by Jordan Clark + AJ Fawver
A show about how we shape the places we live, and how they shape us—our behavior, relationships, opportunities, and imaginations. If you've ever looked around your neighborhood and thought, "I wonder why it's like that?" ... the answer is often: "we built it that way." Hosted by AJ Fawver and Jordan Clark. Edited by Jordan Clark.
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September 23, 2022
<p>Is urban density good or bad??? This is the type of question we'd prefer not to answer. </p><p>But if you're okay with a little nuance, hop on in while we take a stroll through what density means, what it does and doesn't do, and why the topic riles so many people up.</p><p>We talk about:</p><ul><li>What density measures</li><li>Arguments people make against density</li><li>Arguments people make in favor of density</li><li>A theory on why density tends to be a fixation in North America</li><li>Different ways to reach the same density</li><li>How cars factor in (and cars always factor in!)</li><li>What is overcrowding? And how that relates to "density"</li><li>How talking about urban intensity allows for greater specificity</li><li>And a lot more!</li></ul><br/><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p>Want to learn more on this episode’s topic? There has been no shortage of words written on the virus and our cities. Here's just a tiny sample:</p><ul><li><a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fh0032706" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">June 1972 article from Psychological Review, titled "On the distinction between density and crowding: Some implications for future research" by Daniel Stokols</a></li><li><a href="https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/june-2021/we-need-to-focus-on-the-problem-of-crowding-not-density-in-our-cities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">June 22, 2021 article in Policy Options Politiques, "We need to focus on the problem of crowding, not density, in our cities" by Valerie Preston and Brian Ray</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tvo.org/article/density-is-a-planning-problem-crowding-is-a-money-problem" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">June 1, 2020 TVO Today article, "Density is a planning problem. Crowding is a money problem" by John Michael McGrath </a></li><li><a href="https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-density-americans.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">January 2019 Governing, "Why ‘Density’ Is a Bad Word: It’s often used to describe how people live in urban spaces. But it shouldn't be." by Alex Marshall</a></li></ul><br/><p>---</p><p>Check us out on <a href="https://twitter.com/webuiltitpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/webuiltitpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @webuiltitpod.</p><p>Hosted by AJ Fawver and Jordan Clark. Edited by Jordan Clark.</p><p>Music in this episode includes: Sounds of the Supermarket, <a href="https://www.sessions.blue/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blue Dot Sessions</a>, bummies. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkFbda5rUJoJv0lTGsNUEYg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on YouTube</a>), a 1986 recording from The Weather Channel, lukrembo (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eWIffP2M3Y" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua7Qfc1xu90" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>), <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/C_Scott/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">C. Scott</a>, Isaac Horwedel, and Dead Moon ("Too Many People")</p>
August 20, 2022
<p>In this Extra Credit episode, we have a chat about a frankly glum topic: when cars kill people. We discuss a fantastic <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/when-cars-kill-pedestrians" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">piece in the New Yorker</a> about a growing movement to end pedestrian and cycling fatalities in NYC and beyond.</p><p>Lots to cover in this show, and we talk about:</p><ul><li>ingrained attitudes about transportation (and whose experience counts the most)</li><li>policy choices that inevitably lead to avoidable death</li><li>individuals and families bearing the burden of collective failures</li><li>learning from other countries: whether safe streets are a "cultural" thing or a policy result</li><li>Vision Zero as a response to traffic deaths</li><li>neighborhood politics</li><li>the concept of "windshield bias"</li><li>a few simple design approaches that make streets safer for all people</li><li>... and more</li></ul><br/><p>Let's dive in!</p><p>---</p><p>Check us out on <a href="https://twitter.com/webuiltitpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/webuiltitpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @webuiltitpod.</p><p>Hosted by AJ Fawver and Jordan Clark. Edited by Jordan Clark.</p><p>Music in this episode: Sounds of the Supermarket, a 1985 Weather Channel broadcast, Isaac Horwedel, and Cullah ("GroOvy" and "Western Firefight 2").</p>
July 29, 2022
<p>In this episode, we talk about noise pollution—a much bigger problem than you might realize!</p><p>Some of the things we discuss include:</p><ul><li>the most common (and annoying) sources of outdoor noise</li><li>adverse mental, physical, and social health effects from too much noise exposure</li><li>what safe noise levels even are</li><li>ways to reduce noise in cities (hint: it has a lot to do with cars, like basically everything we talk about)</li><li>and a whole lot more</li></ul><br/><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p>Want to learn more on this episode’s topic? There has been no shortage of words written on the virus and our cities. Here's just a tiny sample:</p><ul><li>Book: <a href="https://islandpress.org/books/curbing-traffic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Curbing Traffic’ by Melissa & Chris Bruntlett</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-22/why-city-noise-is-a-serious-health-hazard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why City Noise Is a Serious Health Hazard</a></li><li><a href="https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.1307272" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Environmental Noise Pollution in the United States: Developing an Effective Public Health Response</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/07/light-noise-pollution-animal-sensory-impact/638446/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Animals Perceive the World</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.salon.com/2014/11/02/the_sounds_of_our_lives_suck_how_to_make_cities_better_by_ending_the_blight_of_noise/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The sounds of our lives suck! How to make cities better by ending the blight of noise</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cities Aren't Loud: Cars Are Loud (Video)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/14/1053771/sounds-smells-vital-to-cities-as-sights/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why sounds and smells are as vital to cities as the sights</a></li><li><a href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20210830-paris-caps-speed-limit-to-30km-h-in-further-boost-to-soft-transport-road-safety-hidalgo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paris caps speed limit to 30km/h in further boost to 'soft' transport</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-02/the-sensory-assault-of-18th-century-cities" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sensory Assault of 18th Century Cities</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-26/road-traffic-noise-pollution-is-linked-with-a-heightened-risk-of-central-obesity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Road Traffic Noise Pollution Is Linked With a Heightened Risk of Central Obesity</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-03-26/the-science-of-quieter-cities" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Science of Quieter Cities</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-06-21/traffic-noise-might-give-you-a-heart-attack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Traffic Noise Might GiveYou a Heart Attack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-03-26/the-science-of-quieter-cities" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Science of Quieter Cities</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/how-silence-became-a-luxury-good/408412/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Silence Became the Ultimate Luxury Good </a></li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-20/the-basically-complete-health-case-for-urban-parks-trees-and-nature" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The (Basically) Complete Health Case for Urban Parks, Trees, and Nature</a></li><li><a href="https://interactive.wearepossible.org/noisycities/#/?city=nyc&language=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NOISY CITIES</a>...
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A show about how we shape the places we live, and how they shape us—our behavior, relationships, opportunities, and imaginations. If you've ever looked around your neighborhood and thought, "I wonder why it's like that?" ... the answer is often: "we built it that way."
Hosted by AJ Fawver and Jordan Clark.
Edited by Jordan Clark.
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