audio by year 2008

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks at the nation's first LEED-Platinum city, plans to demolish Seattle's inner-city freeway, and a new attempt to bring citywide Wi-Fi to San Francisco.

Cities on the offense against predatory lenders, a governor on the toll road campaign trail, and the world's cheapest car -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

Planetizen talks with Geoff Anderson, the new president and CEO of Smart Growth America.

Development restrictions approved along the Mediterranean coast, federal land seized in Texas, and gas tax raises opposed -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

This podcast features a discussion with Christopher Leinberger, author of "The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream". Leinberger discusses the two types of development in the country: "drivable suburbanism" and "walkable urbanism".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks at London's big bike plans, a possible chance for BRT in the Washington-Dulles corridor, and Georgia's border-shifting ambitions.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's News Brief looks at the unspoken urban issues in the presidential campaign, controversial one-way street conversions, and a fight over transit funding.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's News Brief looks at increases in "reverse commuting", rising revenues from a music and media conference, and Lagos, Nigeria's new BRT Lite

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's News Brief looks at a bike-sharing program on Capitol Hill, attacks on public art in Los Angeles, and a major push for affordable housing in San Francisco.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's News Brief looks at park planning in Miami-Dade County, an elevated bike trail in Chicago, and new funding sources for a major L.A. project.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". In this week's New Brief, New York City edges closer to a congestion pricing system, the feds propose homeowner assistance, and America moves to Texas.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". In this week's New Brief, New York City's congestion pricing plans die, water shortages are predicted in 36 states, and historic hotels get a reprieve in California.

A look at the increasing trend of cities and states trying to come up with new ways of funding public transportation, and one California bill that aims to shift the costs to drivers.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". In this week's New Brief, the burst housing bubble of the United States begins to have global implications, Beijing puts a hold on construction, and ambitious officials in El Paso plan quickly for rapid transit.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". In this week's News Brief, the rising population poses challenges to food supplies, "guerrilla gardeners" take over public spaces, and Washington D.C. shares bikes.