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Back to SearchRosaline Hill: Proving the Power of Infill Housing Development
Episode 155
Rosaline Hill is a registered professional planner and awards-winning architect from Ottawa, Canada. She’s consulted on zoning for the city of Ottawa…
8 months ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Build a Stronger Richmond Hill
Episode 154
In this episode of Bottom Up Shorts, Norm is joined by Saeed Vahid, a Local Conversation leader from Richmond Hill, Ontario. They talk about how he s…
8 months ago
Diane Alisa: How To Restore the American Village
Episode 153
Diane Alisa is an author and founder of the nonprofit End Car Dependency. Her nonprofit helps support families by making it easier to get around safe…
8 months, 1 week ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: How Normal People Can Make a Big Difference
Episode 152
Daniel Bloemker is a Strong Towns member and Local Conversation leader from Bellingham, Washington. He’s been instrumental in advancing local efforts…
8 months, 1 week ago
Elizabeth Turman-Bryant: The Bottom Up Path to Local Leadership
Episode 151
Elizabeth Turman-Bryant is a councilmember in Burlington, Washington. She's passionate about community building, revitalizing historical areas, and m…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Build Bikeable Streets
Episode 150
Denyse Trepanier is the president of Bike Walk Alameda, a nonprofit organization in the island city of Alameda, California. She joins Norm to discuss…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Doing the Math as a City Council Member
Episode 149
Steven Zittergruen is a city councilor and Strong Towns member from Decorah, Iowa. In this Bottom-Up Short, he joins Norm to discuss the ways he’s ma…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Will McCollum: How To Design Prosperous Places
Episode 148
Will McCollum is a registered architect and the president and co-founder of Citymakers Collective, a nonprofit that teaches aspiring architects and p…
9 months ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Build a City’s Economic Core
Episode 147
Amy Emery is a community leader focused on fostering sustainable growth and smart development in Warrenville, Illinois. In today’s Bottom-Up Short, s…
9 months ago
Sarah Rose: Using Art To Advocate for Street Safety
Episode 146
Sarah Rose is an artist from Spokane, Washington, who uses her art to raise awareness about street safety and the protection of native insects. She i…
9 months, 1 week ago