Humane Cities Podcast

Alex Williams
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City Advocates for Housing, Transit, Cycling, and More

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    Housing in Edmonton | Jacob Dawang | 7

    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/GrowTogetherYEGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/growtogetheryeg/ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/growtogetheryeg.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Mw3JtEZADJ Humane Cities: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@humanecitiesPodcast: https://www.youtube.com/@humanecitiespodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/humanecitiesPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanecities Alex Williams: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexwilliamsyyc/

  2. Aug 3

    This Guy Transits | Denis Agar | 6

    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/@MovementYVRPodcast: https://dwelltime.ca/BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/denisagar.bsky.social Humane Cities: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@humanecitiesPodcast: https://www.youtube.com/@humanecitiespodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/humanecitiesPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanecities Alex Williams: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexwilliamsyyc/

  3. Jul 27

    Cycling: The Big Things & The Little Things | Kyle Sorrenti | 5

    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 Cities: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@humanecities Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@humanecitiespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humanecities Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanecities Alex Williams: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexwilliamsyyc/

  4. Jul 20

    Collaborating & Compromising When Building Cities | Rodney Chan | 004

    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 Neighbours Toronto: https://www.moreneighbours.ca/ Rodney Chan: Podcast: https://dwelltime.ca/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_chanface/ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/chanface.bsky.social Humane Cities: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@humanecities Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@humanecitiespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humanecities Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanecities Alex Williams: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexwilliamsyyc/

  5. Jul 13

    Can You Bike in the Snow? | Alanna de Boer | 3

    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.link/1890274577 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whoalansi/ Kidical Mass: https://www.instagram.com/letsbikethereyyc/ Humane Cities: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@humanecities Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humanecities Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanecities Alex Williams: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexwilliamsyyc/

  6. Jul 6

    How e-Scooters Unlocked Vancouver | Nic Laporte | 2

    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: https://www.youtube.com/@nicthedoor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicthedoor/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NicTheDoor Humane Cities: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@humanecities Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humanecities Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanecities Alex Williams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexwilliamsyyc/

  7. Jun 29

    How to Unsprawl a City | Hazen “Biz” Ellwood | 1

    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://www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/ Bike Calgary: https://bikecalgary.org/ Hazen “Biz” Ellwood: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@unsprawling Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsprawling/ Humane Cities: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@humanecities Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humanecities Patreon: https://patreon.com/humanecities Alex Williams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexwilliamsyyc/

  • 7 Episodes

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City Advocates for Housing, Transit, Cycling, and More

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  • Creator
    Alex Williams
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Alex Williams
  • Show Website
    Humane Cities Podcast