Urbanism by Chance Podcast

Introduce yourself! Hi, I’m Jack Ketchum. I’m originally from north Phoenix, Scottsdale area, but I’ve been living in Tempe for the past ten years. I moved here to attend ASU and fell in love with the area. Tempe’s bikeable infrastructure and its more urban feel really stood out compared to the suburban environment I grew up in. Over time, I’ve become deeply involved in advocating for better streets...

Introduce Yourself! I’m Shawn Thomas. I’m from Phoenix, Arizona. I’ve lived here my entire life. I grew up a little bit more kind of middle class area, a little more suburbia. I’ve also lived in the downtown area, you know, so I’ve kind of got like a sense of what life is like there. What life is like downtown with everything. I worked as a personal trainer for a little...

Introduce yourself! Hello! My name is Matthew Boepple, I am mostly a lifelong Tucson resident, except for two years. I actually lived in the Phoenix area at Roosevelt Row. I do kind of miss it, but I think I had a greater appreciation for Tucson once moving back. Car-Free Tucson origin story What is Car-Free Tucson’s story that brought you to creating content around urbanism and advocating for...

Introduce yourself! My name is Nacho, I was a west valley Arizona native and recently moved to Tempe from Goodyear . It was through my love of trail running and mountain biking, I found myself in the urbanism, anti car dependency, and pedestrian safety world by chance and for the last couple of years we’ve been car lite and now fully car free.  From the ‘burbs to the city What led you into...