Mallory 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.

09:28 Upcoming congress in Providence, Rhode Island.

16:36 Landscape architecture X urbanism.

36:59 New urbanism X faux urbanism.

50:00 On Pittsburgh.

54:18 Wrapping up.

For context:

The rural-to-urban transect.

Connecting with Mallory:

Connecting with me, Brad: