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REDESIGNING CITIES: The Speedwell Foundation Talks @ Georgia TechEpisode 47: Council Members Redesigning Cities: Autonomous Vehicle Shuttles in Boca Raton, FLAutonomous vehicles are here – but which mode best serves cities? Private AVs like Tesla? Privately-owned and operated robotaxis like Waymo? Or publicly supported on-demand AV shuttle buses? Are on-demand AV shuttles a more efficient way to provide transit service in lower-density areas where regular bus service is infeasible – and if so how should cities plan for them? This summer Boca Rotan, Florida began a three-year roll-out of AV shuttles. An affluent city struggling to attract service-industry workers, the city sees the shuttles as a means of connecting affordable housing to affordable transportation. Is it working? Jun Wang, Assistant Professor at F...
2025-12-0147 min
The Professionals PodcastWant to learn how to build a sustainable city? Ask Peter Calthorpe.Peter's work is influenced by the counterculture of the 60s.Whole systems thinking is crucial for sustainable design.Energy-efficient buildings can enhance comfort and reduce environmental impact.Urban design requires a multidisciplinary approach.The American dream of suburban living is evolving post-2008.Transit-oriented development is essential for sustainable urban growth.Political support is vital for implementing innovative urban planning ideas.Urbanism can be a conservation strategy against climate change.The mismatch between housing supply and demographic needs is critical.Future urban planners should prioritize a holistic understanding of urban systems.Chapters00:00 The Roots of Sustainable Design13:33 Global Urban...
2025-01-2841 min
JAM Podcasts & AudiobooksInsincerely Yours, Earth Season 1 Episode 4Welcome to this episode featuring renowned urban designer, author, and founder of New Urbanism and Transit Oriented Development, Peter Calthorpe. Join us as we delve into captivating discussions on the future of housing, urban planning, and revitalizing vacant retail spaces. Gain insights from one of the foremost experts in urban design as we explore innovative solutions to shape our cities for generations to come. Tune in to discover the intersection of sustainable development, community design, and the evolving landscape of urban living with Peter Calthorpe.If Earth could write us a strongly worded letter expressing her feelings...
2024-09-2340 minREDESIGNING CITIES: The Speedwell Foundation Talks @ Georgia TechEpisode 36_Calthorpe_Ending Global SprawlAs urban population growth across the globe continues to sprawl outwards, how do we promote healthier development patterns in diverse economies and cultures? With a particular focus on corridors, Peter Calthorpe presents the strategies he developed in association with the World Bank to address the three dominant types of sprawl: high-income sprawl as found in the US, low-income sprawl as found in Mexico, and high-density sprawl as found in China. A prolific author, visionary urban designer, and impactful advocate for linking sustainable growth and policy, Peter Calthorpe delivered this year’s Georgia Tech TSW Lecture, followed by a conversation wit...
2024-03-261h 21
Commonwealth Club of California PodcastEmpty Spaces and Hybrid Places: The Pandemic's Lasting Impact on Real EstateThe past three years of the pandemic and the widespread practice of working from home have had a huge impact on our cities, businesses, individuals, and real estate of all types around the world. What will the future look like when considering long-term trends in population, employment, office attendance, housing prices, and other factors?Join us for a special presentation featuring the results of a new McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report, "Empty spaces and hybrid places: The pandemic’s lasting impact on real estate." MGI Director Jonathan Woetzel will take the lead in a discussion of the repo...
2023-10-111h 06
Campfire: A City Building Podcast#24 Long Now: 10,000 Year Time Horizons for City Building with Nicholas Paul BrysiewiczPlanning for the future is large part of our lives whether it’s deciding to get a college degree or investing money for retirement. But how should humanity think about planning for the really long term— for the next 10,000 years of civilization? These are the questions Long Now aims to explore. On this episode of Campfire, Jackson sits down with Nicholas Paul Brysiewicz, the Director of Strategy of Long Now (@longnow). They talk about the Foundation’s mission, the qualities of a city that perseveres through time, and Long Now’s Organizational Continuity and Long Bets projects. Topic...
2022-11-1035 min
SHACK15 Conversations033 / The Future of CitiesFlying cars, teleporters, robot butlers, and geostationary metropolises are just a few of the tropes that have long been used as pop culture markers for cities of the future. But those imaginative notions rarely address some of the most pressing issues experienced by cities now, including an expanding income gap, growing homelessness and global climate change. Can we surmount today’s pernicious challenges and realize a shared, ideal future? Will tomorrow’s cities be more reminiscent of the shiny utopia of Star Trek or the bleak dystopia of Blade Runner? Will future cities even be identifiable as such? SHACK15, Mann...
2022-06-1557 min
The Sustainable CityReinventing the StripRenowned urban designer and planner Peter Calthorpe joins us to discuss his big ideafor making California, and the rest of the nation, more sustainable. He calls it“Reinventing the strip.” Calthorpe is a founding member of the Congress for the NewUrbanism and author of several books, including “Sustainable Communities,” “TheNext American Metropolis,” “The Regional City: Planning for the End of Sprawl,” and“Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change.”
2022-05-0240 min
Doublewide DudesWhat is Transit Oriented Development and How Does It Help Make Housing Affordable?Peter Calthorpe joins us to discuss Transit Oriented Development and its importance in creating affordable housing. It was a fascinating discussion on how we can create more housing and reduce transportation costs at the same time.If you enjoyed this podcast you may want to explore more at the following links:You can learn more about Peter at https://www.hdrinc.com/person/peter-calthorpePeter Calthorpe's TED talk on building better cities can be seen at https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_calthorpe_7_principles_for_building_better_citiesInformation from the Congress for the New Urbanism...
2022-01-2626 min
Talking Headways: A Streetsblog PodcastEpisode 315: The Answer is the ArterialThis week we're going back to the 2020 Rail~Volution conference where Peter Calthorpe gave the keynote speech with Allison Brooks of the Bay Area Regional Collaborative. They discuss the next generation of TOD and housing on major arterials.
2021-01-0759 min
The New Dimensions CaféArchitecture-Designing A Living System - Sim Van der Ryn - C0291Sim Van der Ryn is an architect, author, and educator. He is President of The Ecological Design Collaborative and has, for over forty years, been at the forefront of integrating ecological principles into the built environment, creating multi-scale solutions driven by nature’s intelligence. He served as California’s first energy conscious state architect and is emeritus professor of architecture and environmental design at the University of California, Berkeley. He was founder of the Farallones Institute, now known as the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center.His books include The Integral Urban House: Self-Reliant Living in the City (Rand...
2021-01-0614 min
The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution)Episode 36: The Answer is the ArterialAs Transit Oriented Development has evolved over 25 years the transit and mobility landscape has been radically transformed by new technology, land-use patterns, and the sharing economy, especially in recent years. Peter Calthorpe, a pioneer of innovative approaches to urban revitalization, suburban growth, and regional planning, will share new research with some win-win models to consider with moderator Allison Brooks.
2020-12-0358 min
Long NowPeter Calthorpe: Urban PlanetThroughout Peter Calthorpe's decade-spanning career in urban design, planning, and architecture, he has developed and practiced the key principles of [New Urbanism](https://www.cnu.org/resources/what-new-urbanism): that the most successful places are diverse in uses and users, are scaled to the pedestrian and human interaction, and are environmentally sustainable.
Calthorpe developed the concept of Transit Oriented Development, a strategy that is now the foundation of many regional policies and city plans around the world. His work internationally has demonstrated that community design with a focus on environmental sustainability and human scale can be adapted throughout the globe. Most...
2020-08-061h 11
The Long Now FoundationPeter Calthorpe - Urban Planet: Ecology, Community, and Growth Through the Next CenturyThroughout Peter Calthorpe's decade-spanning career in urban design, planning, and architecture, he has developed and practiced the key principles of New Urbanism: that the most successful places are diverse in uses and users, are scaled to the pedestrian and human interaction, and are environmentally sustainable.
Calthorpe developed the concept of Transit Oriented Development, a strategy that is now the foundation of many regional policies and city plans around the world. His work internationally has demonstrated that community design with a focus on environmental sustainability and human scale can be adapted throughout the globe. Most recently Calthorpe launched the urban-planning software...
2020-07-141h 11
BioTech Nation Radio PodcastEpisode 19-20 Tech and the Future of Suburbs and CitiesOn this week’s Tech Nation, Peter Calthorpe, co-founder of Urban Footprint, who focuses on sustainable urban growth and planning, and the author of “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change”.
2019-05-1659 min
TechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-20 Tech and the Future of Suburbs and CitiesOn this week’s Tech Nation, Peter Calthorpe, co-founder of Urban Footprint, who focuses on sustainable urban growth and planning, and the author of “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change”.
2019-05-1659 min
REDESIGNING CITIES: The Speedwell Foundation Talks @ Georgia TechEpisode 5: Redesigning Cities Against Climate ChangeEpisode 5: Redesigning Cities Against Climate Change is a conversation between Peter Calthorpe, author of Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change, planner, and developer of Urban Footprint, and Rob Kunzig, Senior Environment Editor at National Geographic and author of Fixing Climate. This podcast features a candid and sobering discussion on climate change and human nature.Watch Episode 5 on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzJs6AHcAWg&t=1075s
2019-04-2339 min
Project 3SIX5OVER7UrbanUrban
“More than half of the world's population already lives in cities, and another 2.5 billion people are projected to move to urban areas by 2050. The way we build new cities will be at the heart of so much that matters.”
Peter Calthorpe, 2017
See:
https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_calthorpe_7_principles_for_building_better_cities#t-734010
2017-09-0802 min
TEDTalks 艺术建设更好城市的七条原则 | Peter Calthorpe全世界超过一半人口居住在城市中，还有25亿人将在2050年前搬入城市。我们如何建造这些新城市，将是非常关键的问题，关系到气候变化，经济活力，社会福利和人与人之间的交流感受。皮特·卡尔索普已经开始着手设计未来城市，并呼吁设计聚焦于人与人互动的社区。他分享了七条普适原则，能解决城市蔓生问题，并建立更智能，更可持续发展的城市。Translated by Alvin LeeReviewed by Yi-Fan Yu
2017-08-1714 min
TEDTalks 예술더 나은 도시를 짓는 7가지 원칙 | 피터 캘도프(Peter Calthorpe)세계 인구의 절반 이상이 이미 도시에 살고 25억 명은 2050년까지 도시 지역으로 이동시킬 계획입니다. 새로운 도시를 짓는 방식은 기후 변화에서 부터 경제적 활력, 건강, 소속감까지를 아우르는 정말 중요한 핵심 문제 입니다. 피터 캘도프는 미래의 도시를 계획하는 작업을 진행중이며, 인간 상호작용에 집중한 지역 사회 건설을 옹호합니다. 그는 스프롤 현상을 해결하고 더 현명하고 지속가능한 도시를 건설하는 7가지 보편적인 방법을 공유합니다.
2017-08-1714 minTEDTalks ArteSete princípios para construir cidades melhores | Peter CalthorpeMais da metade da população mundial já vive em cidades, e prevê-se que outros 2,5 bilhões de pessoas irão se mudar para áreas urbanas até 2050. A forma como construímos novas cidades está no centro da questão, desde mudanças climáticas e vitalidade econômica até bem-estar e senso de conectividade. Peter Calthorpe já está trabalhando no planejamento das cidades do futuro e defendendo o desenho de comunidades focadas na interação humana. Ele compartilha sete princípios universais para resolver a expansão urbana desordenada e construir cidades mais inteligentes e sustentáveis.
2017-08-1714 minTEDTalks ArteSiete principios para construir mejores ciudades | Peter CalthorpeMás de la mitad de la población mundial ya vive en ciudades, y se prevé para el año 2050 que otros 2500 millones de personas lleguen a vivir en zonas urbanas . La manera en que construimos nuevas ciudades será una de las mayores prioridades. Esto abarca desde el cambio climático, la vitalidad económica hasta nuestro propio bienestar y sentido de conexión. Peter Calthorpe trabaja en la planificación de ciudades del futuro y defiende el diseño comunitario que se enfoca en la interacción humana. Comparte siete principios universales para solucionar la expansión y construir ci...
2017-08-1714 minTEDTalks ArtSept principes pour construire des villes meilleures | Peter CalthorpePlus de la moitié de la population mondiale habite dans les villes et 2,5 milliards de personnes migreront vers les régions urbanisées d'ici 2050. La manière dont nous allons construire les nouvelles villes sera essentielle à de nombreux facteurs qui nous influencent : le changement climatique, la vitalité économique, notre bien-être et notre sentiment d’être connecté. Peter Calthorpe planifie les villes de l’avenir. Il fait un vibrant plaidoyer en faveur d’une conception centrée sur la communauté et sur les interactions entre les hommes. Il partage sept principes universels pour résoudre l’expansion urbaine, pour construire des villes plus intel...
2017-08-1714 minTED Talks Art7 principles for building better cities | Peter CalthorpeMore than half of the world's population already lives in cities, and another 2.5 billion people are projected to move to urban areas by 2050. The way we build new cities will be at the heart of so much that matters, from climate change to economic vitality to our very well-being and sense of connectedness. Peter Calthorpe is already at work planning the cities of the future and advocating for community design that's focused on human interaction. He shares seven universal principles for solving sprawl and building smarter, more sustainable cities.
2017-08-1714 minTalking Headways: A Streetsblog PodcastEpisode 140: The Urban Policy TranslatorThis week we're joined by Shelley Poticha, Director of NRDC's Urban Solutions Program. We chat about a couple of programs she's working on at NRDC including SPARCC and the City Energy Project. I ask about the Clean Power Plan and we talk about how FTA and HUD were finally connected as well as the 1993 book she wrote with Peter Calthorpe about TOD called The Next American Metropolis.
2017-04-2737 min
Climate OneFuture CitiesAs the world’s population increasingly moves into cities, what is the future of urban life? How can we build in the ability to weather a changing climate?
Jonathan F.P. Rose, Co-Founder, Garrison Institute
Peter Calthorpe, Principal Architect, Peter Calthorpe Associates
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2016-10-211h 00Climate OneSaltworks and Beyond (10/18/11)Saltworks and Beyond Peter Calthorpe, Principal Architect, Peter Calthorpe Associates David Lewis, Executive Director, Save the Bay Jack Matthews, Mayor, San Mateo The debate over Saltworks, a proposal to build 12,000 homes on former salt ponds in Redwood City, is a harbinger of coming development fights in the age of climate change. In this October 18 Climate One debate, architect Peter Calthorpe argues that the need for housing in the San Francisco Bay Area is so great that infill development alone can’t meet demand; conservationist David Lewis counters that developing one of the region’s last unprotected wetlands is not worth the...
2011-10-191h 05Climate OnePeter Calthorpe, Founder, Calthorpe Associates; Author, Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change (5/25/11)Peter Calthorpe, Founder, Calthorpe Associates; Author, Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change It’s a love story gone horribly wrong. Big cars, ever-bigger homes, distant suburbs – all of it kept afloat by cheap oil. If this American arrangement ever made sense, it certainly doesn’t now, Peter Calthorpe says. Tragically, we’re perpetuating this failed system in much of the country, ignoring a cheaper, greener alternative: urbanism. “It’s better than free,” says Calthorpe, founder of Calthorpe Associates and author of Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change. “It costs less money to build smart, walkable, transit-oriented communities than it does to build...
2011-06-011h 03