A Framework for Combating Motonormativity w/ Dr. Catherine Elliot

In this episode, I connect with Dr. Catherine Elliot, an American living in Winterthur, Switzerland, just outside of Zürich, for a discussion about strategies for overcoming motonormativity, some research that she's been involved with in this realm, including the concept of E-Bike City, and the Moveable initiative.

Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
👉 Thanks to Chris Bruntlett with the Dutch Cycling Embassy for connecting us
👉 Motonormativity "Car-Brain" episode
👉 NYT Opinion Slomo video
👉 Professor Wes Marshall's book Killed by a Traffic Engineer or on Amazon here
👉 My Livestream here on YouTube with Wes
👉 My episode with Dr. Dick Jackson
👉 My recent episode with Tom Flood
👉 My Families for Safe Streets episode
👉 My most recent Tour de Fat profile video
👉 Fort Collins Bike Co-Op story about Raphael Cletero
👉 E-Bike City (EBC) best link
👉 EBC Project Website for the General Public
👉 University Website with publications
👉 EBC Presentation of Main Findings
👉 EBC Visualizations for download
👉 EBC Storymaps
👉 The E-Bike City: Designing sustainable streets. Summary PDF of findings
👉 All EBC animations/3D videos
👉 EBC Explainer animation
👉 EBC 3D video
👉 Bikeable, walkable, moveable, schoolable website
👉 Moveable Explainer video

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Background:
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 mobil