Better Places Podcast

Mike, Nick, & Matt

An urbanist podcast covering everything from transit and infrastructure to cities and sidewalks. We're often off-topic but always on-point, joint as we discuss everything related to urbanism!


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Siemens HSR, Football Stadium Urbanism, Trader Joes Parking Lots, & More
Dec 19 2023
Siemens HSR, Football Stadium Urbanism, Trader Joes Parking Lots, & More
The gang, talks about stadium urbanism, grocery store parking lots, our recent video releases, new Siemens HSR and much more

Episodes

Siemens HSR, Football Stadium Urbanism, Trader Joes Parking Lots, & More
Dec 19 2023
Siemens HSR, Football Stadium Urbanism, Trader Joes Parking Lots, & More
The gang, talks about stadium urbanism, grocery store parking lots, our recent video releases, new Siemens HSR and much more
Tiny Homes, Public Pools, BRT and more!
Aug 21 2023
Tiny Homes, Public Pools, BRT and more!
The full gang talks about the meme tiny homes in San Antonio, a new public pool in NYC,  a new BRT system opening this month, New Orleans transit getting a new transit CEO, and more.
NYC Seawall, Atlanta BRT, Montreal Underground, and more!
Jun 28 2023
NYC Seawall, Atlanta BRT, Montreal Underground, and more!
The gang, minus one, talks about Atlanta's new proposed BRT and how it may have been effected by the failed street car project, NYC seawall project which has people up in arms, make McGuinness safe no keep McGuinness moving!, Montreal underground city, and more!With Mike the UrbanJerseyGuy and Nick TheRuralUrbanist. Sorry Matt was off foaming
Strong Towns book review, whats wrong with modern apartments, and more!
May 12 2023
Strong Towns book review, whats wrong with modern apartments, and more!
Mike (YT:@UrbanJerseyGuy), Nick (YT:@TheRuralUrbanist), and Matt (YT:@Meta_Modernism) sit down together to talk about whats wrong with finding a decent apartment in 2023, the Strong Towns book, and much more!
LA Urbanism, Fixing Malls, and A Guest !?
Apr 3 2023
LA Urbanism, Fixing Malls, and A Guest !?
Mike (YT:@UrbanJerseyGuy), Nick (YT:@TheRuralUrbanist), and Matt (YT:@Meta_Modernism) sit down together to talk about LA walkability and transit, fixing malls from a car hellscape to a downtown, the city which is going under the radar for urbanism, and much more.
Historic Preservation, Façadism, Death of Rural Farming
Mar 27 2023
Historic Preservation, Façadism, Death of Rural Farming
Mike (YT:@UrbanJerseyGuy) and Nick (YT:@TheRuralUrbanist) talk about the earthquake in Turkey, Nicks love for brick buildings, rural farming towns and their demise, historic preservation vs façadism and more!
CAHSR, Living in Cities, and Epic Bike Tumbles
Mar 25 2023
CAHSR, Living in Cities, and Epic Bike Tumbles
Mike (YT:@UrbanJerseyGuy) and Nick (YT:@TheRuralUrbanist) talk about some things in the news. NASA Artemis Mission and how it relates to state capacity. Portsmouth redeveloping its downtown offices. How CAHSR gets a bad rap with its choice of routing and cost. Why Mike is constantly flying off his bike. How Nick feels moving from the US to Germany.