While I was in Reykjavík in March, I was interviewed on Iceland's national public broadcaster RUV, on a show called Kastljós ('Spotlight'). Host Thora Arnorsdóttir asked excellent questions, but with typical Nordic modesty she has edited herself out, leaving just 6 minutes of me talking with Icelandic subtitles. If you don't speak Icelandic, you'll want to start at 1:17. It's here.
… especially if you're into architecture, urbanism, philosophy, or literature.
It's from a keynote to the Oregon Transportation Summit, sponsored by TREC at Portland State University last year. There are a few local Portland geography references, but nothing you can't follow … Great questions too.
I'm introduced at 10:34 by Professor Jennifer Dill, and I start speaking at 11:35
Maybe I was so "switched on" because it was so good to be at home in Portland. That happens when you travel as much as I do …
It turns out there’s a great video of my recent talk at the Congress for the New Urbanism conference in Dallas, including a great discussion with Mariia Zimmerman and Marcy McInelly. Continue Reading →
We don't always kick off planning studies with a public event, but that's what we did for the Wake County Transit Investment Strategy in Raleigh, North Carolina. At a kickoff meeting attended by hundreds of people, I gave a presentation on how we'd approach the project, which is mostly how my firm approaches any planning project. While there are some local references, it's easy to follow no matter where you live, because it's mostly about the big-picture. Some time-stamps:
Two weeks ago I was the guest of the City of Toronto Planning Department, part of its Feeling Congested program to explore transit options for the city. While there I did a series of meetings and workshops, including the following public address at St. Paul's Church. Only about 1/3 of it is specific to Toronto, and at this stage it's probably the best video of me so far. Thanks to everyone involved, as credited below!
Jarrett Walker Presentation "Abundant Access" from DeepCITY Project on Vimeo.
Last Friday I gave a lunchtime talk to an impressively large audience at the Auckland Conversations series.
In 2012 I was the lead planner (with colleagues at MRCagney) on a redesign of Auckland's bus network that will dramatically expand the extent of frequent all day services. I wrote about some of the benefits a year ago.
However, the plan is encountering resistance, especially in the CBD, from certain folks who believe that buses are intrinsically unimportant, and that aesthetic objections to buses are a reason not to value the liberation they provide.
So I took that on, including extensive discussion of the contrasting examples of Paris and Portland. The video is here!