Booked on Planning

In a world where urban planning has often sidelined the needs and contributions of women, a groundbreaking book by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett sheds light on how women are transforming cities across the globe. Their book, "Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation," explores the impactful stories of female leaders in urban planning and how their unique perspectives are reshaping environments to be more inclusive and livable for everyone. 
Show Notes:
Further Reading: Wild Cities: Discovering New Ways of Living in the Modern Urban Jungle by Chris Fitch
Movement: New York's Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car by Nicole Gelinas
The Nature of our Cities: Harnessing the Power of the Natural World to Survive a Changing Planet – An Environmental Science Guide to Urban Resilience and Hope by Nadina Galle

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In the realm of policymaking, the temptation to focus solely on logistics and economic outcomes often overshadows the human stories affected by these decisions. Ebony Walden's approach to drafting policies diverges from this norm by emphasizing a human-centered methodology. This perspective challenges us to consider not just what a policy aims to achieve, but how it affects the individuals it touches—a critical shift towards more empathetic and effective governance. These lessons are gleaned from Walden's travels to 17 countries in 8 months, the premise of her book Where I'm From: A Poetic Journey Across Five Continents and this conversation.
Show Notes:
Further Watching:  “13th” a documentary by Avery DuVernay on the 13th amendment: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5895028/; a follow up called “14th” will be coming out soon
Coded Bias, a documentary about bias in AI and other digital tools: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/coded-bias/ 
Brook Warner’s “Green-Light Revolution,” a Ted Talk about green lighting yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a0w4KgWyP8 

Ebony’s Website: https://ebonywalden.com/ 
The Op Ed Project: https://www.theopedproject.org/ 
Beyond Borders Substack: https://substack.com/profile/91407611-ebony-walden 
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In an era dominated by debates over infrastructure and urban planning, Megan Kimble's book City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways offers a timely and thought-provoking examination of highway expansions in Texas and their wider implications. Highways were originally sold to the public as urban revitalization projects that would draw people back to city centers. Yet, as Kimble deftly explains, these projects have often resulted in the opposite effect—prompting congestion, dividing communities, and accelerating the suburban sprawl they once sought to curb. One of the most inspiring elements of City Limits is the reflection on local activism. Stories of grassroots movements challenging these vast projects underscore the power of community efforts in redefining urban landscapes.
Show Notes:
Further Reading: Break Em Up: Recovering Our Freedom from Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big Money by Zephyr Teachout 
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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JEO Consulting Group
JEO is a full-service firm offering engineering, architecture, surveying & planning in the Midwest.

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This discussion unveils how urban environments can be reimagined through an open-ended, adaptive lens that balances top-down and bottom-up approaches rather than picking one or the other as the way to support cities. Author Elena Porqueddu advocates in "Designing the Complex City: A Systemic Approach to Spatial Design" for a design methodology that fosters self-regeneration and adapts to the dynamic, unpredictable nature of urban environments. Unlike rigid master plans, this approach views cities as evolving entities where incremental design interventions catalyze positive change.
Show Notes:
Further Reading: Action, Property, and Beauty: Planning with and for Emergent Urban Complexity by Stefano Cozzolino and Stefano Moroni 
A Planners Encounter with Complexity by Gert De Roo and Elisabete A Silva 
A Critical Introduction to Planning Theory: Complexity, Institutions and Justice in Cities by Stefano Moroni 
Minding the City: Field Notes on Neuroscience and the Poetics of Sustainable Public Space by Harrison Fraker, Peter Siostrom, Atanaska Foteva
Becoming Places: Urbanism / Architecture / Identity / Power by Kim Dovey
Architecture and Embodiment: The Implications of the New Sciences and Humanities for Design by Dr Harry Francis Mallgrave 

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Ray Planning Solutions
A seasoned planner with experience in land development, zoning admin and community revitalization

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In an engaging conversation with author Benjamin Schneider we explore transformative ideas in urban planning culminating from a wealth of recent literature in the field. His book, The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City Building Revolution, is a compelling guide for emerging planners and those curious about the evolving nature of urban spaces. We touch on office to housing conversions, enlivening downtowns, a new industrial architecture, pre-emption and more as we grapple with how cities can revisit their roots of continuous growth and building. 
Show Notes:
Further Reading:All That Is Solid Melts into Air: The Experience of Modernity by Marshall Berman
The Decorated TenementsHow Immigrant Builders and Architects Transformed the Slum in the Gilded Age by Zachary J. Violette

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