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Sam and Nat are beginning a mini-series to discuss all things freeway! Today they begin the series by diving into the history of the interstate highway system and provide some information regarding eminent domain and the role it played in freeway development across the country. Sam also provides some insights on a related case study in Santa Monica that she has been reviewing across this semester. This episode is anything but boring!
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A Brief History Of How Racism Shaped Interstate Highways
Beneath The Santa Monica Freeway Lies The Erasure Of Sugar Hill
Santa Monica tries to repay historically displaced families
Santa Monica’s message to people evicted long ago for the 10 Freeway: Come home
Sam and Natalie are joined by industry professional and amazing USC adjunct Professor, Ben Feingold. What are pro-formas? Why are they used in development projects? Ben Feingold takes us through the financial analysis behind various project types and gives his own perspective on what makes a project so successful. Listen to learn more! ...
Since starting this podcast, we’ve received a lot of questions about various urban planning topics, careers in the field, ways to be involved without a degree, and our personal journeys. We decided to answer some of these questions that we got on Instagram - everything from how we feel about expanding Fastrak lanes to if we ride bikes! Listen to find out more! For more information regarding professional opportunities in urban planning, listen to our episode with Kristy Kilbourne, aka @passionateplannning on Instagram! To get involved in planning, consider joining your local APA Chapter! ...
Welcome back to another episode of Urban Planning is Not Boring! Sam and Nat took a couple of weeks off to focus on school, work, travel, etc., but we are BACK! In this episode, we are talking about a relatively new phenomenon - builder's remedy. If you're from LA or living in LA currently, you've probably heard of the 4500 proposed units of housing in Santa Monica in response to builder's remedy. Why is there a sudden push to propose so much housing? Does builder's remedy have the potential to help us solve the housing crisis? We explore these questions and more in this week's episode! For more information, check out these resources: A Primer on California’s “Builder’s Remedy” for Housing-Element Noncompliance Builder’s remedy could allow thousands of new homes in California Santa Monica’s ‘builder’s remedy’ experiment holds lessons for the region City leaders still hope to block 15 of 16 builder’s remedy projects ...
