The Planning Commission
Professional planners discussing planning things with planning people. Individuals who take their jobs seriously, but the planning industry experience a bit lightly. We examine the things that make planners cringe, laugh, and curse their industry. Expert opinions sprinkled with banter, hard realities and a little whiskey. It's a good time! Join us every week for a new conversation.
Episodes
59 episodes
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 of Pontifex Capital and completed proje...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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59:56
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 100 in common, Blue Zones applies lessons l...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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1:01:00
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 profession needs to reinvent itself, this one is...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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1:05:37
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 communities, and a Bicycle Friendly America for everyo...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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49:30
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 Transportation Planning Manager for AMPO, where s...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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57:57
Moving a Capital City Due to Climate Change with Deden Rukmana, PhD.
Jakarta is a massive city in one of the most populated countries in the world. Climate change is causing tremendous problems so much so that officials have decided to move the city to higher ground. Deden Rukmana, PhD. is a Professor and Chair ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:02:08
Isolation, Loneliness and the Built Environment 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 neighbors, friends, even strangers on a regular ...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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57:45
How to Make a City Healthier 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 to collectively lose weight. The initiative...
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1:06:12
College 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 challenges of what goes into campus planning. What d...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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58:11
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 organizing conferences and has a few nuggets of info ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:04:58
A Conversation with a Planning Legend with Dan Burden
Dan Burden has led a life every planner dreams of. He has riden his bicycle around the world, worked in tens of thousands of cities and towns, and been named one of the Top 100 planning minds of all time. We sat down with the humble legend to t...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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55:18
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure with Kristina Marusic
Cancer. The word itself often brings horrifc thoughts and memories to nearly every American as the chronic disease has touched the lives of countless people. What role does planning play in the exposure of carcinogenic materials to our citizens...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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52:25
The Next Generation of Greenways with Bob Searns
Bob Searns is a legend in the greenway planning world. His accomplishments are unmatched and his finger prints are all over some of the nations most iconic trails. His latest effort is to expand our conventional understanding of greenways and t...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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59:32
Let's Get Some Things Straight, ADA in America with Steve Wright
Equal access to the places we seek to enjoy is often misunderstood. For disability and accessibility expert, Steve Wright, it is his passion and lifelong profession. Steve sat down with us to dicuss the subject at length, clarify misconceptions...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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49:48
Planning for the Snow, and an Open Right of Way....the Holiday Episode
It's that time of the year and we pause to reflect on the world of planning, our own careers, and the fun that comes with the holiday season. What's your highlight? Who gets a present and who gets coal? Happy Holidays from us to you and here is...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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46:42
A Storm is Coming and We Aren't Ready with Author Danielle Arigoni
We were thrilled to have Danielle join us to talk about our warming and unpredicatable change and how our nation is being effected, specifically older Americans. In Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation, community resilience and housi...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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57:06
Big Schools, Bigger Problems with Jeff Vincent
Jeff Vincent is the founder of the Center for Cities + Schools at UC Berkley, and a national leader on researching the intersection of large school campus design and urban planning. The implications and results of the larger campus model are pr...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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49:32
Let's All Go to the Park- with Mitchell Silver, FAICP
Mitchell Silver is one of the most acclaimed urban planners of our time. We sat down with him to talk about his planning life, his stint running the New York City Parks Department, and his current efforts in the consluting word. Few planners sh...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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55:29
Top 10 Planning Schools with Planetizen
Periodically, Planetizen releases their guide and review of the nation’s planning schools. The thorough evaluation gives prospective students and professionals fabulous and informed insight, all organized to help make a decision. Our friend Jam...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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58:33
Planning Through the Eyes of A Mayor with SLC Mayor, Erin Mendenhall
Mayor Mendenhall is a huge fan of good planning. She continues to lead Salt Lake City by engaging in a number of initiatives including major housing reforms, active transportation projects, and air and water quality policies. We had the great p...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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50:27
Homelessness with Wyatt Schroeder
Homelessness in America continue to vex decision makers and planners. What role has planning had in causing homelessness and how do we address the subject in a meaningful way? Wyatt Schroeder is an expert on the issue and joined us for a compel...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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54:35
Food Systems Planning with Maggi Adamek
The American food system is complex. Growing a tomato in your front yard may actually be illegal while school children may be forced to eat processed foods made thoudans of miles from town. Maggi Adamek breaks down why planning for food is esse...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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58:25
The 1,000 Joys of Planning with The Commission
Our profession is unlike most and can certainly be a roller coaster ride. Despite some of the many challenges, there are countless ways in which we love what we do. The Commission takes a moment to discuss why and how we love our careers as Pla...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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45:53
A Journalist’s Take on Planning with Megan Kimble
Accomplished journalist Megan Kimble is an unofficial planner. Her work has included many pieces on various aspects of planning including food systems, affordable housing and zoning, as well as transportation. Megan stops by the Commission to c...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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54:43