In Athens, Ohio, stroller struggles on broken sidewalks and a sea of parking lots pushed Stevie Hunter to become the city’s “sidewalk lady.” She joins Norm to talk about mapping every parking lot in town, auditing rebuilt streets with a homegrown SPACE metric, and pushing for curb ramps, benches, and daylighted intersections. Their conversation shows how one resident’s daily walks turned into real influence over how a city treats its walkers.

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

• Stevie Hunter (LinkedIn)
• Strong Towns Athens (Instagram)
• Norm Van Eeden Petersman (LinkedIn)
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