Main Street Mesa
Main Street Mesa exists to share provocative ideas and opinions, as well as pertinent links, about building a more urban, people-centered form for Mesa.
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Episodes
Thursday May 03, 2018
Thursday May 03, 2018
Ryan and David get back in the swing of things! In this episode, Ryan and David discuss:
- Why "Happy City" by Charles Montgomery
- Elaine Herzberg's death
- Co+Hoots in Downtown Mesa
- ASU Downtown Mesa Campus
- Dockless Bike Share
- CNU 26.SAVANNAH
- and more!
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Friday Dec 22, 2017
On October 28, at the Statewide conference of the Arizona Chapter of the American Planning Association, Ryan and David, along with guest host Jeff McVey, and guests Milagros Zingoni & Ram Pendyala presented on Engagement by Podcast (and how you can (and should) make your own podcast) -- and also our final episode in the Walkable City Podcast Book Club.
Ram Pendyala is a Professor of Transportation Systems and Director of a USDOT-sponsored University Transportation Center in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University
Milagros Zingoni is an Assistant Professor at The Design School, at Arizona State University (and Mesa resident).
Jeff McVey is the Manager of Downtown Transformation for the City of Mesa.
David and Ryan make podcasts.
Sunday Sep 24, 2017
Sunday Sep 24, 2017
We're joined by Luis Montes, another Mesa advocate and thinker as we discuss Steps 9 & 10 of Jeff Speck's Walkable City in our Podcast Book Club -- the last two chapters in the book. We discuss development issues, street design, fancy architects and more. If you're following along in the book, we're reading pages 237 until the end (page 265) in the first paperback edition. (Series 1, Episode 10)
(Series 1, Episode 10)
Monday Sep 18, 2017
Monday Sep 18, 2017
On the evening of September 7th, RAILMesa put together a forum with three local experts to talk about housing in Mesa and what it means to our community. Our intention was to keep the event at a conversational level and limit it to an hour, and we mostly kept to that promise. The forum was held inside the East Valley Institute of Technology. Our special guests included our moderator, Michael Rohd (ASU Center for Performance and Civic Practice), Jon Ford (Vitalyst Health Foundation), Mark Stapp (ASU W. P. Carey School of Business), and Deirdre Pfeiffer (ASU School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning).
Wednesday Sep 13, 2017
Wednesday Sep 13, 2017
This Episode! We discuss Steps 7 & 8 - Shape the Spaces and Plant Trees with our very special guests, Aimee Williamson, Executive Director of Trees Matter, as well as Martin Scribner, Director of Planning for the City of Maricopa and urbanism wonk from the American Planning Association. (Series 1, Episode 9)
Sunday Jul 23, 2017
Sunday Jul 23, 2017
In which we cover Chapter 6 - Welcome Bikes in Jeff Speck's Walkable City. Our guest this month is Jim Hash, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the City of Mesa. (Series 1, Episode 8)
Wednesday Jun 14, 2017
Wednesday Jun 14, 2017
Join David. Ryan, and special guest Eileen for a ramble-icious episode of the book club! Where we discuss rural roads, Tempe Streetcar, state highways in different counties . . . . and how Walkable City relates to Mesa and other cities like it! We cover pages 139-188 in the first paperback edition -- sections Step 4: Let Transit Work and The Safe Walk / Step 5: Protect the Pedestrian. (Series 1, Episode 7)
Friday May 12, 2017
Friday May 12, 2017
Join David & Ryan, and special guests Andrea and Ivis as they discuss Step 2: Mix the Uses and Step 3: Get the Parking Right (pages 105 through 138) of Jeff Speck's Walkable City. Ryan, Andrea & Ivis recorded together from New York City (New York City!?) from the American Planning Association's national conference. David was stuck in a car during his lunch hour in Tempe. (Series 1, Episode 6)
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Join us on our fifth episode (which David is certain is our sixth) as we begin our journey into the 10 steps or Walkability -- starting with The Useful Walk: Step 1: Put Cars in their Place. Our guest this episode is Chad Frederick, who just finished his book 'America's Addition to the Automobile.' (Series 1, Episode 5.. not 6, David)
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Join Ryan, David, and Jewel as we discuss Pages 36-63 --'Why Johnny Can’t Walk' & 'The Wrong Color Green.' Be sure to join in the conversation on Facebook at Main Street Mesa! (Series 1, Episode 4)
Recorded at Mesa Public Library.
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
David and Ryan had some technical difficulties recording at the Mesa Park of the Canals, so we catch up and go over the book sections "Why Walkability?" and "Walking, the Urban Advantage" from Jeff Speck's Walkable City, while drinking beer at Il Vinaio on Main Street. (Series 1, Episode 3)
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Join Ryan, David and special guest Ari as we begin reviewing Jeff Speck's Walkable City. Now's your chance to read along with us! Write in, send in a comment, be a guest!