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good traffic.89 / How Cambridge gets stuff done / with Burhan AzeemBurhan Azeem — the youngest Cambridge City Councilor ever elected — is in good traffic this week for a dive on effective local politics, building bike infrastructure quickly in the states, and being elected to office at 24. The city — home of Harvard and MIT — is getting a ton done, and fast. Burhan's work focuses on housing, transit, and actually completing ambitious infrastructure projects for his Cambridge constituents (outcomes > process). We also underscore the powerful influence of voter participation and young leadership in driving meaningful neighborhood action.Timeline...2025-08-0751 min
good traffic.88 / Why Bentonville (& NWA) is booming / with Sophie McAdaraSophie McAdara — Programs and Operations Manager for Bring It Home, and former City of Bentonville urban planner — is in good traffic this week to discuss just what the heck is going on down in Northwest Arkansas. Bentonville, and neighboring towns, have been part of a regional boom in recent years. National attention has followed, and much praise has been given.From mountain bike lanes alongside local roads, to robust greenway projects, and urban integration with natural surroundings, the area has begun to foster a unique identity. Walmart, the University of Arkansas, and others have invested sign...2025-07-1751 min
good traffic.87 / Summer festivals are a gateway to urbanism.This week, we discuss the potency of urbanism's gateway drug: summer festivals. Culturally, Americans love to frequent farmer's markets, watch fireworks, and attend live arts shows in the park. We often don't realize that these are all functions of a walkable environment (even if often temporary). Vendor tents are proxies for small shops, food trucks could be permanent neighborhood eateries, and running into friends could be a norm rather than a novelty.Instead of closing a parking lot or street for one night only, what if we planned our cities to facilitate and prioritize community...2025-07-1331 min
good traffic.86 / Families are smaller, yet homes are larger / with Eric KronbergEric Kronberg — Principal at Kronberg Urbanists + Architects — is in good traffic this week to talk about the mechanics of building better neighborhoods. Are family units have gotten smaller, while our home sizes have gotten larger. This means less supply, and less opportunity to build more. We get into what makes zoning reform such a powerful tool in evolving this housing dynamic, why parking minimums are the silent killer of affordability, and how small-scale development is the most durable path forward. Eric translates urbanism into practical action better than anyone — not just through design, but through policy advocacy and de...2025-07-0454 min
good traffic.85 / Talking housing policy (or anything) with Gen Z / with Tahra HoopsTahra Hoops — Policy wonk, and Director of Economic Analysis at the Chamber of Progress — joins the show this week to talk about the generation that's been simultaneously told it's going to "save the world," has "no work ethic," has "been through a lot," and yet is "soft."Zoomers are a nuanced bunch, and that makes us a unique and challenging crew to communicate policy to/with. Add in a segment of the generation (more on this breakdown in the episode) growing up in a media environment that's primed for misinformation/disinformation and equipped with the...2025-06-191h 01good traffic.84 / Capping vehicle speeds at 85 mph, & safety bonuses for car companies.This week, we're workshopping ways to get car companies to prioritize pedestrian safety. Why don't all cars have speed governers that cap at, say, 85 mph? And, a call for community feedback.For context:On TomTom's safety tech.@SubwayTakes on TikTok.On 'Brick' which I may have called Block, in the episode...my mistake).2025-06-0530 min
good traffic.83 / Charlotte's trajectory / with Clayton SealeyClayton Sealey — Charlotte, North Carolina civic leader and the brain behind @cltdevelopment — is in good traffic. We hit on progress in the rapidly growing southern city, roadblocks at the state level, and housing / transit policy momentum. We also discuss the how behind getting involved with city council in your locale, utilizing North Carolina's many collegetowns as American precedents, and the ever-present predicament of strengthening civics education.We discuss:00:00 Charlotte's appeal.03:03 Involvement in Charlotte's development.03:23 City population rankings in context.04:38 Charlotte's zoni...2025-05-2953 min
good traffic.82 / May urbanism news you may have missed / with bike creator Sam WestbyWriter of the weekly Bike Bulletin newsletter (subscribe right now.) — Sam Westby — is back on the show. We knock out a current events survey, with topics curated through both of our weekly research habits in the urbanism, bikes, and adjacent worlds. It's mostly positive, and hopefully always constructive.Sam's off to Spain to bike for a while. Make sure to follow his incredible rides and work (links below).We discuss:00:00 Sam's recent activities.02:42 The Bike Bulletin newsletter.03:38 Automated cameras on buse...2025-05-1648 min
good traffic.81 / On the national housing policy discourse / with Diana LindDiana Lind — founder & author of The New Urban Order newsletter — joins us to discuss her extensive career writing on urban planning, zoning, and American housing policy. She talks about the evolution of urbanism and architecture media, and how it has shaped public discourse surrounding growth, housing crises, and city development. The conversation reaches into her book Brave New Home, where she tackles alternatives to single-family zoning and the social implications of various housing models. We get into the specifics of a few recently published newsletters.We disc...2025-05-0757 mingood traffic.80 / Pedestrian & driver relations, traffic data narratives, & a week in NYC.This week, we survey intricacies and discrepancies in driver and pedestrian safety data. Intermixed are a few recent anecdotes and observations from a week in New York City spent exploring with landscape architects, developers, and friends alike. It's always a reinvigorating trip for a pedestrian and transit-adorer; a few of my recs are found in this audio.We discuss:00:00 On recent travels to NYC.02:06 On road safety and traffic fatality data.05:50 Analyzing traffic data and trends.11:38 Car bloat, unsaf...2025-05-0249 min
good traffic.79 / Shifting suburban strategy in Sacramento / with Rachel BardisRachel Bardis — COO at California developer Somers West — is in good traffic this week to check on an ambitious project taking shape outside of Sacramento, California. Rachel shares where Braden's development currently stands, including recent infrastructure work and plans for lot deliveries. We touch historical context of the project, and the importance of creating a community that integrates diverse housing types, walkability, and practical sustainability. Health, connectivity, and engagement is the aim for what hopes to be a model for future suburban developments.We discuss:00...2025-04-1053 mingood traffic.78 / A tariff countermove, & bikeshare revisited.A potential countermove to the fresh auto tariffs, and another dive on bikeshare + micromobility in evolving large American cities like Columbus, Ohio.We discuss:00:00 New car and car part tariffs.01:34 In praise of walking.04:04 Impact of tariffs on transportation choices.09:31 Bikeshare programs.14:11 Columbus' new bikeshare partnership.17:53 Opportunities in bikeshare adoption.25:21 Wrapping up.2025-03-2826 mingood traffic.77 / Walking makes us better drivers.We're back from a spring break. This week: on how driving cultures vary from city to city, within the U.S. Most importantly, how being a part of those cultures influences how we experience other folks within them. In short, walking / biking more makes us a better driver. Cities where those driving are not drivers, but rather pedestrians that are just driving in this moment, tend to feel safer to move about. In these places, we are the same people, merely using different tools, for different tasks, at different times.2025-03-2025 min
good traffic.76 / Charlotte, maintaining the optimism, & a MLS season preview / with Tesho AkindeleTesho Akindele — Charlotte real estate developer and former pro soccer player — is back on the show for a catchup re: progress at the Camp North End development in Charlotte, how we maintain the optimism amidst uncertainty in growing cities like Charlotte and Columbus, and an MLS season preview. The catch: we preview the season through the lens of off-field factors. Included are a few recommendations for urbanists looking to parlay a match with a multimodal vacation in 2025.We discuss:00:00 Tesho's back.01:44 Camp Nort...2025-02-2636 mingood traffic.75 / Thank you, Donald Shoup.A tribute for — and a republish of our August '24 episode with — Donald Shoup. May he rest in peace. What a life he led.2025-02-2054 min
good traffic.74 / Agricultural urbanism / with Scott SnodgrassScott Snodgrass — Founding Partner and developer at Meristem Communities — is in good traffic this week to discuss progress onIndigo: a walkable neighborhood at the X of agriculture and urbanism. Amidst the Houston sprawl, Scott and his partners are doing things differently by leaning into principles of food cultivation, community, car-free streets, and car-lite routines. This approach is different for the area, and for many future residents.We discuss:00:00 Scott's trek into neighborhood development.02:08 From agriculture to agmenity.04:48 The birth of Indigo.07...2025-02-1245 mingood traffic.73 / Colin Cowherd moves to Chicago, Chalamet bikes the red carpet, & Gunna runs in the road.Aly's back. We watch some clips of overheard urbanism from throughout pop culture, over the past couple of weeks.
Clips played:
Colin Cowherd and Nick Wright talk walkability.
Chalamet bikes the red carpet.
Gunna runs in the road.
The cat knocked the camera over, and made lots of noise. Apologies!
We discuss:
00:00 Urban design adjacent clips and discussions.
04:57 Colin Cowherd is moving to Chicago for the walkability.
2025-02-0529 mingood traffic.72 / Winter storm observations, the Jeffersonian grid, & TikTok urbanism.While bleak and gray at times, winter can be the prime time for observational and behavioral learnings in our local environments. Sneckdowns (snow + neckdowns), multi-day snow-covered cars, and unmaintained/disregarded sidewalks each tell us something. We also touch briefly on takeaways from convictions of the Jeffersonian grid: foresight and planning to widen our ideological tent, republican ideals (the governmental structure, not the political party), and balancing differing vantages on housing.
We spend a moment on the recent TikTok events, too.
Apologies for last week's delay. Appreciate your patience!
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good traffic.71 / Documenting progress / with Dominic LeonardoDominic Leonardo — Rhode Island city planner, and the reputable @cityglowup on socials — is in good traffic to discuss the simple-yet-vital process of documenting progress.
Transformations — or, glow-ups — have long been an effective way of visually storytelling change, and garnering momentum. Dominic does the vintage before/after in a contemporary fashion better than anyone.
We discuss:
00:00 On @cityglowup.
02:37 Origin behind the videos.
04:42 Unexpected positivity and community feedback.
06:14 Finding new places through comments.
09:21 The appeal of midsize cities.
13...2025-01-1555 mingood traffic.70 / Nuance.We're back for the first episode in 2025 (!!), where we'll work harder to thread the needle between championing urbanism wholeheartedly, and understanding public concerns about safety + comfort.
This year, nuanced thought will be as critical as ever. It should not be controversial to say that — in pursuit of building better places and ways to move between them — women and children must feel safe.
This is a self-reflective rant, as much as it is a general prescription for the audience.
We discuss:
00:00 The show, in 2...2025-01-0837 mingood traffic.69 / Stanley park superiority (post-walk, from a Vancouver hotel room).Vancouver continues to be the favorite city I've ever been to, largely due to what is arguably the best city park in North America: Stanley Park.
Plus, a non-sponsored holiday gift guide for urbanists, listed below.
We discuss:
00:00 Vancouver is the best.
00:49 The marvel of Stanley Park.
02:17 Density and nature.
03:19 Vancouver's natural setting.
07:20 Winter challenges and urban mobility.
08:09 Embracing weather with proper clothing.
10:08 Holiday gift guide and final thoughts.
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good traffic.68 / The state of children's mobility / with Sam BaltoSam Balto — cofounder of Bike Bus World, and leader of the Portland Bike Bus — is back in good traffic for an updated chat on children’s mobility, the failure that is school carlines, and the paradox of prompting local-level progress via a national community.
We discuss:
00:00 Bike bus year in review.
01:19 The global bike bus community.
04:08 Bike commuting infrastructure for families.
07:02 Empowering children's independence and risky play.
11:19 Balancing local, national, and global advocacy.
33:08 White House invitation and future...2024-12-1141 min
good traffic.67 / Building optimism... & housing / with Coby LefkowitzCoby Lefkowitz is back in good traffic. Amidst leading Backyard in developing housing in Southern California (and tweeting up a pleasant storm), Coby has written a new book.
Building optimism is available now. We get into it, in this conversation.
We discuss:
00:00 Building Optimism: the new book.
02:12 The genesis of the book.
05:42 Challenges and realities of American urban development.
10:27 Historical inspirations and modern applications.
17:13 A younger generation of developers.
26:40 Civics and urban planning in...2024-12-041h 01good traffic.66 / Gratitude journaling, for urbanists.Thankful for you all. Pardon a slight deviation from our usual Tuesday release.
We discuss:
00:00 Thanksgiving and urbanism.
04:35 A journaling exercise.
10:01 Upcoming guests and episodes.
11:21 A note on black friday and parking minimums.
A sample journal exercise.
First, the point of gratitude, followed by a summarized root-cause analysis. Apologies for brevity, these were transcribed from my field notes.
Aly – got to know each o...2024-11-2913 mingood traffic.65 / Funding cuts, DOT mechanics, & Waymo optimism.Quick hits re: the federal-level implications of the recent election on transportation, housing, and urbanism in the U.S.
No political post-mortems or predictions, but rather look at existing policies and their potential impacts. Surface level breakdown of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), detailing the combined $566 billion in federal transportation spending through 2026. Heading into Thanksgiving, we also stress the importance of communicating urbanism ideas effectively across political divides at the family gathering.
The episode concludes with a clip from Pete Buttigieg discussing road safety goals, in comparison...2024-11-2028 mingood traffic.64 / Countering NIMBYism with nostalgia, & expanding our definition of home / with Aly MarchantAly's back, and with some recent perspective on third places. Particularly, their significance in expanding our sense of home beyond four walls. We talk devised theatre, childhood restaurants, the power of nostalgia, and how to bring up urbanism at thanksgiving dinner.
We discuss:
00:00 Aly's back.
02:54 Urbanism and nostalgia.
05:20 On third places.
13:35 Defining routine via walking routes.
21:45 The shared value of third places.
29:09 Final thoughts.2024-11-1335 min
good traffic.63 / New urbanism & landscape architecture / with Mallory BachesMallory Baches returns for a conversation on the highlights of the 2024 CNU congress in Cincinnati, where restorative urbanism and connected communities policy were focal points. We talk the CNU transect and its application in urban planning, emphasizing the importance of landscape architecture. We also examine the challenges of branding and public perception of new urbanism. The chat finishes with reflections on Providence and Pittsburgh, and positive changes along their urban riverfronts.
We discuss:
00:00 Recapping the CNU congress in Cincinnati.
03:29 Highlights from the congress.
...2024-11-0654 min
good traffic.62 / Bus rapid transit in Columbus, Ohio (election edition) / with Sophia MohrSophia Mohr — Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) — is in good traffic this week ahead of a big vote on November 5. Issue 47 is on the local ballot in Columbus, Ohio — which will help bring BRT to life in the region. We elaborate on the technological advancements ahead, such as traffic signal prioritization, digital payment solutions, and customer experience enhancements. Sophia reiterates the critical role of expanded public and active transit in supporting the region's rapid growth. Public perception and engagement strategies are included.
Apologies for any audio imperfections; we expedited this editio...2024-10-3027 min
good traffic.61 / Revamping the bus reputation / with Jerome HorneJerome Horne — transit advocate and communications executive — is in good traffic to talk buses, better transit advocacy, and Baltimore (among other places).
We discuss:
00:00 Choosing cities for transit advocacy.
02:36 Career transition to public transportation.
09:37 On community building.
17:36 Youth engagement in urban planning.
21:35 Strategies for promoting bus usage.
23:36 Improving bus systems and user experience.
24:52 Transit bar crawls.
27:13 Comparing transit systems across American cities.
31:45 Infrastructure failures.
34:09 Favorite commute experiences.
2024-10-2336 mingood traffic.60 / Voting with feet.Urbanization is a forgone conclusion. Yet, we still hear remnants of the old, more rural American dream being presented as American cultural taste. But, even in our most rural states (like Texas), the vast majority of folks reside in cities. Economic productivity and impact follow suit.
People vote with their feet, and taste/preference account for more than aesthetics. The 'shithole' city narrative is extraordinarily uncomprehensive, and an over-squeezed political talking point.
This is why investing in transportation infrastructure and systems in our great cities should be seen as a state and national priority, as...2024-10-1621 mingood traffic.59 / Overheard urbanism.Sharing a few conversations that have veered into urban planning / design, transportation, American mindset, and the like.
Clips shared during the episode:
Ari Matti on Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, on the American pedestrian experience.
George Kamel (of the Dave Ramsey Show) on The Iced Coffee Hour, talking the biggest wealth crushers.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson on Joe Rogan, discussing the rollout of cars and highways in the states.
Morning Brew staff, acting out the key takeaways from a stellar recent Economist piece concerning vehicle weight and...2024-10-0924 mingood traffic.58 / Five (& a half) reflections from year one.We've passed the year mark. Huge thanks to you all.
Here, we hit on five (and a half) summative takeaways from twelve+ months of weekly conversations.
These are points that keep showing up( in dialogue, notes, and research. They will help to steer much of what we do here, in the coming years.2024-10-0228 min
good traffic.57 / Active American towns / with John SimmermanJohn Simmerman — Founder of Active Towns — is in good traffic to talk the push for more active towns across the U.S. John travels the world's cities via active mobility, and creates stellar content to summarize the trips. By trade, he's an exercise scientist that believes in the power of the built environment as an avenue for solving some of our most pertinent health challenges (obesity, isolation, etc...).
We discuss:
00:00 The active towns concept.
02:03 John's background and career.
05:37 Transportation challenges in Honolulu.
2024-09-251h 06good traffic.56 / Law & disorder (bike edition).Aside from better infrastructure, varying and incongruent laws make biking very challenging. Should I ride on the sidewalk, or on the road? Where do I belong? Will I actually get a ticket if I make a judgement call?
Through the wacky ways that we regulate bikes in the states, we see starkly how they are not viewed as a viable transportation method (yet).
We scratch the surface on the head-scratching confusion; it's no wonder that folks are too overwhelmed and afraid to start biking, even if they want to.2024-09-1131 min
good traffic.55 / The nature of our cities / with Dr. Nadina GalleDr. Nadina Galle — ecological engineer and author of new book, The Nature of Our Cities — is in good traffic this week to hash out the crossroads of cities, nature, and technology. We talk proper park planning and tree management, and the cities leading the way. The nature side of the urbanism conversation is something we’ll be exploring more deeply here, soon. Nadina is the perfect person to help frame the needed emphasis.
We discuss:
00:00 Dr. Nadina Galle is in good traffic.
01:09 Publishing a book i...2024-09-0457 mingood traffic.54 / Back to school... & thus stuck in carline.Schools are back in session — and in less than a week, we're already fielding car line and traffic complaints.
There has to be a better way to empower children's movement.
We discuss:
00:00 Back to school.
01:22 The daily commute struggles.
03:08 Alternatives: The bike bus movement.
05:47 Practical tips for parents and students.
10:54 Commuting while in college.
16:44 Empowering student and teacher movement.
21:33 Next week.
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good traffic.53 / Cars? In this economy?! / with Kyla ScanlonKyla Scanlon — author of In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work — is in good traffic to talk oil and gas economics and sociology, consumer sentiment and election voting driven by vibes, the implications of widespread car ownership, and more at the X of econ and urbanism.
Kyla’s book is the best entry-level econ read out there. Read it, ASAP. You can get your copy, here.
We discuss:
00:00 Kyla Scanlon is in good traffic.
01:13 On the new book.
03:40 Housing m...2024-08-2150 min
good traffic.52 / Overhauling parking pseudoscience / with Donald ShoupDonald Shoup — economist, author, and distinguished research professor at UCLA — is in good traffic this week re-emphasizing the economic implications of free parking and its hidden costs, advocating for reforms such as market-based pricing for curb parking and parking benefit districts. He delves into the nuances between doctrine and dogma, sharing his perspective from a summary of lifelong research and practice in cities nationwide. The conversation explores various cities (including good traffic's home base in Columbus, Ohio) that are implementing these changes, promoting the idea that paid parking and strategically managed space can improve urban environments dramatically.
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good traffic.51 / Biking from Canada to Mexico / with Sam WestbySam Westby — touring cyclist, bike commuter, and content creator — is in good traffic this week to talk all things biking. We delve into Sam's recent Tour Divide ride, traversing from the Canadian border to the Mexican border on varying surfaces. The conversation also touches on the evolving bike culture in cities like Boston, and the impact of ebikes. We touch on an upbringing in a cycling-focused family. We also discuss Sam's PhD work in network science, with potential applications in urban cycling infrastructure.
We discuss:
00:00 Sam's epic...2024-08-0750 min
good traffic.50 / Everyone loves a firefighter, & this one loves bikes / with The Biking Fireman, Steve DunnSteve Dunn — New Jersey firefighter and safe infrastructure advocate — is in good traffic this week to talk bikes as financial freedom, bike commuting as a public servant and emergency responder, and work done with his organization Union County Connects. The discussion also covers suburban and urban dynamics, the economic implications of car dependence, and the need for greater collaboration and understanding between fire departments in urban planning efforts. Steve offers a hopeful perspective on the future of biking and mobility in the states.
We discuss:
00:00 Introduced to u...2024-07-3158 min
good traffic.49 / A new urban design handbook / with professor Nico LarcoNico Larco — professor and director of the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon — is in good traffic this week to dive deeply into his new book, The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook, and utilizing Portland as a laboratory for developing leading urbanism practices.
We discuss:
00:00 Portland, Oregon's urban design.
02:15 Bike commuting culture in Portland.
03:07 Portland's national perception.
06:14 Authoring a new sustainable urban design framework.
27:57 Intricacies of urban design.
29:37 Trees in urban environments.
33:02 Portland's neighborhoods.
38:16 Univ...2024-07-2451 min
good traffic.48 / Transportation engineering & congestion pricing / with The Transit Guy, Hayden ClarkinHayden Clarkin — a NYC-based transportation engineer known widely as The Transit Guy — is in good traffic this week to talk the engineering profession, getting transit projects across the finish line, and storytelling the technical aspects of the process.
We cover the background, and current stasis, of halted congestion pricing implementation in New York City.
We discuss:
00:00 The Transit Guy namesake.
02:15 Falling in love with transit.
08:54 Visually storytelling our arguments for transit.
18:08 Challenges and misconceptions.
23:32 Congestion pricing, and...2024-07-1749 mingood traffic.47 / A pedestrian in Portland.Portland, Oregon has a polarizing reputation — it seems drugs and homelessness dominate headlines nationally. Though it has uphill battles like any place, it’s also an undisputed leader in urban design and multi-modal infrastructure. We’re spending the next two weeks here, biking and walking all over the city and its surrounding neighborhoods. Today, we start with three (of many) physical choices that Portland practices well, and that more American cities should develop patterns after.
I. Neighborhood greenways / practical paths.
II. Separated spaces for different modes.
III. Network-level planning and design.
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good traffic.46 / Women moving people, regional passenger rail, & North Carolina insight / with Joan LyonsJoan Lyons — transportation planner and urbanism writer — is in good traffic sharing on the Women Moving People project, which focuses on emboldening women's perspectives in the planning and transportation industries. We agree strongly on the importance of early exposure to urbanism for children and students.
Joan also talks her career as a transportation planner in Louisiana, Denver, and North Carolina.
Plus, a look at passenger rail corridors being identified, and funding challenges, across the states.
We discuss:
00:00 Women Moving People: a project over...2024-07-021h 02good traffic.45 / Duality of space.On inefficiency of single-use spaces. Questioning the norm of planning for exceptions rather than the rule. Cities and individuals make choices based on rarer needs, leading to underutilized spaces. In homing differing usages in one space — like a morning coffee shop turning into a bar at night, or a parking lot hosting a farmer's market — we can deduplicate resources, overhead, and infrastructure.
We discuss:
00:00 Shared space.
01:46 Decision-making for the exception, vs. the rule.
06:29 Examples of shared spaces, and deduplicating resources and infrastructure.
10:54 On Stoa.
13:54 Combining retail-specific spaces.
17:52 Upcoming topics and conversation.
Further context:
On Stoas (via Sidewalk Labs).2024-06-2622 min
good traffic.44 / Permaculture in your city / with Kev PolkKev Polk — founder of Edenicity — is in good traffic this week discussing a permacultural approach to urbanism. This is: ecologically sound cities that provide housing, food, energy, and transportation in a cohesive system. Kev shares his path from space exploration to realizing the importance of localized systems and cities in addressing environmental crises. Kev emphasizes the potential for greater freedom and convenience (the American wishlist) through thoughtful urban design and holistic planning.
We discuss:
00:00 Welcome to the new studio.
00:21 On Edenicity as a concept.
01:24 Permaculture and...2024-06-2151 mingood traffic.43 / Overparked (part one of many).On the hobby of spot-checking availability in nearby parking garages, and American driving and parking data.
We discuss:
00:00 Counting unused parking spots in downtown Columbus, Ohio.
00:27 Parking garage supply and demand.
01:47 Reevaluating urban land use.
02:44 U.S. parking data.
03:57 Parking case study: Des Moines, Iowa.
06:09 Larger implications of car-centric infrastructure.
11:11 Personal finance and transportation costs.
14:46 Coming Thursday: Kev Polk (Edenicity).
Further context:
Number of parking spots, compared to cars on the road in the U.S. (via Fast Company).2024-06-1915 min
good traffic.42 / Branding American cities / with Ryan ShortRyan Short — cofounder of CivicBrand — joins good traffic to emphasize why cities and towns of all sizes should care more about branding. We talk the need for civic pride and intentional urban design, qualitative and quantitative data collection, and using community perspective to refine strong, holistic, evergreen messaging.
From Dallas, to suburban North Carolina, to mountain town Colorado, Ryan's perspective is forged from work in communities of all stripes. He's truly of wealth of successful precedents for proper placemaking.
We discuss:
00:00 On CivicBrand, and branding cities.
04...2024-06-1447 mingood traffic.41 / Five under-the-radar reasons a walk might feel safer.Recently, my partner Aly reflected on our walks in Columbus (OH) feeling safer than elsewhere in the states. We discussed the why behind this perceived feeling, and articulated the claim into five attributable rationales. We decided to rehash those, here.
As planners, designers, and urbanists get deeper into the technical, it's important to keep the way that a place or piece of infrastructure simply feels top of mind.2024-06-1219 min
good traffic.40 / A new creative industry town? / with Rob ParkerRob Parker — president of the Town at Trilith — is in good traffic this week to share on constructing a walkable town around creatives and the film industry. 40 minutes outside of Atlanta, a 235-acre neighborhood is taking shape. It’s budding around one of the largest film studios in the U.S., and is looking to become a cradle for creatives, on the way to establishing a revamped, stronger model of an industry town.
Even amongst all of the glitz and glamour of movie studios — simple, practical walkability is top of mind.
2024-06-0645 mingood traffic.39 / Single occupancy vehicles, heavier cars, & transportation inefficiency.Musing from recent neighborhood walks. Notably: counting single occupancy vehicles (SOVs) entering and exiting the city during rush hour. Surely, some of these are coming from — and going to — similar areas of the metro. There has to be a better way. And, they're all driving increasingly-large SUVs, too.
Bigger, heavier cars. More inefficient, wasted space.
There is much we can glean from a basic neighborhood wander. This is one such observation; what is one of yours?
We discuss:
00:00 Observations from neighborhood walks, amongst rush hour comm...2024-06-0521 mingood traffic.38 / Why walkability matters in commercial real estate (an excerpt from the Real Finds podcast).This is a brief excerpt from my appearance on the Real Finds podcast, last week. Within, we examine why walkability, livable neighborhoods, and human-scale environments should be top of mind for commercial real estate professionals and business owners.
Find the full hour here.
Thanks to Gordon Lamphere for the audio.2024-06-0108 min
Real Finds Podcast: Commercial Real Estate UnfilteredInvesting In Urbanism: The Business Of Walkable Cities With Brad BiehlJoin us this week on this week's Real Finds Podcast with Brad Biehl as we delve into the critical importance of urbanism for investors. Urbanism isn't just about government policies or academic theories; it's about understanding how individuals interact with their environment—a key factor for real estate entrepreneurs aiming to build and maintain profitable developments.Brad Biehl sheds light on how urbanism goes beyond big cities and dense environments to encompass creating walkable neighborhoods and improving transportation options. Discover how removing parking and fostering walkable areas can benefit businesses by attracting more customers and bo...2024-05-291h 00good traffic.37 / Desensitized driving — the lost meaning of speed limits and stop signs.Road signs seem to get read less than a seventh-grade history textbook. Even the most ubiquitous, exact signs like — STOP — are seemingly up for interpretation (everyone is an artist now, or something). Unfortunately, we're not obeying those crafty yard signs that encourage slowing down, either. Signs that give dynamic feedback — thanks to a radar function that feeds a display board — do make an impact, but not enough. Thorough, safer urban design is the way to lower speeds, and thus lower pedestrian and bike fatalities and accidents.
The bottom line: we humans aren't good at judging...2024-05-2926 mingood traffic.36 / Calming traffic, on the road to safer American streets.Reflecting on traffic calming infrastructure seen this week in suburban Dublin, Ohio, on Tara Hill Drive.
When car-dominated suburbs build infrastructure like neighborhood traffic circles, it's an acknowledgment that we surely know how to design safer streets, and thus every street designed on the contrary is an active choice against resident livability.
The road to stronger, safer, and more livable neighborhoods is not a mysterious one.
In addition, we briefly touch on an impactful Twitter thread from the week. It's on road accident death...2024-05-2214 mingood traffic.35 / Intercity v. intracity transportation (live from a cross-country move).Live from the move from Tempe, Arizona to Columbus, Ohio: noting constant roadway maintenance, contextualizing intercity v. intracity transportation, and looking forward to getting out of this car.
Also, just a tad bit of CNU Cincy FOMO.2024-05-1516 min
good traffic.34 / Healthspan, active transportation, & practical mobility / with Steve Nash & Ryan JohnsonSteve Nash — NBA hall-of-famer and founder of BLOCK training — is in good traffic to chat on the concept of healthspan, and how quality of life and neighborhood design interconnect. We talk baking mobility and movement into everyday life, training intentionally, and stacking habits in a scalable way. Steve shares the framework and ethos behind his current endeavors with BLOCK, and origins in mobility training during his playing days and childhood.
Culdesac founder Ryan Johnson is also back on the show this week — he shares perspective on building walkable places in the U.S. that priori...2024-05-0859 mingood traffic.33 / Girls on trains / with Aly MarchantAly Marchant — my transit-taking girlfriend and a good traffic regular — is back for a walkthrough of being a women on public transportation. She shares recent challenges, protocols to help avoid and navigate uncomfortable situations, our collaboration towards mitigation as a couple, the role of young men, and optimism for female riders.
For context:
Gender distribution of public transit travelers in the United States (via Statista).
Connecting with me, Brad:
On Instagram.
On TikTok.
On LinkedIn.2024-05-0132 mingood traffic.32 / Induced demand, Jevons paradox, & wider bike paths.Expanding highways and adding lanes doesn't solve traffic. If it did, the cities that have been doing so for decades would have fixed their traffic woes. But, they're worse than ever.
Through the continuously misguided approach to transportation, we've learned a lot about the principle of induced demand, and Jevons paradox. In short, when we increase capacity in the name of efficiency, what we actually increase is demand and use. Thus, efficiency actually goes down.
What if we were to induce the demand for other methods of transportation? With more and better bike infrastructure, would...2024-04-2428 mingood traffic.31 / Scalable development patterns vs. personal lifestyle choices, & a weekend in SLC.This week, we briefly touch base on three prevailing sentiments, from recent comment sections:
There is a massive difference between a personal lifestyle choice, and a scalable development pattern.
Folks seem to think the only kind of real estate or housing that one can buy is a detached, single-family home on a large lot. Of course, this is not true.
"Not everyone wants to live in a city!" Yes, correct. Just as not everyone wants to live in any specific place. Yet, more people live in cities than anywhere else (>80% of the U.S. population (via Census.gov...2024-04-1729 min
good traffic.30 / Getting the U.S. back on its feet / with walkability expert Dan BurdenDan Burden — America’s most legendary walkability and bikeability expert, and director of innovation at Blue Zones — is in good traffic to share a lifetime’s worth of work on making cities and streets more livable. He’s played a role in walkable design projects in thousands of communities, in all 50 states.
Dan is also the mastermind behind the 4,300 mile long TransAmerica bike route, and leader of the famous bike journey from Alaska to Argentina.
We discuss:
00:00 Dan Burden is in good traffic.
00:45 Da...2024-04-091h 17
good traffic.29 / A Texas-sized mistake: highway expansion in Austin (& other lone star cities) / with author Megan KimbleMegan Kimble — Journalist and author of new book City Limits: infrastructure, inequality, and the future of American highways — is in good traffic to discuss the most infamous part of our cities. Megan contextualizes the current fight over the widening of I-35 through downtown Austin, navigating a freeway-crazed Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and extensive research into the relationships between American cities and their highways. We talk the history, present struggles, and future ramifications of investing in auto-centric infrastructure.
Megan’s new book is out today, April 2nd, wherever you buy your books.
2024-04-0237 mingood traffic.28 / Suburban subcategories, rural & urban common ground, & conservative urbanists.Using the word suburb to describe both small towns and endless sprawl seems like a mistake. Small towns — even when on the periphery of a larger city — sometimes do gentle density even better than cities do. Sprawl is the beast that we are up against.
We also touch on the misconception that cities and growth are bad for the environment, and why the rural v. urban debate is a false polarization. A common enemy is involved.
We round out this week’s good traffic by listening to republican governor of North Dakota (recently flirted with as a p...2024-03-2729 min
good traffic.27 / Your next minivan might be a bike / with @cargobikemomma Maddy NovichMaddy Novich — @cargobikemomma on Instagram — is in good traffic this week to talk raising and transporting a family by bike. Maddy moves throughout New York City daily via one of her many cargo bikes. We discuss the relationship between parenting and car-reliance in the U.S., and how parents can begin replacing car trips with bike trips sooner than they might think.
In the episode, you might just find your next minivan. Hint: it's not a Honda Oddessey.
We discuss:
00:00 Meeting Maddy, @cargobikemomma.
02:01 How and why...2024-03-1953 min
good traffic.26 / Leading one of the most underrated cities in the U.S. / with Tempe Mayor Corey WoodsCorey Woods — Mayor of Tempe, Arizona — is in good traffic while leading a walkable, healthy, and multi-generational college town, suburb, and rapidly-growing city, all at the same time.
We converse on the beauties and challenges of density, tourism, and different forms of transportation in one of the United States’ most underrated cities. Notably, we touch on Prop 478, which is on the table (in March 2024) to positively amend the Tempe General Plan 2050 to empower needed real estate development and more multimodal transportation (bikes, light rail, streetcar, etc.).
We discuss:
00:0...2024-03-1254 mingood traffic.25 / Cults and communes are good at walkability.Interest in cults is extremely high, at the moment; Americans' Netflix and podcast queues suggest as much. Why are these notorious communities always so walkable and human-centered in their designs? Can we create community-oriented places without another, separate shared purpose?
Aly Marchant - actor, teacher, and my thought-provoking girlfriend - is back in good traffic for a conversation on the cultural zeitgeist. Even Oppenheimer gets a mention on this urban design show.2024-03-0627 min
good traffic.24 / Branding a New Urbanism / with CNU president Mallory BachesMallory Baches — President of the Congress for the New Urbanism (or, CNU), and urban designer — is in good traffic to hash out the details of the New Urbanism movement, and the overall progression of urban design, urban planning, and urban development in the U.S.
We discuss:
00:00 On Mallory, and the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU).
04:10 How have urbanism and urban development evolved in the U.S.?
04:43 What is a “congress” for urbanism?
06:06 A background on new urbanism.
08:36 The history and criticism of the New Urbanist movement, and of urban planning movements as a whole.
15:53 On transit-oriented development, and dens...2024-02-2840 mingood traffic.23 / Should we be building places for residents or visitors?A Columbus Dispatch article recently came out discussing why suburbanites aren't visiting the mixed-use Short North neighborhood as often. It prompts the question: should we be depending on suburban residents for the success of our city neighborhoods (especially when they have to drive there)? Or, should we be recalibrating the conversation around density and increased residency in/around these neighborhoods?
In this vein, we touch on Minneapolis' recent progress (via Pew) in deploying the urbanism playbook. A hint: they're doing a great job.
Connecting with me, Brad:
On Instagram.
On TikTok.2024-02-2123 min
good traffic.22 / Financial freedom from cars / with Mr. Money MustacheMr. Money Mustache — a leading voice on financial freedom, prolific writer, and conscious craftsman — is in good traffic to survey the impractical costs of cars, ways to cut down on unnecessary expenses, and how to create more environmentally friendly, livable urban spaces. MMM actionably advocates for forging a lifestyle that centers essentials, better transportation options like biking and walking, and conscious choices toward lowering waste.
We discuss:
00:00 At the intersection of personal finance and urban design.
05:45 The personal finance of our transportation choices.
11:17 Frugality in toda...2024-02-1450 min
good traffic.21 / Suburban sprawl & the loneliness epidemic / with Dr. Tayana PanovaDr. Tayana Panova — a psychologist focused on the long-tailed effects of American suburbs and sprawl — is in good traffic to talk the X of urbanism (or lack thereof) and psychology. Dr. Panova summarizes how American urban and suburban design over the last century has had profound effects on our mental, social, and physical wellbeing. She centers the need to reshape people in our urban environments; making them more walkable and conducive to human connections. Tayana also previews her upcoming book, which further studies these points.
We discuss:
00:00 Dr. Tayana Panova is in good...2024-02-0752 min
good traffic.20 / Crafting the American car-free neighborhood / with Culdesac founder Ryan JohnsonRyan Johnson — CEO and founder of Culdesac — is in good traffic, amidst building the first car-free neighborhood in the United States, in Tempe, Arizona. We talk the evolution of American neighborhoods, working with cities instead of against them, and the future of mobility beyond private car ownership. Ryan also speaks on the potential pathways to living car-free, as well as the math, places, and ebikes that enchant those paths.
Appropriately, we’re live from the new good traffic studio at Culdesac Tempe, in Tempe, Arizona. We'll be live from the site all Spring.
We d...2024-01-3135 mingood traffic.19 / Bird scooter bankruptcy & misguided micromobility hate.There's been a mixed and varying reaction to scooters in our cities (even amongst urbanists). With Bird's recent bankruptcy — following a whirlwind few years — it's an interesting time to take stock of our cultural opinion of micromobility as a whole.
Did the unregulated, wild-west-esque attempt at democratizing micromobility actually set us back in gaining public support for new ways of moving around the American downtown?
A side note: we just moved — we're now live from Culdesac Tempe.
Connecting with me, Brad:
On Instagram.
On TikTok.
On LinkedIn.
2024-01-2435 min
good traffic.18 / Sensorial urbanism / with walking artist Jonathon StallsJonathon Stalls — A walking artist, and leader of Pedestrian Dignity and Intrinsic Paths — is in good traffic (by way of Denver, CO) to talk the power of human mobility and transportation’s most foundational form: walking. Jonathon adds a poetic and expressive element to the inanimate and harsh likes of pavement, engineering, and cities at large.
His storytelling is unrivaled in its ability to convey the realness and rawness of human movement in our American cities, outside of the automobile.
We discuss:
00:44 The walking artist.
07:33 The Pedestrian Dignity project.
09:20 The impact of urb...2024-01-171h 04
good traffic.17 / Noticing in your neighborhood / with The Happy Urbanist, Jon Jon WesolowskiJon Jon Wesolowski — The Happy Urbanist, content creator, and Chattanooga community leader — is in good traffic for a conversation about the conversation itself. Jon Jon is the most effective creator of entry-level, accessible urbanism content. He's bringing in new ears and minds at a rapid rate, and the collective is better because of it. We also talk the upward trajectory in Chattanooga, as well as recent worldwide travels.
We discuss:
04:32 Urbanism in media.
08:13 Experiencing urban infrastructure firsthand, as a classroom.
09:09 Things cars broke.
13:26 Recent European family travels, car math, and derived insights for Tenn...2024-01-1052 min
good traffic.16 / Building gentle density & beautiful neighborhoods / with developer Coby LefkowitzCoby Lefkowitz — developer, writer, urbanist, and tweeter — is in good traffic to discuss the longstanding distrust of the big, bad developer in the urbanism conversation, and how partnership (versus vilification) is the pathway to building better places.
Coby is the Founder of Backyard — a development group focused on gentle density in great American cities.
We discuss:
01:43 Getting into urban development as a twenty-something.
06:57 Contextualizing the role of developers in urban planning.
16:45 What is ‘gentle density?’
17:03 Coby’s blossoming operation: Backyard.
21:41 The importance of simple beauty in the built environment...2024-01-0247 min
good traffic.15 / Walkable Pockets: Indianapolis, Indiana / with Downtown Indy Inc. CEO Taylor SchafferTaylor Schaffer — President and CEO of Downtown Indy Inc. — is in good traffic to share an ongoing story on the proliferation of placemaking, urbanism, walkability, and the potential to live car-free or car-lite in Indianapolis, Indiana.
This is the first-ever episode of the new good traffic subseries: Walkable Pockets. We'll traverse underrated, often unsuspecting, pockets of the U.S. where one can find walkability at the crossroads of affordability. The usual suspects for walkable community are often either too pricey, too far, or too impractical for many folks to move or travel to. This seri...2023-12-2648 mingood traffic.14 / The duality of winter festival season, zoo lights traffic jams, & U.S. traffic deaths on the rise / recorded in a self-driving car.Holiday markets and festivals are great. The traffic we sit in to get to them is quite the opposite. If we built more of the walkable environments that we love (those which festivals replicate), we wouldn't have to sit in standstill traffic, merely to access them for a couple of hours.
Also, U.S. traffic deaths are on the rise. It's a uniquely American predicament.
Further context:
The rise in U.S. traffic deaths (via NYT).
The Columbus Zoo traffic jam, last weekend (via the Columbus Dispatch).
2023-12-2014 mingood traffic.13 / Walkability trojan horses, downtown stadiums, & a weekend at MLS cup.An evening episode, following a weekend at MLS Cup in the underrated city of Columbus, Ohio. Festivals, sporting events, concerts, and holiday gatherings are all great entryways into the concept of walkable cities; people are empowered to explore an environment on foot - often on streets closed to cars, and opened up to people. They're a trojan horse, if you will. This audio is a reflection from one of those (don’t worry, if you don’t like soccer this one is still for you!).
We discuss:
Overheard at MLS Cup. Urbanism takeaways from...2023-12-1323 mingood traffic.12 / Daylighting, bump outs, & bollards.The first installment of a new subseries: a weekly walkabout (working title). We'll take stock of recent readings and stories, experiences while navigating via foot and bike, and comments received on social. Aly Marchant (who you may remember from conversation 6) joins and leads the chat from her very relatable perspective, as she still feels this whole urbanism thing out.
We discuss:
Outsiders' understandings as a metric of communicative success.
Daylighting - the concept, implementation, and impact.
What are bump outs, curb extensions, bollards, and beg buttons?
A background in some...2023-12-0545 min
good traffic.11 / The bike bus, active transportation, & empowering kids / with Coach Sam BaltoCoach Sam Balto — a physical education teacher, active transportation catalyst, and Portland bike bus leader — is in good traffic to open up on sustainable and healthy transportation options for children, disrupting the school car line, and what it all means for the collective movement of our cities.
We discuss:
00:01 Coach Sam Balto is in good traffic, and he’s driving the bike bus.
02:08 What is the bike bus? On the concept and origins in Portland, Oregon, and beyond.
04:02 The impact of bike buses and active transportation on the physical and mental...2023-11-2846 min
good traffic.10 / The state of the American dream, selling walkability, & suburban shifts / with realtor Obi JohnsObi Johns — Rising Columbus, Ohio real estate professional (and budding urbanist) — is in good traffic to address the state of the American dream, how walkable neighborhoods have begun to replace the suburban fantasy of old, and how realtors are selling in the shifting market.
We discuss:
The American Dream.
Home buying and real estate in 2023.
Millennials and Gen Z want to live in walkable neighborhoods and cities.
Capitalism is signaling in favor of walkable environments.
Columbus, Ohio is still, somehow, underrated.
Bridge Park (Dublin, Ohio), and what suburbs building walkable plac...2023-11-211h 10
good traffic.09 / Athletes should be urbanists / with former pro footballer Tesho AkindeleTesho Akindele - Former Major League Soccer and Canadian national team player turned urbanist and real estate developer - is here for the pitch on why athletes make great urbanists, and a dialogue on the intersection of sports and American cities.
We discuss:
The importance of urbanism becoming a part of popular culture, rather than just criticizing it.
The urbanist pitch to athletes, and why athletes make great urbanists.
Living and playing in sprawling cities like Orlando, Florida and Dallas, Texas.
Shaping the built environment in mid-large American cities like...2023-11-1442 mingood traffic.08 / Norway's electric car experiment.The prompt for this week's audio was David Zipper's recent Vox article, titled "Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts."
Electric cars as the salient solution to climate change does a disservice to another brand of innovation: simplicity that works. Or, as we call it, biking, walking, public transit, and the like.
We discuss:
David Zipper's article on Norway's past decade of heavily incentivizing electric vehicle ownership.
Why EVs cannot be the bulk of the solution to our cities' climate challenges.
The geometry and...2023-11-0722 min
good traffic.07 / Parenting, a plant shop, & no parking minimums / with "Density Dad" Barry Greene Jr.Barry Greene Jr. - The “Density Dad”, plant and record shop owner, car-free commuter, and Richmond urbanist - is in good traffic this week to discuss how parenting and entrepreneurship intersect with cities and urbanism.
We Discuss /
Misunderstanding density.
How cities help parents.
Creating the modern third place for people.
Richmond, Virginia and parking minimums.
Leading a local plant and record shop with NO off-street parking!
Living car-free in Richmond, Virginia.
What cities can learn from towns.
Anyone can start a community hub in their neighborhood.
Writing as Density Dad on S...2023-11-0149 min
good traffic.06 / Walkable cities are good for your love life / with Aly MarchantAlyssa Marchant - actor, teacher, and my beautiful urbanist girlfriend - is here this week for an important conversation on how walkable cities, bikes, and public transportation have been the life-changing foundation for our relationship and love life.
We discuss:
Building a relationship and an active lifestyle at the same time.
Solving relationship problems by taking long walks with your partner.
Simple, fun, and cheap dates.
Walking and biking as a creative exercise for actors and creatives (Timothee Chalamet spoke on this, recently).
How density helps art, with Austin's rising...2023-10-2450 min
good traffic.05 / Street furniture, local hardware stores, & getting started in your neighborhood / with Placemakin' Draven PointerDraven Pointer - architectural designer at Better Block, craftsman of street furniture, woodworker, and Marvel maniac - joins the traffic from Dallas, Texas.
We discuss:
Building better blocks, and getting started in your neighborhood.
The built environment continues making adult friendships impossible.
Americans' love for college (and why walkable cities are to thank!).
Street furniture and its outsized impact.
What if SimCity had mandatory parking minimums (yikes)?
Open-source placemaking resources.
Local hardware stores, Home Depot, and finding local experts all around you.
Explore further:
...2023-10-1752 min
good traffic.04 / Urbanism and water conservation / with 'Western Water Girl' Teal LehtoTeal Lehto - known as Western Water Girl for her thorough storytelling and commentary on the worsening water crisis in the U.S. - brings the water conservation conversation to the city.
We discuss:
Why the conservationist and urbanist movements don't come together more often?
Las Vegas, Nevada as an urban model for water conservation.
Decoupling population growth from water usage.
Water rights in the Western United States.
What cities like Phoenix and Los Angeles need to start doing for the future of their water, people, and their built and natural environments.
Desalination...2023-10-1047 min
good traffic.03 / Car calculus, landscape architecture, and TikTok / with creator Paul StoutPaul Stout - @TalkingCities on TikTok, prolific creator, future landscape architect, and Culdesac alum - sits down for a chat on all-things content, cities, cars, and crafting practical places for people.
We discuss:
Being THE original TikTok urbanist.
Sharing the Gen-Z perspective on walkable cities at the United Nations this summer.
Introducing hundreds-of-thousands to urban planning and design.
Admiring cars... just not in cities.
Most of your favorite urban planners were landscape architects.
Mexico City's stellar Bus Rapid Transit, and what New York City and others can learn.
A dreamy, simple bike commute...2023-10-0359 min
good traffic.02 / Growing up in the Netherlands / with pro footballer Eva Van DeursenEva Van Deursen - professional footballer for Bayer Leverkusen and the Dutch National Team - joins live from Phoenix, Arizona for the second episode of the show.
We discuss:
Growing up in the Netherlands and its world-leading bike culture and infrastructure.
The differing psychology between Dutch drivers and American drivers, and how the built environment has conditioned us each.
Getting a proper introduction to bikes at a young age.
How biking and walking make you a better driver.
Making it harder for people to drive, while making it easier for...2023-09-2650 min
good traffic.01 / We're all urbanists / with Nathan AllebachNathan Allebach - TikTok urbanist, Strong Towns storyteller, walkable cities enthusiast, Creative Director at Allebach Communications, The Steak-umm Guy, and Scott Galloway's favorite Instagram follow (potentially) - joins the first episode of the show to ignite the good traffic conversation.
We discuss:
The rise of urbanism in popular culture thanks to a pandemic-provoked introduction, suburban kids landlocked at home, and TikTok.
Hyper-localizing a walkable lifestyle in car-dominated cities.
The economics of car ownership, and the math that could support escaping it.
Financial freedom by going car-free or car-lite.
Americans' obsession with Disneyland and...2023-09-191h 25good traffic.You're in good traffic.Welcome, you’re in good traffic. This audio begins an ongoing, optimistic conversation on urban planning and urban design in the United States. Hear from city and community leaders, and everyday citizens, as they join me (Brad Biehl) in catalyzing conversations on our built environment.
Join a prolific collective en route to branding American urbanism.
Today, we lay a bit of framework and background; next week, the conversation begins.
In this first-ever edition of good traffic, we say hello and a resounding thank you for your int...2023-09-1513 min
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More Than A WordEpisode 48: NUNCHI with guest Ji Mi ChoiJi Mi Choi, leader of Arizona State University's Entrepreneurship and Innovation department, joins for an absolutely fascinating chat surrounding the Korean word NUNCHI. Ji Mi, a Korean-American, provides wonderful insight into this word, and the implicative power that it holds in the Korean community. Ideas of self-awareness, social-awareness, and empathy are all wrapped into this six-letter word. This is a game changer. Thanks for listening!2020-02-1423 minMore Than A WordEpisode 47: VICTORY with guest Colin EdwardsColin Edwards, author and spoken word artist, joins the show for this conversation surrounding the word VICTORY. This word has played a massive role in Colin's progression, gaining its significance at the time of his father's passing. This chat plunges into the concept of belief, and what it means in accordance to the game of life. Thanks for listening!2020-02-0719 minMore Than A WordEpisode 46: DESIGN with guest Mark LopezRecorded back in 2019, this unreleased episode encapsulates an important dialogue surrounding the history of segregated housing policy in the United States, and the lingering consequences of these realities. Mark Lopez, extraordinary filmmaker, joins the show for this chat on the word DESIGN. He is the creator of 'Segregated By Design', a short film that has helped spark a national conversation regarding the mentioned ugly history surrounding housing inequity, and why the problems have still not been eradicated today. Thanks for listening!2020-02-0124 minMore Than A WordEpisode 45: IDENTITY with guest Lena PapadopoulosLena Papadopoulos, an intercultural consultant, joins the show for an interesting chat surrounding the foundational word IDENTITY. Many other words and conversation are built on the back on this concept, and Lena's passion for it certainly matches that importance. Thanks so much for listening!2019-09-0622 minMore Than A WordEpisode 44: PHILANTHROPY with guest Lisa CourticeLisa Courtice, CEO of the United Way of Central Ohio, joins for this conversation surrounding PHILANTHROPY. From earlier times, to present adaptation and interpretation, this word and its substance have been of paramount importance to the equation of success for a plethora of organizations and causes. The United Way has historically played a massive role in the collection, allocation, and donation of philanthropic funds for the Columbus, Ohio region. We dive into this process, and much more! Thanks so much for listening!2019-08-2324 minMore Than A WordEpisode 43: DIFFERENCE with guest Tayo RocksonTayo Rockson, NYC-based cultural translator/diversity leader, joins for this unbelievable conversation on DIFFERENCE, and what it means to him. Tayo was raised in 5 countries, stretching across 4 continents. In other words, he truly knows what different feels like. His story is of massive importance, and his intentional choice to constantly exert his meaningful action in light of that, is so very admirable. The stasis of this chat is extremely important in our present day, and Tayo's takes are necessarily provocative. Thank you for listening! As always, I appreciate the time.2019-08-0922 minMore Than A WordEpisode 42: CREATIVITY with guest Shahbano FaridShahbano Farid, Creative at Vice, joins the show for this conversation on CREATIVITY. A creative both by official job title, and by personal manifestation, Shahbano gets vulnerable about her journey with self, surroundings, and ultimately her action. All of which, has lead to the current work that she absolutely crushes at Vice HQ in Brooklyn, NY. Fortunately, that's where this conversation was recorded as well!
Thank you all for listening! I appreciate the time:)2019-08-0222 minMore Than A WordEpisode 41: GRIT with guest Scott PecorielloScott Pecoriello, Founder of WeatherOptics, a b2b weather company, joins the show for this important conversation surrounding the word GRIT. Scott is a 22 year old, with a unique passion for weather stemming back to his pre-teen years. His journey, still young, is a fascinating one, and his perspective follows suit. Make sure to check out Scott's work, by visiting WeatherOptics.com! Thanks for listening!2019-07-2618 min