Urbanism Speakeasy with Andy Boenau

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Technology is keeping cars off the express sidewalk
It's not glamorous, but this type of AI tech will help keep the bus lanes ("express sidewalks") clear for buses.
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Online tools for IRL amateurbanism
These resources have helped me improve my advocacy and professional work related to the built environment.
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Great ideas start with dumb questions
Asking big Why and What If questions is a missed opportunity in shaping the built environment
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Be wary of planners praising Jane Jacobs
They read her, they quote her, they ignore her.
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The problem of EV charging
The electric vehicle conversations are overlooking a mobility problem.
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American cities have a hoarding problem
There are some practical ways to reclaim the public realm so it isn't crammed with too much of something that's underused.
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Sound economics will open the doors to abundant housing
Beware the feel-good political rhetoric promising homes for everyone.
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This status quo analysis is urban design malware
The way experts grade streets is failing communities.
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Students are failing Transportation 101, but it's not all their fault
Colleges have a hidden curriculum of car dependency
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Land use policy is sabotaging public health
If it’s hard to walk in a neighborhood, don’t be surprised when its residents struggle to stay healthy.
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Today’s radical idea is tomorrow’s mainstream policy
Real change comes when you stop pitching what people already agree with.
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Traffic crashes are a PREVENTABLE menace
...but an awful lot of people aren't going to like the proven method of prevention.
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