Podcasts by Third Wave Urbanism
A podcast highlighting the new normal of urbanism in our globalized cities, as told by Kristen Jeffers and Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman - two female urbanists.
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Cities and Culture w/ Rebecca Greenwald from 2018-01-29T13:58:21
Cities are host to a variety of cultural assets, from local music to theatre, community arts and nightclubs. But not all of them prioritize these assets or their infrastructure?—?the spaces where c...
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Nighttime Design w/ Leni Schwendinger from 2017-12-03T23:07:38
The night has the power to invoke a myriad of emotions?—?from fear to romance, melancholy to excitement. Whatever your feelings, the fact remains that the nighttime consists of half of our time on ...
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Making Architecture More Diverse w/ Perkins+Will from 2017-11-14T02:59:10
African Americans make up about 12 percent of the population in the U.S. but only about two percent of registered architects, with African American women consisting of .02 percent of architects ove...
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LIVE in Chicago at NACTO Designing Cities Conference w/ Skye Duncan! from 2017-11-07T03:55:06
We are so delighted to have been invited to this year’s annual NACTO Designing Cities conference! In this very special live recording we talk with Skye Duncan, Director of the Global Designing Citi...
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Legalized Airbnb w/ Nina Feldman from 2017-10-31T01:40:47
Airbnb can be a contentious issue?—?it can give you a more affordable place to stay, a more authentic experience in a city, and allow you to meet new people from the places you’re visiting. On the ...
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Catching up with Kristen + Katrina from 2017-10-24T02:57:34
It’s been a busy month for us between trips abroad, conferences, and new jobs, so we thought it would be a good time to sit down for a catch-up chat. Tune in as we discuss blog baby anniversaries, ...
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The Stanford Human Cities Initiative w/ Deland and Kevin from 2017-10-17T02:11:55
Our cities are complex, and it will take more than one lens to tackle the issues we’re facing. But what does it mean to be interdisciplinary in urbanism? Deland Chan and Kevin Hsu, cofounders of th...
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Context in Charlottesville w/ Elgin Cleckley from 2017-10-03T03:17:04
Nearly two months after the violent and hateful events in Charlottesville, Virginia, we sit down with Elgin Cleckley?—?assistant professor of architecture and design thinking at the University of V...
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America Walks! w/ Kate Kraft from 2017-09-26T00:27:54
A focus on walking can be the common denominator in making our cities more livable. In this episode we talk with Kate Kraft, Executive Director of America Walks, about celebrating 20 years of walki...
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Amazon HQ2 Debate w/ Kelsey E. Thomas from 2017-09-19T01:31:45
In case you haven’t heard (somehow) Amazon is searching for its second headquarters and the cities of America?—?and Canada?—?are dressing to impress in a mad scramble to reply to the RFP. Which cit...
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People, Power, and Play in Philly's Parks w/ Jen Kinney from 2017-09-12T00:07:35
Philadelphia is about to undergo an unheard-of overhaul into its parks, rec centers, and libraries through the Rebuild program?—?a much needed revival for many underserved communities who rely on t...
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Natural (and Unnatural) Disasters w/ Tanvi Misra from 2017-08-29T02:46:28
This week we have a special episode on the incredible storm surging through Houston this weekend, Hurricane Harvey. With our guest, Tanvi Misra, author of the CityLab article The Vulnerable Communi...
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Black Joy in Public Space with Mariah Williams from 2017-08-22T01:44:29
The recent discussions, protests, and removal of confederate monuments following the events in Charlottesville have helped revive the conversation around who we are as a country, who we were, and w...
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Intersectional Urbanism from 2017-08-16T01:00:03
This past weekend, the Third Wave Urbanism ladies, Kristen and Katrina, met for the second time to celebrate a birthday and record an episode?—?and promptly had technical difficulties (again). Howe...
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Decriminalizing Walking with Josh Cohen from 2017-08-07T23:25:49
Historically, “jaywalking” wasn’t an issue. Until the dominance of vehicles (and auto companies assisted by police forces) people and vehicles of all kinds mixed on American streets. Today people w...
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Mandatory Parking Minimums and You from 2017-07-31T16:54:07
Mandatory parking minimums are an important part of how our cities are shaped (we swear!) and we are happy to see the subject explained in a more digestible way in a recent video by Vox and Mobilit...
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Justice by Design from 2017-07-24T01:07:09
It’s no secret that the justice system in the United States needs reform. A proposal in New York City aims to address one specific link in the chain: city jails. What if jails were community hubs? ...
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The Science of Civic Life from 2017-07-09T22:11:31
You know it when you walk by a spruced up front stoop, or walk through a park with plentiful benches?—?the little design elements make a big difference in our day to day urban lives. Now, thanks to...
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The Gentrification Episode from 2017-07-02T23:43:24
Gentrification has almost been labeled a veritable dirty word in many urbanist circles, oversimplified by some to encompass “societal ills” that should probably be called out for what they are. But...
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One Less Car-centric City from 2017-06-25T22:40:05
How can we reimagine our streets and turn them into dignified, safe, and healthy places for people? Oslo is on its way to transforming its downtown into a completely car-free district, in an ambiti...
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Can Smart Cities be Diverse? from 2017-06-17T18:42:20
A few years ago Pittsburgh made some bold claims - to be more livable, equitable, and to create a tech hub that promotes diversity. But how is it doing? This week's episode is about one man's exper...
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The Most Walkable Cities in America from 2017-06-10T00:52:18
Redfin has released Walk Score’s 10 Most Walkable Cities of America and New York City is on top once again. Katrina + Kristen are pleased to see their respective cities at the top, though some rank...
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Sexism in the City from 2017-06-03T23:21:28
This week’s episode gets to the heart of the matter?—?being a woman in a city and what that means for the otherwise patriarchal planning processes that have formed cities up until now. It can’t be ...
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Jane Jacobs: Super Citizen from 2017-05-19T22:56:52
The one, the only, Jane Jacobs. This week's episode needs very little introduction. Kristen and Katrina talk about the latest documentary Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, and the implications of ...
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Teens in the Streets from 2017-05-12T17:44:11
What happens when young boys take the streets? In Philadelphia a recent informal “critical mass” event sparked outrage from a local news anchor who even went so far as to criticize their “manliness...
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Tactical Hostile Urbanism? from 2017-05-04T19:10:49
Tactical urbanism is a bottom-up and top-down urban intervention typically aimed towards improving cities for everyone. From Park(ing) Day to Better Block, tactical urbanism has turned streets into...
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Richard Florida's New Groove from 2017-04-27T19:07:01
Richard Florida - love him or hate him there's no denying he is a mainstay of urban theory. After his bestselling book "The Rise of the Creative Class" drove a new era of innovation and commercial ...
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Occupying Space While Female from 2017-04-20T14:23:41
Following the election in the US, we were faced with a different set of realities - personally, politically, even spiritually. Now that we're in a more productive space (finally), we're moving forw...
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Autonomous Vehicles: Risks and Rewards from 2016-11-19T18:49:22
This episode explores the future of driving, or more specifically the predicted future of autonomous/driverless/self-driving vehicles. No matter what you call it, it has a lot of both ethical and h...
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City Spotlight: New Orleans from 2016-10-24T19:05:09
When we think about New Orleans we conjure up an image of mystique, music, but also history, and even despair. Kristen made a visit recently in what is the first of our City Spotlight series, focus...
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Barriers to Bicycling from 2016-10-08T15:12:35
Bikes have become in many ways a loaded term you're either for or against. They incite aggression when bike lanes replace car parking, and bring up questions of gentrification and equity when dispe...
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Diversifying Urban Advocacy (w/ Helen Ho) from 2016-09-18T16:53:18
The world of good urban advocacy is still often dominated by a white male voice. One of our goals for Third Wave Urbanism is to bring to the forefront the many varied voices that aren't necessarily...
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Shopping for Community from 2016-09-03T21:18:17
The subject of shopping may sound one-dimensional at first, but there's a lot to be said about urban form and how we access centers of commerce that are available to us. In this episode we think ba...
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Women and Transit (w/ Nidhi Gulati) from 2016-08-26T22:13:40
Riding public transportation while female is an experience in and of itself, and often presents challenges that are not considered in transportation planning. Around the world, our experiences may ...
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Ranking Cities from 2016-08-19T15:00:54
What does it mean to rank cities on livability or quality of life? In this episode we look at the recently released Monocle Quality of Life Survey for 2016 and discuss how it, and other ranked city...
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Olympic Design from 2016-08-15T01:43:36
In this episode of Third Wave Urbanism, we talk about the Olympics in Rio and the urban design surrounding it and other Olympic events.
The Olympics are great for their globalization effo...
Pilot - Pokémon Go and Public Space from 2016-07-31T22:43:26
In this pilot episode of Third Wave Urbanism, Kristen and Katrina discuss the Pokémon Go phenomenon and how it relates to public spaces in cities.
As millennials, we grew up with the earl...