Plan Dulce, a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Divison of the American Planning Association, is a space for elevating projects, issues and initiatives taking place within Latino communities across the U.S. and abroad.
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Stefanie Esteban (She/They) speaks with Alex Shippee, a queer Latino transit planner working in Southern California's Inland Empire region (commonly known as the IE). In this conversation, they talk about his capstone research on heat, bus shelters, and dignity in public space; as well as his current work in transit planning; and a public art initiative he helped launch that centers community, color, and care at bus stops. They also dig into topics like mixed identity, queerness, burnout, and the quiet acts of self-expression that show up in planning work every day.Bio:Alex Shippee (Him/Him) is a queer Latino planner who grew up in southern California. He studied biology at UCLA, but after working with nonprofits in LA and teaching English overseas in Egypt, travel and these cities grew his interest in urban planning and how cities settings are shaped. Alex began his planning career as an intern at Omnitrans and then moved into a full-time position as a transit planner. Learn more about:Omnitrans Beautiful Benches Project / Proyecto Bancas Bellas (2024)--------------------------------------Plan Dulce is a podcast by members of the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only. Want to recommend our next great guests and stay updated on the latest episodes? We want to hear from you! Follow, rate, and subscribe! Your support and feedback helps us continue to amplify insightful and inspiring stories from our wonderfully culturally and professionally diverse community.This episode was conceived, written, edited and produced byStefanie Esteban (She/They) Connect:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/plandulcepodcast/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/LatinosandPlanning/Youtube:Subscribe to Plan Dulce on Youtube LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4294535/X/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/latinosplanapa?lang=en—----
Stefanie Esteban (She/They) is joined by their fellow Masters of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) graduates from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona to explore their experiences in the Master's program, advocating for anti-displacement and gentrification community organizations and growing as queer Latine professionals in today's political climate. Marcos Molina (He/Him/His) is an LA native that has been living in Pomona for over 10 years. He is a nonprofit worker at a community based organization called Day One working on anti gentrification efforts in the City of Pomona. He is a big advocate for walking and biking – so much as he refuses to drive! He's spent the past years being a civic leader at a local level and is the current chair of the planning commission at the city of Pomona. @aiurareJennifer Lopez (They/Them/Ella), known as JLo, is a passionate advocate for equitable urban development and community empowerment. Finishing their Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning at Cal Poly Pomona, JLo's journey began after completing their undergraduate studies at Sonoma State in Women's and Gender Studies with minors in Queer Studies y Chicano Studies. Aiming to address the pressing issues of displacement of their community and advocate for marginalized groups Their leadership stems from being a sister of Sigma Pi Alpha Sorority co-chair representative for the Graduate caucus@ Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) & The National Association for Chicana Chicano Studies(NACCS)This summer Jennifer will be continuing their professional development this summer through the Equity Policy Fellowship California Housing Partnership.@SweetnLowJlo | Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/jennifer-lopez-201265223 ---------------------------------------Plan Dulce is a podcast by members of the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only. Want to recommend our next great guests and stay updated on the latest episodes? We want to hear from you! Follow, rate, and subscribe! Your support and feedback helps us continue to amplify insightful and inspiring stories from our wonderfully culturally and professionally diverse community.This episode was conceived, written, edited and produced byStefanie Esteban (She/They) Connect:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/plandulcepodcast/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/LatinosandPlanning/Youtube:Subscribe to Plan Dulce on Youtube LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4294535/X/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/latinosplanapa?lang=en
Stefanie Esteban (She/They) chats with Norma Sánchez (They/Them/Elle) about their relationship-building powers to connect the LGBTQ+ community with educational programs and social services in the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles. Norma Sánchez's Bio:Norma Sánchez (They/Them/Elle) is a nonbinary queer punk community advocate for the LGBTQ+ community in Los Angeles. Norma has worked with the community for approximately 12 years and counting. Their educational background is in Education, Communication Studies and the LGBTQ+ community. Currently they work as a Program Coordinator at Mi Centro, the Latine Community Site of the Los Angeles LGBT Center based in Boyle Heights. Their work is rooted in care, punk resistance, cultural joy and has deep ties to the community especially in a neighborhood they long call home. Learn more about Mi Centro:Websitehttps://lalgbtcenter.org/about/locations/mi-centro/ Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/micentro2/ ---------------------------------------Plan Dulce is a podcast by members of the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only. Want to recommend our next great guests and stay updated on the latest episodes? We want to hear from you! Follow, rate, and subscribe! Your support and feedback helps us continue to amplify insightful and inspiring stories from our wonderfully culturally and professionally diverse community.This episode was conceived, written, edited and produced byStefanie Esteban (She/They) Connect:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/plandulcepodcast/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/LatinosandPlanning/Youtube:Subscribe to Plan Dulce on Youtube LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4294535/X/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/latinosplanapa?lang=en—----
Special episode! Live recording at the 2024 Latinos and Planning LUGARES Conference. Keyanna Ortiz-Cedeño and Matt Gomez chat with Dr. Christine Marin, Professor Emeritus and Archivist-Historian at Arizona State University, about growing up in a copper mining town and the influence this had on her relationship with labor and union organizing. Dr. Marin speaks about the importance of supporting students, Chicana/o studies and the waves of other Chicana/o/Latino/a/x professors, archivists, librarians who are helping share and preserve our history. She highlights the importance of never giving up on your dream, no matter how long it takes -- "you have to be persistent," she says. Dr. Christine Marin is Professor Emeritus and Archivist-Historian at Arizona State University. Dr. Marin is the founder of the prestigious archival repository, the Chicano/a Research Collection and Archives at the Hayden Library in Tempe, Arizona. As Adjunct Faculty Associate in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, she taught courses on the history of Mexican Americans for the former History Department and the School of Transborder Studies, and the history of Mexican American women and Latinas for the Women and Gender Studies Department. The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies awarded Dr. Marin its Community Award “in recognition of her commitment to the Latino community as an archivist and historian in the field of Chicano and Chicana Studies.” Arizona Humanities awarded her the Juliana Yoder Friend of the Humanities Award, 2021 “in recognition of her research, writing and scholarship for her work that supports and promotes the Humanities.” Her most recent publication is “Amazing Grace Keeps the Platters Spinning. A Photo Essay on Radio and Television Trailblazer Graciela Gil Olivarez.” IN: Feminist Media Histories. (2021) Vol. 7:4. Pp. 107-135. Profiles: Christine Marin | ASU Search Dr. Christine Marin Staff Award Christine Marin, PhD | Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Dr. Christine Marín: Archivist/Historian | Arizona Memory Project ASU Organizations and People: ASU Hispanic Research Center Hispanic Research Center ASU Provost Dr. Nancy Gonzales ASU Chicano Research Archives https://lib.asu.edu/collections/chicano Nancy Godoy -Director of Community-Driven Archives ASU School of Transborder Studies https://sts.asu.edu/ AZ Central Article: "How a kid from an Arizona mining town went on to create a historic Latino archive at ASU"Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. Want to recommend our next great guests and stay updated on the latest episodes? We want to hear from you! Follow, rate, and subscribe! Your support and feedback helps us continue to amplify insightful and inspiring stories from our wonderfully culturally and professionally diverse community.Follow Latinos and Planning on Social Media: Facebook Youtube
Keyanna Ortiz-Cedeño chats with Kat Sibel on Indigenous People's Day about her life's journey of twists and turns reflecting on her Peruvian ancestral roots and how Andean and Quechua knowledge and values informed her work and research looking at both sides of public health and environmental science. Kat Sibel (she/her/ella) is a passionate, bi-cultural Community Climate Resiliency Coordinator for the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. As a researcher, she embraces her indigenous identity in applying a decolonial lens to climate justice topics, such as extreme heat and flooding, and its impact on community health. As an action-oriented urban planner, she develops meaningful strategic partnerships via 'embedded planning' for climate health-focused capacity building. By centering community concerns from faith leaders, residents, community health workers, and emergency managers, she is able to advocate and collaborate with policy makers, urban designers, data analysts and community engagement leaders on climate risk tools and resources. Learning the traditions of her Andean (Quechua) heritage through meditation, language and culture throughout her life has kept her grounded through the challenges that arise as an environmental justice practitioner, leader, urban planner, and global citizen.Learn more about Kat's work:LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherin-sibel/ NYC's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Website: https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/index.page Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nychealthy/---------------------------------------Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. Want to recommend our next great guests and stay updated on the latest episodes? We want to hear from you! Follow, rate, and subscribe! Your support and feedback helps us continue to amplify insightful and inspiring stories from our wonderfully culturally and professionally diverse community.This episode was produced byKeyanna Ortiz-Cedeño, Host, Producer, Writer, Editor Vidal F. Márquez, Audio Engineer, EditorFollow Latinos and Planning on Social Media: Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/LatinosandPlanning/Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@laplatinosandplanningdivis2944LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4294535/X/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/latinosplanapa?lang=en
Keyanna Ortiz-Cedeño speaks with Jose Antonio Gordillo Martorell- tuning in from Sweden, about democratizing decision making for museums and other cultural institutions to elevate children's pespectives. Dive in and learn how re-priotitizing play, "dancing with the system" and expanding our idea of public participation to include children of all backgrounds can introduce groundbreaking new ideas into our cultural institutions and placemaking initiatives. Mr. Jose Antonio Gordillo Martorell, Ph.D. is the Founder and CEO of Cultural Inquiry, a micellium company located in Switzerland that operates internationally. He is a professional with 26 years of experience in education, collective creativity, content co-creation, change-driven strategy, participation and community weaving with a passion for the democratization of minoritized and unrepresented cultural voices in the cultural arena. He founded Children's Boards in different Museums of the world like the City of Arts and Sciences, Norrbottens Museums, HOTA-House of the Arts, and more recently Historisches Museum Saar, Museo of Solutions in Mumbai, Museum of Communication Bern, or Swiss National Museum-Château des Prangins. Learn more about Jose's work and connect: LinkedIn (personal) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-antonio-gordillo-martorell-28ab0727/ Company LinkedIn Profile https://ch.linkedin.com/company/cultural-inquiry Company Website https://www.cultural-inquiry.com/ Publication in MuseumNExt about the Children's Board Methodology https://www.museumnext.com/article/giving-youth-a-voice-in-your-museum-setting-up-a-childrens-board/ Phonetic Planet Interview https://phoneticplanet.org/jose-antonio-gordillo-martorell Articles in Medium https://medium.com/@joseantoniogordillo Publications https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Zg7OQOXro-zJlGmtv1lWXYtKn4h0AD1nSrFLNXjYhEs/edit Read Jose's article in Europeana about Diversity and Inclusion https://pro.europeana.eu/post/everything-starts-with-a-question-diversity-and-inclusion-in-a-global-world Learn more about Jose's expertise as a Systems Thinking Changer https://collaboratiohelvetica.ch/catalysts/jose-antonio-gordillo-martorell --------------------------------------- Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. Want to recommend our next great guests and stay updated on the latest episodes? We want to hear from you! Follow, rate, and subscribe! Your support and feedback helps us continue to amplify insightful and inspiring stories from our wonderfully culturally and professionally diverse community. Follow Latinos and Planning on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LatinosandPlanning/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@laplatinosandplanningdivis2944 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4294535/ X/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/latinosplanapa?lang=en
Keyanna Ortiz-Cedeño chats with Ursula Troncoso- tuning in from São Paulo, Brazil- about her path into architecture and planning and her insights into meaningfully engaging young children from the periphery in community engagement and urban design projects. Since 2014,Ursula Troncoso has directed Ateliê Navio, which caters to various architectural, urban planning, and educational needs. Additionally, she leads the City for Children project, which aims to provide spatial education and engage children in discussions about their urban environments. Ursula is a distinguished consultant for the Bernard van Leer Foundation's Urban95 Brazil program. She graduated in 2007 from Escola da Cidade in São Paulo and later served as an assistant professor of design while pursuing postgraduate studies in Architecture, Education, and Society. Ursula furthered her academic career at the University of São Paulo (FFLCH-USP) and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) in Barcelona in 2009. She is currently an Education Coordinator at the Instituto A Cidade Precisa de Você (The City Needs You Institute), a multidisciplinary collective focused on public spaces in urban areas. Learn more about Ursula's work: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ursula-troncoso/ Urban 95 Website: https://vanleerfoundation.org/urban95/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urban95cm/?hl=en Ateliê Navio Website: https://www.atelienavio.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atelienavio/ --------------------------------------- Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. Want to recommend our next great guests and stay updated on the latest episodes? We want to hear from you! Follow, rate, and subscribe! Your support and feedback helps us continue to amplify insightful and inspiring stories from our wonderfully culturally and professionally diverse community. Follow Latinos and Planning on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LatinosandPlanning/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@laplatinosandplanningdivis2944 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4294535/ X/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/latinosplanapa?lang=en
Keyanna Ortiz-Cedeño chats with Paul Fericelli about his work in disaster recovery and climate resilience at federal agencies like FEMA and the EPA, growing up in Puerto Rico, and the role mentorship has played in their professional journey. Paul Fericelli's Bio and Links: Paul Fericelli is an Environmental Engineer with the federal government. With over 10 years of experience, Paul has worked across various mission areas in the federal government including, water, materials management, toxics control, emergency response, disaster recovery and intergovernmental relations. LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulfericelli/ --------------------------------------- Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. Want to recommend our next great guests and stay updated on the latest episodes? We want to hear from you! Follow, rate, and subscribe! Your support and feedback helps us continue to amplify insightful and inspiring stories from our wonderfully culturally and professionally diverse community. Follow Latinos and Planning on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LatinosandPlanning/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@laplatinosandplanningdivis2944 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4294535/ X/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/latinosplanapa?lang=en
In this episode we'll hear from Vidal Marquez, Edna Ely-Ledesma and Adrian Diaz about their successful mobile workshop at this year's national planning conference which took place back in may in Minneapolis Minnesota. The workshop, Puentes: Bridging Healing and Revitalization in Latine neighborhoods, took participants to the East Lake Street Corridor, the largest Hispanic/Latinx neighborhood in the twin cities and a diverse community with immigrants from all over the world. Check out the photos posted on LAP's Instagram page Check out the route and stopping points along East Lake Street A special thank you to La Loma Tamales in Minneapolis for the delicious tamales! Vidal F. Márquez is an urban planner born and raised in the Highland Park community of Los Angeles, California. He is the immediate Past Chair of the APA Latinos and Planning Division. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies and Planning from the California State University Northridge in Los Angeles. A division member since 2009, Vidal assisted in creating programming and educational opportunities within the Division beginning in 2012. During the fall of 2020, Vidal was proud to lead and produce the Division's inaugural multi-part conference event entitled L.U.G.A.R.E.S.: Latinidad, Unity, Gente, Advocacy, Resiliencia, Equity, Spaces. A key objective of the conference was to highlight ways in which planners within and outside of formal planning processes are addressing challenges and issues in their communities. Vidal is excited to showcase more resources and achievements for Latine planners who are working to make their communities a better place for all. Adrian Diaz Jr, is a Planner and Public Engagement Specialist with Short Elliot Hendrickson Inc, has worked with dozens of urban and rural communities throughout the Midwest. He earned two Bachelors of Science in Sustainable Community Development and Sociology with emphasis on social justice and sustainability. Adrian has focused on developing plans that provide equitable solutions and address community needs. Additional to his planning career, he has designed and launched multiple youth programs focused on career development, secondary education, community leadership, and cultural empowerment for Latine youth. Adrian was awarded the United States Presidential Environmental Youth Award for a stewardship project he led in his hometown, Waukegan, Illinois. Edna Ely-Ledesma is an assistant professor in the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she directs the Kaufman Lab for the Study and Design of Food Systems and Marketplaces. The corpus of her research, teaching, and mentoring focuses on understanding the development of the smart, green, and just 21st century city. Her work seeks to bridge the gap between communities and city governments to help define the planning and design agency of Latinos, a traditionally under-represented group. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science from Texas A&M University, a Master of Architecture and a Master of Urban Design from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University. She was a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow. She served as a lecturer in the Urban Design program at the University of Texas School of Architecture (UTSOA) from 2014-2018. In 2017, she was the Emerging Scholar of Race & Gender Fellow in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, and in 2018 she was the Carlos E. Castañeda Postdoctoral Fellow for the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. Latinos and Planning Social media handles: https://www.facebook.com/LatinosandPlanning/ https://www.youtube.com/@laplatinosandplanningdivis2944 https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4294535/
Keyanna Ortiz-Cedeno chats with Danielle Zoe Rivera, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at the University of California Berkeley. Rivera's research examines policy and design for environmental and climate justice. Her work uses community-based research methods to address the impacts of climate-induced disasters affecting low-income communities. Her current work deeply engages rural and unincorporated communities of color reeling from disasters, challenging government agencies to recognize these communities and alter outdated policy and programmatic frameworks. Rivera teaches environmental planning and design, community engagement, and environmental justice. Rivera holds a PhD in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan, a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Architecture from the Pennsylvania State University. Learn more about her work and research. -------------- Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. --------------- Register for LUGARES! LAP's 5th Annual Conference November 7-8, 2024 at 10AM-5PM Central Time. This year's conference theme is “Nuestras Historias” centering on the shared collective knowledge that is embedded within our histories and storytelling for shaping greater community resilience. Dr. Lydia Otero, professor emeritus from the University of Arizona will be our keynote speaker. This year's LUGARES will also feature a variety of resources for implementation in your local communities from partners such as UnidosUS, Main Street America, and Latinos in Heritage Conservation.
Keyanna Ortiz-Cedeno chats with Danielle Zoe Rivera, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at the University of California Berkeley. Rivera's research examines policy and design for environmental and climate justice. Her work uses community-based research methods to address the impacts of climate-induced disasters affecting low-income communities. Her current work deeply engages rural and unincorporated communities of color reeling from disasters, challenging government agencies to recognize these communities and alter outdated policy and programmatic frameworks. Rivera teaches environmental planning and design, community engagement, and environmental justice. Rivera holds a PhD in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan, a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Architecture from the Pennsylvania State University. Learn more about her work and research. -------------- Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. --------------- Register for LUGARES! LAP's 5th Annual Conference November 7-8, 2024 at 10AM-5PM Central Time. This year's conference theme is “Nuestras Historias” centering on the shared collective knowledge that is embedded within our histories and storytelling for shaping greater community resilience. Dr. Lydia Otero, professor emeritus from the University of Arizona will be our keynote speaker. This year's LUGARES will also feature a variety of resources for implementation in your local communities from partners such as UnidosUS, Main Street America, and Latinos in Heritage Conservation.
Julio shares his experience growing up near La Oroya, one of the most polluted cities in Peru, and going on to study architecture to pursue his interest in large scale solutions that impact people's every day lives. He shares his experience spearheading the Green Building Council in Peru as the only LEED AP in the country and his most recent project, Planning 2050, a dashboard platform where public entities such as cities, towns and agencies can track progress on the goals they have set for themselves on a range of topics like transportation, air quality and parks. Over time, tracking their performance can lead to identifying best practices that can be shared with other entities. Julio Carrillo, AICP, LEED AP ND, is a Senior Planner at Parkhill. Julio co-founded Peru's Green Building Council and has chaired various committees, including Austin's AIA Urban Design Committee (2022), and the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee at the Urban Land Institute of Austin – Texas (2022). Julio is also a board member of the Downtown Austin Alliance (2024). Recognized for his urban design practice, Julio was selected as an International Expert in 2021, leading a research team for future city planning in Asia. In 2023, Julio was the General Co-Rapporteur of the 59th World Planning Congress. He is also the Director of Planning Commitment Inc, driving the PLANNING 2050 initiative for positive impacts in Equity, Climate Change, and Resiliency.
Learn about the transportation advocacy campaign led by the Northwest Center, a 501c3, community based organization (formerly known as the Northwest Side Housing Center) pushing to bring more bike lanes and bikeshare to the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago. This episode was the first podcast collaboration between Latinos and Planning and the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC). Co-host: Hani Shamat is a Program Coordinator at SUMC in Chicago, Illinois Co- host: Alex Rosander, mobility enthusiast and former Program Coordinator at SUMC Guest: Zair Menjival, operations Coordinator at Equiticity Guest: Jeremy Cuebas, transportation organizer for Northwest Center Producers: Hani Shamat, Alex Rosander, and Alvaro Villagran, Director of Federal Programs at SUMC Editor: Grecia White, New Mobility Planner at City of Boston Jeremy Cuebas is the transportation organizer for Northwest Center. His work focuses on building relationships and empowering the youth specifically in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood. He led a group of 30 students called the “Belmont Cragin Youth Leadership council” who met 5 days out of the week, to organize, strategize, and meet with community stakeholders, elected officials, and residents on issues that they are passionate about. In 2019 Jeremy and the youth council rallied around the idea of improving public transportation in Belmont Cragin. Zair Menjival is a firm believer that in order for Chicago to be considered the best city in the world, all 77 neighborhoods of Chicago have to be the absolute best. Zair is currently an Operations Coordinator at Equiticity, and in his previous role, he organized multiple transportation and health oriented events at the 31st Ward Alderman's Office. He also organized around transportation inequities in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of the city, which recently saw unprecedented investments in new bike lanes, bike locks, and Divvy bike share stations. Alex Rosander is a native Midwesterner, mobility enthusiast, and former Program Coordinator at SUMC where she provided planning and technical expertise on a wide range of mobility initiatives, including the Bikes for Belmont Cragin Evaluation Report, FTA's Mobility Innovation Program, and USDOT's Thriving Communities. As an urban planning professional with a keen interest in universal design and sustainable transportation solutions, she's enjoyed the opportunity to work with agencies and community organizations to support strategic mobility efforts at both the national and local levels. Outside of work, Alex enjoys exploring new places on bike, hammocking along Lake Michigan, and listening to live music. Hani Shamat is a Program Coordinator at the Shared-Use Mobility Center in Chicago, IL. Hani has a passion for transportation and a drive to make it equitable, sustainable, and connected. He has a Bachelor's degree from Lawrence University, and a Master's degree in Public Policy and Public Administration from Northwestern University, where he wrote his thesis on transportation equity, bikeshare, and multi-modal transportation. Check out the Bikes for Belmont Cragin Evaluation Report: English version: https://sharedusemobilitycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BikesForBelmontCragin_EnglishVersion.pdf Spanish version: https://sharedusemobilitycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BikesForBelmontCragin_SpanishVersion.pdf Learn more about the Northwest Center and their community focused work. Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
In this episode we hear from Ana Cubas, a professional with over 20 years' experience in government, non-profit, and private sectors. Ana comes from an immigrant background, is the first in her family to graduate from college, and has devoted her life to helping others. Ana's mission is to focus on working with companies that spur job and economic development, that are socially conscious and are in the center of innovation. Ana's focus on the environment comes from her humble beginnings growing up in El Salvador, where she grew up in a small town with plenty of green spaces and clean air. Her love for urban planning and public policy stems from her journey as a 10-year old immigrant growing up in Los Angeles, her activism at U.C. Berkeley, and her academic studies obtaining her Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning at Princeton University. Ana established her company in 2013 and officially incorporated in 2017. She obtained her certifications from the State, LA Metro, LA City/County, OCTA and others. Co-host: Haydee Urita-Lopez, Principal City Planner for the Los Angeles City Planning Department Co-host: Grecia White, New Mobility Planner with the City of Boston. Producer: Haydee Urita-Lopez Editor: Grecia White Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
This episode was recorded during last November's LUGARES conference -- LAP's annual virtual conference where the theme was Caminando P'alante. As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs, Claudia Monterrosa oversees affordable housing and community development programs, including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the HOME Investment Partnerships program, the Housing Trust Fund, and CDBG Disaster Recovery funds, in addition to Department-wide energy and environmental policy. Claudia brings decades of non-profit and public sector experience incorporating social justice, grassroots organizing, and equity to her work at HUD. Previously, Ms. Monterrosa served as the Chief Housing Officer for the City of Los Angeles. In this capacity she oversaw the implementation of Measure HHH's $1.2 billion for the development of Permanent Supportive Housing and successfully secured over $1.6 billion for emergency rental assistance for COVID-impacted tenants. She served as the Public Policy & Research Director at the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), where she managed a team that secured more than $800 million in new funding for affordable housing, energy efficiency programs, foreclosure prevention, and strategic planning and preservation initiatives. Claudia directly led efforts to secure the adoption and implementation of the City's inaugural Eviction Defense Program, including $10.5 million in funding for the first year and subsequently securing an additional $30 million to extend the program through 2024. In 2017, her efforts led to the creation of the City's first permanent local source of funding for affordable housing via the adoption of the Affordable Housing Linkage Fee. In that same year, she led the City's successful adoption of the Assessment of Fair Housing Plan under HUD's new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule (AFFH). Claudia holds an MA in Urban Planning from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a BA in Political Science and Latin American & Iberian Studies from UC Santa Barbara. Co-host: Haydee Urita-Lopez, Principal City Planner for the Los Angeles City Planning Department Co-host: Grecia White, New Mobility Planner with the City of Boston. Producer: Haydee Urita-Lopez Editor: Grecia White ---------- Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
David Salazar speaks with us today on his experience involving youth in urban planning, working with Long Beach City College and Cal Poly Pomona to develop an associates degree in urban planning -- the first one in California, and the importance of increasing representation of Latino/a/e urban planners at the state and national level. David Salazar, FAICP is currently the Executive Director for the Long Beach Community Design Center. He has a combined 29 years of campus planning and design experience in public and private universities and colleges. He holds a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Cal State University, Long Beach; a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from Cal Poly Pomona; an Executive MBA from Claremont Graduate University and studied strategic management at Oxford and Anahuac University, Mexico. David is a member of the College of Fellows American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planning Association, and the California Planning Roundtable. He served as an adjunct faculty member in the Urban and Regional Planning Department at Cal Poly Pomona. ________________________ Co-host: Haydee Urita-Lopez, Principal City Planner, Los Angeles City Planning Co-host: Isai Madrid, Student Professional Worker for the City of Los Angeles in the Planning Department. Co-producer: Haydee Urita-Lopez Co-producer: Betty Barberena, City Planner, Los Angeles City Planning Editor: Grecia White, New Mobility Planner, City of Boston ____________________ Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
Guest: ANA M. LASSO Director, California Department of General Services Ana M. Lasso was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as the Director of the California Department of General Services on March 19, 2021. Previously, Director Lasso served as the General Manager of Los Angeles' Exposition Park, a position to which she was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in April 2014. Director Lasso leads the Department of General Services (DGS), which serves as the business manager for the state of California with over 3,500 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. DGS serves the public by providing a variety of services to state agencies through procurement, acquisition solutions, creative real estate management, design, innovation, environmentally friendly transportation, and funding for the construction of state schools. DGS also serves as a control and oversight department to help protect the interests of the state of California. In her previous role, Director Lasso represented the state during real estate negotiations to secure the Los Angeles Football Club−Banc of California Stadium and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at Exposition Park. She also led the park through one of its most triumphant economic development periods, with over $1 billion in construction dollars invested throughout Exposition Park's 160 acres. Prior to her gubernatorial appointments, Director Lasso managed the Joint Use Development Program for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The Joint Use Development Program created community partnerships and capital improvement projects to provide features and enhancements for public schools that provide benefits to students and the surrounding community. In addition to her expertise in real estate development and strong commitment to public service, Director Lasso has worked at the international level on issues such as economic development, education, city design and housing. Director Lasso holds a master's in City Planning and Urban Design Certificate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and dual bachelor's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her commitment to underserved communities is undeniable and has been recognized through awards such as the 2021 Mujer Cambiando el Mundo Award from the Regional Hispanic Institute, 2020 Bridge to the Future Award from A Place Called Home, City Council District 9 SHero Award in 2017, the Los Angeles County Medical Association's Innovation Award of 2012, Building and Construction's 2011 “40 Under 40,” the MIT Departmental Service Award, the UCLA Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award and her appointment as a Hispanas Organized for Political Equality “HOPE” Leadership Fellow. Ana M. Lasso resides in Whittier with her husband Jose Hernandez Vicente, their two children Alba Marina and Diego Jose and two dogs. Haydee Urita-Lopez Editor: Grecia White --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
Todays guest is Margarita Gonzalez Macedonio, a Principal Community Planner with the City of Santa Ana Neighborhood Initiatives and Environmental Services Program. Margarita has been a part of the City of Santa Ana team for over 16 years. As an advocacy planner, Margarita is a solution-oriented leader focused on ensuring an inclusive process for delivering equitable outcomes in many communities. Margarita prioritizes strengthening her network of interagency and community stakeholders on public policy and community planning projects that bring light to environmental health equity and perceived impacts to the built environment and neighborhoods' quality of life. Margarita facilitates capacity-building, collaboration, grant support, networking and project investments to bring about equitable resources to neighborhoods and community-based groups to accomplish their organizational objectives. In her new role, Margarita has worked with City Management to create a new Environmental Justice (EJ) section in the Planning Division as part of the City Council's adoption of a new General Plan in April 2022. Margarita is the City's EJ staff person hired to manage and monitor the implementation of all of the City's General Plan EJ policies and actions, which include the formation of a new resident-focused team to guide and prioritize EJ actions. Margarita continues to build her team to provide training and support to neighborhood leaders and delve into the research, education, and collaboration needed to address complex environmental justice issues working with departments, regulatory agencies, and community members from areas challenged by a combination of racial, economic, health, and environmental burdens. Prior to her work with the City of Santa Ana, Margarita administered affordable housing, strategic planning,community engagement initiatives in unincorporated communities, and Community Development Block Grant-funded programs at the Los Angeles Community Development Authority. Earlier in her career, she supported public housing resident and youth initiatives at the Housing Authority City of Los Angeles. Margarita received her MA in Urban Planning and BA in History and Chicana/o Studies from UCLA. Outside of work, Margarita enjoys quality time with her family and channels her energy through live music with her band and church bands in her community. ---------------------------------------- Plan Dulce is a space for elevating projects, issues and initiatives taking place within Latino communities across the U.S. Episode co-hosts: Anna Vidal (featured in the previous episode) and Vidal Marquez, Chair of Latinos and Planning. Episode edited by Grecia White, Vice-Chair of Latinos and Planning Learn more about Latinos and Planning, a division within the American Planning Association. LUGARES, LAP's annual virtual conference will take place November 16-17, 2023 -- register here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
In this episode we learn about the planning journeys of Jaime Espinoza and Anna Vidal. Jaime Espinoza is a City Planner in the Office of Zoning Administration of Los Angeles City Planning. In this capacity, he is responsible for the review and entitlement of commercial and residential development projects citywide, and leading negotiations with project applicants to address concerns from local residents and relevant stakeholders. Prior to his current role, Jaime worked as a City Planning Associate in the External Affairs Division, where he was assigned as the primary point of contact for general planning and land use questions in the Central and East geographies of Los Angeles. Anna Vidal was born and raised in the Los Angeles area. She is a proud Latina (Cuban-Salvadorian American). She grew up in Echo Park and North Hollywood and currently lives in Studio City. Anna has her Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies from CSUN, and a Master of Public Administration and a Master of Urban Planning from USC. She has 25 years with the department and has worked over 20 years in the Valley office as a project planner over almost every community plan in the Valley. ---------------------------------------- Plan Dulce is a space for elevating projects, issues and initiatives taking place within Latino communites across the U.S. Episode hosted by Vidal Marquez, Chair of Latinos and Planning, and Haydee Urita-Lopez, Principal City Planner, Los Angeles City Planning Episode edited by Grecia White, Vice-Chair of Latinos and Planning Learn more about Latinos and Planning, a division within the American Planning Association. LUGARES, LAP's annual virtual conference will take place November 16-17, 2023 -- registration coming soon! Send us an email at plandulcepodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! or email our division, latinosandplanning2@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
BikeLA shares details on their pilot focused on promoting e-bikes for deliveries among small businesses near the port of Los Angeles. Bike LA, formerly known as Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, is a membership-based nonprofit organization that works to make all communities in LA County healthy, safe, and fun places to ride a bike through advocacy, education, and outreach. Read more about the community leaders, Promotores, who helped champion the program. If you'd like to contact Kevin Shin or Alejandra Alvarez, send them an email at info@la-bike.org. This episode is part of our series on Electric Mobility within Latino communities across the U.S. ______________________________________________ Plan Dulce is a space for elevating projects, issues and initiatives taking place within Latino communities across the country. Episode host: Grecia White, Vice-Chair of Latinos and Planning. Learn more about Latinos and Planning, a division within the American Planning Association. Send us an email or voice memo at plandulcepodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Follow us on Twitter: @LatinosPlanAPA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
In this episode we learn about an e-bike pilot program at Rancho San Pedro, one of the HACLA communities in Los Angeles. Karla Velasco, Community Relations Specialist, and Ms. Yolanda Rodarte, Community Coach, share how the program got started and how its going so far. ________________________________ Plan Dulce is a space for elevating projects, issues and initiatives taking place within Latino communities across the country. Episode host: Grecia White, Vice-Chair of Latinos and Planning. Learn more about Latinos and Planning, a division within the American Planning Association. Send us an email or voice memo at plandulcepodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Follow us on Twitter: @LatinosPlanAPA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
We recorded this episode with Vero at the 2022 National APA Conference in San Diego the day after she was honored as a Fellow among other Latino/x planners. She shares her journey from a school girl in El Paso to attending college in Cambridge, falling in love with the detailed process of making maps the old fashioned way and the importance of opening doors for others on the way up. Veronica previously served as the Director for the City of San Antonio's Neighborhood and Housing Services Department. She is now in a new role at the Department of Treasury in Washington D.C. It was an absolute treat to chat with her and we hope you enjoy all the gems she shared with us all. Host: Grecia White (she had a bit of a cold, not covid, at the time of this recording) email: plandulcepodcast@gmail.com twitter: @LatinosPlanAPA Details on joining Latinos and Planning Our 3rd annual conference is Nov 3 & 4, 2022. Submit a proposal here: bit.ly/lugares2022 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
Leonardo Vazquez is a national award-winning planner, creative placemaker, community economic development planner, leadership coach and author who founded The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking and Creative Placemaking Communities. He was born in Argentina and came to the US in 1970 with his family when he was three years old. Leo has been involved with social justice issues for more than 30 years as a journalist, planner, coach and placemaker. He is the co-editor of Dialogos: Placemaking in Latino Communities and author of Leading from the Middle: Strategic Thinking for Urban Planning and Community Development professionals. He is the 2012 winner of the APA's National Planning Leadership Award for Advancing Diversity and Social Justice in Honor of Paul Davidoff, and was a lead or key contributor to two statewide award-winning plans in New Jersey. He is a co-founder of the Latinos and Planning division. Hosts: Leonor Vanik and Grecia White Producer and editor: James Castañeda Contact us at plandulcepodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
Edna Ledesma Edna Ledesma is an assistant professor in the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she directs the Kaufman Lab for the Study and Design of Food Systems and Marketplaces. The corpus of her research, teaching, and mentoring focuses on understanding the development of the smart, green, and just 21st century city. Her work seeks to bridge the gap between communities and city governments to help define the planning and design agency of Latinos, a traditionally under-represented group. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science from Texas A&M University, a Master of Architecture and a Master of Urban Design from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University. She was a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow. She served as a lecturer in the Urban Design program at the University of Texas School of Architecture (UTSOA) from 2014-2018. In 2017, she was the Emerging Scholar of Race & Gender Fellow in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, and in 2018 she was the Carlos E. Castañeda Postdoctoral Fellow for the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Twitter: @ednaledesma Silvia Vargas, FAICP Silvia is a professional planner with more than 28 years of experience. In her practice of planning, she always strives to increase understanding of the value of the profession, to raise the bar of civic discourse, and to empower stakeholders to claim ownership in the community planning and plan implementation processes. Currently, Silvia is a Principal Planner in the Miami office of Calvin, Giordano & Associates, where she works on a variety of long-range and current planning projects, as well as providing creative public engagement for South Florida communities. Silvia has been committed to the advancement of the planning profession through her active involvement with APA and allied organizations for well over a decade. In addition to her continued participation in local and state leadership, she served on the AICP Commission between 2016 and 2020. She also chaired the College of AICP Fellows Committee and the AICP Exam Committee and, currently, she is the Chair of the APA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She's often in demand as a speaker on career development topics, public engagement, and ethics. In 2017, Silvia became the first Latina to receive a Distinguished Alumna award from the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design for her contributions to the profession. Her collaborative work on the 2012-2014 Pop-Up to Permanent park initiative as part of the executive leadership of the APA FL Gold Coast Section was awarded the APA FL 2014 Award for a Grassroots Initiative and the APA 2015 National Grassroots Award, and remains one of Silvia's proudest accomplishments. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/silviaevargas Twitter: @svargas_planner Hosts: Leonor Vanik & Grecia White Editor: James Castañeda --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
Welcome to Plan Dulce! The Latinos and Planning Podcast, a place to chat about our built environment with a Latinx lens, and elevate the issues affecting us and our communities. In this trailer we hear from Leonor Vanik, National Coalition for Latinx with Disabilities, James Castaneda, AICP planner, Grecia White, Northeast region student representative. Contact us at plandulcepodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plandulcepodcast/message
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