
How Sponge Cities Are Rethinking Flood Resilience
In this episode of The Urbanist’s Lens, hosts Drew and Andrea wade into one of the most pressing challenges for modern cities—urban flooding—and explore an innovative solution that’s turning heads: sp...
21 Feb 20256min

Does Better Street Lighting Really Make Cities Safer?
In this episode of The Urbanist’s Lens, hosts Drew and Andrea dive into a question that’s often taken for granted: Does better street lighting actually make cities safer? They explore the complex rela...
21 Feb 202512min

Tsuchi Dango, a Warfare We Can Get Behind
In this episode of The Urbanist’s Lens, hosts Drew and Andrea dig into the world of seed bombing—an unconventional yet powerful method of greening our cities. They trace the origins of this practice f...
21 Feb 202521min

How City Design Shapes the Way We Navigate and Experience Urban Spaces
In this episode of The Urbanist’s Lens, hosts Drew and Andrea dive into the concept of urban legibility and why it plays a crucial role in how we navigate and experience cities. They break down the fi...
21 Feb 202511min

What Makes a City Walkable?
In this episode of The Urbanist’s Lens, hosts Drew and Andrea explore the concept of walkable cities and their significance in urban design. They discuss essential design features that make a city ped...
21 Feb 202525min

What is Urban Design?
For the first episode of The Urbanist’s Lens, our hosts, Drew and Andrea, dive into the foundational question: What is Urban Design and What is Good Urban Design? They explore the core principles that...
21 Feb 20255min



















