Alex Williamns

Humane Cities Podcast

Government EN ↓ 7 episodes

City Advocates for Housing, Transit, Cycling, and More

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Alex Williamns

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Housing in Edmonton | Jacob Dawang | 7 20.10.2026 35:22

Email Alex at alexwilliamsyyc@gmail.com to inquire about being a guest! Jacob fills us in on how he got into urbanism in Toronto and brought his advocacy skills to Edmonton to create Grow Together YEG! Jacob Dawang Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrowTogetherYEG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growtogetheryeg/ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/growtogetheryeg.bsky.social Discord: https://discord...

This Guy Transits | Denis Agar | 6 03.08.2026 37:56

Email Alex at alexwilliamsyyc@gmail.com to inquire about being a guest! Denis Agar hops on the show to discuss transit, today! He went from rural Ontario to being a transit planner for one of Canada’s biggest transit agencies: TransLink. And now Denis is working at Movement YVR to make transit better. Mentions: https://visionzerovancouver.ca/ Denis Agar YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovementYV...

Cycling: The Big Things & The Little Things | Kyle Sorrenti | 5 27.07.2026 40:30

Email Alex at alexwilliamsyyc@gmail.com to inquire about being a guest! Kyle Sorrenti and Alex Williams sit down to talk about education opportunities (for all road users) and the small things we can be doing to make our communities better for cycling! Kyle Sorrenti: Brake the Cycle: https://www.instagram.com/brake_the_cycle_yyc/ Bike Bus Calgary: https://www.instagram.com/bikebuscalgary/ Humane C...

Collaborating & Compromising When Building Cities | Rodney Chan | 004 20.07.2026 40:39

Email Alex at alexwilliamsyyc@gmail.com to inquire about being a guest! Rodney Chan joins Alex Williams to talk about how he got into transit advocacy with TriTAG in the Waterloo region and his work on pedestrianizing Church Street in Toronto. Mentions: Church Street: https://www.experiencethevillage.ca/ TriTAG: https://www.tritag.ca/ Strong Towns Waterloo: https://www.strongwr.org/ More Neighbour...

Can You Bike in the Snow? | Alanna de Boer | 3 13.07.2026 56:01

Email Alex at alexwilliamsyyc@gmail.com to inquire about being a guest! Yes. You can, in fact, bike in the snow. And Alanna does it! Alanna also does… a lot of other things, including co-leading her local bike bus, volunteering with Bike Calgary and More Neighbours Calgary, speaking at CHADtalks, and much more. Mentions: Bike Calgary: https://bikecalgary.org/ Alanna de Boer: Podcast: https://pod.l...

How e-Scooters Unlocked Vancouver | Nic Laporte | 2 06.07.2026 38:31

Email Alex at alexwilliamsyyc@gmail.com to inquire about being a guest! Nic Laporte and Alex Williams discuss the viral brick video he made with Utaye Lee and Vision Zero Vancouver, how e-scooters changed his life, and how he feels about crosswalks. Mentions: Radio Free Urbanism: https://www.youtube.com/@radiofreeurbanism Vision Zero Vancouver: https://visionzerovancouver.ca/ Nic Laporte: YouTube:...

How to Unsprawl a City | Hazen “Biz” Ellwood | 1 29.06.2026 35:08

Email Alex at alexwilliamsyyc@gmail.com to inquire about being a guest! Today, Biz shares their story, how they got into advocacy and how they’re making a difference with Unsprawling. Biz identifies some of the key issues Calgary (and Calgarians) face when we work to make a difference in our cities. Mentions: More Neighbours Calgary: https://www.moreneighbourscalgary.ca/ Calgary Climate Hub: https...