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A podcast by the creator of the popular YouTube channel Not Just Bikes, The Urbanist Agenda is an exploration of the latest topics in urban planning and urban mobility from your favourite urbanist YouTubers. Each month we'll put another important topic on the agenda and pull back the curtain to discover how online urbanists plot and scheme to make cities work better for everyone.
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- 1 weeks ago45 min
The Women Leaders Who Made their Cities Better (w/Melissa & Chris Bruntlett)
Women Changing Cities is the latest book from authors Melissa & Chris Bruntlett. It's an interesting collection of stores from many cities around the world highlight the groundbreaking work of female mayors, planners, advocates, and policymakers in reshaping urban spaces for the better.Women Changing Cities (the book): https://www.modacitylife.com/women-changing-citiesModacity: https://www.modacitylife.com/Not Just Bikes: https://nebula.tv/notjustbikesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Apr 24, 202641 min
How to Fight Back Against Anti-Urbanism Lies (w/The Urban Truth Collective)
Over the past few years there have been a lot of lies and conspiracy theories that are making it harder to build great urban places. One group has had enough, and they've formed the Urban Truth Collective to fight back.The Urban Truth Collective: www.urbantruthcollective.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/urbantruth.bsky.socialBrent: https://bsky.app/profile/brenttoderian.bsky.socialTom: https://www.creativebyrovelo.com/ Grant: https://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/dark-pr-grant-ennis/ The origins of the “15-Minute City” conspiracy:https://www.desmog.com/2023/02/16/revealed-the-science-denial-network-behind-oxfords-climate-lockdown-backlash/Not Just Bikes: https://nebula.tv/notjustbikesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Mar 26, 202648 min
The Best Way to Understand Dutch Cycling (w/Meredith Glaser)
Meredith Glaser is the CEO of the Urban Cycling Institute and a professor of cycling and urban transportation. She has found that the best way for policymakers to truly understand Dutch cycling is to experience it for themselves.Urban Cycling Institute: https://urbancyclinginstitute.org/Meredith Glaser: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/maglaserSupport this podcast and listen to every episode early by signing up to Nebula:https://go.nebula.tv/agendaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Feb 20, 202643 min
How We Made a Travel Show w/Graham Haerther
Day Pass is the new Nebula Original series, hosted by Jason of Not Just Bikes. In each episode, Jason explores a new city ... while also riding as much public transit as possible. In this podcast, I talk to Graham Haerther at Nebula, the producer of Day Pass, as well as the cameraman for the first three episodes, about what it was like to make this show a reality.Watch Day Pass on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/daypassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Jan 29, 202659 min
Toronto's Crack-Smoking Mayor (w/Bobby Broccoli)
Rob Ford was the infamous crack-smoking mayor of Toronto, but he was always crazy, so how did he get elected in the first place? Bobby Broccoli is current working on a 4-part video series on Rob Ford, and he shares what he learned through his research.Meet Mayor Ford: https://youtu.be/nACJOKV_YYABobby Broccoli: https://www.youtube.com/@BobbyBroccoliNot Just Bikes: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustBikesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Dec 12, 202555 min
How to Actually Improve a City (w/Brent Toderian)
Brent Toderian is the former chief planner of Vancouver, Canada. He has worked with dozens of cities around the world to achieve real change, and he has some advice for advocates who want to do the same.Brent Toderian on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/brenttoderian.bsky.social Not Just Bikes: https://nebula.tv/notjustbikesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Nov 21, 202550 min
Czechia's Insane Pro-Car Political Party (w/Adam Something)
Czechia just got a new political party called "Motorists for Themselves". But behind the "car-friendly" façade, they're just another far-right political party, funded by fossil fuel interests. Also in this episode: TRAINS!Motorists for Themselves (Motoristé sobě) Party Website: https://motoristesobe.cz/Adam Something: https://youtube.com/@adamsomethingNot Just Bikes: https://nebula.tv/notjustbikesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Oct 17, 202544 min
Why is it SO HARD to Take a Train Across the Border? (w/Jon Worth)
The EU is heavily promoting rail as an alternative to flying and driving, but while the "big" high-speed train projects get a lot of attention, it's often maddeningly difficult to take a regional train across an EU border. Jon Worth has travelled on almost every single rail line in the EU and he has an incredible wealth of knowledge about how cross-border rail could work so much better.The Cross Border Rail Project: https://crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/Jon Worth's personal blog: https://euroblog.jonworth.eu/Jon's Mastodon: https://gruene.social/@jonNot Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/notjustbikesNot Just Bikes Mastodon: https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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