Linda Appel Lipsius is the executive director of Denver Urban Gardens, a network of community gardens that produce 650,000 pounds of food annually. She discusses the benefits of community gardens and how a permaculture design philosophy can make cities resilient.
Read MoreWendy Nash is the founder of Get Around Caboolture, a group that advocates for more transportation options in Caboolture, Australia. They were the first group to host a Week Without Driving outside of the U.S.
Read MoreBrandi Thompson is the co-founder and leader of Strong Towns ABQ, a Local Conversation in New Mexico. She discusses the strategies that have helped her group successfully advocate for zoning reform and against highway expansions.
Read MoreAlyssa Lee and Kay Crumb are leaders of Strong SacTown, one of the largest and most successful groups in the Strong Towns Local Conversations program. Today, they share their advice for building and sustaining a successful group.
Read MoreCraig Cassar is a first-term city councilor in Hamilton, Ontario. He joins Tiffany to discuss the challenges his city faces and the progress it’s made. They also talk about the importance of synergy between urbanism and environmentalism.
Read MoreJesse Russell is a small-scale developer from Bend, Oregon. He joins Norm to discuss the ways he’s helping create more attainable homes in his hometown. (Transcript included.)
Read MoreEric Higbee is a landscape architect who teaches university courses on community engagement and works on community design and planning projects through his award-winning landscape architecture practice.
Read MoreMayor Kevin McDonnell and Dave Alden, co-leader of Petaluma Urban Chat, join us from Petaluma, California. They discuss the Know Before You Grow initiative, a community-driven effort that's helped encourage housing development in the city's downtown.
Read MoreDr. Patricia Tice is a transportation engineer, planner, researcher and self-proclaimed geek. She talks about her research into human behavior, as well as the role of human interaction and LEGO in urban design. (Transcript included.)
Read MoreVignesh Swaminathan is an engineer, transportation planner, and content creator with over 1.7 million followers. He explains how he works with quick-build projects, intersection design, and social media to make cities stronger. (Transcript included.)
Read MoreDanny Wind is a Local Conversation leader and Regional Transportation Commission member from California. Danny discusses their Open Street Map Project, which gives people a space to share the everyday challenges they face. (Transcript included.)
Read MoreNoah Roth is the founder of Streetcraft, a platform that uses visual storytelling and urban design to explore and improve the built environment. (Transcript included.)
Read MoreDanny Lapin is a revitalization specialist with the New York State Department of State. He and Norm discuss the ways that New York state is encouraging bottom-up community development. (Transcript included.)
Read MoreRachel Leonardo is the video producer at Strong Towns. She and Tiffany discuss the importance of collaboration in building great places and how social media can encourage that collaboration. (Transcript included.)
Read MoreHazen Elwood is a student and Local Conversation member in Calgary, Alberta. Norm and Hazen discuss ways to build an advocacy network and the power of raising local awareness through storytelling. (Transcript included.)
Read MoreJustine Underhill is a city council member and an award-winning video journalist and independent filmmaker. She and Tiffany discuss how media can be used to connect with people and drive change. (Transcript included.)
Read MoreHow do you create a walkability initiative that gets covered on the news, triggers a city-funded pilot program, and inspires people to stay in the city long-term? Andrew Neidhardt and Dustin Moore explain.
Read MoreRosaline Hill is a registered professional planner and awards-winning architect from Ottawa, Canada. She joins Tiffany to discuss the complexities of housing reform and to explain how she helps municipalities visualize and argue persuasively for development. (Transcript included.)
Read MoreSaeed Vahid, a Local Conversation leader from Richmond Hill, Ontario, joins Norm to talk about how his group collaborates with city officials and how the expansion of the Greater Toronto Area has affected Richmond Hill. (Transcript included.)
Read MoreDiane Alisa is an author and founder of the nonprofit End Car Dependency. She joins Tiffany to discuss the impact of car-dependent design on families and the importance of building integrated communities. (Transcript included.)
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