Tour OKC's Wheeler District w/ Victor Dover
Channel: Active Towns
Date: 2022-04-22

What was once a small airport along the shores of the Oklahoma River is now the beginning of a thriving new urbanist community within easy cycling distance of downtown Oklahoma City (OKC). In this video profile, my fifth in my #CNU30 profile series, Victor Dover, co-founder of Dover Kohl & Partners Town Planners provides a fascinating walking tour of the development.

Features a center running cycle path on what used to be the airport runway and "secret" cut-through lanes for bikes and pedestrians.

The highlight of the tour happened when we paused to speak with a local resident about what it has been like living in Wheeler and she said, among other things, that it is like having a "time machine", getting so much time back.

Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
- Dover Kohl website: https://www.doverkohl.com/
- Wheeler District website: https://www.wheelerdistrict.com/
- Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU): https://www.cnu.org/
- Street Design book: https://bookshop.org/a/85379/9781118066706 or https://www.streets-book.com/

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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. 

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Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2022