Journey With Purpose

In this episode we speak with parking expert Graham Rossmore, who helped Los Angeles shift their temporary outdoor dining program to a permanent feature, allowing a greater use of curb and parking space than just car storage. His work found that areas with Al Fresco dining generated an increase of $12 million in gross sales in 2022 compared to 2019. We also speak about new ways to use the city, wh...

Architecture professor Karen Kubey speaks about housing justice, how we need to design for abundance, we don’t live in policy, and how housing supply is part of a larger toolbox to provide housing for all. LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Aging Against the Machine (designed in collaboration with Neeraj Bhatia, Ignacio G. Galan, and an interdisciplinary team for the exhibition Reset:...

Cities are sites of aspirations and identities, and ‘play’ can be a means for fostering community engagement. Architect and urbanist Joanne Cheung critiques the prevailing forms of community engagement, suggesting that they are often paternalistic and fail to adequately consider the agency of individuals and communities. Joanne further discuss the implications of power imbalances, the need for co-...

Graphic designer and artist Tom Badley shares with us his journey practicing as both a designer and artist, banknote design, digital art, his design of Offline Cash , and his book, Art & Money . LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE: Apple Podcasts “Everything must be destroyed before we start over.” Show Notes Tom Badley’s website , buy the Art & Money book Blockchain wikipedia article, OECD Blockchain...

Urbanist and activist Josh Junker ( twitter ) talks with us about the destruction of Cincinnati’s West End. LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Show Notes Read Joshua Junker’s twitter feed @JoshJunker2 West End wikipedia article West End Stories Project – Listen to the stories from people in the neighborhood on Apple Podcast or Spotify 2020 Vision: Cincinnati’s West End Kenyon-Barr: Cin...