In PX24, Jess Noonan and Peter Jewell interview town planner Nevan Wadeson from Tract Consultants. Nevan has been a practising planner since the late 1970's in both government and private fields. In this interview he discusses the various trends some of which have come full circle, the challenges cities face, the question of measuring the effectiveness of planning systems, the need for experimentation and looks into the future with particular comments about AI. A fresh and mature look at what planners can do well and the need for renewal. Music: Intro - 'Walk right up' Ladi6. Midbreak - 'Green and Gold' Takuya Kuroda. Outro - 'Mais Que Nada' Segio Mendes & Brasil 66'. Podcast released 6 April 2017, remastered November 2017. For more information go to www.planningxchange.org