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City Planning Matters

Alex Hoffman

Planning matters is a podcast examining relevant issues and topics of city planning and why they matter for the cities we love. Each episode, we will explore a particular issue confronting c...

City Planning Matters Podcast Guide

Listen to City Planning Matters, a Government & Organizations podcast by Alex Hoffman. Stream 19 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

19 episodes are available for this podcast.

Episodes

19 episodes

Why Plans Fail

Plans can fail for a number of reasons, but in today's episode we highlight the top five causes of planning efforts failing to make it acros...

00:29:33Jul 2, 2021

The Economics of Bad Planning

In this episode, we look at how the dollars and cents of development can sometimes result in bad planning. Plus, we discuss opportunities fo...

00:30:36Jun 18, 2021

Your City's Parking Problem

Most people traditionally think of parking being an issue in their City because they believe there isn't enough. The truth is that your City...

00:39:20Jun 4, 2021

Achieving Vision Zero

In this episode, we discuss Vision Zero and how to implement the program successfully.

00:39:28May 21, 2021

Who Do You Serve?

Examining how cities develop service area boundaries and discussion of a new, data-driven approach to doing so. By using this methodology, c...

00:27:49May 7, 2021

If You Build It, Will They Come?

Do walkable places result in people actually walking? Check out the Storymap I created for this episode to see the analysis and resources fo...

00:25:04Apr 23, 2021

Transit Supportive Policies

Many cities struggle to have functional public transit systems. While some blame rests with the agencies on the operations side, many times...

00:27:50Apr 9, 2021

Missing Middle Housing

In this week's episode, we discuss missing middle housing (like duplexes, triplexes and quads) and why housing choice is important to your C...

00:35:05Mar 26, 2021

Rethinking Inequality

Traditional measures of equity typically consider only a fraction of person's day, as they rarely examine things other than where people liv...

00:22:58Mar 12, 2021

Does Walkability Matter?

Walkability is a nebulous term to that means lots of things to different people. In today's episode, we examine whether walkability matters...

00:27:33Feb 26, 2021

Visualizing Traffic Congestion

Traffic Congestion is often the number one complaint of residents in your city, but many governments struggle showing both where it occurs a...

00:26:39Feb 13, 2021

Data Driven City

A how-to on getting started on making data-driven decisions for you and your city.

00:28:26Jan 29, 2021

Planning and Politics

This week's episode dives into the political aspects of the field as we look at Planning and Politics and how planners can navigate this dif...

00:27:01Jan 15, 2021

Rethinking Nonconformities

In this episode, we look at nonconforming situations as it relates to cities' zoning ordinances. We highlight common issues cities run into...

00:31:54Jan 1, 2021

Generation Priced Out

In today's episode, we look at how zoning regulations and mortgage lending practices have priced out an entire generation of Americans from...

00:29:03Dec 18, 2020

Building Profitable Neighborhoods

In today’s episode, we examine the role mortgage lending had in shaping our neighborhoods as well as the historical arguments against the ci...

00:21:48Dec 11, 2020

Building Blocks

Building on the last week's episode, we examine how urban form and zoning join forces to have a powerful shaping effect on cities. The small...

00:15:29Dec 4, 2020

Zoning Rules!

In this first episode of Planning Matters, we examine the evolution of zoning regulations in the United States from basic simple housing kee...

00:15:46Nov 27, 2020

City Planning Matters (Trailer)

Planning matters is a podcast examining relevant issues and topics of city planning and why they matter for the cities we love. Each episode...

00:00:50Nov 26, 2020

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