trails Division

Bogota's Cyclovia

Texas Coffee Traders

Something Cool Studios and the Mosaic Bike Tour

Reconnect Austin

Black Women Who Kayak Plus - Ghisallo Ride

Decipher City - Stephanie Webb - Black Architects self-guided tour coming soon

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All video and audio production by John Simmerman

Music:

Various mixes also by John Simmerman

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Background:

Hi Everyone, my name is John Simmerman.

I’m a health promotion professional with over 30 years of experience and my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization of how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.

In 2012 I launched the non-profit Advocates for Healthy Communities as an effort to help promote and create healthy, active places.

Since that time, I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be, in order 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."

My Active Towns suite of channels feature my original video and audio 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.

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