Journey With Purpose

Journey With Purpose


Latest Episodes

011 – King of Zoning: 10 proclamations
January 02, 2024

The King of Zoning is empowered to preempt and overrule local, county, and state zoning and land use in order to affirmatively further housing for all. Here are the king's first ten proclamations.

010 Julian Bleecker – A Little Bit More Curious
December 15, 2023

Julian is one part of the team behind Near Future Laboratory, a design-led innovation practice, who invented design fiction as a thing and practice. When not designing and publishing books, podcasts,

009 Sam Starr – cargo bikes
November 14, 2023

In this episode we speak with Sam Starr, a cargo bike expert about what our cities might look like if we shift some (or a substantial amount) of our in-city freight traffic from giant potential trucks

008 Colin Kelly – Better Bin
October 30, 2023

Colin Kelly is one part of the NYC-based design firm Group Project, who won the competition for the new Better Bin, to replace the ubiquitous green wire mesh litter bins around New York City. We speak

007 Shaun Mosley – Research is Caring
October 19, 2023

Shaun Mosley is a researcher and designer who works on public sector tools, and reminds us that research is all about caring. Shaun looks for ways to change the way we think and see the world. It's no

006 Sandra Rothbard - freight matters
September 26, 2023

In this episode we speak with freight expert Sandra Rothbard, who is an urban planner specializing in freight transportation. After working for public agencies in NYC on city logistics, disaster prepa

005 Graham Rossmore – Curbs for People
August 22, 2023

In this episode we speak with parking expert Graham Rossmore, who helped Los Angeles shift their temporary outdoor dining program to a permanent feature, allowing a greater use of curb and parking spa

004 Karen Kubey – Cities of Imagination
August 16, 2023

Architecture professor Karen Kubey speaks about housing justice, how we need to design for abundance, we don't live in policy, and how housing supply is part of a larger toolbox to provide housing for

003 Joanne Cheung – Cities Book of Play
July 26, 2023

Cities are sites of aspirations and identities, and 'play' can be a means for fostering community engagement. Architect and urbanist Joanne Cheung critiques the prevailing forms of community engagemen

002 Tom Badley – Offline Cash
July 15, 2023

Graphic designer and artist Tom Badley shares with us his journey practicing as both a designer and artist, banknote design, digital art, his design of Offline Cash, and his book, Art & Money.