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57 / Active American towns / with John Simmerman

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2024/09/25

John Simmerman — Founder of Active Towns — is in good traffic to talk the push for more active towns across the U.S. John travels the world's cities via active mobility, and creates stellar content to summarize the trips. By trade, he's an exercise scientist that believes in the power of the built environment as an avenue for solving some of our most pertinent health challenges (obesity, isolation, etc...). We discuss: 00:00 The active towns concept. 02:03 John's background and

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56 / Law & disorder (bike edition).

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2024/09/11

Aside from better infrastructure, varying and incongruent laws make biking very challenging. Should I ride on the sidewalk, or on the road? Where do I belong? Will I actually get a ticket if I make a judgement call? Through the wacky ways that we regulate bikes in the states, we see starkly how they are not viewed as a viable transportation method (yet). We scratch the surface on the head-scratching confusion; it's no wonder that folks are too overwhelmed and afraid to start biking, even if

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00:57:14

55 / The nature of our cities / with Dr. Nadina Galle

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2024/09/04

Dr. Nadina Galle — ecological engineer and author of new book, The Nature of Our Cities — is in good traffic this week to hash out the crossroads of cities, nature, and technology. We talk proper park planning and tree management, and the cities leading the way. The nature side of the urbanism conversation is something we’ll be exploring more deeply here, soon. Nadina is the perfect person to help frame the needed emphasis.We discuss: 00:00 Dr. Nadina Galle is in good traffic. 01:09 Publishing a

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00:23:15

54 / Back to school... & thus stuck in carline.

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2024/08/28

Schools are back in session — and in less than a week, we're already fielding car line and traffic complaints.There has to be a better way to empower children's movement. We discuss: 00:00 Back to school. 01:22 The daily commute struggles. 03:08 Alternatives: The bike bus movement. 05:47 Practical tips for parents and students. 10:54 Commuting while in college. 16:44 Empowering student and teacher movement. 21:33 Next week.

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00:50:50

53 / Cars? In this economy?! / with Kyla Scanlon

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2024/08/21

Kyla Scanlon — author of In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work — is in good traffic to talk oil and gas economics and sociology, consumer sentiment and election voting driven by vibes, the implications of widespread car ownership, and more at the X of econ and urbanism.Kyla’s book is the best entry-level econ read out there. Read it, ASAP. You can get your copy, here. We discuss: 00:00 Kyla Scanlon is in good traffic. 01:13 On the new book. 03:40 Housing market

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00:37:50

52 / Overhauling parking pseudoscience / with Donald...

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2024/08/14

Donald Shoup — economist, author, and distinguished research professor at UCLA — is in good traffic this week re-emphasizing the economic implications of free parking and its hidden costs, advocating for reforms such as market-based pricing for curb parking and parking benefit districts. He delves into the nuances between doctrine and dogma, sharing his perspective from a summary of lifelong research and practice in cities nationwide. The conversation explores various cities (including good

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00:50:18

51 / Biking from Canada to Mexico / with Sam Westby

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2024/08/07

Sam Westby — touring cyclist, bike commuter, and content creator — is in good traffic this week to talk all things biking. We delve into Sam's recent Tour Divide ride, traversing from the Canadian border to the Mexican border on varying surfaces. The conversation also touches on the evolving bike culture in cities like Boston, and the impact of ebikes. We touch on an upbringing in a cycling-focused family. We also discuss Sam's PhD work in network science, with potential applications in

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00:58:23

50 / Everyone loves a firefighter, & this one loves...

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2024/07/31

Steve Dunn — New Jersey firefighter and safe infrastructure advocate — is in good traffic this week to talk bikes as financial freedom, bike commuting as a public servant and emergency responder, and work done with his organization Union County Connects. The discussion also covers suburban and urban dynamics, the economic implications of car dependence, and the need for greater collaboration and understanding between fire departments in urban planning efforts. Steve offers a hopeful perspective on

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00:51:22

49 / A new urban design handbook / with professor...

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2024/07/24

Nico Larco — professor and director of the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon — is in good traffic this week to dive deeply into his new book, The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook, and utilizing Portland as a laboratory for developing leading urbanism practices.We discuss: 00:00 Portland, Oregon's urban design. 02:15 Bike commuting culture in Portland. 03:07 Portland's national perception. 06:14 Authoring a new sustainable urban design framework. 27:57 Intricacies of urban

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00:49:20

48 / Transportation engineering & congestion pricing...

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2024/07/17

Hayden Clarkin — a NYC-based transportation engineer known widely as The Transit Guy — is in good traffic this week to talk the engineering profession, getting transit projects across the finish line, and storytelling the technical aspects of the process.We cover the background, and current stasis, of halted congestion pricing implementation in New York City. We discuss: 00:00 The Transit Guy namesake. 02:15 Falling in love with transit. 08:54 Economic arguments for transit. 18:08 Challenges

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00:30:36

47 / A pedestrian in Portland.

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2024/07/10

Portland, Oregon has a polarizing reputation — it seems drugs and homelessness dominate headlines nationally. Though it has uphill battles like any place, it’s also an undisputed leader in urban design and multi-modal infrastructure. We’re spending the next two weeks here, biking and walking all over the city and its surrounding neighborhoods. Today, we start with three (of many) physical choices that Portland practices well, and that more American cities should develop patterns after.   I

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46 / Women moving people, regional passenger rail, &...

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2024/07/02

Joan Lyons — transportation planner and urbanism writer — is in good traffic sharing on the Women Moving People project, which focuses on emboldening women's perspectives in the planning and transportation industries. We agree strongly on the importance of early exposure to urbanism for children and students. Joan also talks her career as a transportation planner in Louisiana, Denver, and North Carolina. Plus, a look at passenger rail corridors being identified, and funding challenges, across

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00:22:07

45 / Duality of space.

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2024/06/26

On inefficiency of single-use spaces. Questioning the norm of planning for exceptions rather than the rule. Cities and individuals make choices based on rarer needs, leading to underutilized spaces. In homing differing usages in one space — like a morning coffee shop turning into a bar at night, or a parking lot hosting a farmer's market — we can deduplicate resources, overhead, and infrastructure. We discuss: 00:00 Shared space. 01:46 Decision-making for the exception, vs. the rule. 06:29

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44 / Permaculture in your city / with Kev Polk

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2024/06/21

Kev Polk — founder of Edenicity — is in good traffic this week discussing a permacultural approach to urbanism. This is: ecologically sound cities that provide housing, food, energy, and transportation in a cohesive system. Kev shares his path from space exploration to realizing the importance of localized systems and cities in addressing environmental crises. Kev emphasizes the potential for greater freedom and convenience (the American wishlist) through thoughtful urban design and holistic

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43 / Overparked (part one of many).

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2024/06/19

On the hobby of spot-checking availability in nearby parking garages, and American driving and parking data.We discuss: 00:00 Counting unused parking spots in downtown Columbus, Ohio. 00:27 Parking garage supply and demand. 01:47 Reevaluating urban land use. 02:44 U.S. parking data. 03:57 Parking case study: Des Moines, Iowa. 06:09 Larger implications of car-centric infrastructure. 11:11 Personal finance and transportation costs. 14:46 Coming Thursday: Kev Polk (Edenicity). Further

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00:47:33

42 / Branding American cities / with Ryan Short

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2024/06/14

Ryan Short — cofounder of CivicBrand — joins good traffic to emphasize why cities and towns of all sizes should care more about branding. We talk the need for civic pride and intentional urban design, qualitative and quantitative data collection, and using community perspective to refine strong, holistic, evergreen messaging.From Dallas, to suburban North Carolina, to mountain town Colorado, Ryan's perspective is forged from work in communities of all stripes. He's truly of wealth of

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00:19:36

41 / Five under-the-radar reasons a walk might feel...

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2024/06/12

Recently, my partner Aly reflected on our walks in Columbus (OH) feeling safer than elsewhere in the states. We discussed the why behind this perceived feeling, and articulated the claim into five attributable rationales. We decided to rehash those, here. As planners, designers, and urbanists get deeper into the technical, it's important to keep the way that a place or piece of infrastructure simply feels top of mind.

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00:45:28

40 / A new creative industry town? / with Rob Parker

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2024/06/06

Rob Parker — president of the Town at Trilith — is in good traffic this week to share on constructing a walkable town around creatives and the film industry. 40 minutes outside of Atlanta, a 235-acre neighborhood is taking shape. It’s budding around one of the largest film studios in the U.S., and is looking to become a cradle for creatives, on the way to establishing a revamped, stronger model of an industry town. Even amongst all of the glitz and glamour of movie studios — simple, practical

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00:21:48

39 / Single occupancy vehicles, heavier cars, &...

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2024/06/05

Musing from recent neighborhood walks. Notably: counting single occupancy vehicles (SOVs) entering and exiting the city during rush hour. Surely, some of these are coming from — and going to — similar areas of the metro. There has to be a better way. And, they're all driving increasingly-large SUVs, too.Bigger, heavier cars. More inefficient, wasted space. There is much we can glean from a basic neighborhood wander. This is one such observation; what is one of yours? We discuss: 00:00

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00:08:13

38 / Why walkability matters in commercial real...

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2024/06/01

This is a brief excerpt from my appearance on the Real Finds podcast, last week. Within, we examine why walkability, livable neighborhoods, and human-scale environments should be top of mind for commercial real estate professionals and business owners. Find the full hour here. Thanks to Gordon Lamphere for the audio.

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