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Society

Urban Design is Not Neutral

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

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Does urban design perpetuate the inequality society is trying to stamp out. To discuss how cities can be designed in a more inclusive way, The Agenda welcomes Tamika Butler, formerly the executive director of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, now head of her own firm, Tamika L. Butler Consulting; and Jay Pitter, Placemaker, co-editor of "Subdivided: City-Building in an Age of Hyper Diversity," and the John Bousfield Distinguished Visitor in Planning at the University of Toronto.

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Urban Design is Not Neutral; Golden Age For Cycling?

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Jun 18, 2020

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