Growing Up City is a parenting-meets-urbanism podcast where we answer everyday questions kids ask about cities. Each episode, we invite a grown-up 'expert' to decode how cities work, and help families turn daily city life into future-shaping conversations.
In this final episode of Growing Up City, we talk to Ana Fisyak, a grown-up expert on offshore wind energy and the Executive Director at WindScape Brooklyn, New York’s first learning center focused on offshore wind education. She unpacks why cities and communities need to think about clean, renewable energy, and how offshore wind turbines work.
We hope you've enjoyed this series of Growing Up City! Don't forget to visit WindScape Brooklyn! (https://windscapebrooklyn.com/)
6 Aug 2026
Why does our neighborhood have so much trash?
A grown-up who loves talking trash (Ushma Pandya, Co-Founder of ThinkZero) unpacks how cities create waste, how we can reduce it, and what it would take to design a cleaner, zero-waste future for our neighborhoods.
Chapters
00:00 The Journey to Trash Reduction
04:53 The Impact of Trash on Neighborhoods
09:20 Waste Management in Cities
12:32 The Concept of Zero Waste
22:55 Moving Towards Circular Models
30 Jul 2026
Where are my sidewalk strawberries from?
A grown-up food systems expert (Olivia Flynn, Lead Designer at Gehl, an international urban strategy and design consultancy) traces how food travels from farms in the tri-state region to NYC, who moves it, and how our cities eat. We also talk about the concept of food insecurity, and the potential solutions for improving food access in urban areas.
Chapters
00:00 Urbanism and Food Systems
05:08 The Role of Urban Design
08:49 Food Distribution in Cities
17:17 Food Insecurity in Urban Areas
23:07 Improving Food Access in Cities
33:58 Designing for Food Culture in Cities
23 Jul 2026
Who Is Domino Park For?
A grown-up public art expert (Mark Reigelman, Visual Artist and Public Art Aficionado) shares his design process in creating the playground at Domino Park, community involvement in park design, the challenges he faces in creating unique and artist-driven parks and public art, and the big unexpected payoff from his work.
Chapters
00:00 The Vision for a Unique Space
07:01 Engaging with the Community
12:21 Working With City Agencies
17:38 Navigating Approvals and Adjustments
23:19 Optimizing Fabricability
30:35 Park Design and Tourism
36:16 Engaging Children in Park Design
23 Jul 2026
Why Do Grown-Ups Keep Fighting About Open Streets and Bike Lanes?
A grown-up transportation expert (Mike Lydon, Founder of Street Plans) explains how streets have changed over time to support the movement of people, goods and services —and why decisions about who gets space on the road are so emotional.
Chapters
00:00 Grown-Up Guest Introduction
06:29 The Evolution of Street Use and Open Streets Movement
15:19 Challenges and Sentiments Regarding Bike Lanes
21:59 Community Engagement in Street Design
29:01 Involvement of Schools and Families in Street Design
36:52 Engaging with Children to Understand Street Design
23 Jul 2026
Why Is Rent So Expensive in Brooklyn?
A grown-up housing expert (Annemarie Gray, Executive Director of Open New York) explains rent, zoning, and the importance of embracing change — and why we need to build more housing in our cities.
Chapters
00:00 Understanding Rent and Housing in New York City
10:18 Challenges in Building More Housing
17:52 NYC's Recent Efforts to Address Housing Challenges
24:30 Engaging with Housing in the City
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