54. From Planning Down Under to Planning Up Over: An Australian Planner in America_PIA

Podcasts from Perth: A UBC Special Edition from the Planning Institute of Australia National Congress 2018. In this special episode from the Planning Institute of Australia national congress, UBC co-founder Tony Matthews (@drtonymatthews) chats with Chris O’Connor, an Australian planner who took his career to the USA, where he now runs a successful planning consultancy. Chris discusses his experiences of working in planning in America, including his time working in both San Francisco and Austin, Texas. He talks of a radically different professional and cultural context, starting out overseas with no connections and the embracing the entrepreneurial backbone of American life. Chris and Tony chat at length about inequality in San Francisco and why there are more dogs in that city than children. linkedin.com/in/chris--oconnor