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Episode 165
In today’s Bottom-Up Short, Norm is joined by Kevin McDonnell, the mayor of Petaluma, California, and Dave Alden, co-leader of Petaluma Urban Chat. K…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Patricia Tice: Why Social Interaction Should Influence City Planning
Episode 164
Dr. Patricia Tice has been an transportation engineer, planner, researcher and self-proclaimed geek for nearly 30 years. She spent the first decade o…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Mr. Barricade: How to Quick Build a Connected City
Episode 163
Vignesh Swaminathan is an engineer, transportation planner, and content creator. Formerly the the CEO of a civil engineering firm, he now works as a …
7 months ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Humbly Observe Where People Struggle
Episode 162
Danny Wind is a Local Conversation leader and Regional Transportation Commission member from Lake County, California. In this Bottom-Up Short, Danny …
7 months, 1 week ago
Noah Roth: How Animation Can Build Strong Cities
Episode 161
Noah Roth is the founder of Streetcraft, a platform that uses visual storytelling and urban design to explore and improve the built environment. He j…
7 months, 1 week ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: How State Governments Can Foster Strong Towns
Episode 160
Danny Lapin is a revitalization specialist with the New York State Department of State. He and Norm discuss the ways that New York state is encouragi…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Rachel Leonardo: How Social Media Builds Collaboration and Great Places
Episode 159
Rachel Leonardo is the video producer at Strong Towns. She has a bachelor’s degree in architecture and specializes in breaking down complex topics in…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Build a Network of Advocates
Episode 158
Hazen Elwood is a student, a member of Strong Towns Calgary (in Alberta, Canada), and a community manager with the organization For the City. Today,…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Justine Underhill: Using Media To Build a Better City
Episode 157
Justine Underhill is an elected city council member in Falls Church, Virginia, and an award-winning video journalist and independent filmmaker. She’s…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Make a More Walkable City
Episode 156
How do you turn three people with snow shovels into an initiative that gets covered on the news, triggers a city-funded pilot program, and inspires p…
7 months, 4 weeks ago