Third Wave Urbanism

Cities are host to a variety of cultural assets, from local music to theatre, community arts and nightclubs. But not all of them prioritize these assets or their infrastructure — the spaces where creatives work, live and perform. In the quest to attract the “creative class”, these cities can neglect the very culture creators who made them attractive places to begin with. For the sake of avoiding the scourge of the “non-place”, Rebecca Greenwald has a simple request: listen to your creatives, preserve your cultural assets, and create a culture that is authentic and attractive for locals and tourists alike.  Check out our conversation with Rebecca, and be sure to check out her article with Yvonne Lo on Next City for more on the full report for the World Cities Culture Forum.  Don’t forget — we’re a crowdfunded podcast, which means we rely on YOU! If you like what you hear, contribute to our efforts by becoming our patron at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! Episode references: Making Space for Culture (World Cities Culture Forum) : http://www.worldcitiescultureforum.com/assets/others/171020_MSFC_Report_DIGITAL.pdf Making Space for Culture: How Cities Can Preserve Their Valued (and Valuable) Cultural Assets - https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/making-space-for-culture-how-cities-can-preserve-their-valued-and-valuable Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

The night has the power to invoke a myriad of emotions — from fear to romance, melancholy to excitement. Whatever your feelings, the fact remains that the nighttime consists of half of our time on this earth, and that means half of our time in our cities as well. What can we do to ensure that our cities are truly taking advantage of their 24-hour needs? What does it mean to design for nighttime?  In this episode we talk with Leni Schwendinger, an expert on nighttime design and Director of Nightseeing (and so much more!), on the many types of light, what to do on a light walk, and how to take a holistic look at our cities’ daily light cycles.  Don’t forget — we’re a crowdfunded podcast, which means we rely on YOU! If you like our intersectional take on urbanism, you can contribute to our efforts by becoming our patron at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist Episode references: The Nighttseeing™ Program: http://www.nightseeing.net/ The video of Smart Everyday Nighttime Design in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDRG0R8kB1E&feature=youtu.be --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

African Americans make up about 12 percent of the population in the U.S. but only about two percent of registered architects, with African American women consisting of .02 percent of architects overall. If the practice is meant to reflect the people being designed for, it will need to find ways to promote diversity within the field and in educational programs. In this episode we talk with three members of Perkins+Will, one of the first big US studios to hire a Director of Global Diversity, who are aiming to do just that.  Our guests include: Gabrielle Bullock, an active member of NOMA (the National Organization of Minority Architects), Director of Global Diversity and leader of Perkins+Will’s Diversity+Inclusion+Engagement Strategic Plan; Nick Seierup, Design Principal in the Los Angeles office and inaugural Visiting Scholar at Tuskegee University; and Kevin Holland, Director of Operations at Perkins+Will LA, also on the Architectural Advisory Board at Tuskegee University and a past President of NOMA.  Don’t forget — we’re a crowdfunded podcast, which means we rely on YOU! If you like our intersectional take on urbanism, you can contribute to our efforts by becoming our patron at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist Episode references: Perkins+Will Diversity + Inclusion + Engagement Initiative: https://perkinswill.com/purpose/diversity Perkins+Will and Tuskegee University Annual Visiting Scholar Program: http://perkinswill.com/news/tuskegee-university-launch-annual-professional-visiting-scholar-program National Organization of Minority Architects: http://www.noma.net/ Architects Newspaper’s interview with Gabrielle Bullock: https://archpaper.com/2016/10/talks-gabrielle-bullock-director-global-diversity-perkinswill/ --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

We are so delighted to have been invited to this year’s annual NACTO Designing Cities conference! In this very special live recording we talk with Skye Duncan, Director of the Global Designing Cities Initiative, about their upcoming initiative on children and caretakers. A huge thank you to Corinne Kisner and the entire team at NACTO for inviting us to present, and to Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire for the live broadcast and podcast recording!  Don’t forget — we’re a crowdfunded podcast! If you like our intersectional take on urbanism, you can contribute to our efforts by becoming our patron. Check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism for more details. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist Episode references: NACTO’s Designing Cities Conference: https://nacto.org/conference/designing-cities-conference-chicago-2017/ The Global Designing Cities Initiative: https://globaldesigningcities.org/ The Overhead Wire podcast with Jeff Wood: https://theoverheadwire.com/ --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Airbnb can be a contentious issue — it can give you a more affordable place to stay, a more authentic experience in a city, and allow you to meet new people from the places you’re visiting. On the other hand, it can “black out” entire blocks of tourists, drive up prices, and take valuable rental units off the market that could otherwise potentially be affordable. In this week’s Next City partnered article, contributor Nina Feldman walks us through the New Orleans experience — a city reliant upon its tourism industry — six months after it implemented regulations on legalized Airbnb.  Don’t forget — we’re a crowdfunded podcast! If you like our intersectional take on urbanism, you can contribute to our efforts by becoming our patron. Check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism for more details. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist Episode references: Main article by Nina Feldman, Here’s What New Orleans Looks Like Six Months Into Legalized Airbnb — https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/heres-what-new-orleans-looks-like-one-year-after-legalizing-airbnb Our live recording scheduled for NACTO’s Designing Cities conference this week! —  https://nacto.org/event/live-podcast-third-wave-urbanism/ --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

It’s been a busy month for us between trips abroad, conferences, and new jobs, so we thought it would be a good time to sit down for a catch-up chat. Tune in as we discuss blog baby anniversaries, feminist planning in Stockholm, and Placemaking Week in Amsterdam. And stay tuned for some special announcements from the two of us, including a live recording of Third Wave Urbanism at NACTO’s Designing Cities conference next week in Chicago where we’ll be interviewing Skye Duncan, Director of the Global Designing Cities Initiative!  If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist Episode references: Our live recording scheduled for NACTO’s Designing Cities conference November 1st: https://nacto.org/event/live-podcast-third-wave-urbanism/ Placemaking Week in Amsterdam: https://www.pps.org/blog/placemaking-week-2017-hello-amsterdam/ --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Our cities are complex, and it will take more than one lens to tackle the issues we’re facing. But what does it mean to be interdisciplinary in urbanism? Deland Chan and Kevin Hsu, cofounders of the Human Cities Initiative at Stanford, are tackling this from the academic side — creating a program based on international collaboration and cross-cultural exchange for students from a wide range of degrees. In this episode we chat about their latest seminar in Hong Kong, Retaking the Commons, and the upcoming Human Cities Expo where the ideas come together.  If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist Episode references: The Stanford Human Cities Initiative program: http://www.humancities.org/ The Retaking the Commons workshop in Hong Kong: http://www.humancityworkshop.org/2017-workshop.html Interdisciplinary Thinking: Stanford scholars and students imagine truly ‘human cities’: https://news.stanford.edu/2016/10/28/imagine-truly-human-cities/ The International Urbanization Seminar: http://www.internationalurbanization.org/ What is a Human City? By Deland Chan: https://medium.com/@delandchan/what-is-a-human-city-1e3b80379f07 --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Nearly two months after the violent and hateful events in Charlottesville, Virginia, we sit down with Elgin Cleckley — assistant professor of architecture and design thinking at the University of Virginia — to talk about his experience as a black designer in the city. We discuss his recent Next City article, I’m a Black Designer in Charlottesville. This Is What It Feels Like to Walk Through My City, about putting context to place, the optimism of design thinking, and how we can have better conversations around the future we want for our cities.  If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist --- Episode references: Main article on Next City by Elgin Cleckley - I’m a Black Designer in Charlottesville. This Is What It Feels Like to Walk Through My City: https://nextcity.org/features/view/charlottesville-black-architect-city-tour Katrina’s GoFundMe to help kickstart the Women Led Cities Initiative meet-up at Placemaking Week this October 12th! (Every little bit helps! ❤) —  https://www.gofundme.com/women-led-cities-study-tour --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

A focus on walking can be the common denominator in making our cities more livable. In this episode we talk with Kate Kraft, Executive Director of America Walks, about celebrating 20 years of walking advocacy and what we can do to make our cities more equitable. Tune in for our discussion on what brought Kate to the world of walkability, the National Walking Summit call to action, and their upcoming webinar series Walking Toward Justice.  If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can find us on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist --- Episode references: America Walks — http://americawalks.org/ New webinar series: Walking Toward Justince — http://americawalks.org/new-webinar-series-breaking-barriers/ National Walking Summit (recap forthcoming) —  http://walkingsummit.org/ Katrina’s GoFundMe to help kickstart the Women Led Cities Initiative meet-up at Placemaking Week this October 12th! (Every little bit helps! ❤) —  https://www.gofundme.com/women-led-cities-study-tour --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

In case you haven’t heard (somehow) Amazon is searching for its second headquarters and the cities of America — and Canada — are dressing to impress in a mad scramble to reply to the RFP. Which city will it be? How will Amazon choose the lucky winner? And what kind of impact do these veritable PR stunts have on the existing communities once the dust has settled? Tune in for this and more as we talk with Next City contributor Kelsey E. Thomas about her article on the competition that's taking the country by storm.  If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist --- Articles referenced in this episode: Main article from Next City —5 Mayors, 5 Lipstick Shades, 5 Amazon Seductions by Kelsey E. Thomas: https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/new-amazon-headquarters-city-selection An Open Letter to Amazon: Here’s the pitch for Philadelphia: http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/inga_saffron/why-amazon-should-pick-philadelphia-for-headquarters-20170913.html Baltimore’s Pitch to Amazon: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDBALT/bulletins/1b59bdd Katrina’s GoFundMe to get to Placemaking Week! (Every little bit helps! And thank you to those who contributed already!!) https://www.gofundme.com/women-led-cities-study-tour --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Philadelphia is about to undergo an unheard-of overhaul into its parks, rec centers, and libraries through the Rebuild program — a much needed revival for many underserved communities who rely on these assets as veritable town centers. In this episode, as a part of our partnership with Next City, we talk to contributor Jen Kinney about her article on the recent research that was conducted with Gehl Studio, and what it means for the program as it prepares for launch.  If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist --- Articles referenced in this episode: Main article from Next City — Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play by Jen Kinney: https://nextcity.org/features/view/philadelphia-rebuild-initiative-park-rec-center-design Shout-out to #urbanistwomenatwork Kate Wagner of McMansion Hell: http://mcmansionhell.com/ Katrina’s GoFundMe to get to Placemaking Week! (Every little bit helps!) https://www.gofundme.com/women-led-cities-study-tour  --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

This week we have a special episode on the incredible storm surging through Houston this weekend, Hurricane Harvey. With our guest, Tanvi Misra, author of the CityLab article The Vulnerable Communities in Harvey’s Path, Mapped, we discuss the issues that disadvantaged populations face not only in times of environmental crisis but every day in our cities. As per Tanvi’s suggestions, we’re linking to an excellent thread on Twitter by Jia Tolentino that includes a list of local organizations she suggests supporting. Beyond that we can only ask ourselves, how do we consider compassion when planning our cities? Why does it take the worst case scenario to raise awareness of our citizens’ plights? What do we lose when we refuse to plan ahead, for hurricanes or others’ daily struggles?  If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist --- Articles referenced in this episode: Main article from CityLab: https://www.citylab.com/environment/2017/08/the-vulnerable-populations-in-harveys-path-mapped/538071/ ProPublica article on Houston’s preparedness: https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/harvey The Urban Edge on zoning in Houston: https://urbanedge.blogs.rice.edu/2015/09/08/forget-what-youve-heard-houston-really-does-have-zoning-sort-of/?sbe-widgetadd=true#.WaTUMZOGO1v An excellent current summary of events from Vox: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/24/16198030/hurricane-harvey-2017-texas-gulf-corpus-christi-galveston-houston --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

The recent discussions, protests, and removal of confederate monuments following the events in Charlottesville have helped revive the conversation around who we are as a country, who we were, and who we want to be — as memorialized in our public space. Mariah’s recent story in Next City discusses a hopeful shift in the installation of a new statue — that of a black woman, Maggie Walker — in Richmond, Virginia. In contrast to this, however, she also found herself asked to leave during a celebratory gathering of black women on a separate occasion because of a lack of a permit.  What does public space mean if it’s not for everyone? How does our civic space and our regulations reflect what — or who — we value? What can we do to improve the urban environment to not only allow for, but encourage, expressions of black joy? Join us as we continue our series of conversations around Next City content and unpack what the urban planning field needs to be more inclusive and community-oriented.  If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist --- Articles referenced in this episode: Main article from Next City — Cities Should Celebrate, Not Suppress, Black Joy in Public Space — by Mariah Williams: https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/celebrate-black-joy-public-spaces Mariah’s organization, Black Girls Meet Up: https://www.blackgirlsmeetup.org/ Mansplaining the City — Alissa Walker’s article in Curbed that interviews Katrina + Kristen about Third Wave Urbanism and Women Led Cities: https://www.curbed.com/2017/8/16/16151000/mansplain-gentrification-define-richard-florida-saskia-sassen Monument Lab in Philadelphia — a new way to co-create our monuments? http://monumentlab.muralarts.org/ --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

This past weekend, the Third Wave Urbanism ladies, Kristen and Katrina, met for the second time to celebrate a birthday and record an episode — and promptly had technical difficulties (again). However, we re-recorded this important conversation about so-called “gender neutrality” in cities, and lighting in particular, based on The Establishment article by Josephine Hazelton: The Shocking Connection between Street Harassment and Street Lighting.  Join us as we discuss what being neutral even means, the relationship between the paradigm of male-dominated urban planning and women’s right to space, as well as our reflection — and condemnation — of the hateful acts of domestic terrorism that we witnessed in the US this past weekend. We hope this conversation is a light in the darkness, so to speak, and we hope to continue to inspire and inform as we unpack intersectional urbanism together.  If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our unsponsored efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist --- Articles referenced in this episode: Main article from The Establishment: https://theestablishment.co/the-shocking-connection-between-street-harassment-and-street-lighting-5db8497ef653  --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Historically, “jaywalking” wasn’t an issue. Until the dominance of vehicles (and auto companies assisted by police forces) people and vehicles of all kinds mixed on American streets. Today people walking in cities face the risk of prosecution — or worse — when crossing the street where no marking exists. But what does this mean for a human-centered city? Who loses when we criminalize walking?  Join us as we talk with Josh Cohen, Next City contributor and author of this week’s featured article on jaywalking, and how Seattle’s council may undo the law altogether. This is also the second episode in our partnership with Next City on a series of conversations about interesting stories found on NextCity.org. Check them out for more in-depth analysis of urban issues and stay tuned for our featured content from them every month! If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our unsponsored efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist And our guest Josh Cohen can be found @jcohenwrites on Twitter --- Articles referenced in this episode: Main article from Next City — Seattle Council Member Questions Jaywalking Law: https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/seattle-jaywalking-tickets-police-bias The Invention of Jaywalking: https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2012/04/invention-jaywalking/1837/  --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Mandatory parking minimums are an important part of how our cities are shaped (we swear!) and we are happy to see the subject explained in a more digestible way in a recent video by Vox and Mobility Lab. In our first video-inspired episode, we discuss what exactly these wonky requirements are, and unpack the nuance surrounding how to go about disincentivizing unnecessary driving in city centers in an equitable way.  We are also still doing a happy dance for our partnership with Next City on a series of conversations about interesting stories found on NextCity.org. Check them out for more in-depth analysis of urban issues and stay tuned for more frequent content from them every month! If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our unsponsored efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist Articles referenced in this episode: Main video from Vox and Mobility Lab — The High Cost of Free Parking: https://mobilitylab.org/2017/07/19/voxmobility-lab-video-high-cost-free-parking/ Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

It’s no secret that the justice system in the United States needs reform. A proposal in New York City aims to address one specific link in the chain: city jails. What if jails were community hubs? How does treating people with dignity improve recidivism rates? And can the design of a space make us behave better? This week’s episode is based on the Next City article by Catesby Holmes on the now mayor-backed idea of smaller, community-based jails in each of the boroughs. We are also super excited to announce that this episode is the first in a partnership with Next City on a series of conversations about interesting stories found on NextCity.org. Check them out for more in-depth analysis of urban issues and stay tuned for more frequent content from them every month!  If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our crowdfunded efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist Articles referenced in this episode: Main article from Next City — New York Has a Chance to Embrace This New Type of Jail Design: https://nextcity.org/features/view/new-york-rikers-closing-prison-design-humane-jail New Yorker — The Life of a South Central Statistic: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/24/the-life-of-a-south-central-statistic?reload=true The Atlantic — Why Scandinavian Prisons are Superior: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/09/why-scandinavian-prisons-are-superior/279949/ Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

You know it when you walk by a spruced up front stoop, or walk through a park with plentiful benches — the little design elements make a big difference in our day to day urban lives. Now, thanks to the Center for Active Design, science has shown just how much of an impact these “extras” have on not only how welcome we feel in a place, but also importantly our sense of trust in institutions and overall city satisfaction.  What implications do these findings have on our built environment? How do we apply these principles in an equitable way? And what can we do to ensure that our cities are promoting citizen-led action and prioritizing these small but mighty design elements for everyone? Tune in to hear more about this unprecedented survey, as well as the latest shoutout to #urbanistwomenatwork.  And if you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our unsponsored efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist Articles referenced in this episode: Main article from Fast Co Design — Science is proving why urban design matters more than ever: https://www.fastcodesign.com/90131075/science-is-proving-why-urban-design-matters-more-than-ever The original study, the Assembly Civic Engagement Study, from the Center for Active Design: https://centerforactivedesign.org/assembly-civic-engagement-survey A briefly mentioned article on Little Free Library controversy: https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/05/the-case-against-little-free-libraries/523533/ A proposed (and thankfully retracted) bill on getting approval for civic-minded sidewalk additions in Philadelphia: http://planphilly.com/articles/2017/02/06/after-blowback-blackwell-scraps-her-sidewalk-bill Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Gentrification has almost been labeled a veritable dirty word in many urbanist circles, oversimplified by some to encompass “societal ills” that should probably be called out for what they are. But whether alluding to racism and displacement, rising rent prices or new development, it’s not an easy subject to cover (which probably explains why it took us so long).  Join us on this week’s episode where we explain our personal feelings towards the phenomenon — the good and the bad — and learn more about what one community in Brooklyn is doing to prevent gentrification before it starts courtesy of Next City.  If you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist Articles referenced in this episode: Main article from Next City — In New York, A Neighborhood Makes a Pre-gentrification Plan: https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/new-york-brownsville-jobs-businesses-arts-hub-economic-development NPR on the Tulsa Riot (audio): http://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=532076186:532076188 City Lab — Toward Being a Better Gentrifier: https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/06/toward-being-a-better-gentrifier/531324/ Gentrifier (the book): https://www.amazon.com/Gentrifier-UTP-Insights-John-Schlichtman/dp/1442650451/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1498682441&sr=1-1

How can we reimagine our streets and turn them into dignified, safe, and healthy places for people? Oslo is on its way to transforming its downtown into a completely car-free district, in an ambitious plan to make the city even healthier through walking, cycling, and public transportation. But even in Oslo they can encounter the usual problems when it comes to business owners and parking concerns.  This week we highlight the recent Guardian Cities article on Oslo’s new strategy and discuss how to apply this kind of planning to cities in the United States. From the sprawling suburbs to the new “Streetopia” vision for New York, we have a long way to go. As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist And if you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our unsponsored efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do!

A few years ago Pittsburgh made some bold claims - to be more livable, equitable, and to create a tech hub that promotes diversity. But how is it doing? This week's episode is about one man's experience raising a son in a world that still harasses and under represents huge swaths of the potential workforce. What does a smart city really look like if it doesn't include the local workforce, let alone women, the LGBTQ community, and people of color? Check it out and let us know what you think! Thank you to everyone who also continue to support The Women led Cities Initiative as it gets off the ground! Also, don’t forget to send us your #urbanistwomenatwork submissions either anonymously or otherwise to talk about your experience as a woman working in urbanism. Email us at thirdwaveurbanism [at] gmail.com or send us a message on your social media platform of choice. As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram: Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist And if you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our unsponsored efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! This week's article from City Lab: https://www.citylab.com/tech/2017/06/can-cities-hack-diversity/527544/ Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Redfin has released Walk Score’s 10 Most Walkable Cities of America and New York City is on top once again. Katrina + Kristen are pleased to see their respective cities at the top, though some ranks have shifted this year… Do the top 10 cities surprise you? Does your own neighborhood’s score seem higher or lower than it should? Join us as we virtually “walk” through these cities for ourselves and what it means to be walkable.  Thank you to everyone for signing up for The Women Led Cities Initiative teased last week! Don’t forget to send us your #urbanistwomenatwork submissions either anonymously or otherwise to talk about your experience as a woman working in urbanism. Email us at thirdwaveurbanism [at] gmail.com or send us a message on your social media platform of choice.  As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist And if you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our unsponsored efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you to our supporters, and thank you all for listening, sharing, and doing what you do! --- Here are the references in this episode: Redfin — These are the 10 Most Walkable Cities of 2017: https://www.redfin.com/blog/2017/05/these-are-the-10-most-walkable-cities-of-2017.html Walk Score — What makes a neighborhood walkable: https://www.walkscore.com/walkable-neighborhoods.shtml --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

This week’s episode gets to the heart of the matter — being a woman in a city and what that means for the otherwise patriarchal planning processes that have formed cities up until now. It can’t be avoided, and we argue that it shouldn’t, if we’re to improve cities for everyone.  Stick around to the end for a very special teaser of Katrina’s upcoming project The Women Led Cities Initiative, as well as a very special #urbanistwomenatwork whereby we feel old and attempt to give recent urbanist grads some advice as they enter the workforce.  As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist And if you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you all for listening! Here are the references in this episode: Vice Motherboard - Sexism in the City: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/sexism-and-the-city For those continuing eduction, Kristen’s article on questions to ask when deciding on a career in placemaking: http://theblackurbanist.com/questions-to-ask-and-traps-to-avoid-when-considering-a-career-in-placemaking/ Katrina’s sneak peek sign-up page for The Women Led Cities Initiative: http://womenledcities.com --- Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

The one, the only, Jane Jacobs. This week's episode needs very little introduction. Kristen and Katrina talk about the latest documentary Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, and the implications of privilege in protest, women in urbanism, historic preservation, and the "bad guys" (and planning paradigm) that she fought against. We are also excited to highlight our new outro Urbanist Women at Work! We’re looking forward to sharing your advice as women in urbanism on social media by using the hashtag #urbanistwomenatwork, or you can email us your anonymous submission at thirdwaveurbanism@gmail.com. As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram: Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist And if you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you all for listening! Here are the references in this episode: The new documentary: http://www.altimeterfilms.com/citizen-jane-battle-for-the-city/ Platetizen's review: https://www.planetizen.com/node/92603?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news-05152017 Next City's article: https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/how-jane-jacobs-affected-new-york?utm_source=Next+City+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c5a5132682-Daily_677&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcee5bf7a0-c5a5132682-44102657 Washington Post's take: https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/citizen-jane-battle-for-the-city-gives-urban-planning-the-excitement-of-a-thriller/2017/05/04/022401cc-2f3a-11e7-8674-437ddb6e813e_story.html?tid=sm_fb_lily&utm_term=.6de8817b43a3 Jane Jacob's Walks: http://www.janejacobswalk.org/ Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

What happens when young boys take the streets? In Philadelphia a recent informal “critical mass” event sparked outrage from a local news anchor who even went so far as to criticize their “manliness” due to riding a bike.  Personally, we love these guys (so long as their staying out of serious trouble). In this episode we touch on teens using streets as their public space, how to keep youth out of trouble through things like after-school programs, and even how the media should be thinking about these kinds of deeper urban issues.  This is also the first episode introducing our new outro Urbanist Women at Work! We’re looking forward to sharing your advice as women in urbanism on social media by using the hashtag #urbanistwomenatwork, or you can email us your anonymous submission at thirdwaveurbanism@gmail.com.  As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram:  Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist And if you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you all for listening! Here are the references in this episode: Streetsblog article on the Philly teen freeway takeover: http://usa.streetsblog.org/2017/04/28/the-backstory-and-aftermath-of-phillys-teen-bicycle-freeway-takeover/ Spoke Magazine's feature on the teens in Philadelphia: http://www.spokemag.co/one-way-philadelphia-pedal-bikers/ Drug prevention in Iceland: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/01/teens-drugs-iceland/513668/ Philly.com teen mob: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Police-officer-injured-responding-to-teen-mob-in-Center-City.html?utm_campaign=Philly.com+Twitter+Account&utm_source=Twitter.com&utm_medium=Philly.com+Twitter+Account Critical Mass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass_(cycling) Intro and closing music is “Urban Life” by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Tactical urbanism is a bottom-up and top-down urban intervention typically aimed towards improving cities for everyone. From Park(ing) Day to Better Block, tactical urbanism has turned streets into safe cycle tracks and unused asphalt into pedestrian plazas worldwide. But what if it's done for the purposes of preventing people from using a space? Who has the right to be tactical - and who doesn't? This week's episode is based on a recent incident in Washington DC whereby a rogue armrest appeared on a bench overnight. Presumably, the tactical act was aimed at preventing the homeless population from sleeping on the benches - or was it aimed at preventing harassment? So much to unpack in this one, from the right to exist in public to homeless shelters and park design. Take a listen and let us know what you think! As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram: Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist And if you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you all for listening! Here are the references in this episode: Hostile urbanism on the bench in Washington DC: https://ggwash.org/view/63245/guerrilla-anti-homeless-dividers-appear-in-mount-pleasant-lamong-park-what-does-this-say-about Tactical Urbanism via Streetplans: http://www.street-plans.com/ Interactive Resource Center: http://interactiveresourcecenter.org/ The mural in Chicago: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/24/remixing-or-plagiarism-in-chicago-a-battle-over-a-mural-of-michelle-obama/?utm_term=.cf109db0fc58 Intro and closing music is "Urban Life" by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Richard Florida - love him or hate him there's no denying he is a mainstay of urban theory. After his bestselling book "The Rise of the Creative Class" drove a new era of innovation and commercial redevelopment - some say to a fault - we find ourselves in cities that are suddenly pricing out entire segments of their population as the gap between lower and upper class only increases across the US. In this episode we discuss his new book "The New Urban Crisis" (and the speaking series that goes with it) in an effort to unpack the issues of inequality, agency, and neoliberal policies that have shaped our current situation. What does Florida think we should do? Is this a repackaging of his old concepts? And does he do enough to think outside of the box and bring in the kind of radical - and ethical - futurism that our cities need? As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram: Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist And if you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you all for listening! Here are the references in this episode: City Lab article: “Two takes on the fate of future cities” https://www.citylab.com/housing/2017/04/two-takes-on-the-fate-of-future-cities/521907/?utm_source=nl__link3_042117 Washington Post: “This guy convinced cities to cater to tech-savvy millennials. Now he’s reconsidering” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/digger/wp/2017/04/17/as-the-creative-class-divides-america-its-inventor-richard-florida-reconsiders/?utm_campaign=6c045158c6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_20&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Editorial%20and%20Events&utm_term=.86428f27dd8e CityLab article: "Cities can’t fix the new urban crisis" https://www.citylab.com/politics/2017/04/the-case-for-regionalism/524013/?utm_source=nl__link3_042417 Scholarly critique: “Doing a Florida thing: the creative class thesis and cultural policy” http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10286630902763281 And his original creative class thesis: http://creativeclass.com/rfcgdb/articles/4%20Cities%20and%20the%20Creative%20Class.pdf Philadelphia’s office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy: http://creativephl.org/ Intro and closing music is "Urban Life" by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Following the election in the US, we were faced with a different set of realities - personally, politically, even spiritually. Now that we're in a more productive space (finally), we're moving forward to make a difference where we can, while exploring ways to impact city space for our most vulnerable citizens. In this episode we talk about a recent Next City article on designing a public space in Stockholm, Sweden, specifically around women who are absent in the space. What does this mean to make a space with women in mind? What is the feminist city? By occupying space as a woman, whether during the Women's March on Washington or even in the simple act of a picnic, are we asserting our rights to space? And is that even enough? What more can be done? All this and more in our first episode of 2017 as we get back on the mic! Keep an eye out for more frequent content on recent urban news as we figure out the best way to stay positive and productive. As always, you can keep up with our thoughts and send us your comments on Twitter or Instagram: Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist And if you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you all for listening! Here are the references in this episode: Next City article "Stockholm Suburb is Transforming Public Square with Women in Mind": https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/stockholm-suburb-design-public-square-women-safety Safe Bars in Washington DC: http://safebars.org/ And of course, the Women's March on Washington: https://www.womensmarch.com/ Intro and closing music is "Urban Life" by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

This episode explores the future of driving, or more specifically the predicted future of autonomous/driverless/self-driving vehicles. No matter what you call it, it has a lot of both ethical and human-centered issues, and as we continue testing this technology both in simulations and the real world, we're coming to realize that "smarter" may not necessarily be better. Going "back" to simpler models of shared streets and bolstering public transportation may not necessarily be as sexy, but is a fully autonomous future really going to live up to predictions? Listen in as we unpack Transit Oriented Development, the Trolley Dilemma, and a bit of Star Trek for good measure - and then let us know what you think on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ThirdWaveUrban) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thirdwaveurbanism/). Note: We would like to mention briefly that this episode was recorded before the election here in the United States. We've been taking some time to process the results and are working on a follow-up episode based on our recent live conversation at Pipeline Philly on women and cities. So stay strong, and stay tuned! As always, you can check out our respective Twitter and Instagram accounts for more urban observations: Katrina can be found at @think_katrina Kristen can be found at @blackurbanist And if you like these conversations and advocating for human-scale cities, you can donate to our efforts on our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/thirdwaveurbanism. Thank you all for listening! Here are some articles referenced in this episode: Self driving cars are not 5 years away: https://shift.newco.co/self-driving-cars-are-not-five-years-away-7f4474002995#.xtgk3vc2u Forbes - self driving cars will kill TOD: http://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2016/08/08/self-driving-cars-will-kill-transit-oriented-development/#46845ebb134d Pittsburgh as test-city: http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/08/uber-self-driving-cars-pittsburgh/496499/?utm_source=nl__link1_081916 Self-driving cars - autopilot fail and what we’ll be doing in them: http://www.citylab.com/tech/2016/09/linknyc-pulls-web-access-from-its-wi-fi-kiosks-over-porn-use/500015/?utm_source=nl__link1_091516 Government regulations on self-driving cars: http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/09/the-us-dot-officially-puts-a-car-in-the-self-driving-race/500744/?utm_source=nl__link6_092116 Price of driverless cars: http://cityobservatory.org/price-of-autonomous-cars/?utm_content=bufferea713&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Will driverless cars make streets safer for biking/walking? http://usa.streetsblog.org/2016/09/22/will-u-s-dots-self-driving-car-rules-make-streets-safer-for-walking-and-biking/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Streetsblog+%28Streetsblog%29 Will driverless cars protect black people from police violence? http://www.citylab.com/tech/2016/09/will-self-driving-cars-protect-black-people-from-police-violence/500933/ Guardian - How computers are setting us up for disaster: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/crash-how-computers-are-setting-us-up-disaster?CMP=share_btn_tw Mercedes driverless cars policy: https://www.fastcoexist.com/3064539/self-driving-mercedes-will-be-programmed-to-sacrifice-pedestrians-to-save-the-driver Jaywalking is not a crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AFn7MiJz_s The reality of electric cars (and also driverless?) http://www.copenhagenize.com/2016/10/electric-cars-where-will-energy-come.html Intro and closing music is "Urban Life" by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

When we think about New Orleans we conjure up an image of mystique, music, but also history, and even despair. Kristen made a visit recently in what is the first of our City Spotlight series, focusing on three amazing women helping to make their city a better place for everyone. Listen in on their conversation to hear more about what challenges still remain in this "seductress" of a city, and what the future holds in these capable hands. A big thank you to the lovely ladies who were featured on this podcast - you can find out more about them and their work at their respective sites: Naomi Doerner - https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-doerner-8538175 Suzanne Mobley - http://www.tulanecitycenter.org/suzanne/ Melissa Lee - http://noraworks.org/about/team Thank you for listening! And as always, you can find more at thirdwaveurbanism.com/ and check out our social media accounts for more urban observations: Katrina can be found at twitter.com/think_katrina Kristen can be found at twitter.com/blackurbanist Intro and closing music is "Urban Life" by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Bikes have become in many ways a loaded term you're either for or against. They incite aggression when bike lanes replace car parking, and bring up questions of gentrification and equity when dispersing bike share corrals or protected lanes. So what is it about bikes - a fun youthful activity - that turns them into a contested form of transportation as an adult? It's no secret that we like bikes, and in this episode we discuss a few recent articles on the subject, and return to what got us on a bike (and sticking with it) over the years. Thank you for listening! And as always, you can find more at thirdwaveurbanism.com/ and check out our respective social media accounts for more urban observations: Katrina can be found at twitter.com/think_katrina Kristen can be found at twitter.com/blackurbanist Portland's "bikeway innovation": http://bikeportland.org/2016/08/02/say-hello-to-crossbikes-portlands-latest-bikeway-innovation-188841 Bike share and protected bike lanes: http://www.fastcoexist.com/3062446/world-changing-ideas/the-key-to-making-cities-safer-protected-bike-lanes-and-bike-shares?utm_content=buffer1da46&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Police on bikes after the RNC: https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/rnc-police-bike-unit-trump Cycling is worth the “risk”: https://ig.ft.com/sites/urban-cycling/ Kristen’s Bike Story: http://theblackurbanist.com/on-a-woman-and-her-bikes/ Katrina's recent bike "innovation" rant: https://thinkurban.org/2016/09/04/its-time-to-put-an-end-to-bikeway-band-aids/ Intro and closing music is "Urban Life" by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

The world of good urban advocacy is still often dominated by a white male voice. One of our goals for Third Wave Urbanism is to bring to the forefront the many varied voices that aren't necessarily highlighted in conferences and panels, the news, and publications. One of those voices over the years in New York City has been Helen Ho, a longtime activist for safe cycling in the city and currently the Director of External Affairs at LaGuardia Community College in the great borough of Queens. As a New York native, Helen talks about her experiences living and working in the city and field of bicycle advocacy as a minority woman, including her work with the Biking Public Project - an initiative that aims to "expand local cycling advocacy discussions by reaching out to underrepresented bicyclists around New York City including women, people of color, and delivery cyclists". Helen can be found on Instagram and Twitter as @ helenshirley and you can find more information about the Biking Public Project at http://bikingpublicproject.tumblr.com/. As always, you can find us on Twitter @ thirdwaveurban. On Instagram and Twitter, you can find Katrina posting photos as @ think_katrina and Kristen's commentary @ blackurbanist. Our website is thirdwaveurbanism.com, and you can find us on all major podcast platforms. And if you like this, please give us a rating! We're dedicated to continuing discussions like these, and would love to hear what you think.

The subject of shopping may sound one-dimensional at first, but there's a lot to be said about urban form and how we access centers of commerce that are available to us. In this episode we think back on our experiences growing up in and around main streets and shopping malls, and what we think the future of commerce looks like - and how it can foster community - despite online shopping and suburban sprawl. As always, you can find more at http://thirdwaveurbanism.com/ and check out our respective social media accounts for more urban observations. Katrina can be found at https://twitter.com/think_katrina Kristen can be found at https://twitter.com/blackurbanist Thank you so much for listening and passing it on! Here are some of the notes from this episode: Nostalgic stores now gone: http://metv.com/lists/7-discount-stores-from-back-in-the-day-you-probably-forgot-existed The "buy nothing" movement: https://www.adbusters.org/bnd/ The development of strip malls in America: http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottbeyer/2016/08/26/americas-ugly-strip-malls-were-caused-by-government-regulation/#352ab5b4492d Supermarket history: http://www.groceteria.com/ Documentary on supermarkets: http://www.hulu.com/watch/221947 Retrofitting Suburbia Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_dunham_jones_retrofitting_suburbia?language=en And just for fun/nostalgia-busting, what Hot Topic looks like now: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/this-is-what-hot-topic-looks-like-now?utm_term=.lmEZ1o5W2#.ky02r3a5A Intro and closing music is "Urban Life" by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Riding public transportation while female is an experience in and of itself, and often presents challenges that are not considered in transportation planning. Around the world, our experiences may differ depending on the level of acceptance of being a woman in a public space - but the bottom line is that comfort for everyone needs to be the priority in order to increase riders of public transportation. In this episode we talk with Nidhi Gulati of the Livable Streets Alliance in Boston, Massachusetts, who talks about her experiences on public transit in her native India. Join us as we discuss tactics for avoiding unwanted male attention, women-only sections of subways (and whether it's a good idea), and what a flaneur is anyway. Nidhi Gulati can be found at @gulatinidhi on Twitter, and you can learn more about the Livable Streets Alliance projects on their site: http://www.livablestreets.info/ And as always you can find us on Twitter @thirdwaveurban. Here are some of the articles we used as reference in this episode: Kristen’s recent blog post on transit in Washington DC: http://theblackurbanist.com/what-we-need-is-more-not-less-transit-in-our-major-cities/ Guardian Cities - Female Flaneurs https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jul/29/female-flaneur-women-reclaim-streets?CMP=fb_a-cities_b-gdncities Cities in Transition - Women in the City and public space https://citiesintransition.eu/cityreport/women-in-the-city-2 NPR - Women’s-only car in Delhi http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/04/472997605/why-i-love-riding-on-the-women-only-car-on-delhis-metro Germany - women/children only cars http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/03/28/german-trains-to-offer-women-and-children-only-cars/ CityLab - San Francisco asking for transit input http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/08/san-francisco-wants-you-to-design-its-future-transit-system/496583/?utm_source=nl__link3_081916

What does it mean to rank cities on livability or quality of life? In this episode we look at the recently released Monocle Quality of Life Survey for 2016 and discuss how it, and other ranked city lists (not listicles!), can impact the way cities progress and compete. Whether looking at overall metrics of a city like housing, affordability, safety, and public transportation - or even if it's possible to sit at a cafe at 11pm and sip a glass of wine - we think these mixed-methods surveys have their merit, especially for the purposes of promoting good urban practices. Other lists focus on more specific aspects like individual countries or bicycle infrastructure and culture, like the Copenhagenize Bicycle Friendly List, and serve a purpose towards encouraging other cities to improve that specific item as well. So what do you think? Do you keep up with these lists each year or do you find fault in their metrics? Have you been to any of the cities or do you live there and have a difference experience? Let us know our twitter https://twitter.com/ThirdWaveUrban! Here are some of the articles and full lists referenced in this episode: Skift article on Monocle cities: https://skift.com/2016/06/22/monocles-new-quality-of-life-top-25-cities-survey-tokyo-is-tops-again/ Video on Monocle cities: https://monocle.com/film/affairs/top-25-cities-2016/ Night mayors: http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2016/01/night-mayor-amsterdam-mirik-milan/433893/ https://monocle.com/film/affairs/night-mayors/ Monocle video on Tokyo: https://monocle.com/film/affairs/most-liveable-city-2016-tokyo/ Copenhagenize Bicycle Friendly Cities index: http://copenhagenize.eu/index/ Personal account of moving to DC: http://katieaune.com/moving-to-dc/ Barcelona superblocks: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/17/superblocks-rescue-barcelona-spain-plan-give-streets-back-residents http://www.vox.com/2016/8/4/12342806/barcelona-superblocks Video on racism in “progressive northern states” like Oregon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4U1ozz7nM8&index=4&list=PLnvZ3PbKApGM-hHuQ9lNc5oSKsusjn0Z6 Livability rankings - US - 2016: http://www.livability.com/best-places/top-100-best-places-to-live/2016 Rent control in Paris (working well): http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/08/paris-rent-control-laws-are-working/494282/?utm_source=nl__link2_080316 Rent control in Berlin (Doing okay): https://theknowledgeexchangeblog.com/2016/05/06/rent-controls-lessons-from-berlin/ Portland housing prices: http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/05/pf/oregon-unaffordable-california/

In this episode of Third Wave Urbanism, we talk about the Olympics in Rio and the urban design surrounding it and other Olympic events. The Olympics are great for their globalization efforts, raising awareness of diverse women in sports, and generally providing a platform for friendly competition. But with all of the failures in city infrastructure and the cost of creating megastructures that are used only for this event - while negating the everyday issues the rest of its citizens face - we wonder: will this ever be successful urban design? Should there be a permanent location for the Olympics instead? And what about other sports stadiums in cities that are built with otherwise equally good intentions? Here's our take on it, along with some of our sports-related experiences as well. For more commentary, read up on the following articles we also used as reference: Olympics staying put rather than moving around: http://www.citylab.com/design/2016/08/what-if-the-olympics-stayed-put/494792/?utm_source=nl__link2_080816 Rio Olympics tech investment: http://www.citylab.com/design/2016/08/will-rio-be-a-smarter-city-after-the-olympic-games/494912/?utm_source=nl__link3_080916 Urban design: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2016/aug/09/is-rio-olympic-architecture-a-success Favelas: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/aug/02/rio-olympics-view-from-the-favelas-alemao-the-only-olympic-legacy-i-see-is-repression Bike infrastructure collapse: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/21/rio-de-janeiro-bicycle-path-collapse-death-brazil-olympic-games Ancient Greece: http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-08-05/ancient-olympics-were-dirty-violent-corrupt-affairs-there-was-even-regular-doping Transforming Olympic architecture: http://www.fastcoexist.com/3062615/these-olympic-venues-are-designed-to-transform-into-schools-after-the-games Ikea’s London Olympics buildings: http://tegenlicht.vpro.nl/nieuws/inti/Strand-East.html http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680442/ikea-continues-planning-its-empire-of-sustainable-city-districts Abandoned Olympic venues: http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/abandoned-olympic-venues/#BTnMhcjORqqt Montreal's stadium: http://www.citylab.com/design/2016/08/montreal-olympic-stadium-revitalization/495437/ Health issues and Zika virus: http://www.citylab.com/work/2016/08/why-the-rio-2016-games-is-bad-for-athletes-health-zika/493925/ Compilation of CityLab articles on Rio: http://www.citylab.com/special-report/eye-on-rio/ Sustainability issues in Rio: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/2016-rio-olympics-water-feces-athletes-mouth-shut-brazil-a7163021.html Protests and Political climate: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/rio-2016-olympic-protesters-tear-gas-police-brazil-a7175271.html

In this pilot episode of Third Wave Urbanism, Kristen and Katrina discuss the Pokémon Go phenomenon and how it relates to public spaces in cities. As millennials, we grew up with the early introduction of technology in the household, but also the intersection between digital and reality as we spent time in semi-public arcades and simultaneously playing hand-held video games at home. As urbanists, we are interested in the impact of this and other augmented reality applications on our public spaces, and what the future holds for urban planning and gamification. So is this a good thing, or is it just a distraction? Tune in to find out our take based on our experience, the many articles out on the subject, and through discussions with fellow urbanists. Here are some of the recent articles covering the debate that we use as a reference for this episode: The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/07/where-did-pokemon-go-get-its-map/490799/ Roar Magazine: https://roarmag.org/essays/pokemon-go-where-google-says/ FastCo Design: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3061718/pokemon-go-is-quietly-helping-people-discover-their-cities City Lab: http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2016/07/pokemon-go-flaneur-baudelaire/490796/ Jacobin Magazine: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/07/pokemon-go-pokestops-game-situationist-play-children/ Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pokemon-go-cities-walking-public-space_us_578e8581e4b07c722ebc993e Slate: http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/07/12/pokemon_go_vs_the_racism_and_sexism_of_the_outside_world.html The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jul/22/urban-gamification-pokemon-go-transform-public-spaces?CMP=fb_a-cities_b-gdncities ArchDaily: http://www.archdaily.com/791694/21st-century-nolli-how-pokemon-go-and-augmented-reality-could-shape-our-cities Dead Men's Eyes: http://www.dead-mens-eyes.org/why-pokemon-go-should-not-be-the-future-of-an-engaged-public/ Belt Magazine: http://beltmag.com/memorializing-tamir-rice/?utm_source=AOL&utm_medium=readMore&utm_campaign=partner Project for Public Spaces: http://www.pps.org/blog/go-pokemon-go-the-social-life-of-virtual-urban-spaces/ LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tn-pokemon-demographics-20160718-snap-story.html And that funny Pikachu-saddle picture: http://hypebeast.com/2016/7/pawel-kuczynski-pokemon-go Our intro music is "Urban Life" by Gustavs Strazdin used under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode