The Planning Commission

The Commissioners
The Planning Commission

Professional planners discussing planning things with planning people. Individuals who take their jobs seriously, but the planning industry experience a bit lightly. We examine the things that make planners cringe, laugh, and curse their industry. Expert opinions sprinkled with banter, hard realities and a little whiskey. It's a good time! Join us every week for a new conversation. 

  1. 04/01/2024

    A Developer’s Perspective on Planning with Lee Gientke

    What do developers think of planners? Are we knowledgeable or arrogant? Virtuous or obstinate? We sat down with a person who works with our kind and gives us his thoughts. Lee Gientke is the founder of Pontifex Capital and completed projects in numerous state and cities and we appreciated his insights. Support the showOur Website: https://theplanningcommissionpodcast.com/YouTube: The Planning Commission Podcast channelInstagram: @theplanningcommissionpodcastFacebook: The Planning ...

    1 hr

  2. 03/25/2024

    Blue Zones with Shelly Trumbo

    Shelly Trumbo is the Chief Transformer Office for Blue Zones. What does Blue Zones transform? How about entire cities? Using tons of research collected studying cities around the world where living to 100 in common, Blue Zones applies lessons learned to American communities to help us live longer and live healthier. Learn how on our latest episode. https://www.bluezones.com/Support the showOur Website: https://theplanningcommissionpodcast.com/YouTube: The Planning Commission Podcast chan...

    1h 1m

  3. 03/18/2024

    Demographics and Planning Models with Sybill Derrible

    Dr. Sybill Derrible is quite the accomplished person and makes us planners think. This thought provoking episode covers a lot of ground, from future populations of American cities, to whether our profession needs to reinvent itself, this one is one heck of a conversation. If you find yourself reflecting on your role as a planner, you’re gonna want to listen to Dr. Derrible and the Commission. Meanwhile, head to his website and check out his wonderful work: https://sybilderrible.com/Support th...

    1h 6m

  4. 03/11/2024

    League of American Bicyclists with Bill Nesper

    In this episode, we explore the League of American Bicyclists. For generations past and to come, the League of American Bicyclists is the grassroots movement to create safer roads, stronger communities, and a Bicycle Friendly America for everyone. Through education, advocacy and promotion, we work to celebrate and preserve the freedom cycling brings to our members everywhere.Executive Director Bill Nesper, first joined the League in 2002 and brings a depth of knowledge of all of the League’s ...

    50 min

  5. 03/04/2024

    Let's Get Regional, Regional...MPOs with Ellen Zavisca

    Metropolitan Planning Organizations are an important partner in the transportation planning world. But, not everyone is familiar with they responsibilities and overall roll. Ellen Zavisca is the Transportation Planning Manager for AMPO, where she coordinates their interest group webinars and administers the ActivitySim model. Prior to taking that position, she served as staff at the MPO in Knoxville, TN, for 18 years where her focus as an MPO planner was on safety for all modes of transportat...

    58 min

  6. 02/26/2024

    Moving a Capital City Due to Climate Change with Deden Rukmana, PhD.

    Jakarta is a massive city in one of the most populated countries in the world. Climate change is causing tremendous problems so much so that officials have decided to move the city to higher ground. Deden Rukmana, PhD. is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Community and Regional Planning at Alabama A&M University a knows all about this story. Is this a canary in the coal mine or is this simply a soon to be common event throughout the globe in the face of rising sea levels, more in...

    1h 2m

  7. 02/19/2024

    Isolation, Loneliness and the Built Environment with Jennifer Kent, PhD

    Loneliness is a growing epidemic. Our communities, how they are planned, built, and maintained, is a major part of the equation resulting in such a condition. Are you lonely? Do you interact with neighbors, friends, even strangers on a regular basis? Ever thought about why or why not? Jennifer Kent is one of the world's leading researchers on the topic and shared her knowledge on the subject. In what just might be our very best episode, we were blown away by the subject and Jennifer's great e...

    58 min

  8. 02/12/2024

    How to Make a City Healthier with Mick Cornett

    How does a city change itself? First, it has to be honest and know where to start. Mick Cornett was very honest to the point of even telling Oklahoma City residents while he was Mayor that it was time to collectively lose weight. The initiatives, the projects, the policies, and the places that spured from making such a declaration transformed an auto oriented and sprawling American city, into a poster child of how to modernize, improve quality of life, and address the many needs of people to ...

    1h 6m
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Professional planners discussing planning things with planning people. Individuals who take their jobs seriously, but the planning industry experience a bit lightly. We examine the things that make planners cringe, laugh, and curse their industry. Expert opinions sprinkled with banter, hard realities and a little whiskey. It's a good time! Join us every week for a new conversation. 

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  • Creator
    The Commissioners
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 The Planning Commission
  • Show Website
    The Planning Commission

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