New Urbanism - Moving On from the Suburbs: Episode 9

This time, it's Urbanism, the miracle cure to the cancer that is car dependency. From walkable neighborhoods to good public transportation, urbanists believe that cities should be good places to live in. After a lengthly news segment, we discuss the Congress for the New Urbanism's charter, the current state of urbanism in the U.S., and our own local experiences. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps 00:00 Today we're talking about urbanism 00:17 The News 00:17 Rising gas prices & transit ridership[2] 01:03 California car owner handouts & fare subsidies 02:24 MBTA free fare pilot[1] 02:39 Boston Green Line extension 05:04 Light rail in the U.S. being expensive 06:05 Stop. Building. BRT. Build. Rail. Please. 07:40 Classism vs. the NYC subway 08:42 Houston BRT 11:03 Theme song 11:35 Do you consider yourselves urbanists?[3] [5] 12:55 "We stand for the restoration of existing urban centers..."[4] 14:45 "We advocate..." - pedestrians, public spaces, architecture & landscape [4] 17:23 Embrace our architectural legacy 18:47 "We recognize that physical solutions by themselves..." [4] 19:10 Dubai -Life of Boris 20:03 "We represent a broad-based citizenry..."[4] 21:23 "We dedicate ourselves to reclaim..." [4] 21:45 Parking at the University of Utah 23:20 Elevated rail in SLC -REM de l'Est 24:31 Monorails & Alex's trip to Seattle 26:05 Why is urbanism growing now? 27:12 Downtown living in Salt Lake City 29:12 Downtowns are still not great 30:25 Vestiges of old trolley development 31:16 Freeway bad - redlining 32:20 Urbanism good, do it now please 33:05 Push for government action, bit by bit 34:32 Let us know what you do - "tactical urbanism stories" 34:56 Outro References & notes [1]Mass Transit: MA: Free fare on 3 of Boston’s most popular MBTA bus routes begins Tuesday, lasts for at least two years [2]Car and Driver: U.S. Gas Prices Are Skyrocketing—How Much Worse Will It Get? [3]Congress for the New Urbanism: What is New Urbanism? [4]CNU: The Charter of the New Urbanism [5]The Urbanist: Why I Call Myself An Urbanist