Podcast: How a childhood passion shaped a career and inspired Biketober

By Colin Killian, Public Communications Director - Sep 25, 2026

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In this week’s episode of “What’s Up, College Station?,” Transportation and Mobility Planner Carl Ahrens shares how his childhood passion for SimCity and early experiences with traffic congestion inspired his career in urban planning. The conversation centers on Biketober, an 8.6-mile community bike ride on Saturday, Oct. 10, highlighting the longstanding Sister City relationship between College Station, Bryan and Greifswald, Germany.

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