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Shelley Denison: Using Communicative Planning
Shelley Denison: Using Communicative Planning
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Mar 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Shelley Denison is a Strong Towns advocate and city planner in Sandy, Oregon, a town that’s going through some challenges that should be very familiar to you: concerns about traffic and congestion, questions about what it means to invite more housing into your city, and more.
As a city planner, Denison navigates these issues with a thoughtful and open mind. She’s been invested in clarifying, for instance, what allowing missing middle housing would actually mean for her community (more housing options, and not developers bulldozing your neighborhood, as some residents fear).
Denison sees city planning as fundamentally about relationship with residents, and she’s dedicated to what she calls “communicative planning,” that genuinely takes into account the needs and concerns of those who live in her town. In this interview, you’ll hear Denison’s nuanced take on the YIMBY/NIMBY debate, her experience hosting a housing-related podcast, and her dedication to fighting cynicism in the planning field.
Additional Show Notes
Grab your ticket to the 2022 Local-Motive Tour today!
Check out Shelley Denison’s podcast, At Home in Oregon.
Join the Strong Towns Facebook group.
Send your story ideas to rachel@strongtowns.org.
Support this podcast by becoming a Strong Towns member today.
As a city planner, Denison navigates these issues with a thoughtful and open mind. She’s been invested in clarifying, for instance, what allowing missing middle housing would actually mean for her community (more housing options, and not developers bulldozing your neighborhood, as some residents fear).
Denison sees city planning as fundamentally about relationship with residents, and she’s dedicated to what she calls “communicative planning,” that genuinely takes into account the needs and concerns of those who live in her town. In this interview, you’ll hear Denison’s nuanced take on the YIMBY/NIMBY debate, her experience hosting a housing-related podcast, and her dedication to fighting cynicism in the planning field.
Additional Show Notes
Grab your ticket to the 2022 Local-Motive Tour today!
Check out Shelley Denison’s podcast, At Home in Oregon.
Join the Strong Towns Facebook group.
Send your story ideas to rachel@strongtowns.org.
Support this podcast by becoming a Strong Towns member today.
Released:
Mar 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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