Podcast appearances and mentions of urban issues

In this heated episode, Opie and Ron dive into the frustrations of living in New York City, exposing the city's relentless pursuit of revenue through parking tickets and congestion pricing. They debate the impact on small businesses and the working class, with Opie railing against the system as a scam that burdens the "little guy," while Ron defends congestion pricing's benefits, citing stats on reduced travel times and increased business sales. The conversation takes a nostalgic turn as Opie reflects on his decade of fame, sharing candid stories of luxury, privilege, and the fleeting nature of celebrity. From encounters with stars like Sarah Jessica Parker and Judd Apatow to the humbling loss of status, Opie opens up about making amends and staying grounded. Packed with raw opinions, personal anecdotes, and a viral video nod, this episode is a gritty blend of urban critique and showbiz confessions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland

Gabrielle Kervella's life story is as rich and layered as the cheeses she crafts

Bill takes a look at the announced amendment to the Public Works Act. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

When money is tight, what becomes of 'nice to have' public art pieces? Bill McKay on urban issues.

Timothy Welch, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland, discusses Auckland's rail closures and the lifting of speed limits on roads. 

Urban issues with  Bill McKay

Granny flats - not just for grannies. Last week the government released feedback on the consultation to liberalise granny flat rules, and no surprise, there were a huge number of submissions.

Jeanette Budgett is Programme Director of the Master of Architecture (Professional) at UNITEC Institute of Technology. She discusses frustrations with noise as Auckland Council considers an application for a helipad on a private waterfront site in Westmere.

There has been a lot of discussion. and protest, about the environmental impact of the Fast-track Approvals Bill. Bill focuses on housing and a couple of urban projects.

There has been a lot of discussion and protest about the environmental impact of the Fast-track Approvals Bill. 

Check out this week's episode of the 280+ Podcast, where we dive into the shocking accusations surrounding Diddy and Jay-Z! In this episode, I, your host Los_Def, bring you exclusive insights into this viral story, unraveling the latest claims made by Jaguar Wright. We also dive into the impact of the recent Port Workers Strike and how it affects our economy. Plus, don't miss our Beetlejuice Beetlejuice review—it's a nostalgic trip with modern twists! Join us as we explore these topics and more, including NBA trades and true crime revelations from Jeffrey Dahmer's alleged plug. Prepare to be inspired and entertained as we mix comedy, parenting tips, and sports insights. Tune in now and join us in exploring the stories making waves on your timeline. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more updates! #podcast #recap #review #portworkersstrike #truecrime #comedy #parenting #NBA #viralvideos #exclusiveinsights CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 04:41 - ILA Strike, Port Workers, Dockworkers Union 07:17 - ILA Demands, Labor Rights, Negotiations 17:49 - Automation, Technology Impact, Workforce Changes 19:02 - What the Union Got, Benefits, Achievements 20:20 - What We Import, Trade Goods, Economy 22:54 - Jaguar Wright, Diddy Accusations, Jay Z Controversy 34:25 - Beetlejuice 2 Review, Movie Analysis, Film Discussion 41:20 - Jeffrey Dahmer Drug Dealer Reacts, True Crime, Reaction Video 49:00 - What if the hood knew about Dylann Roof, Social Commentary, Community Awareness 51:29 - We always let them settle in nicely, Urban Issues, Integration 56:05 - Why would he lie about Dylann Roof, Truth vs. Lies, Public Perception 58:57 - Knicks and T-Wolves Trade, NBA Trades, Team Dynamics 1:03:44 - How the T-Wolves and Knicks Fared in the Trade, Trade Analysis, Team Performance 1:08:54 - NCAA Approves First Helmet with Heads-Up Display, Sports Innovation, Technology in Sports 1:12:50 - Packers Update, NFL News, Team Status 1:15:30 - Romeo Doubs Misses Practice, Player Updates, Injury Report 1:21:39 - Outro

Why do we have lawns? Bill McKay explains how they started and why they've stayed.

Bill has the second part of a citizens guide on what you can do if you don't like a big building proposal near you.

Bill joins Kathryn to talk about what happens if there's a development planned for your town or neighbourhood that you object to? Some residents in Wanaka and Tirau are fighting proposals for fast-food joints. He talks through the consenting process and what people can do if they don't like a particular proposal. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill examines how New Zealand First's 'Fair Access to Bathrooms Bill' might work up against the Building Code. Are there really men's, women's and unisex toilets everywhere as Winston Peters has suggested?

What would you do if your local council or the Government asked to buy your house? It happened to Bill McKay recently, under the Public Works Act.

Wynn Rosser, PhD is a place-based rural funder. His work at T.L.L. Temple Foundation focuses on 22 counties in rural east Texas and he brings with him Texas-sized empathy. Rosser shares concrete examples of the interconnectedness between funding in urban and rural communities. Rosser also touches on the value of working at a strategy and policy level for larger impact and what can happen if philanthropy turns a blind eye to policy and legislation.

As more people work remotely New Zealand is seeing a hollowing out of inner cities which poses questions over how to sustain central area populations and the use of commercial buildings and carparking buildings. 

The Spadina Expressway was one of five urban highways that were nearly built in Toronto in the 70s. The plan would have bulldozed neighbourhoods so that suburban commuters had a direct route to drive downtown. But campaigners like Bobbi Speck and Jane Jacobs stopped it, saving iconic neighbourhoods like The Annex. Today, Toronto is one of the worst cities in the world for traffic. Should the expressway have been built anyway? We tell the story of the grassroots movement to stop Spadina with the people who were there firsthand. Does the movement perhaps offer tips on how to solve Toronto's notoriously bad traffic?

As we approach the 300 episode milestone, this special installment of BIC Talks - the last of 2023 - featuring V Ravichandar, honorary director of BIC, Raghu Tenkayala, Chief of Operations and Infrastructure and Vikram Bhat, current Joint Director, taking over as director from the first of January in conversation with Lekha Naidu, Programme Manager and Custodian of the podcast. This episode features an informal chat - an exercise in looking back for insights and looking forward with an evolved vision as far as the podcast is concerned. In this two part episode, we also take an opportunity to look back at what Ravi, dubbed the patron of lost causes does best - think deeply about solving the city's problems, with a quick look back at a session titled - Why is it so Darn Hard to Fix Bengaluru? - Bengaluru appears to be a work in tatters. ‘Mohenjo Daro' type excavations, ‘moon like' craters and continuous road works are normalised. Traffic snarls are a daily occurrence. We think nothing of dumping the waste of a city of 11 million in villages of 5000 consigning them to everlasting misery. Come monsoon and there are inevitable flooding of low lying areas – if a Nostradmus like prediction is required, urban flooding is the doomsday scenario for Bengaluru given the rampant, unchecked growth with multiple violations. The speaker despite the above gloomy outlook is a perpetual optimist despite tilting at ‘windmills' for over two decades. His talk will focus on understanding the underlying reasons why fixing the city needs a herculean, holistic effort. That is a first step in figuring out how do we get out of the collective hole we are in. This was originally part of a BHeard at BIC event that took place in March of 2022. Subscribe to the BIC Talks Podcast on your favourite podcast app! BIC Talks is available everywhere, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Overcast, Audible and Amazon Music.  

Bill McKay looks at an interesting new fellowship from The NZ Institute of Architects: $20,000 for someone to research "public housing challenges in Aotearoa" and "explore solutions". Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay discusses Te Matawai, Kainga Ora's new 276 apartment complex in central Auckland. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

A few days ago at an Auckland event senior people from Labour, National and the Greens each signed a pledge to build a 1000 more houses a year in Auckland. Bill McKay joins Susie Ferguson to explain why to him, that's meaningless promise - and to break down just how statistics can be spun. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

  Matthew talks to Kathryn about Garden Cities, how they're designed and the urban movement that supports them.  Healthy Water has developed a plan to build 12 new flood detention parks along urban awa. The next step is to ensure that the construction of new housing doesn't exacerbate future flooding. Matthew says a good example is post-war housing built in Freeman Bay's Western Park. Star Block provides more concentrated housing while leaving the surrounding park to both absorb runoff and let flooding from the nearby park run through the grounds. Matthew Bradbury is an Associate Professor, leader of the Landscape Architecture Programme at the School of Architecture Unitec Te Pukenga

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay jumps back in history to a time when the Railways Department ran a successful building programme in the 1920s that ensured its employees had somewhere to stay. 1600 houses were built, often in the space of two weeks by 2 - 3 carpenters. It was a forerunner to the famous state houses of the First Labour Government. Could we learn something from this prefab period in our history? Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about the Loafers Lodge fire and the lowdown on Building Code rules related to building fire protection. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

We're not saying downtown Knoxville businesses need to go; they just need to go somewhere else.  While there are plenty of bars, restaurants, and activities to enjoy in the city's core, co-hosts Brenna McDermott and Ryan Wilusz discuss how these businesses might be better served elsewhere.  From aligning Knoxville's two most notable spheres to bringing the dance party down to Gay Street, this episode is like one giant game of Monopoly. Do you agree with our decisions?  "The Scruffy Stuff" is presented by knoxnews.com. Want more downtown analysis? Sign up for the free weekly Urban Knoxville newsletter by clicking here, and join the downtown discussion by becoming part of the Urban Knoxville group on Facebook.

The Scruffy City has a lot to offer, but downtown Knoxville sometimes relies on an overabundance of certain businesses and amenities. This podcast, part two of last week's episode, features co-host Ryan Wilusz and producer Brianna Paciorka discussing the things downtown could cut back, from certain restaurant offerings to alcohol-forward activities. "The Scruffy Stuff" is presented by knoxnews.com. Want more downtown analysis? Sign up for the free weekly Urban Knoxville newsletter by clicking here, and join the downtown discussion by becoming part of the Urban Knoxville group on Facebook.

Seg 1: The beauty of getting to know people through play is that the relationships form backwards so how does gaming influence friendship development? Guest: Dr. Rachel Kowert, Research Psychologist and the Research Director of “Take This” Seg 2: How will PSAC's amped up strike strategies impact BC? Guest: Jamey Mills, Regional Executive Vice-President of BC's Public Service Alliance of Canada Seg 3: How does the quality of supportive housing vary in BC? Guest: Frances Bula, Urban Issues and City Politics Contributor for The Globe and Mail Seg 4: Is banning public drug use a step in the right direction? Guest: Kevin Falcon, Leader of the Opposition for BC United Seg 5: How players are leading the campaign to reinstate SFU's Varsity Football Program Guest: Kristie Elliott, Kicker for SFU Football Seg 6: Can AI streamline housing developments? Guest: Doug Gilchrist, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Kelowna Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the quality of supportive housing vary in BC? Guest: Frances Bula, Urban Issues and City Politics Contributor for The Globe and Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill McKay looks at Auckland Council's proposed budget - it's the last day for Aucklanders to make a submission - and an old Auckland mental hospital is being demolished to make way for a brownfield redevelopment. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay joins Kathryn to look at the gap between the desire to build back after a natural disaster and the political will to do it.  

Dr Karamia Müller discusses the issues facing Pacific people and their housing and the relationship to infrastructure, gentrification, housing supply and multigenerational housing. Dr Karamia Müller is a lecturer of architecture specialising in Pacific space concepts and architecture at the University of Auckland School of Architecture and Planning and she is a Co-Director of MAPIHI: Maori and Pacific Housing Research Centre.

Bill talks to Susie about the concept of designing disorder - loosening up on planning rules and urban design so people and neighbourhoods can do their own thing. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

In the aftermath of the local elections Bill reminds successful candidates what Councils are for - and why business models and business people aren't necessarily good at it. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

On today's episode, we're going back a few years to a conversation with Scott Beyer from the Market Urbanism Report. Scott is an expert in urban policy and has been writing about the issues facing our cities for years. In this episode, Scott talks about how market urbanism can help solve some of the biggest challenges facing cities today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ABC Vancouver promises to open 5,000 new child care centres  Lisa Dominato, City Councillor for ABC Vancouver discusses the need for more child care centres in the city of Vancouver Stanley Woodvine's discovered donations document, and NPA candidate Morning Lee's controversial comments on evicting tenants  Frances Bula, Urban Issues and Politics writer for The Globe + Mail discusses NPA candidate Morning Lee's comments over 'evicting bad tenants' during the covid pandemic. Victoria's ‘TIPS' program to prevent sexual violence in the hospitality industry Ninu Kang, Executive Director at Ending Violence Association of BC discusses the importance of preventing sexual violence in the hospitality industry. Used car prices are dropping! Jeremy Cato, Automotive journalist at CatoCarGuy.com tells us just how much prices of used cars are dropping across Canada! Racist backlash surrounds the new Little Mermaid movie Angela Marie MacDougall, Executive Director of Battered Women's Support Services discusses the racist backlash that has come about after it was revealed that black American singer Halle Bailey will play Ariel in the new The Little Mermaid movie. The Wrap - What's the longest you've waited in line? David Beckham waits 12 hours in line to mourn the Queen & What number of kids is acceptable? Nick Cannon welcomes his NINTH child On The Wrap this week: Leah Holiove - TV reporter and radio host Sarah Daniels - real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster What's the longest you've waited in line? David Beckham waits 12 hours in line to mourn the Queen  What number of kids is acceptable? Nick Cannon welcomes his NINTH child

 Frances Bula, Urban Issues and Politics writer for The Globe + Mail discusses NPA candidate Morning Lee's comments over 'evicting bad tenants' during the covid pandemic.

The NZ Institute of Architects in Auckland is celebrating Architecture Week, with discussions focused on Auckland and its issues. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about why airspace apartments above big carparks in small towns can be a good thing, and some examples of where he's seen it work well. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill talks to Susie about what we can do about an upsurge of flooding events in suburbs and cities across Aotearoa. He says there's been an increase in frequency and intensity of the downpours that lead to flooding, including on the street where he lives in Auckland. With climate change and increasing temperatures having a disproportionate effect on rain Bill looks at some of the practical strategies that could be employed, including where we build. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay is always on the hunt for some good-looking buildings and he's found two recently that have really impressed him, including one that would be great to take the kids to these school holidays. They are the Hundertwasser Art Centre, Whangarei and Auckland City Mission's Home Ground. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill celebrates Matariki and our mid-winter new year with some ideas about community gardens close to inner city density. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay discusses in more detail Auckland Council's response to Government urban design reforms and impacts on heritage and special character. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay discusses Auckland Council's response to Government reforms, impacts on heritage and special character areas and the need to re-invent our cities to face bigger issues and cope with what is to come. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill discusses 'hybrid architecture': innovative ways of adapting buildings and sites. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.