Victor Tran is an Urban Planner and Urban Designer who is based in Portland Oregon. Currently an Associate of Cascadia Partners, Victor mixes Canadian roots with Portland boots to empathetically address challenges of design, zoning, and coordination at-scale to his clients..... We are also the very best of friends. In this episode, we discuss the state and philosophy of planning from our combined perspective. We try to identify the essence of planning - as art, discipline, social contribution, and environmental necessity, in order to theorize and strategize how planning - and planners, may help solve the problems of the world.

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Anita Yap is an Urban Planner, Strategy Specialist, Equity Advocate, and BIPOC-focused Career Coach. She has had an eclectic, impactful, and far reaching career across public agencies across Oregon. From the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), to the Public Health Department, to the Bureau of Planning & Sustainability, and so much more, Anita has fostered a unique career and shares a few of her experiences in this episode. 

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Vicious Teknique is a musical artist, entrepreneur, inventor, and trained engineer who represents Florida. He is currently a man of many hats and talents. In this episode, Vicious Teknique and Walle talk together about the intersections of engineering and planning, VT's inspiration and path into music, and the future of energy (lightly). 

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Ashton Simpson is the current Executive Director of Oregon Walks. He is an equity-focused avid walker and policy agitator. His focus on safety integrates with his passion for community to direct his moral compass toward justice and service for all.  In this episode, Ashton and Walle discuss: local pedestrian infrastructure, Black history in Urban Spaces, and the future of walkability in Portland, Oregon. Special topics include: 82nd Avenue, Emergency management / planning, and children. 

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J'reyesha (Jay) Brannon is a renaissance woman of many talents and even more hats. Engineer by day and philanthropist by night, Jay fights injustice - in its many forms, across multiple environments. She has had an illustrious career as an engineer and project manager, while also actively funding and supporting the next generation of engineers through sponsoring her own scholarship. A true advocate for equity, justice, and meaningful civic involvement, today Jay talks about her life experiences, academic track, recent professional roles, and future aspirations. 

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Fabiola is a seasoned and blossoming public servant who has an eclectic background that spans Gresham (East County), Seattle, Togo (Africa), New York City (the city of her heart), Portland, Chicago, London, and beyond. She has served the Portland Public School System, Youth Programming in the UK, and currently serves the communities of Portland. In this episode, she reflects on her experience and describes how her role fits in the greater mosaic that is public service in the City of Portland.

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Daisy Schonder is an aspiring urban planner currently studying at Whitman College and a fan of Urban Eyes. She represents Walla Walla, Washington and is steadily growing into the Urban Planning field. In this episode of Urban Eyes, Daisy and Walle talk together about local transportation, getting into the field of planning, and the intersections between local infrastructure, theory, and people. 

This episode is very special because it is the first time Urban Eyes is interviewing an aspiring planner who is not yet in post-graduate program. A commitment to supporting the next generation of planners is a part of the founding mission of Urban Eyes and the aspirations to achieve a more diverse and inclusive planning field within the United States and across the world.

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In this episode, Walle Brown, host of Urban Eyes gets interviewed by Shreya Jain. We discuss community engagement, urban and transportation planning, and how Walle became inspired to become a planner. 

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Welcome back to Urban Eyes: Quarantine Edition.

Come listen as we explore concepts of Urban and Regional Planning from an intersectional and interdisciplinary lens.

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In this episode, I sit down with Regional Planning Manager Tom Kloster to discuss how Transportation Planning interconnects with Public Health.

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