Episode 245: Your Role in Urban Planning: The Art of Placemaking | Kylie Legge, Place Score

When you’re looking for the “perfect” house, you also factor in the neighborhood it belongs to—the living environment, the people, the amenities…

Your relationship with your urban environment significantly affects your life.

…So what can you do to help contribute to creating a sense of community in these shared spaces?

Kylie Legge, the founder and CEO of placemaking consultancy Place Partners and innovative data insights company Place Score, joins us today to discuss the role of the community in urban planning and design. 

We talk about the diversity of communities and their needs, placemaking as a collaborative process, the role of smart cities in improving society, and whether urban renewal is the right approach going forward.

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Episode Highlights:

1. How community builds the community [02:03]

2. What is placemaking? [04:32]

3. Densifying neighborhoods as an opportunity [13:20]

4. Building an ideal neighborhood [16:18]

5. The role of councilors in urban planning [22:31]

6. Making your own environment more livable  [26:47]

7. Building Place Score’s credibility [33:15]

8. Kylie Legge’s journey into placemaking as a field of work [39:22]

9. Exploring the diverse cultures of different communities [44:56]

10. Managing rate increases to increase livability [48:41]

11. Place Score’s 2022 Liveability Census [54:44]

About our Guest:

Kylie Legge is the founder and CEO of placemaking consultancy Place Partners and innovative data insights company Place Score. She is passionate about fostering the connection between people and their urban environments and finding better ways to work together in improving shared spaces.

Links from the show:

• Place Score https://placescore.org/elephant 

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