In the episode we focus a global lens on Auckland placemaking. Ethan Kent’s advice on how to shape great urban precincts is in demand across the globe. Ethan is the executive director of PlacemakingX, based in Brooklyn New York. We were fortunate to talk to him recently in Auckland about how to harness the energies of communities and business to successfully regenerate places they can share and love.

Ethan Kent at PlacemakingX: https://www.placemakingx.org/people/ethan-kent
How the Auckland Urban Development Office operates: https://www.audo.co.nz/about/how-we-operate/
Placemaking Aotearoa: https://www.placemaking.nz
Longitudinal Immigrantion Survey: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/dmsdocument/2725-new-faces-new-futures-1-introduction-to-the-longitudinal-immigration-survey-pdf
City Rail Link: https://www.cityraillink.co.nz/crl-route-maps

(0:00) Introduction
(1:31) What Placemaking Means
(2:11) Why Placemaking is Necessary
(3:20) How Placemaking in Auckland is Performing
(6:08) Why Free Markets Fail at Urban Development
(7:35) How Public Spaces add Value to Places
(9:08) How Auckland Can Adpat to Changing City Centres
(11:05) How Transport Improvements Can Serve Places
(14:41) What Attracts People to Live in the City Centre
(16:11) Why Combined Uses Improve Places
(17:04) What Diversity Adds to the Experience of a Place
(18:55) How Cultural Identity Can Improve a Place
(20:14) How Gentrification Can be Avoided
(21:19) How Minority Opposition to Change Can be Harnessed
(24:09) Takeaways from Auckland Placemaking
(25:42) Farewell