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In episode 77 of the TBD Podcast, Garrett sits down with Jeff Speck, a renowned city planner, writer, and lecturer who serves as the principal at the urban design and consultancy firm Speck Dempsey. Together, they delve into a range of intriguing topics, including how Seaside, FL revolutionized urban design, the reasons behind U.S. cities' rejection of European-style planning, and the creation of the master plan for Water Street. Tune in for an engaging episode that explores the nuances of city planning. Jeff Speck is an internationally recognized city planner known for advocating walkable cities. As Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts (2003-2007), he launched the Mayors' Institute on City Design and the Governors' Institute on Community Design. Previously, he spent a decade as Director of Town Planning at DPZ & Co., a key player in the New Urbanism movement. Speck co-authored *Suburban Nation* with Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the "urbanist's bible," and authored the best-selling *Walkable City*. His works include *The Smart Growth Manual* and *Walkable City Rules*. His TED talks and YouTube videos have surpassed five million views. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:13 - How Jeff Speck got his start in urban design 0:07:09 - How Seaside, FL revolutionized urban design 0:12:08 - The Mayors Institute on City Design 0:15:52 - The history of street cars 0:19:08 - Why did U.S. cities reject European styled urban planning? 0:27:52 - The importance of a contributing society 0:36:14 - FDOT and Street Safety 0:50:02 - Creating the Master Plan for the Water Street District 0:56:20 - Why the grid system is superior to other city systems 1:01:06 - Outro
In PX117 our guest is Rob Parker, President of Trilith Development, LLC. Rob oversees with a development team the continued growth of the Trilith Township and Film Studios. Trilith is located on the edge of Altana in Fayette County, Georgia. Trilith is in the advance guard of new urbanism practices. Details at https://www.trilith.com Trilith is a large masterplanned community which seeks to ‘redefine the modern American town'. Based on New Urbanism 2.0++ principles, the town has a vibrant commercial centre, multiple open space places and a diverse range of housing options. It is colocated adjacent the Trilith Film Studios. Rob describes the passions that drive the Trilith team and the concept of continuous improvement in the creation of new urban spaces. He discusses building for the long term and the high level of detail that goes into making first rate community projects. Trilith has many unique features. One of the surprising aspects is the popularity of the ‘Trilith Experience', a tour of not only the film studios but also ‘the intrically designed new urbanist community of the The Town @ Trilth'. Rob reports that many visitors are excited and drawn to the new urbanism built form and layout. An engaging interview with a professional dedicated to creating better town life experiences. In Podcast Extra / Culture Corner Rob recommends ‘Suburban Nation - The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream' by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Jeff Speck https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429932110/suburbannation and ‘Walkable City - How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time' by Jeff Speck https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429932110/suburbannation Rob also describes the value of travel and taking in new experiences that can lead to better solutions 'at home'. Jess recommends ‘Foul Play' by Fiona McIntosh https://www.penguin.com.au/books/foul-play-9781761048012. Pete recommends ‘I Robot' by Isaac Asimov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot. Audio produced by Jack Bavage. Podcast released 31 May 2024.
In PX117 our guest is Rob Parker, President of Trilith Development, LLC. Rob oversees with a development team the continued growth of the Trilith Township and Film Studios. Trilith is located on the edge of Altana in Fayette County, Georgia. Trilith is in the advance guard of new urbanism practices. Details at https://www.trilith.com Trilith is a large masterplanned community which seeks to ‘redefine the modern American town'. Based on New Urbanism 2.0++ principles, the town has a vibrant commercial centre, multiple open space places and a diverse range of housing options. It is colocated adjacent the Trilith Film Studios. Rob describes the passions that drive the Trilith team and the concept of continuous improvement in the creation of new urban spaces. He discusses building for the long term and the high level of detail that goes into making first rate community projects. Trilith has many unique features. One of the surprising aspects is the popularity of the ‘Trilith Experience', a tour of not only the film studios but also ‘the intrically designed new urbanist community of the The Town @ Trilth'. Rob reports that many visitors are excited and drawn to the new urbanism built form and layout. An engaging interview with a professional dedicated to creating better town life experiences. In Podcast Extra / Culture Corner Rob recommends ‘Suburban Nation - The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream' by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Jeff Speck https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429932110/suburbannation and ‘Walkable City - How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time' by Jeff Speck https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429932110/suburbannation Rob also describes the value of travel and taking in new experiences that can lead to better solutions 'at home'. Jess recommends ‘Foul Play' by Fiona McIntosh https://www.penguin.com.au/books/foul-play-9781761048012. Pete recommends ‘I Robot' by Isaac Asimov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot. Audio produced by Jack Bavage. Podcast released 31 May 2024. PlanningxChange is proud to be part of the Urban Broadcasting Collective.
In PX117 our guest is Rob Parker, President of Trilith Development, LLC. Rob oversees with a development team the continued growth of the Trilith Township and Film Studios. Trilith is located on the edge of Altana in Fayette County, Georgia. Trilith is in the advance guard of new urbanism practices. Details at https://www.trilith.com Trilith is a large masterplanned community which seeks to ‘redefine the modern American town'. Based on New Urbanism 2.0++ principles, the town has a vibrant commercial centre, multiple open space places and a diverse range of housing options. It is colocated adjacent the Trilith Film Studios. Rob describes the passions that drive the Trilith team and the concept of continuous improvement in the creation of new urban spaces. He discusses building for the long term and the high level of detail that goes into making first rate community projects. Trilith has many unique features. One of the surprising aspects is the popularity of the ‘Trilith Experience', a tour of not only the film studios but also ‘the intrically designed new urbanist community of the The Town @ Trilth'. Rob reports that many visitors are excited and drawn to the new urbanism built form and layout. An engaging interview with a professional dedicated to creating better town life experiences. In Podcast Extra / Culture Corner Rob recommends ‘Suburban Nation - The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream' by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Jeff Speck https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429932110/suburbannation and ‘Walkable City - How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time' by Jeff Speck https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429932110/suburbannation Rob also describes the value of travel and taking in new experiences that can lead to better solutions 'at home'. Jess recommends ‘Foul Play' by Fiona McIntosh https://www.penguin.com.au/books/foul-play-9781761048012. Pete recommends ‘I Robot' by Isaac Asimov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot. Audio produced by Jack Bavage. Podcast released 31 May 2024.
In this episode we talk with author Richard Rein who illuminates the life and work of the extraordinary William H. White. Rein's revelations, based on his book "American Urbanist: How William White's Unconventional Wisdom Reshaped Public Life," shed light on how White's discerning eye for public spaces revolutionized urban design. Our discussion traverses the path from White's iconic "The Organization Man" to his trailblazing stance on pedestrian-friendly cities.Show Notes:To view the show transcripts, click on the episode at https://bookedonplanning.buzzsprout.com/Marine Corps Gazette https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=marinecorpsgazetteFurther Reading: Suburban Nation by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Jeff Speck, Arbitrary Lines by M. Nolan Gray, Paved Paradise by Henry GraberFollow us on social media for more content related to each episode:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/booked-on-planning/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookedPlanningFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookedonplanningInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookedonplanning/
Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we discuss films set in the most haunting location of all....the suburbs! We discuss what makes the suburbs such a perfect setting for a horror movie (the term "liminal spaces" is used) before diving into to two very interesting examples of suburban horror!! We could have chosen literally a hundred movies (seriously there are so many horror films set in the suburbs!!) but we chose two oddly similar, sweaty movies!! Why are the suburbs so scary, specifically to Americans? What themes are common in suburban horror films? What would you do if you found a human ear lying in a field? Would it be scary if someone had their boobs and butt on the same side of their body? Listen and find out!Check out the resources we reference in this episode!"American Suburbs Are a Horror Movie and We're the Protagonists" by Shina Shayesteh: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2022/1/13/american-suburbs-are-a-horror-movie-and-were-the-protagonists"The Horror of Suburbia: What is “Universal” Horror?" by Shannon Lewis: https://slowburnhorror.com/2021/05/13/the-horror-of-suburbia/And if you want to learn more about urbanization and the suburbs, Taylor recommends: "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs, "Black Picket Fences" by Mary Pattillo, "The Big Roads" by Earl Swift and "Suburban Nation" by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck. Support affordable housing and public transit policies in your local communities!!! YIMBY!!!!Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real). Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Blue Velvet (1986), Society (1989), Evil Dead Rise (2023), Influencer (2023)
Pam Sessions, president of Hedgewood Homes, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to discuss her professional experience in design, homebuilding and construction. Sessions joins host Carol Morgan as the 11th installment of the Legends of Real Estate series. A graduate of the University of Georgia, Sessions earned a degree in fine arts and moved on to pursue a career in art and photography. With her then-boyfriend (now husband) Don Donnelly being a home builder at Brighton Homes, Sessions became interested in the home building industry. After having no luck trying to help some friends find a home in the area, Sessions decided to use the knowledge she gained from the sidelines to invest in rental property. Sessions built two rental houses and fell in love with the homebuilding process. For three years, Sessions built on her own before joining forces with her husband in 1985 to create Hedgewood Homes – offering development and homebuilding services. Sessions said, “My husband and I have always had an interest in houses!” Still learning the ropes within the industry, Sessions knew she wanted to build strong customer relationships. In a time when buyers had little say in the building process, Sessions began to provide sit-down meetings with customers to learn what they were looking for in their new homes. Sessions said, “I worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week for seven years perfecting and working to learn.” Meeting with customers every weekend, Sessions had back-to-back meetings with several customers to design their dream homes. Sessions built her business to the point where she could not handle it alone. She and her husband decided to create a business together, developing neighborhoods. Donnelly's former employer believed in the duo and funded their first development, Highland Park in Fulton County. Becoming a design-driven company, Hedgewood Homes focused heavily on how neighborhoods work for families. Wanting to provide families with an environment promoting freedom and spontaneity, Sessions and Donnelly took inspiration from Florida's Seaside community. Sessions said, “When we took our two children to Seaside, the light bulb went off – it was remembering how we grew up. We had so much freedom that brought responsibility and enabled us to grow into adults.” The couple assembled farms on either side of their property to begin land planning for a new development. Hedgewood Homes hired Andres Duany with DPZ CoDesign, who designed several Florida projects, such as Seaside and Rosemary Beach, to start the conceptual plan. Local planners came in the help finish the project that featured a village and YMCA in walkable proximity to the middle and high schools. Starting in the late eighties, Hedgewood Homes has survived multiple recessions, including the Great Recession. Despite losing employees and half of its business, the development company remained afloat through returns, pay-outs and construction permanent loans. Since lending was not available, Sessions and her team used cash to build a limited amount of homes. When the market started to normalize, Hedgewood Homes was in better shape than most competitors because of the construction permanent loans assisting the continuation of the building process. Sessions said, “At that time, we had a company of a hundred employees, 13 neighborhoods, we were building 350 to 400 homes a year and the valve just shut off. Overnight, we went from a hundred employees to three and it was really hard.” Hedgewood Homes changed its business model after coming out of the Great Recession, causing the team to step back and focus on what matters most to the company – design, community and customers. The development company and its team members moved into the city to be closer to the customer and to allow the design aspect to thrive in an urbanized space. Sessions said, “We intentionally changed after the recession.”
Can the creation of sustainable, human-scaled places help us lead healthier, happier lives? Renowned urban designer, Andres Duany thinks so. For over 30 years, Duany has been at the forefront of the New Urbanism, a movement promoting mixed-use, traditional neighborhood planning over the segregated-use suburban sprawl seen worldwide. His design philosophy has advocated for urban growth through compact, pedestrian-oriented, transit-friendly communities that continue to shape policy and influence new sustainability codes for the future of our cities. He has tested these ideas in more than 300 built projects and will share the lessons he has learned and the ways we can work towards a more sustainable future for all.
Can the creation of sustainable, human-scaled places help us lead healthier, happier lives? Renowned urban designer, Andres Duany thinks so. For over 30 years, Duany has been at the forefront of the New Urbanism, a movement promoting mixed-use, traditional neighborhood planning over the segregated-use suburban sprawl seen worldwide. His design philosophy has advocated for urban growth through compact, pedestrian-oriented, transit-friendly communities that continue to shape policy and influence new sustainability codes for the future of our cities. He has tested these ideas in more than 300 built projects and will share the lessons he has learned and the ways we can work towards a more sustainable future for all.
Are walkable cities ableist utopias? What about strollers on subways, baby seats in Ubers, and Grandma's walker on the bus? Internationally-acclaimed city planner Jeff Speck graciously and sagaciously parries these types of thrusts from Leah, in a conversation that will leave you looking at your city or town with new eyes. Jeff Speck, the 2022 winner of the Seaside Prize, was Director of Design for the National Endowment for the Arts and now heads Specks and Associates as a private design consultant primarily for American cities. His TED talks and YouTube videos have been viewed more than 5 million times and his book Walkable City was the best-selling city-planning book of the last decade. His Harvard course in the Graduate School of Design is detailed at https://execed.gsd.harvard.edu/walkable-city Additional Resouces: Resources by Jeff Speck: Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time, Tenth Anniversary Edition, 2022 Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places, 2018 Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream, 2001, with Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk "Nine Keys to Safe Downtown Streets" Public Square, https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2020/01/07/nine-keys-safe-downtown-streets "Why Walkable Communities are the Best Communities for Older Adults" https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/livable-in-action/info-2018/walkable-communities-jeff-speck.html jeffspeck.com
Have you heard of the concept of the 15-minute city? Winner of the 2021 OBEL AWARD and coined by Professor Carlos Moreno at the Sorbonne in Paris, this framework shapes the city in a new way that is centered around accessibility by walking and biking, keeping immediate needs within a 15-minute walk or bike. In this episode, Sam and Nat chat about what the 15-minute city framework means and some of the positive and negative implications of the implementation of this project. Sources: Welcome to the 15-minute city, written by Natalie Whittle. Published on Financial Times on July 16, 2020 https://www.ft.com/content/c1a53744-90d5-4560-9e3f-17ce06aba69a Defining the 15-minute city, written by Andres Duany and Robert Steuteville Published on CNU on February 8, 2021 https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2021/02/08/defining-15-minute-city The OBEL AWARD 2021 Winner https://obelaward.org/winner-2021/ Shoutout: Culdesac Tempe - The first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the US! Culdesac is a real estate developer and property manager. We build neighborhoods that embrace community, open space, and mobility. We offer residential units at a variety of price points integrated with local retail, commercial uses, and open space for nature and public plazas. Our communities prioritize biking, walking, and transit over cars and parking. We partner with leading mobility companies to deliver convenient and affordable transportation services. This creates a vibrant urban lifestyle without the need for a private vehicle. https://culdesac.com/
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This is the second part in our Psychology of Architecture series, where we explore the psychology of urban planning and architecture. Andres Duany is the best selling author of Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream. He has also won multiple awards for the urban planning of Seaside, Florida; Kentlands, Maryland; and Alys Beach; Florida. Duany cofounded the Congress for the New Urbanism. Duany's firm Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company has worked on designs for hundreds of towns and planning codes. Here Mr. Duany discusses the psychological forces that create, prevent and necessitate New Urbanism. Mr. Duany also discusses the archetypal elements of design and the effect of well planned towns on the psyche. #Architecture #Architect #Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #UrbanDesign #NewUrbanism #Congressforthenewurbanism #psychology #design #iopsychology #society #culture #SeasideFL #AlysBeach Find more @ GetTherapyBirmingham.com
Today we wanted to share a conversation between Strong Towns President Chuck Marohn and renowned urban planner and walkability expert Jeff Speck. Speck is a returning guest on the Strong Towns Podcast, and author of the books Walkable City (which is getting an update this November with a new forward and introduction) and Walkable City Rules. He's also the recipient of this year's Seaside Prize, and has curated a weekend (March 4–6) of guest lectures at Seaside, which includes speakers like Janette Sadik-Khan, Mike McGinn, Dar Williams, Andres Duany, and Strong Towns' own Chuck Marohn. It's going to be a great event, so we encourage you to attend if you're able to make the trip! Speck also talks with Marohn about Strong Towns' ongoing lawsuit against the Minnesota Board of Engineering Licensure. Marohn gives an update on where the case is at, and shares some of his thoughts on it. He then has an in-depth discussion with Speck about Marohn's latest book, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer. You don't want to miss out on the insights Speck shares about Confessions, and the questions he poses to Marohn about the book! Additional Show Notes To learn more and sign up to attend the 2022 Seaside Weekend, visit the Seaside Institute's website. Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places Jeff Speck (Twitter) Charles Marohn (Twitter) Cover image source: Jeff Speck.
The world's first cities sprung up around 6,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia. Since then, many men and women have influenced their planning and design. William Penn believed a grid of wide streets with intersecting right angles would help prevent overcrowding, fire and disease. Norman Bel Geddes and Robert Moses imagined and planned cities shaped by cars. Jane Jacobs championed walkable, community-centered cities. Now, countries like India are planning to build hundreds of smart cities where sensors gather all kinds of data. As cities endure ups and downs, growth and change, what can we expect from their design and what have we learned by the urban planning movements of the past? Join host Walter Isaacson and guests as they map the past, present and future of the urban centers so many people call home. Featuring Ed Glaeser, Emily Talen, Andres Duany, Jeff Speck and Anthony Townsend. For more on the podcast go to delltechnologies.com/trailblazers/
So happy we are able to sit down with this multi-talented artist, designer, planner, teacher, and licensed tour guide that has studied with acclaimed masters, including Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Douglas Farr and the late Charles Moore. We talk about the great state of Louisiana, horrible architecture, Cancer alley and so much more. Grab a chair and join us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw-ku...Claiborne Avenue: Past, Present, and Futurehttps://www.amyfstelly.comhttps://www.claiborneavenuealliance.com/twitter: @amyfstellyFacebook: Amy StellyInstagram: duchess.of.dumainehttps://www.facebook.com/4000Friendso...Instagram: @friends_of_allendalestrongTwitter: @loop_it_49https://communityrenewal.us/https://fullercenter.org/https://allendalestrongpodcast.buzzsp...https://www.facebook.com/CRIAllendale/https://www.facebook.com/CornerStoreCOOP
Responding to the modern development of unchecked placeless suburban sprawl, and the disinvestment of inner city centers, a group of architects, led by couple Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Andres Duany, launched a movement with the intention of a radical paradigm shift in the way we conceive urbanism and urban planning. Termed New Urbanism, accompanied by the Charter for New Urbanism released in 1999, this movement advocated for the restoration of existing urban centers and towns within coherent metropolitan regions, the reconfiguration of sprawling suburbs into communities of real neighborhoods and diverse districts, the conservation of natural environments and the preservation of our built legacy. Although sounding well-intentioned, the goal of New Urbanism is a retreat and renewal of planned communities of the early 1900's. We argue that by retreating to this form of “traditional” community design, new urbanists brought back romanticized notions of the earliest American colonies and by doing so reinforced settler colonial narratives of land acquisition and white placemaking. Show Notes Available at https://www.sahraah.com/race-podcast
Podcast Features Bob Gibbs and Kristen Coury, local Naples Florida IconsEpisode 3: Urban Retail legend Bob Gibbs, CEO of Gibbs Planning Group - Gibbs has helped develop more than 1,000 town centers and historic districts worldwide. If architect Andres Duany is considered the Father and visionary of Fifth Avenue, then Bob Gibbs is its kindly Uncle who worked alongside Duany in the Avenue's initial planning and has continued to shepherd it through expanded growth for decades. We will talk about Fifth Avenue's attributes, including walkability, accessibility, natural beauty and urban retail in meeting the needs of the community. We will trace the Avenue's historic beginnings, its case study development, and explore its future.Episode 4: Kristen Coury, CEO and Producing Artistic Director, Gulfshore Playhouse - Gulfshore Playhouse has grown from fledgling artistic startup to world-class production company, with Coury's visionary plans to build a state-of-the-art, 45,000 square foot new home for the theater, which is scheduled for completion in late 2023, as her priority. Kristen will discuss how the Playhouse has raised almost $60 million for construction and what this incredible undertaking means in terms of Naples' culture and economic impact.
1. A moment of optimism for pedestrian first planning? Berlin is taking steps this week. 2. How one developer in Tampa Bay (a big one) is prioritizing pedestrians. Bonus: a satirical take on not having a downtown. 3. A deep dive into the 15 minute neighborhood by OG of new urbanism Andres Duany. 4. 6ft wide house for sale at $1.3m. Follow up: commentary on value per acre among other things. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/patterns-of-development/message
#338 —Andres Duany is a key founder of the New Urbanist movement. His Miami-based firm, DPZ, with wife and partner Lizz Plater-Zyberk, designed the iconic new town, Seaside, Florida, and scores of other excellent projects in the USA and around the world. Andres continues to lead the way in urban design and in these turbulent times, I think you’ll appreciate communing with his fierce and humorous intelligence. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger.
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Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast My guest today is Jeff Speck. Jeff is the author of Walkable City and Walkable City Rules. As an urban planner and city designer he specializes in, and advocates for, human modes of transportation: first and foremost walking, but also biking. Become a Patreon Supporter Using years of research and action, Jeff shows how cities become better places when we move away from an automobile-focused life. As I spend a lot of my time walking through cities whenever I get a chance, preferring to travel on foot when possible, I knew there were some places that felt safer as a pedestrian and were generally more enjoyable to walk through. Jeff lays out exactly why that is, and what each of us can do to advocate for these changes in our local towns and cities. In the process we can limit gentrification, which Jeff expands on during the interview, making cities even friendlier to people and more sustainable for generations to come. You can find Jeff and his book at JeffSpeck.com. In addition to his website, I've included copious links in the resources section below for you to learn more about what we talked about in this interview. Since recording this conversation, I've gone on to read Jeff's Walkable City Rules, which lays out in even more actionable detail what we can do to show up at planning meetings and be a force for change while preserving mainstreet and reducing the impacts of climate change. As permaculture practitioners, our roles in cities and towns change towards an even more human focus to minimize the impacts of this increased living density on the surrounding environment and designing for living in place. For those of us who live in cities, and I'll be doing so in just a few weeks as I relocate to Falls Church, Virginia, there's a huge intersection between city planning, including the parks and rec departments, for us to get involved and take direct action through advocacy. We can argue for why we need to reduce speed limits, increase street trees, and expand green spaces. Image the more beautiful, verdant world we could have. But, that's just my thoughts on leaving this interview with Jeff Speck. What are yours? Leave a comment in the show notes or get in touch by sending me an email: The Permaculture Podcast Until the next time, spend each day advocating for the place you live while taking care of Earth, yourself, and each other. Related Interview The Commons - David Bollier Resources Jeff Speck Books Walkable City - Jeff Speck Walkable City Rules - Jeff Speck Suburban Nation - Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck The Barefoot Architect - Johan van Lengen The Color of Law - Richard Rothstein The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander Policing the Open Road - Sarah E. Seo The Death and Life of Great American Cities - Jane Jacobs Garden Cities: Theory and Practice of Agrarian Urbanism - Andres Duany People and Organizations DPZ CoDesign - Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Human Transit - Jarrett Walker Jan Gehl - Making Cities for People Related Ideas Community Land Trust (Wiki) A Pattern Language (Wiki) Seaside - Resort Community designed by Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Serenbe
In this episode, I talk with my co-host Sara Joy Proppe about her work with Proximity Project. Proximity Project offers educational and consulting services for church leaders who want to leverage their church property to better engage with their neighbors. In addition to talking with Sara Joy about some of the ways she has helped churches better serve their neighbors, I also talk with her about some of the motivating factors that led her to start Proximity Project.This being the final episode of Season 1, Sara Joy and I also reflect on what we learned from this season. And, we spend some time discussing where we might go in Season 2. We end with an appeal to our listeners to share their thoughts on any topics we should explore or church leaders we should interview. If you have any comments or suggestions concerning Season 2, you can write us at info@embeddedchurch.com. Also, you can join our mailing list to receive updates about this and future podcasts.Access more Show Notes with pictures and resources related to this episode.More information about this podcast and helpful church and urbanism resources can be found on The Embedded Church website.Related ResourcesProximity ProjectA Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander, et al.The Architecture of Happiness by Alain De BottonSuburban Nation by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff SpeckSidewalks in the Kingdom by Eric O. JacobsenThe Geography of Nowhere by James Howard KunstlerHome from Nowhere by James Howard KunstlerHappy City by Charles MontgomeryWalkable City by Jeff SpeckMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfFind these Key Terms on The Embedded Church website:- Built Environment- Hospitality- Placemaking- ProximityShow CreditsHosted and Produced by Eric O. Jacobsen and Sara Joy ProppeEdited by Adam Higgins | Odd Dad Out Voice ProductionsTheme Music by Jacob ShafferArtwork by Lance Kagey | Rotator Creative
This episode dives into a couple of the issues we face regarding global ecological health and how we can try to learn from opposing sides of the political and economic spectrums to gain insights as to how we can move forward. I cover a few topics from the books "The Future of Life" by Edward Wilson, "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser, and "Suburban Nation" by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindtalk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mindtalk/support
In this episode Chris Barras, the Lead Pastor of Area 10 Faith Community shares about the entrepreneurial heart and spirit that drives how his church has taken shape in their neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. Coming from a background in management at Starbucks, Chris has an ethos for developing "third places," a term coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg to refer to the places you spend time outside of your home and your work. In other words, the place where you meet with friends and neighbors.The church meets at the Byrd Theater, a historic theater in the heart of the neighborhood. Renting this space for their main worship service has both freed and forced the church to be creative in the ways they find and use ancillary space for church ministry and needs. With a need for Sunday nursery space, but not wanting to have an empty storefront for the rest of the week, the church opened Coffee & Cartwheels, a combination coffee shop and indoor playspace that both adults and kids can enjoy.Additionally, the church has now opened 2810, a community gathering space that houses church offices and places for their small groups to meet, but operates as a public event and meeting rental space throughout most of the week. Chris also shares about some of the general business mechanics of starting LLCs and managing these spaces.The episode wraps up with a discussion of the loneliness that Chris encounters in Richmond and a call for churches to develop places for people in their communities to connect and talk with one another.Access more Show Notes with pictures and resources related to this episode.More information about this podcast and helpful church and urbanism resources can be found on The Embedded Church website.Related ResourcesCities of God by Rodney StarkThe Great Good Place by Ray OldenburgHome from Nowhere by James Howard KunstlerSidewalks in the Kingdom by Eric O. JacobsenSuburban Nation by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff SpeckWalkscore.comFind these Key Terms on The Embedded Church website:- Infill Development- Third Place- Walk ScoreShow CreditsHosted and Produced by Eric O. Jacobsen and Sara Joy ProppeEdited by Adam Higgins | Odd Dad Out Voice ProductionsTheme Music by Jacob ShafferArtwork by Lance Kagey | Rotator Creative
On this episode, Eric O. Jacobsen, Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church Tacoma and our very own co-host of The Embedded Church Podcast and author of Sidewalks in the Kingdom and The Space Between, shares with us about the small steps his church is taking in Tacoma, Washington, to care for their neighborhood. By identifying the 99 buildings and businesses that are situated within a 1/8-mile radius or the “pedestrian shed” of the church property, they have developed a weekly practice of highlighting a specific building and committing to pray for the flourishing of that particular site, owner, and business.Drawing on his own experience of living in walkable places, Eric also talks about being a pastor who walks and the implications this has had on developing relationships, slowing down time, and opening up space for ministry in sometimes unexpected ways.“We did a lot of work cultivating an attitude that we call ‘inside-out.' We wanted to be a church that cares as much about what's going on outside in our neighborhood as what's going on inside our church.”Access more Show Notes with pictures and resources related to this episode.More information about this podcast and helpful church and urbanism resources can be found on The Embedded Church website.Related ResourcesThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsGeography of Nowhere by James Howard KunstlerSuburban Nation by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, & Jeff SpeckWalkable City by Jeff SpeckCongress for the New UrbanismFind these key terms on The Embedded Church website:· Pedestrian Shed· Traditional Neighborhood Planning· Walkability· ZoningShow CreditsHosted and Produced by Eric O. Jacobsen and Sara Joy ProppeEdited by Adam Higgins | Odd Dad Out Voice ProductionsTheme Music by Jacob ShafferArtwork by Lance Kagey | Rotator Creative
Paddy Steinschneider is the president of Gotham Design and Community Development. He is a placemaker, land use planner, developer and, of course, a designer. Paddy currently resides in Dobbs Ferry, New York where he runs Gotham Design and, in his spare time, is the COO of CNU, New York. He holds a master in architecture from Columbia University. Paddy integrates every stakeholder in the whole creation and implementation of real estate developments. He often instigates the project, identifying the need with his keen eye, then taking them all the way to completion. In part two of this two part series we dig into Paddy's philisophies towards urbanism. What is urbanism really? We talk about the roots of New Urbanism and how the movement started. Finally, we talk about how legacy cities may be the future backbone support of the US economy and provide an everlasting commonwealth for anyone in a dire situation. Compact, complete, complex, connected, convivial communities. Links: CNU Dunay Plater-Zyberk (DPZ) Dobbs Ferry Herbert Gans CNU Charter True Believer Smart Code Seaside Chuck Marohn Strong Towns Joe Minicozzi Urban3 Legacy Cities Gotham Design CNU New York Paddy's LinkedIn We would absolutely love your feedback (seriously!) Please email humancitypodcast@gmail.com, Tweet at HumanCityPod, or message on Instagram Hosted By Stig Terrebonne
This is our second dispatch from the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), which took place in Savannah, Georgia in May. Chuck Marohn attended CNU and hosted a series of in-depth podcast conversations about some of the most pressing topics for cities today, with leaders, thinkers, and activists in a whole range of fields. Now we're bringing those podcasts to your ears throughout the summer. One month after the Congress, today's podcast guests are Andres Duany and Kevin Klinkenberg, who discuss the host city of Savannah. Andres is one of the founders of CNU and Kevin is a long-time Savannah resident. Both are architects and planners, and both were deeply involved with producing the Congress this year. Questions discussed in this podcast include: What makes Savannah such a unique place? Why didn't the rest of Savannah develop in the same traditional, walkable manner as the city center? How has auto-oriented design impacted the historic core of the city? How do you balance historic preservation concerns and the need to allow cities to move forward? What's the impact of large developments like convention centers and arenas? Engineers and planners often have a compulsion to fix things, but how do we know when to let a place go? What is the opportunity cost of spending too much time fixing things that are really beyond repair
Andres Duany is an American architect and urban planner working at the firm DPZ, a co-founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), and the author of several books including Suburban Nation. He's also an inspiration for Strong Towns thinking. In this interview, Chuck Marohn and Andres Duany discuss the founding and growth of the new urbanist movement, gentrification, and the future of the suburbs.
Why do most people want to live in walkable cities and towns? How can places like these influence our well-being and impact the spread of innovation? Jeff Speck, city planner, urban designer, TED Talk speaker, and bestselling author of Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time, offers fascinating and fact-filled responses to these questions. Along the way, he tells us the changes needed to make cities the thriving places that most people want. In this episode you will learn: what is a walkable city how walkable cities drive innovation by attracting talent what makes cities safer than suburbs how more traffic signals actually make cities less safe why the most popular solutions to congestion actually increase it what the cheapest solution is for making a city more walkable how great urban design trumps weather every time Jeff also shares a fascinating insight regarding a possible downside of self-driving cars. Links to Topics Mentioned in this Podcast @JeffSpeckAICP The Walkable City TED Talk by Jeff Speck Externalities Millenials Seek Walkable Cities Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam Single Family Housing Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett Induced demand and traffic Free Good Donald Shoup Prospect-refuge Theory and Jay Appleton Charrettes for Design Andres Duany Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery Inclusionary zoning Granny flats Wyandanch, New York Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck Jarrett Walker - Human Transit If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and review it on iTunes. For automatic delivery of new episodes, be sure to subscribe. Thanks for listening! Thank you to Emmy-award-winning Creative Director Vanida Vae for designing the Curious Minds logo! www.gayleallen.net LinkedIn @GAllenTC
A walking tour exploring the history and design of the town of Seaside, Florida. The celebrated town is a milestone in town planning that led to the creation of the Congress for the New Urbanism and the idea that development should consider how people live and work, provide alternatives to driving, and reflect the local environment. Seaside was founded by Robert and Daryl Davis with a masterplan by Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. The 75-minute tour includes information on the history of the town, the story behind its creation, and a 1 ½ mile guided walk that points out the masterplan’s features and the town’s notable architecture.
Eminent urbanist Andres Duany delivered a lecture for the the University of Hertfordshire’s Centre for Sustainable on the 3 March 2011.
#247 -- Celebrating the 20thth anniversary of the publication of The Geography of Nowhere (and release for the first time of an E-book edition), JHK yaks with New Urbanist Andres Duany about the campaign to create more walkable communities and places worth caring about. Duany came to the USA as a child from Cuba in the late 1950s. He got his architecture degrees from Princeton and Yale. He formed the firm DPZ in Miami with his wife Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and together they produced the most iconic projects of the New Urbanism (Seaside, Florida, and many others) as well as leading a movement to reform the suburban fiasco and all its governing regulations. The KunstlerCast music is “Adam and Ali’s Waltz” from the recording Waiting to Fly by Mike and Ali Vass.
New Urbanism Special. JHK chats with Andres Duany, a founding board member of the Congress for the New Urbanism about a new book (with a chapter by JHK) taking on the frauds and fakers at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and their so-called Landscape Urbanism program -- since they never tire of attacking the New Urbanists. Also on board is Emily Talen, co-editor of the new book and professor of Geography, Urban Design, and Sustainability at Arizona State University. The new KunstlerCast music is called “Adam and Ali’s Waltz” from the new recording Waiting to Fly by Mike and Ali Vass.
JHK continues his critique of Charles Waldheim's presentation on Landscape Urbanism, delivered at the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU 19). This episode also includes remarks by New Urbanist leader Andres Duany and a listener quesion from a conferencegoer.
In the first of many installments to come, Duncan updates James Howard Kunstler on the recent Congress For the New Urbanism, held June 1-6, 2011 in Madison, Wisc. The Congress for the New Urbanism is a professional association of planners, architects, developers, political leaders and activists who are committed to revitalizing cities and curb the continuation of sprawl. During this show, we hear from: Andres Duany, New Urbanist architec; Ed Glaeser, Harvard economist & author; U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-OR; Paul Soglin, mayor of Madison, Wisc.; Paul Minett, Ridesharing Institute; Will Allen, Wisconsin farmer and founder of Growing Power; Charles Waldheim, Harvard professor and leader of the Landscape Urbanism movement; and Stefanos Polyzoides, New Urbanist architect. JHK reacts to some short sound bites regarding Landscape Urbanism, skyscraper cities and the development of New Urbanism.
A "man cave" discovered in a government complex made national news earlier this month. Eminent new urbanist planner Andres Duany was prompted to speak out in defense of the man cave and "male space" in general, which he sees as a disappearing habitat in modern America. James Howard Kunstler and host Duncan Crary listen to a recording of Duany's "The Dilemma of Male Space" and further explore the concept of male space. Not only does Kunstler believe that male space is disappearing in suburbia, but he thinks adult space in general is endangered. Info at http://kunstlercast.com
James Howard Kunstler is back from a visit to the American South. He reports on two New Urbanist developments outside of Montgomery, Alabama. In many ways Kunstler believes that the new urbanist model of building 400-acre “traditional neighborhoods” out in the green fields of suburbia is over. He explains the relationship between new urbanism, suburbanism and just plain old urbanism. Kunstler’s journey also took him to revisit Seaside, Florida, one of the most famous new urbanist projects produced by Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. Many people criticize Seaside for being elite and artificial. But Kunstler says Seaside will probably feel more authentic as it ages naturally. Released: Feb. 12, 2009.