Drive Transformative Changes
EPISODE 318, SEASON 10: In this episode, I connect with Michel Durand-Wood the Elmwood Guy behind the Dear Winnipeg blog We discuss his efforts to engage his community in discussions surrounding municipal [...]
November 2025
May 2025
Design For Safety
EPISODE 298, SEASON 9: In this episode, I finally connect with Beth Osborne, Interim CEO of Smart Growth America and Director of Transportation For America We discuss her journey to DC, how [...]
March 2025
Shoup’s Legacy of Parking Reform
EPISODE 285, SEASON 9: In this episode, I connect with Tony Jordan with the Parking Reform Network We discuss how he first discovered the High Cost of Free Parking book by Donald [...]
January 2025
Shoup Dogg Doctrine
EPISODE 275, SEASON 9: In this episode, I reconnect with Prof. Donald Shoup, aka "Shoup Dogg" We discuss his groundbreaking book, the High Cost of Free Parking, which prompted a parking reform [...]
November 2024
Key to the City
EPISODE 271, SEASON 8: In this episode, I connect with Sara Bronin, author of the book Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World We discuss how zoning has shaped our [...]
September 2024
Live Near Friends
EPISODE 259, SEASON 8: In this episode, I connect with Phil Levin, founder of Live With Friends We discuss the Culdesac, the car-free, car-lite development in Tempe he was involved with previously, [...]
June 2024
Escaping the Housing Trap
EPISODE 254, SEASON 7: In this episode, I reconnect with Chuck Marohn, founder of Strong Towns and co-author of Escaping the Housing Trap We discuss the new book he co-wrote with Daniel Herriges, [...]
May 2024
Urbanist Dad Comic
EPISODE 248, SEASON 7: In this episode, I reconnect with Nate Hood, Urbanist, Dad, Planning Commissioner, and Stand-Up Comic We discuss his hilarious suburban engagement photos, his stand-up comedy routine, and some very [...]
January 2024
Financial Productivity of Our Cities
EPISODE 225, SEASON 7: In this episode, I reconnect with Joe Minicozzi, Founder of Urban3 in Asheville, NC We discuss why our traditional development patterns were and are more productive financially and [...]
December 2023
Safer Bay Area Streets
EPISODE 220, SEASON 6: In this episode, I connect with Roger Rudick and Luke Bornheimer form the San Francisco Bay Area We discuss the ongoing sagas and successes playing out on the [...]