The Planning Commission Podcast
1) A Developer’s Perspective on Planning with Lee Gientke
What do developers think of planners? Are we knowledgeable or arrogant? Virtuous or obstinate? We sat down with a person who works with our kind and gives us his thoughts. Lee Gientke is the founder ...Show More
2) Blue Zones with Shelly Trumbo
Shelly Trumbo is the Chief Transformer Office for Blue Zones. What does Blue Zones transform? How about entire cities? Using tons of research collected studying cities around the world where living to...Show More
3) Demographics and Planning Models with Sybill Derrible
Dr. Sybill Derrible is quite the accomplished person and makes us planners think. This thought provoking episode covers a lot of ground, from future populations of American cities, to whether our prof...Show More
4) League of American Bicyclists with Bill Nesper
In this episode, we explore the League of American Bicyclists. For generations past and to come, the League of American Bicyclists is the grassroots movement to create safer roads, stronger communitie...Show More
5) Let's Get Regional, Regional...MPOs with Ellen Zavisca
Metropolitan Planning Organizations are an important partner in the transportation planning world. But, not everyone is familiar with they responsibilities and overall roll. Ellen Zavisca is the Trans...Show More
6) You Think Moving a House is Hard? with Deden Rukmana, PhD.
Jakarta is a massive city in one of the most populated cities in the world. Climate change is causing tremendous problems so much so that officials have decided to move the city to higher ground. Dede...Show More
7) Crikey, I'm Lonely with Jennifer Kent, PhD
Loneliness is a growing epidemic. Our communities, how they are planned, built, and maintained, is a major part of the equation resulting in such a condition. Are you lonely? Do you interact with neig...Show More
8) The Sooner the Better with Mick Cornett
How does a city change itself? First, it has to be honest and know where to start. Mick Cornett was very honest to the point of even telling Oklahoma City residents while he was Mayor that it was time...Show More
9) Campus Planning with Drew Alexander
Let's face it, we all envy campus planners and the latitudes they have with their work. Drew Alexander with Boise State University knows all about the good side, the not so good, and the real cha...Show More
10) Planning Conferences with the Commissioners
Love em or hate em, we talk all about planning conferences in this episode. What works, what doesn’t, and how to make them better, are all topics we cover. One of us was even responsible for organizin...Show More