Amazing Places

Amazing Places

By Michele SealeySociety & Culture
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Amazing Places episodes

  • #14 BC Election on the South Island w/ Dan Reeve and Travis Paterson
    A special BC Election episode of Amazing Places! This week, my guests are Dan Reeve, Political Science Instructor at Camosun College, and Travis Paterson, Reporter at Black Press. We take a look at the parties' major policy announcements and the issues that affect the South Island: Homelessness, transportation, and housing (among others). What will voters decide to do on October 24?
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    47 min
  • #13 Right of Way w/ Angie Schmitt
    Episode 13 of Amazing Places! This week my guest is Angie Schmitt, Author of Right of Way: Race, Class and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America. Angie encourages us to reframe the problem of pedestrian deaths and serious injury by acknowledging the role of racism and classism in the public response to these deaths, and energizing advocacy around road safety.
    You can check out Angie's book here:
    https://islandpress.org/books/right-way
    Listeners can receive a 20% discount with the code SCHMITT when ordering directly from the publisher.
    Special thanks to Neil Arason for connecting us with Angie. Check out Neil's book,
    No Accident: Eliminating Injury and Death on Canadian Roads
    https://www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/N/No-Accident2
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    26 min
  • #12 Creating a diversity of housing options w/ Andrew Appleton
    Episode 12 of Amazing Places! This week, Oak Bay Councillor Andrew Appleton joins us to discuss housing in Oak Bay. Oak Bay’s a great place to live but it can be tough to find affordable housing options for newcomers. Council recently approved the community's first legal duplex. What can Oak Bay do to create more housing options to keep the community thriving?
    Here's the story on the Oak Bay duplex:
    https://www.vicnews.com/news/oak-bays-second-legal-duplex-to-be-stratified
    Here's Councillor Appleton's bio:
    https://www.oakbay.ca/municipal-hall/mayor-council/council-profiles
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    27 min
  • #11 Creating Happiness w/ Mitchell Reardon
    Episode 11 of the Amazing Places! This week, we talk to Mitchell Reardon, Senior Planner at the Happy City consultancy. The Happy City book inspired a movement in communities all over the world. Creating happier places by rethinking public and private spaces for everyone to access and enjoy. We discuss the Happy City's approach and reaction to its many ventures in creating happiness in our cities, towns, villages and districts.
    Check out the Happy City
    https://thehappycity.com/
    You can read this great book by their founder, Charles Montgomery
    https://thehappycity.com/the-book/
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    34 min
  • #10 Ahead of its time - Colwood's Ocean Blvd experiment w/ Gordie Logan
    Episode 10 of Amazing Places! This week, long-time Colwood City Councillor Gordie Logan joins the podcast. We discuss that City's temporary closure of Ocean Boulevard to vehicle traffic. The move inspired scores of families, visitors and even food trucks to descend on the newly-opened pedestrian-only space. Why then did Council voted to re-open the road in mid-September? We find out this week, on the Amazing Places.
    Check out the story here:
    https://www.timescolonist.com/ocean-boulevard-will-reopen-to-motor-traffic-colwood-council-decides-1.24195520
    Here's Gordie's bio:
    https://www.colwood.ca/city-hall/mayor-council/mayor-council-profile
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    23 min
  • #9 We're in the driver's seat! How can we eliminate injury and death on our roads? w/ Neil Arason
    Episode nine of the Amazing Places! This week Neil Arason, author of No Accident: Eliminating Injury and Death on Canadian Roads joins the podcast to discuss road safety for all road users. We take a look at proposed changes to Prospect Lake rd, discuss why slower speeds save lives, and how communities can achieve Vision Zero.
    Here's the story on the changes to Prospect Lake rd:
    https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/we-heard-the-concerns-saanich-announces-safety-upgrades-for-prospect-lake-road-1.5027085
    Check out Neil's Book:
    https://www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/N/No-Accident2
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    29 min
  • #8 Be bold! Re-leveling our streets as public space w/ Patrick Johnstone

    Episode eight of the Amazing Places! This week two-term New Westminster City Councillor Patrick Johnstone joins the podcast. We take a look at some of initiatives that community is trying to re-level the balance between car use and other users for public space in the City.


    Find out more about what Patrick and his colleagues are up to:
    https://patrickjohnstone.ca/2020/07/calmer-streets.html

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    24 min
  • #7 Cheers! Celebrating Greater Victoria's Craft Beer Culture w/ Cora Barber, Gary Lindsay, Ryan Orr and Dave Dickson

    Episode seven of the Amazing Places! A special episode celebrating Greater Victoria’s craft beer culture. This week our guests are Cora Barber from Lighthouse, Gary Lindsay from Driftwood, Ryan Orr from Sooke Ocean Brewery (SOB) and Dave Dickson from Hoyne.

    The brewers discuss supporting their communities, the support they get from their communities, a future for patios and more tasting space, and what makes Greater Victoria’s craft beer culture so special.

    https://www.lighthousebrewing.com/

    https://driftwoodbeer.com

    http://www.sookeoceansidebrewery.com

    https://hoynebrewing.ca

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    32 min
  • #6 A little bit quirky! Placemaking in our communities w/ Michelle Mulder

    Episode six on the Amazing Places! This week, Michelle Mulder, author of Home Sweet Neighbourhood: Transforming Cities One Block at a Time, joins the podcast to discuss Placemaking in Greater Victoria and around the world. From small, low-cost changes in your neighbourhood to large infrastructure projects, Placemaking transforms places to draw people together.


    Check out Michelle's book:
    https://www.orcabook.com/Home-Sweet-Neighborhood-P3988.aspx

    You can also check out Michelle's website:
    http://www.michellemulder.com/

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    33 min
  • #5 The future is local w/ Thomas Guerrero

    Episode 5 of the Amazing Places podcast! Greater Victoria's response to COVID-19 has produced many changes. Some of which may have lasting effects. In this episode, Thomas Guerrero of Sidewalking Victoria joins the podcast to discuss the new urbanism that's emerging. Is this the end of Commuter Culture? Are mandatory parking minimums a thing of the past?


    You can find Sidewalking Victoria here:
    https://www.sidewalkingvictoria.com/

    Or on Twitter:
    https://twitter.com/TMMGuerrero

    And on Instagram:
    https://www.instagram.com/sidewalkingvic/

    Even on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/SidewalkingVictoria

    Here's a news story about Edmonton's decision to scrap parking minimums:
    https://globalnews.ca/news/7101796/edmonton-removes-minimum-parking-requirements/

    And here's one about New Zealand:
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300064493/government-moves-to-end-minimum-carpark-requirements-and-remove-low-heightlimits-in-bid-to-increase-dense-housing

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    23 min

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Celebrating the amazing people, places, and spaces in our communities with community advocate Michele Sealey.