First Impressions from Oslo, Norway
Channel: Active Towns
Date: 2022-03-30

In Ep 115, I connect w/ Professor Daniel Piatkowski, who recently moved his family from Lincoln, Nebraska to Oslo, Norway to help launch a new graduate program in Smart Mobility and Urban Analysis at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), so I wanted to get his first impressions of his new home, how the family is adjusting, and better understand why they decided on Norway. 

Daniel Piatkowski, is an Associate Professor, in Integrated Land-Use and Transportation Planning and he has been involved with some of the more notable and helpful research studies and articles in the field of active mobility over the past dozen or so years. As you'll learn in this interview, I know Daniel, and we'll frequently run into each other at conferences such as the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) or Active Living Research (ALR), but I was frankly shocked (and a little jealous) to learn that he was headed to Oslo, so I wanted to learn more about the livability of the area, its safer streets, and the utilitarian bike scene. 

I was blown away by what he had to say, and I think you will be too.

Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
- Prof. Piatkowski's personal website: https://www.danielpiatkowski.com/
- New Master's Program at OsloMet: https://bit.ly/3uzhRlL
- JTLU Article - Rule Following: https://bit.ly/3wQzzDX
- Carrots and Sticks article: https://bloom.bg/3IRTR2e
- Interview w/ Wes Marshall: https://www.activetowns.org/2021/02/05/safer-streets-research/
- CNU: https://www.cnu.org/
- Streetfilms video on Oslo: https://youtu.be/SuboGpL3de4

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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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