Amazing Places

Amazing Places

By Michele SealeySociety & Culture
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Amazing Places episodes

  • #4 Walkable communities w/ Alix Tier

    Episode 4 of the Amazing Places! Does creating more walkable neighbourhoods really have to be a war on the car? This week, Alix Tier from BEST - Better Environmentally Sound Transportation, joins the podcast to discuss Living Streets. We look at small, affordable changes communities can make to improve walkability for pedestrians and make life a little better for all users.


    Be sure to take the Living Streets survey to win a prize!
    https://www.best.bc.ca/living-streets-survey

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    27 min
  • #3 Urban green spaces w/ Ned Taylor

    Episode 3 of the Amazing Places podcast! We know about the importance of parks and green spaces for our health and well-being, and as places for people to get together or seek refuge and solitude. Should that include food trucks and alcohol? In this episode, Saanich Councillor Ned Taylor joins the podcast to discuss changes to Saanich's parks to make them more dynamic places. We also touch on creating new, "pocket parks" in places where green spaces are lacking.


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    28 min
  • #2 Just try it! Will pilot projects define the new normal? w/ Travis Paterson

    Episode 2 of Amazing Places! Will the loss of 4 parking spots put Oak Bay shops out of business? Patios replace parking in Fernwood. Will pilot projects define the new normal? Black Press Report Travis Paterson joins the podcast this week to share his perspective on what's going on for shop owners and patrons in Oak Bay and Fernwood.

    Check out Travis's article here:

    https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/business/owners-say-loss-of-parking-pushes-businesses-to-the-brink/

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    29 min
  • #1 Re-imagining our public spaces w/ Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff
    Episode 1 of Amazing Places! My first guest is Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff. Give up parking for patios? Expand trails for “social cycling?” We discuss the "new normal" and repurposing our public spaces.
    You can check out our Times Colonist Op-Ed here:
    https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/comment-let-s-reimagine-our-streets-and-give-pedestrians-priority
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    28 min
  • #15 South Island Transportation w/ David Screech
    Episode 15 of Amazing Places! How do we solve the region's transportation challenges?  This week my guest is View Royal Mayor David Screech. We discuss  improving transportation in the South Island, including better transit service, E&N and Light...
    25 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...
    26 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...
    34 min

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