Episode 114 In a world where urban planning has often sidelined the needs and contributions of women, a groundbreaking book by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett sheds light on how women are transforming cities across the globe. Their book, "Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation," explores the impactful stories of female leaders in urban planning and how their unique perspectives are reshaping environments to be more inclusive and livable for everyone. Breaki

Episode 110 This episode provides an exploration into the urban fabric beneath our feet—sidewalks. These concrete pathways, often overlooked, hold a tapestry of legal, social, and economic narratives as revealed in during the conversation with author Michael Pollack on his book "Sidewalk Nation: The Life and Law of America's Most Overlooked Resource." Pollack's research traverses various states—New York, Colorado, Texas, and Louisiana—to uncover both shared challenges and uni

Livable streets are not just a planning slogan; they are the everyday environments that shape how we think, move, and connect. Bruce Appleyard’s Livable Streets 2.0 revives and expands the classic research on traffic’s invisible harms, showing how speed, volume, and street design quietly erode social ties and negatively impact the health of individuals living on heavily trafficked streets. The original book, published by his father in 1981, documented how lightly trafficked,