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By Brad Biehl

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Episodes: 99

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A workshop for American urban design and urban planning. Join a prolific collective of city and neighborhood staples as we look to better brand American urbanism. New conversations, each week.

Episode Date
98 / Trunk-or-treats, & the irony of safetyism.
Dec 01, 2025
97 / Is California (finally) ready to build enough housing? / with Nolan Gray
Nov 13, 2025
96 / How cities avoid becoming clichés / with Ryan Short
Oct 29, 2025
95 / What is our healthcare equivalent?
Oct 15, 2025
94 / A new book on Big Car / with David Obst
Sep 28, 2025
93 / The pretext for infrastructure investment is there.
Sep 18, 2025
92 / The problem with those “most walkable cities” lists.
Sep 06, 2025
91 / A model for communal workforce housing / with Matt McPheely
Aug 28, 2025
90 / Public space design, on the U.S. + Mexico border / with Miguel Mendoza
Aug 14, 2025
89 / How Cambridge gets stuff done / with Burhan Azeem
Aug 07, 2025
88 / Why Bentonville (& NWA) is booming / with Sophie McAdara
Jul 17, 2025
87 / Summer festivals are a gateway to urbanism.
Jul 13, 2025
86 / Families are smaller, yet homes are larger / with Eric Kronberg
Jul 04, 2025
85 / Talking housing policy (or anything) with Gen Z / with Tahra Hoops
Jun 19, 2025
84 / Capping vehicle speeds at 85 mph, & safety bonuses for car companies.
Jun 05, 2025
83 / Charlotte's trajectory / with Clayton Sealey
May 29, 2025
82 / May urbanism news you may have missed / with bike creator Sam Westby
May 16, 2025
81 / On the national housing policy discourse / with Diana Lind
May 07, 2025
80 / Pedestrian & driver relations, traffic data narratives, & a week in NYC.
May 02, 2025
79 / Shifting suburban strategy in Sacramento / with Rachel Bardis
Apr 10, 2025
78 / A tariff countermove, & bikeshare revisited.
Mar 28, 2025
77 / Walking makes us better drivers.
Mar 20, 2025
76 / Charlotte, maintaining the optimism, & a MLS season preview / with Tesho Akindele
Feb 26, 2025
75 / Thank you, Donald Shoup.
Feb 20, 2025
74 / Agricultural urbanism / with Scott Snodgrass
Feb 12, 2025
73 / Colin Cowherd moves to Chicago, Chalamet bikes the red carpet, & Gunna runs in the road.
Feb 05, 2025
72 / Winter storm observations, the Jeffersonian grid, & TikTok urbanism.
Jan 29, 2025
71 / Documenting progress / with Dominic Leonardo
Jan 15, 2025
70 / Nuance.
Jan 08, 2025
69 / Stanley park superiority (post-walk, from a Vancouver hotel room).
Dec 20, 2024
68 / The state of children's mobility / with Sam Balto
Dec 11, 2024
67 / Building optimism... & housing / with Coby Lefkowitz
Dec 04, 2024
66 / Gratitude journaling, for urbanists.
Nov 29, 2024
65 / Funding cuts, DOT mechanics, & Waymo optimism.
Nov 20, 2024
64 / Countering NIMBYism with nostalgia, & expanding our definition of home / with Aly Marchant
Nov 13, 2024
63 / New urbanism & landscape architecture / with Mallory Baches
Nov 06, 2024
62 / Bus rapid transit in Columbus, Ohio (election edition) / with Sophia Mohr
Oct 30, 2024
61 / Revamping the bus reputation / with Jerome Horne
Oct 23, 2024
60 / Voting with feet.
Oct 16, 2024
59 / Overheard urbanism.
Oct 09, 2024
58 / Five (& a half) reflections from year one.
Oct 02, 2024
57 / Active American towns / with John Simmerman
Sep 25, 2024
56 / Law & disorder (bike edition).
Sep 11, 2024
55 / The nature of our cities / with Dr. Nadina Galle

Sep 04, 2024
54 / Back to school... & thus stuck in carline.
Aug 28, 2024
53 / Cars? In this economy?! / with Kyla Scanlon
Aug 21, 2024
52 / Overhauling parking pseudoscience / with Donald Shoup
Aug 14, 2024
51 / Biking from Canada to Mexico / with Sam Westby
Aug 07, 2024
50 / Everyone loves a firefighter, & this one loves bikes / with The Biking Fireman, Steve Dunn
Jul 31, 2024
49 / A new urban design handbook / with professor Nico Larco
Jul 24, 2024
48 / Transportation engineering & congestion pricing / with The Transit Guy, Hayden Clarkin
Jul 17, 2024
47 / A pedestrian in Portland.
Jul 10, 2024
46 / Women moving people, regional passenger rail, & North Carolina insight / with Joan Lyons
Jul 02, 2024
45 / Duality of space.
Jun 26, 2024
44 / Permaculture in your city / with Kev Polk
Jun 21, 2024
43 / Overparked (part one of many).
Jun 19, 2024
42 / Branding American cities / with Ryan Short
Jun 14, 2024
41 / Five under-the-radar reasons a walk might feel safer.
Jun 12, 2024
40 / A new creative industry town? / with Rob Parker
Jun 06, 2024
39 / Single occupancy vehicles, heavier cars, & transportation inefficiency.
Jun 05, 2024
38 / Why walkability matters in commercial real estate (an excerpt from the Real Finds podcast).
Jun 01, 2024
37 / Desensitized driving — the lost meaning of speed limits and stop signs.
May 29, 2024
36 / Calming traffic, on the road to safer American streets.
May 22, 2024
35 / Intercity v. intracity transportation (live from a cross-country move).
May 15, 2024
34 / Healthspan, active transportation, & practical mobility / with Steve Nash & Ryan Johnson
May 08, 2024
33 / Girls on trains / with Aly Marchant
May 01, 2024
32 / Induced demand, Jevons paradox, & wider bike paths.
Apr 24, 2024
31 / Scalable development patterns vs. personal lifestyle choices, & a weekend in SLC.
Apr 17, 2024
30 / Getting the U.S. back on its feet / with walkability expert Dan Burden
Apr 09, 2024
29 / A Texas-sized mistake: highway expansion in Austin (& other lone star cities) / with author Megan Kimble
Apr 02, 2024
28 / Suburban subcategories, rural & urban common ground, & conservative urbanists.
Mar 27, 2024
27 / Your next minivan might be a bike / with @cargobikemomma Maddy Novich
Mar 19, 2024
26 / Leading one of the most underrated cities in the U.S. / with Tempe Mayor Corey Woods
Mar 12, 2024
25 / Cults and communes are good at walkability.
Mar 06, 2024
24 / Branding a New Urbanism / with CNU president Mallory Baches
Feb 28, 2024
23 / Should we be building places for residents or visitors?
Feb 21, 2024
22 / Financial freedom from cars / with Mr. Money Mustache
Feb 14, 2024
21 / Suburban sprawl & the loneliness epidemic / with Dr. Tayana Panova
Feb 07, 2024
20 / Crafting the American car-free neighborhood / with Culdesac founder Ryan Johnson
Jan 31, 2024
19 / Bird scooter bankruptcy & misguided micromobility hate.
Jan 24, 2024
18 / Sensorial urbanism / with walking artist Jonathon Stalls
Jan 17, 2024
17 / Noticing in your neighborhood / with The Happy Urbanist, Jon Jon Wesolowski
Jan 10, 2024
16 / Building gentle density & beautiful neighborhoods / with developer Coby Lefkowitz
Jan 02, 2024
15 / Walkable Pockets: Indianapolis, Indiana / with Downtown Indy Inc. CEO Taylor Schaffer
Dec 26, 2023
14 / The duality of winter festival season, zoo lights traffic jams, & U.S. traffic deaths on the rise / recorded in a self-driving car.
Dec 20, 2023
13 / Walkability trojan horses, downtown stadiums, & a weekend at MLS cup.
Dec 13, 2023
12 / Daylighting, bump outs, & bollards.
Dec 05, 2023
11 / The bike bus, active transportation, & empowering kids / with Coach Sam Balto
Nov 28, 2023
10 / The state of the American dream, selling walkability, & suburban shifts / with realtor Obi Johns
Nov 21, 2023
09 / Athletes should be urbanists / with former pro footballer Tesho Akindele
Nov 14, 2023
08 / Norway's electric car experiment.
Nov 07, 2023
07 / Parenting, a plant shop, & no parking minimums / with "Density Dad" Barry Greene Jr.
Nov 01, 2023
06 / Walkable cities are good for your love life / with Aly Marchant
Oct 24, 2023
05 / Street furniture, local hardware stores, & getting started in your neighborhood / with Placemakin' Draven Pointer
Oct 17, 2023
04 / Urbanism and water conservation / with 'Western Water Girl' Teal Lehto
Oct 10, 2023
03 / Car calculus, landscape architecture, and TikTok / with creator Paul Stout
Oct 03, 2023
02 / Growing up in the Netherlands / with pro footballer Eva Van Deursen
Sep 26, 2023
01 / We're all urbanists / with Nathan Allebach
Sep 19, 2023
You're in good traffic.
Sep 15, 2023