APA Podcasts — Tuesdays at APA

LEED Standards for Neighborhood Development (December 2005)
Architect Douglas Farr is leading the green building movement with his Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) system. Hear about LEED-ND and future LEED plans from the man himself. Download now.

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The I-Go Car Sharing Program (January 2008)
Sharon Feigon of I-GO Car Sharing provides background on how car sharing works, talks about its many benefits, and discusses car sharing innovations that link it more closely with a variety of transportation alternatives.

Regional Water Supply Planning in Northeastern Illinois (November 2007)
Martin Jaffe of the University of Illinois at Chicago and Scott Goldstein from Teska Associates discuss the impacts of regional population growth and projected climate change on water supply planning efforts in Northeastern Illinois.

Tax Increment Financing in the Chicago Region (October 2007)
Rachel Weber of the University of Illinois at Chicago addresses some of the controversies surrounding Tax Increment Financing within the context of how TIF has been used by the City of Chicago and its suburban neighbors.

Historic Chicago Greystone Initiative (September 2007)
Matt Cole from Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago joins Tuesdays at APA to discuss the Historic Chicago Greystone Initiative.

Historic Preservation in Chicago (March 2007)
Find out more about historic preservation on State Street from Gunny Harboe, the architect behind the preservation of the Reliance and Carson Pirie Scott buildings.

LISC Chicago's New Communities Program (January 2007)
LISC Chicago's New Communities Program supports comprehensive community development in 16 Chicago neighborhoods. LISC Chicago's director of programs explains how the program is getting results.

Two Visions of Private Land (December 2006)
Hear Eric Freyfogle explain both sides of the property rights debate and how their differing views on land ownership could shape the work of planners.

The Politics of Planning (October 2006)
How can planners work within the political system to get things done? Roger Waldon, author of the APA Planners Press book Planners and Politics tells the stories of eight planners who have mastered the art of building support for initiatives while maintaining integrity and credibility.

Using New Urbanism to Transform Corridors (August 2006)
Lincolnwood, a first-ring Chicago suburb, transformed its decades-old commercial corridor using new urbanist principles. Find out how they did it from two of the planners involved.

Anthony Flint and This Land (June 2006)
Journalist Anthony Flint tackles tough questions on why people choose to live where they do, based on his book This Land.