The Planning Commission Podcast

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I Want to Ride My Bicycle: Exploring the Career of the Legendary Dan Burden

Dan Burden joins The Planning Commission Podcast for a look back on his career, his accomplishments, and what's next for The Johnny Appleseed of Walkability.

January 30, 2024 - The Planning Commission Podcast

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An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

Author Kristina Marusic explores her book, A New War on Cancer, with The Planning Commission Podcast.

January 28, 2024 - The Planning Commission Podcast

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Let's Get Some Things Straight: ADA in America

The Planning Commission Podcast: Exploring Universal Design

January 23, 2024 - The Planning Commission Podcast

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Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation with Danielle Arigoni: The Planning Commission Podcast

Author and livability expert Danielle Arigoni talks about her new book with the Planning Commission Podcast.

January 8, 2024 - The Planning Commission Podcast

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Big Box Schools with Jeff Vincent: The Planning Commission Podcast

Why are new school campuses antithetical to everything we promote about what constitutes good planning?

January 5, 2024 - The Pllanning Commission Podcast

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Mitchell Silver, FAIP, Kicks Off Season 3 of the Planning Commission Podcast

Former APA President and NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver reflects on a career spent planning for people.

December 28, 2023 - The Planning Commission Podcast

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Planning for the Snow and an Open Right of Way

The Planning Commission Podcast presents their Chrismas episode.

December 27, 2023 - The Planning Commission Podcast

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Planning Through the Eyes of a Big City Mayor

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall joins the Planning Commission Podcast to talk about housing, street reconfiguration, and saving the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere.

June 29, 2023 - The Planning Commission Podcast

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Do You Want Fries With That? Exploring the Intricacies of Food Systems Planning

Food systems expert Maggi Adamek talks with The Planning Commission Podcast about the complexities of food policy, from local zoning ordinances to international trade agreements.

June 9, 2023 - The Planning Commission Podcast

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A Planning Commission Podcast Journey: The 1,000 Joys of Planning

The Commissioners explore the facets of the planning profession that fill their cups with joy.

June 4, 2023 - The Planning Commission Podcast

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Through the Eyes of a Journalist: Megan Kimble Reflects on Covering Food Systems, Zoning Changes, and Highway Projects in the Southwest

Kimble’s interest in topics related to urban planning spawned from research and writing about food systems in the borderlands of Arizona. She then moved to Austin in the midst of the city’s update of its Land Development Code.

May 28, 2023 - The Planning Commission Podcast

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.