Today, we discuss the effect of front-end vehicle height on pedestrian death risk, published by Dr. Justin Tyndall in the Economics of Transportation in March 2024. The article is premised on the idea that increased vehicle heights in the Unite

35: Restoration as reconnection: a relational approach to urban stream repair

May 8th, 2024 40m 12s

We welcome Logan Samuelson and Dr. Brendon Blue from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. We discuss their article "Restoration as reconnection: A relational approach to urban stream repair", published in the New Zealand Geographe

34: Engaging Disability Theory in Planning Practice

Apr 2nd, 2024 43m

Today, we welcome Dr. Timothy Ross, who is a Scientist with the Bloorview Research Institute at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto, Canada where he leads the Engagement & Planning for the Inclusive Communities Lab (or, th

33: Neighbourhood Defenders

Feb 13th, 2024 42m 55s

Today, we welcome Dr. Katherine Einstein, Dr. David Glick, and Dr. Maxwell Palmer from Boston University. We discuss their book: Neighbourhood Defenders: Participatory Politics and America’s Housing Crisis; published in 2019. The book is premis

32: Urban Agriculture in East London and Beyond

Jan 2nd, 2024 45m 24s

On today's episode, we talk to Marco Zunino about his thesis “Urban agriculture: Exploring a multi-scalar and circular approach to food production and distribution in East London”. Marco discusses what is meant by urban agriculture, some backgr

31: The Fourplex Next Door

Nov 19th, 2023 43m 12s

Today, we welcome Edward Pinto, co-director of the American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center to discuss their paper on How Government Policy Made Housing Expensive and Scarce, and How Unleashing Market Forces Can Address It, co-authored wi

30: The Psychology of the Car: Automobile admiration, attachment and addiction

Oct 16th, 2023 48m 59s

On this episode, we welcome Swedish author and academic Dr. Stefan Gössling. He’s a professor at the Linnaeus University School of Business and Economics and Lund University's Department of Service Management. We discuss his book: The Psycholog

29: Indigenous Relationality in Outdoor Recreation

Sep 25th, 2023 34m 42s

Have you thought about the ways that your recreational pursuits have been influenced by colonization? Dr. Dan Henhawk discusses the history of colonization and recreation, the concept of Indigenous relationality, and how we can adapt to the cha

28: Can Urban Form Affect Covid Cases? The Case of Greater London

Aug 21st, 2023 50m 17s

Today, we welcome Dr. Alessandro Venerandi and Professor Sergio Porta. We discuss their article "Urban form and COVID-19 cases & deaths in Greater London: An urban morphometric approach" published in Urban Analytics and City Science in 2022. Th

27: "Don't Walk!" Addressing the Unjust Treatment of Pedestrians

Jul 10th, 2023 58m 1s

Today, we welcome Dr. Tom Cohen and Mariam Almarwani. We discuss their article "Addressing the unjust treatment of pedestrians at signalized intersections," published in Transportation Research Procedia in 2022. The article is premised on the i

26: An Exploration of Time Poverty and Transportation

Jun 19th, 2023 40m 29s

We welcome Dr. Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, who is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute. We’re talking about his paper “Time poverty in transport research: A conceptual framework, standards, and profil

25: Squamish E-Bike Expo Live

Jun 5th, 2023 15m 52s

On this special episode of Dense City, we are all about the e-bike! We attended the Squamish E-bike Expo at Junction Park in Squamish, BC. We interviewed e-bike owners, District of Squamish Staff, and E-bike vendors to get to know more about e-

24: More than a Walk to School: Ride-Alongs in Research

May 19th, 2023 52m 19s

We welcome Heike Marquart and Juliane Schicketanz. Heike is a Research Associate at the Institute of Transport Research at the German Aerospace Centre in Berlin. Her research focuses include Urban Geography and Mobility, particularly mobility r

23: Zoned Out: Craft Breweries and Gentrification

Apr 5th, 2023 47m 41s

We welcome Dr. Vanessa Mathews, an associate professor of geography and environmental studies at the University of Regina. In her work, she investigates the links between historic buildings and embodied energy, with a particular interest in the

22: Making the City of Lakes: Whiteness, Nature, and Urban Development in Minneapolis

Mar 7th, 2023 37m 36s

We welcome Rebecca Walker, who is a Ph.D. Candidate in Urban and Regional Planning at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Her research considers the intersection of housing, equity, and the environment in Ameri

21: Fireside Chat with hosts Becca & Isaac

Jan 16th, 2023 55m 30s

We sit down for a discussion about where we grew up, what inspired our interest in planning, and about life generally. Come by the fire and listen to our stories and plans for the future of Dense City!

20: Urban Design for Safe Parks

Jan 6th, 2023 38m 33s

We welcome Dr. Sungduck Lee, who is an assistant professor in the College of Design at the University of Minnesota. She is also the director of the Geosocial Visualization Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory with research interests at the inte

19: Jane Jacobs Reloaded: Contemporary Urban Vitality in Barcelona

Nov 16th, 2022 42m 45s

We welcome Irene Gomez Varo, who is a PhD candidate in Human Geography at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. We discuss her article: Jane Jacobs reloaded: A contemporary operationalization of urban vitality in a district in Barcelona publi

18: Housing as a Collective Investment or a Means to Individual Wealth?

Oct 12th, 2022 1h

We welcome Dr. Ren Thomas, who is an associate professor in the School of Planning at Dalhousie University. She’s an urban planner, and her research uses the qualitative powers of case studies to explore housing, transportation, and policy plan

17: The Path of Least Resistance (a.k.a. suburban development)

Sep 9th, 2022 46m 43s

We welcome Dr. Jill Grant, who is a professor emeritus at Dalhousie University’s School of Planning. She’s an urban planner whose research centers around improving the spaces that mean most to us. Her latest work studies development patterns in

16: The $16 Taco: Contested Geographies of Food, Ethnicity, and Gentrification

Dec 2nd, 2021 43m 12s

Today we welcome Dr. Pascale Jossart-Marcelli and discuss her recently published book "The $16 Taco". She is Professor of Geography and Director of the Interdisciplinary Urban Studies Program at San Diego State University. Pascale’s teaching an

15: Lights Out: Climate Change and Infrastructure Risk

Nov 14th, 2021 50m 24s

On today’s episode, We welcome Dr. Evan Mallen who is a researcher with Georgia Tech’s Urban Climate Lab where he focuses on urban heat island mitigation and the public health response. He is also an ORISE Fellow in the US Centers for Disease C

14: Legal Geography and the Chungking Mansions

Oct 9th, 2021 1h

We welcome Dr. Dhiraj Nainani who is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Centre for Asian Legal Studies at the National University of Singapore. We talk about his dissertation entitled The Legal Geography of Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong’s ‘Last

13: Are Shelters in Place? Mapping the Distribution of Transit Amenities

Sep 3rd, 2021 58m 18s

We welcome Marcel Moran who is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley. The paper focuses on the distribution of amenities at bus stops in San Francisco. Transit stops serve as crucial components of jour

12: The Need for a National Travel Survey

May 5th, 2021 39m 19s

We welcome Dr. Anne Harris, who is an associate professor in the School of Occupational and Public Health at Toronto Metropolitan University. Anne is an epidemiologist interested in patterns of disease and injuries in populations and is particu