Third Wave Urbanism

Third Wave Urbanism episodes:

• 01.29.2018

  Cities and Culture w/ Rebecca Greenwald

  Cities are host to a variety of cultural assets, from local music to theatre, community arts and nightclubs. But not all of them prioritize these assets or their infrastructure — the spaces where creatives work, live and perform. In the quest to...

  
• 12.03.2017

  Nighttime Design w/ Leni Schwendinger

  The night has the power to invoke a myriad of emotions — from fear to romance, melancholy to excitement. Whatever your feelings, the fact remains that the nighttime consists of half of our time on this earth, and that means half of...

  
• 11.14.2017

  Making Architecture More Diverse w/ Perkins+Will

  African Americans make up about 12 percent of the population in the U.S. but only about two percent of registered architects, with African American women consisting of .02 percent of architects overall. If the practice is meant to reflect the people...

  
• 11.07.2017

  LIVE in Chicago at NACTO Designing Cities Conference w/ Skye Duncan!

  We are so delighted to have been invited to this year’s annual NACTO Designing Cities conference! In this very special live recording we talk with Skye Duncan, Director of the Global Designing Cities Initiative, about their upcoming initiative on children...

  
• 10.31.2017

  Legalized Airbnb w/ Nina Feldman

  Airbnb can be a contentious issue — it can give you a more affordable place to stay, a more authentic experience in a city, and allow you to meet new people from the places you’re visiting. On the other hand, it can...

  
• 10.24.2017

  Catching up with Kristen + Katrina

  It’s been a busy month for us between trips abroad, conferences, and new jobs, so we thought it would be a good time to sit down for a catch-up chat. Tune in as we discuss blog baby anniversaries, feminist planning...

  
• 10.17.2017

  The Stanford Human Cities Initiative w/ Deland and Kevin

  Our cities are complex, and it will take more than one lens to tackle the issues we’re facing. But what does it mean to be interdisciplinary in urbanism? Deland Chan and Kevin Hsu, cofounders of the Human Cities Initiative at...

  
• 10.03.2017

  Context in Charlottesville w/ Elgin Cleckley

  Nearly two months after the violent and hateful events in Charlottesville, Virginia, we sit down with Elgin Cleckley — assistant professor of architecture and design thinking at the University of Virginia — to talk about his experience as a black designer in the city....

  
• 09.26.2017

  America Walks! w/ Kate Kraft

  A focus on walking can be the common denominator in making our cities more livable. In this episode we talk with Kate Kraft, Executive Director of America Walks, about celebrating 20 years of walking advocacy and what we can do...

  
• 09.19.2017

  Amazon HQ2 Debate w/ Kelsey E. Thomas

  In case you haven’t heard (somehow) Amazon is searching for its second headquarters and the cities of America — and Canada — are dressing to impress in a mad scramble to reply to the RFP. Which city will it be? How will Amazon choose...

  
• 09.12.2017

  People, Power, and Play in Philly's Parks w/ Jen Kinney

  Philadelphia is about to undergo an unheard-of overhaul into its parks, rec centers, and libraries through the Rebuild program — a much needed revival for many underserved communities who rely on these assets as veritable town centers. In this episode, as a...

  
• 08.29.2017

  Natural (and Unnatural) Disasters w/ Tanvi Misra

  This week we have a special episode on the incredible storm surging through Houston this weekend, Hurricane Harvey. With our guest, Tanvi Misra, author of the CityLab article The Vulnerable Communities in Harvey’s Path, Mapped, we discuss the issues that...

  
• 08.22.2017

  Black Joy in Public Space with Mariah Williams

  The recent discussions, protests, and removal of confederate monuments following the events in Charlottesville have helped revive the conversation around who we are as a country, who we were, and who we want to be — as memorialized in our public space....

  
• 08.16.2017

  Intersectional Urbanism

  This past weekend, the Third Wave Urbanism ladies, Kristen and Katrina, met for the second time to celebrate a birthday and record an episode — and promptly had technical difficulties (again). However, we re-recorded this important conversation about so-called “gender neutrality” in...

  
• 08.07.2017

  Decriminalizing Walking with Josh Cohen

  Historically, “jaywalking” wasn’t an issue. Until the dominance of vehicles (and auto companies assisted by police forces) people and vehicles of all kinds mixed on American streets. Today people walking in cities face the risk of prosecution — or worse — when crossing the...

  
• 07.31.2017

  Mandatory Parking Minimums and You

  Mandatory parking minimums are an important part of how our cities are shaped (we swear!) and we are happy to see the subject explained in a more digestible way in a recent video by Vox and Mobility Lab. In our...

  
• 07.24.2017

  Justice by Design

  It’s no secret that the justice system in the United States needs reform. A proposal in New York City aims to address one specific link in the chain: city jails. What if jails were community hubs? How does treating people...

  
• 07.09.2017

  The Science of Civic Life

  You know it when you walk by a spruced up front stoop, or walk through a park with plentiful benches — the little design elements make a big difference in our day to day urban lives. Now, thanks to the Center for...

  
• 07.02.2017

  The Gentrification Episode

  Gentrification has almost been labeled a veritable dirty word in many urbanist circles, oversimplified by some to encompass “societal ills” that should probably be called out for what they are. But whether alluding to racism and displacement, rising rent prices...

  
• 06.25.2017

  One Less Car-centric City

  How can we reimagine our streets and turn them into dignified, safe, and healthy places for people? Oslo is on its way to transforming its downtown into a completely car-free district, in an ambitious plan to make the city even...

  
• 06.17.2017

  Can Smart Cities be Diverse?

  A few years ago Pittsburgh made some bold claims - to be more livable, equitable, and to create a tech hub that promotes diversity. But how is it doing? This week's episode is about one man's experience raising a son...

  
• 06.10.2017

  The Most Walkable Cities in America

  Redfin has released Walk Score’s 10 Most Walkable Cities of America and New York City is on top once again. Katrina + Kristen are pleased to see their respective cities at the top, though some ranks have shifted this year…...

  
• 06.03.2017

  Sexism in the City

  This week’s episode gets to the heart of the matter — being a woman in a city and what that means for the otherwise patriarchal planning processes that have formed cities up until now. It can’t be avoided, and we argue that...

  
• 05.19.2017

  Jane Jacobs: Super Citizen

  The one, the only, Jane Jacobs. This week's episode needs very little introduction. Kristen and Katrina talk about the latest documentary Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, and the implications of privilege in protest, women in urbanism, historic preservation, and...

  
• 05.12.2017

  Teens in the Streets

  What happens when young boys take the streets? In Philadelphia a recent informal “critical mass” event sparked outrage from a local news anchor who even went so far as to criticize their “manliness” due to riding a bike.  Personally, we love...

  
• 05.04.2017

  Tactical Hostile Urbanism?

  Tactical urbanism is a bottom-up and top-down urban intervention typically aimed towards improving cities for everyone. From Park(ing) Day to Better Block, tactical urbanism has turned streets into safe cycle tracks and unused asphalt into pedestrian plazas worldwide. But what...

  
• 04.27.2017

  Richard Florida's New Groove

  Richard Florida - love him or hate him there's no denying he is a mainstay of urban theory. After his bestselling book "The Rise of the Creative Class" drove a new era of innovation and commercial redevelopment - some say...

  
• 04.20.2017

  Occupying Space While Female

  Following the election in the US, we were faced with a different set of realities - personally, politically, even spiritually. Now that we're in a more productive space (finally), we're moving forward to make a difference where we can, while...

  
• 11.19.2016

  Autonomous Vehicles: Risks and Rewards

  This episode explores the future of driving, or more specifically the predicted future of autonomous/driverless/self-driving vehicles. No matter what you call it, it has a lot of both ethical and human-centered issues, and as we continue testing this technology both...

  
• 10.24.2016

  City Spotlight: New Orleans

  When we think about New Orleans we conjure up an image of mystique, music, but also history, and even despair. Kristen made a visit recently in what is the first of our City Spotlight series, focusing on three amazing women...

  
• 10.08.2016

  Barriers to Bicycling

  Bikes have become in many ways a loaded term you're either for or against. They incite aggression when bike lanes replace car parking, and bring up questions of gentrification and equity when dispersing bike share corrals or protected lanes. So...