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 projects in numerous state and cities and we appreciated his insights. Support the show Our Website: https://theplanningcommissionpodcast.com/ YouTube: The Planning Commission Podcast channel Instagram: @theplanningcommissionpodcast Facebook: The Plan...

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 learned to American communities to help us live longer and live healthier. Learn how on our latest episode. https://www.bluezones.com/ Support the show Our Website: https://theplanningcommissionpodcast.com/ YouTube: The Planning Commission Podcast ...

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 one heck of a conversation. If you find yourself reflecting on your role as a planner, you’re gonna want to listen to Dr. Derrible and the Commission. Meanwhile, head to his website and check out his wonderful work: https://sybilderrible.com/ Support t...

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 everyone. Through education, advocacy and promotion, we work to celebrate and preserve the freedom cycling brings to our members everywhere. Executive Director Bill Nesper, first joined the League in 2002 and brings a depth of knowledge of all of the League’...

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 she coordinates their interest group webinars and administers the ActivitySim model. Prior to taking that position, she served as staff at the MPO in Knoxville, TN, for 18 years where her focus as an MPO planner was on safety for all modes of transportat...

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 in the Department of Community and Regional Planning at Alabama A&M University a knows all about this story. Is this a canary in the coal mine or is this simply a soon to be common event throughout the globe in the face of rising sea levels, more in...

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 basis? Ever thought about why or why not? Jennifer Kent is one of the world's leading researchers on the topic and shared her knowledge on the subject. In what just might be our very best episode, we were blown away by the subject and Jennifer's great e...

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 initiatives, the projects, the policies, and the places that spured from making such a declaration transformed an auto oriented and sprawling American city, into a poster child of how to modernize, improve quality of life, and address the many needs of people to ...

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 do students want? How do you balance housing with academic structures? And then there are sports facilities. Oh, and don't upset the nearby residents. This episode is all about how to plans for and what to consider with modern college campuses. Sup...

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 to drop. Support the show Our Website: https://theplanningcommissionpodcast.com/ YouTube: The Planning Commission Podcast channel Instagram: @theplanningcommissionpodcast Facebook: The Planning Commission Podcast page Twitter: @planningcommish&nbs...