Archive - Urbanism Speakeasy with Andy Boenau

Planners & engineers are hypnotists

The status quo designs neighborhoods that trick you into being negligent.

May 3 •

April 2025

March 2025

I'm a lazy thinker

Status quo city planning is often based on drama, not data.

Mar 24 •

Urbanism for conservatives

Rules, rules, rules. The planning department is in direct conflict with traditional values.

Mar 18 •

Reframing public transit

Make your local bus as reliable as a sidewalk

Mar 12 •

College is a great time to experience car-lite living

It's easier to form healthy habits if you start when you're young.

Mar 9 •

Talk to strangers IRL and online

Consider this your weekend stranger engagement list.

Mar 8 •

You've been warned

If industries related to car dependency had to include a disclaimer about the side effects of their products, we'd have much more fruitful conversations…

Mar 7 •

Private motorists should subsidize public transit

There, I said it.

Mar 4 •

February 2025

Movement is medicine

Kids need to move around for about an hour a day, and no, moving at 50 MPH in the back of an SUV doesn't count.

Feb 21 •

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