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Urbanism 101 with Vivre en Ville
Retour vers la banlieue : construire la ville sur la ville (French) Watch Here
Nouvel urbanisme et requalification des banlieues (English with French subtitles) Watch Here
Densification des banlieues, l’exemple de Vancouver (English with French subtitles) Watch Here
Retisser la ville : le défi du TOD (French) Watch Here
Petites et moyennes collectivités viables (French) Read More
Retisser la ville : Leçons de cinq expériences de transit-oriented development (French) Read More
Retisser la ville : [Ré]articuler urbanisation, densification et transport en commun (French) Read More
Réunir les modes (French) Read More
Croître sans s’étaler : Leçons de trois expériences nord-américaines de reconstruction de la ville sur elle-même (French) Read More
Podcasts
La mobilité à Montréal by Réseau Villes Régions Monde (French) Listen Here
Episode 7 : Transport by Urban Design Room (English) Listen Here
Should all Canadian cities be 15-minute cities? by City Space (English) Listen Here
Connecting to Meaningful Destinations with Jeffrey Bagg by Active Towns (English) Listen Here
Discussing Our Transport Future with Todd Litman by Active Towns (English) Listen Here
Rick Harnish: Stronger Transit for Stronger Cities by Strong Towns (English) Listen Here
Johnny Sanphillippo: The Trajectory of Suburbia by Strong Towns (English) Listen Here
Dr. Samuel Hughes: A Proposal for Strong Suburbs by Strong Towns (English) Listen Here
Live in Kansas City: “We’re a suburban community learning we can be urban.” by Strong Towns (English) Listen Here
Ep 62: Transit Oriented Development with Rick Cole (The Congress for the New Urbanism) by Sustainability Defined (English) Listen Here
S01-E06 | Making cities more equitable through public transport with Dario Hidalgo by Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (English) Listen Here
TED Talks
Peter Calthorpe: 7 Principles for Building Better Cities (English) Watch Here
Ellen Dunham-Jones: Retrofitting Suburbia (English) Watch Here
Amanda Burden: How Public Spaces Make Cities Work (English) Watch Here
Enrique Peñalosa: Why Buses Represent Democracy in Action (English) Watch Here
Jeff Speck: 4 Ways to Make a City More Walkable (English) Watch Here
Videos
Sommes-nous dépendants des voitures? by Territoire (French) Watch Here
TOD – Learn About Transit Oriented Development by Jacksonville Transportation Authority (English) Watch Here
Why Are There So Many Strip Malls? by City Beautiful (English) Watch Here
Can You Build Main Streets in the Suburbs? by City Beautiful (English) Watch Here
Robert Cervero – Transforming Cities with Transit by UN – Habitat worldwide (English) Watch Here
How Suburban Development Makes American Cities Poorer [ST02] by Not Just Bikes (English) Watch Here