In this episode, I connect with Ashton Rohmer, a doctoral candidate in Peace and Conflict Resolution studies, who is examining Car Supremacy and our societal acceptance of vehicular violence through her research on the ideology of car supremacy and on reimagining streets as sites of care and community. She challenges us to imagine more peaceful streets for everyone.Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):👉 "Car supremacy: Deconstructing the ideology driving our modal hierarchy" paper👉 Ashton's website to follow along with her journey👉 Brompton Bicycles👉 Buy Your Brain on Nature from my Bookshop or via Amazon👉 Buy Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam from my Bookshop or via Amazon👉 Buy Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv from my Bookshop or via Amazon👉 Buy Confessions of a Recovering Engineer by Charles Marohn from my Bookshop or via Amazon👉 Buy Killed by A Traffic Engineer by Prof. Wes Marshall from my Bookshop or via Amazon 👉 Watch my recent Livestream with Wes Marshall👉 Buy Traffic - Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) by Tom Vanderbilt from my Bookshop or via Amazon 👉 Watch a short clip from Disney's Motor Mania👉 My Peter Norton playlistIf you are a fan of the Active Towns Podcast, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways:1. Become an Active Towns Member on YouTube for exclusive member-only content and Livestreams2. Join the Active Towns Patreon community. Contributions start at just $3 per month3. If you enjoyed this episode, you can also "leave a tip" through "Buy Me a Coffee"4. Make a donation to my non-profit, Advocates for Healthy Communities, Inc., to help support my pro bono work with citiesCredits:- 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 Bluesky- Weekly Update e-NewsletterBackground:Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I’m a health promotion and public health professional with over 35 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, 2026 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★