Talking Headways Podcast: Planning for Godzilla in SimCity

By Jeff Wood
May 10, 2018

This week on the podcast we’re joined by Joe DiStefano of Urban Footprint.

We talk about Joe’s past work with Calthorpe Associates, where he did regional planning. Joe also talks about creating digital tools for big planning ideas, the importance of planners having information at their fingertips, and how planners should remind everyone that plans are about people.

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Talking Headway Podcast: Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions

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Podcast: The Anatomy of an Urban Cell

By Jeff Wood | Sep 13, 2018

This week, we're joined by planner Robin Renner, author of "Urban Being: Anatomy and Identity of the City." Robin talks about how living in a number of places around the world got him to think differently about cities — and how urban areas can be improved.