36 episodes
Dense City Dr. Rebecca Mayers & Isaac Keast
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Chatting with academics about their research on cities.
Co-Hosts: Dr. Rebecca Mayers and Isaac Keast
2021 American Planning Association Transportation Planning Division Small grant award winner
Artwork by Emily Huang: https://emilyhillustrations.com/
Music by Reid Cai, Ryan Kinneer, and Becca Mayers
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36: Vehicle Height and Pedestrian Deaths
Today, we discuss the effect of front-end vehicle height on pedestrian death risk, published by Dr. Justin Tyndall in the Economics of Transportation in March 2024. The article is premised on the idea that increased vehicle heights in the United States may be contributing to the fact that the number of pedestrians killed annually in collisions has increased by 72% from 2010 to 2021. We delve into the policies that can be implemented to stop the trend of making the average vehicle more dangerous.
Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212012224000017
X: @justin_tyndall
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Music: Ryan Kinnear, Reid Cai, and Becca Mayers
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35: Restoration as reconnection: a relational approach to urban stream repair
We welcome Logan Samuelson and Dr. Brendon Blue from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. We discuss their article "Restoration as reconnection: A relational approach to urban stream repair", published in the New Zealand Geographer 2023 with co-author Dr. Amanda Thomas. The article is premised on how urban stream environments have been significantly altered through processes of colonisation and urbanisation, and the ways we are now attempting to reconnect with or “restore’ our waterways.
Article Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nzg.12372
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34: Engaging Disability Theory in Planning Practice
Today, we welcome Dr. Timothy Ross, who is a Scientist with the Bloorview Research Institute at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto, Canada where he leads the Engagement & Planning for the Inclusive Communities Lab (or, the EPIC Lab). Tim is also an Assistant Professor (status) in the Department of Geography and Planning and the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto, as well as a Registered Professional Planner.
We’re talking about his paper, Engaging Disability Theory in Planning Practice. He encourages planners to embrace disability theory and the complexity of disability experiences and to work toward unsettling the normalcy of disabled people’s exclusion in planned environments.
Inclusive Playgrounds Playbook: https://hollandbloorview.ca/research-education/bloorview-research-institute/research-centres-labs/epic-lab-inclusive
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33: Neighbourhood Defenders
Today, we welcome Dr. Katherine Einstein, Dr. David Glick, and Dr. Maxwell Palmer from Boston University. We discuss their book: Neighbourhood Defenders: Participatory Politics and America’s Housing Crisis; published in 2019. The book is premised on how local political inequalities can end up limiting the housing supply and contribute to the current housing crisis. Participatory institutions like local neighbourhood committees often notify neighbours themselves and solicit comments on proposed housing developments, taking an active role for better or worse.
Find the one-page report here: https://www.politicsofhousing.com/
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32: Urban Agriculture in East London and Beyond
On today's episode, we talk to Marco Zunino about his thesis “Urban agriculture: Exploring a multi-scalar and circular approach to food production and distribution in East London”. Marco discusses what is meant by urban agriculture, some background history on food production, and his case study research of East London. He provides tools for urban planners to integrate aspects of agriculture within the city at different scales.
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31: The Fourplex Next Door
Today, we welcome Edward Pinto, co-director of the American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center to discuss their paper on How Government Policy Made Housing Expensive and Scarce, and How Unleashing Market Forces Can Address It, co-authored with Tobias Peter. Together they’ve co-authored a variety of reports on housing policy, specifically on the impact of federal policy on housing demand and homeownership, housing finance risks, and first-time home buyers. Their pieces have been published in policy journals and in the press, such as the Wall Street Journal, American Banker, and Business Insider.
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Music: Ryan Kinnear, Reid Cai, and Becca Mayers
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