Planners Under the Influence

Diego & Heather make a return to podcasting after learning that part of becoming urban planners involves not having the time to edit podcasts! In this episode, Diego & Heather sit down with Lynn Richards, President and CEO of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), to discuss her impressions of Melbourne, gentrification vs displacement, and what it means to be an anti-planner.

Book Recommendations:

25 Great Ideas of New Urbanism by Robert Steuteville

https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2017/10/31/25-great-ideas-new-urbanism

Made for Walking by Julie Campoli

https://www.juliecampoli.com/made-for-walking-2

People Habitat by Kaid Benfield

https://islandpress.org/books/people-habitat

Music by: Kevin Kwon @Richhhomiekwon

Art by: Mohammed Abdelkareem @mohammedabdelkareem

We're back! After a long summer of travel and work, Diego & Heather are back in Melbourne and excited to be recording new episodes. Tune in to hear about Heather's experiences working and living in Nairobi, and Diego's impressions of public space in Queenstown.

Art: Mohammed Abdelkareem @MohammedAbdelkareem

Music: Kevin Kwon

Ep 4. Meet Will Fooks by Planners Under the Influence

Diego & Heather welcome very special guest Dr. Liz Taylor to learn about her research on parking and hear about her new book about the impacts of liquor licensing on planning history.

Book Recommendations:

Dry Zones: Planning and the Hangovers of Liquor Licensing History by Liz Taylor

https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9789811327865

The High Cost of Free Parking by Donald Shoup

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235359727_The_High_Cost_of_Free_Parking

The Colour of Law by Richard Rothstein

https://www.bookdepository.com/Color-Law-Richard-Rothstein/9781631492853

Music by: Kevin Kwon @Richhhomiekwon

Art by: Mohammed Abdelkareem @mohammedabdelkareem

Diego & Heather catch up with fellow student and practicing planner Erryn Megennis to talk about her experience as a cyclist in Melbourne. Stay tuned at the end for a new fact-checking segment and enjoy a new theme song from Kevin Kwon!

Book Recommendation: Cities for People by Jan Gehl

Music by: Kevin Kwon

Art by: Mohammed Abdelkareem

Diego and Heather discuss how they ended up studying urban planning and what motivated them to start a podcast.