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Andy and James discuss why we would have sports in Denver, and what stadiums can mean for our urban fabric. Come to Bike Fest! Denver Bike Fest - Bikes, Community, and Connection!

Andy and James sit down to discuss a unique vote by City Council, how it arrived in their chambers, and what it tells us about housing and rents.

Andy and James sit down with Jason King from LOH Architects to discuss affordable housing, small scale urbanism, and the projects he's worked on in the past. Go check out LOH's work, there are some seriously cool developments they've built in LA and Detroit (and one upcoming in Denver soon!) Homepage — LOHA: Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects Sorry about the audio throughout, we were reco...

Andy and James talk cars! Cars...of the future! In this episode, we unpack some of the considerations around Autonomous and Electric Vehicles, and how they may change our city in the not so distant future.

Andy and James sit down to talk about how we can take existing structures and give them a new life, much as a Phoenix rising from the ashes! Arise, oh Denver! Here is the day of action coming up Wednesday: On March 11, we’re coming together for safe streets | Denver Streets Partnership

Andy and James sit down to discuss being our state's capital. How did that happen? What does it mean? Should we like it? How does this relate to Rome?!

Ho ho ho! Enjoy our end of the year episode where we don't try very hard! Hope you're having a good holiday and we'll see you for more urbanism in 2026!

Andy and James sit down with transit advocacy group Greater Denver Transit to learn about their recent wins and what's next for transit in Denver. Learn more!: Greater Denver Transit - Advocating for a better RTD.

Andy and James sit and reflect on the elections, what they thought was going to happen, what did happen, and why any of this really matters anyway.

James and Andy sit down with Jill Locantore of the Denver Streets Partnership to talk about the bold idea for making transit fast, frequent, and reliable - A Vision for Transit in the Denver Region. You can read more about that here: A Vision for Transit in the Denver Region Please donate to DSP here! - Denver Streets Partnership – Streets are for people

James Warren chats with Wes Marshall, Author of "Killed by a Traffic Engineer", about what we can do to make Denver just a bit safer.

James Warren chats with Chuck Marohn, founder of Strong Towns, about what we can do to make Denver just a bit stronger.

Andy Cushen and James Warren sit down to discuss why exactly our Denver buildings look the way they do. Here is the video Andy mentioned: Why Every New Building Looks the Same

Andy Cushen and James Warren talk about the hottest news in town - the revocation of parking minima from the zoning code. Technically these went into effect yesterday (8/11/25) but what are we, competent hosts?! To learn more, check out these books from your local library: The High Cost of Free Parking Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World

Andy Cushen and James Warren discuss the Colfax/Federal Cloverleaf - it's past, it's present, and a bright future that might await. Amazing work from DSP capturing the history of the cloverleaf - Cloverleaf Oral Histories Project | Denver Streets Partnership Denverite: What if the massive Colfax-Federal super-intersection was totally transformed? Come to the Urbanism Workshop on August 7th! Regist...

Podcast host James Warren sits down with Ed Callahan and Montana Gau to talk about StrongDenver, a local organization that advocates for better urbanism by using the universal language: money. Get involved and learn more: Strong Denver - Strong Denver

Andy Cushen and James Warren sit down to discuss mixed use - the benefits, the challenges, and short- and long-term strategies to achieve a mix of uses in the craaaaazy city of Denver! NYT article we discussed: Meet the New Home Kitchen Business - The New York Times

Andy Cushen and James Warren sit down with Rob Greer and Anna De Witt of YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) Denver to discuss what YIMBY is, what they advocate for and why, and the challenges keeping Denver from affordability. Want to get involved with YIMBY? You can sign up here: YIMBY Denver Feel like going to a YIMBY event? Check out their Calendar

Andy and James bridge the gap between what makes a good pedestrian bridge and what makes a bad one. Want to learn more/submit an idea for the bond? Check out this link: 2025 Vibrant Denver Bond - City and County of Denver

The 2900 Block of Larimer Street in RiNo is no longer an open, pedestrianized space. On Sunday, 2/2, the last barricades that kept this place open to pedestrians were removed, and the block is now just another block with traffic and parking. We interviewed people who were there on the last day - many had no idea it was the last time they would see it car-free. The audio was really terrible due to...

Podcast Hosts Andy Cushen and James Warren sit down with fan favorite Ken Schroeppel to discuss how our city got here and where we might go next.

Enjoy some spicy and silly takes about urbanism with Andy and James! Thanks so much for the fun year of listening and engaging - can't wait for 2025!

Andy Cushen and James Warren sit down with Alan Fisher to discuss the nexus of urbanism and content creation. Alan Fisher - YouTube

Well...it happened. Join podcast hosts Andy Cushen and James Warren as they dissect the most recent election and what it might mean for city building in Denver.

Podcast Hosts Andy Cushen and James Warren sit down with Senior Traffic Engineer Wesley Dismore to discuss the past and future of Santa Fe.