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What is The Future for Cities?

Fanni Melles
Urban Planning
Floating Cities
Amphibious Architecture
Public Space
Buoyant Foundation Project
Economic Mobility
Zoning
Distributed Energy
Disasters
University Of Waterloo
Startup Societies
Urban Economics
Labor Market
Digital Sovereignty
Indigenous Water Understanding
Esri
Micromobility
Melbourne, Australia
Future Of Cities
Soviet Union

WTF for Cities? is a platform to introduce and connect people who are actively and consciously working on the future of cities and to introduce research about the future of cities.

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Are you interested in the underground infrastructure of cities? What do you think about the green and blue urban infrastructure? How can we utilise strategic infrastructure planning for the better future of our cities?

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Carina Tenewaa Kanbi
Special practitioner
Episode: Connection between mayors and the creative industries - Carina Tenewaa Kanbi (436I trailer 1)
Keith Cooke
Director of Planning and Community Development Markets at Esri
Esri
Episode: Land use vs zoning on different timeframes - Keith Cooke (434I trailer 1)
Nathalie Mezza-Garcia
Digital and water-based jurisdiction architect
Startup Societies Foundation; Seaphia
Episode: 432I_Dr Nathalie Mezza-Garcia, digital and water-based jurisdiction architect
Alain Bertaud
Urbanist and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Mercatus Center, George Mason University
Episode: Why surveying what public and private is crucial for cities? Alain Bertaud (430I trailer 1)
Elizabeth English
Founder and director of the Buoyant Foundation Project; professor at University of Waterloo, School of Architecture
Buoyant Foundation Project; University of Waterloo
Episode: Living and working with water, instead of against it - Elizabeth English (428I trailer 1)
AJ Perkins
founder, clean energy strategist, and award-winning author
Episode: 7 generations and the empty chair for decision-making - AJ Perkins (426I trailer 1)
Ben Wolf
Director of Changing Lanes documentary
Changing Lanes
Episode: Why public spaces are crucial for cities? Ben Wolf (424I trailer 1)
Greg Lindsay
Urbanist, futurist and author
MIT, ASU, Atlantic Council (senior fellow)
Episode: 422I_Greg Lindsay, urbanist, futurist and author
Josh Dorfman
Climate entrepreneur, author and media personality; co-founder of Plantd and CEO/host of Supercool podcast
Plantd / Supercool
Episode: 420I_Josh Dorfman, co-founder of Plantd and CEO and host of Supercool podcast

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424I_Ben Wolf, producer and director of Changing Lanes
Q: What does sustainability mean to you in the context of cities?
Sustainability means keeping up in a way that reduces long-term harm and moves beyond maintaining the current state toward improving lives and environments for future generations.
424I_Ben Wolf, producer and director of Changing Lanes
Q: What are the three biggest opportunities regarding the future of cities?
Treating streets as public spaces with thoughtful design, expanding sustainable infrastructure like bike lanes and green roofs, and addressing social inequities to ensure safety and access for the most vulnerable.
424I_Ben Wolf, producer and director of Changing Lanes
Q: What are the three biggest fears or concerns regarding the future of cities?
Replacing one flawed solution with another (e.g., autonomous vehicles as a new form of car-centric design), affordability and access for all income levels, and continuing to undervalue micromobility and walking as essential modes of transport.
424I_Ben Wolf, producer and director of Changing Lanes
Q: What does the future of cities mean to you?
It means prioritizing public space over automobiles, rethinking street design to foster interaction, and promoting safer, healthier, more inclusive urban environments.
Let's think about streets as public spaces! Ben Wolf (424I trailer 3)
Q: Do you want to know how others think about them? Do you want to be part of the conversation that this is the right place?
The host invites the audience to engage and signals the episode will explore Ben Wolf's vision for people-centered cities and reclaiming public space.

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The show centers on imagining and debating how cities could evolve, with frequent emphasis on governance, new territorial concepts (such as startup societies and water-based jurisdictions), and innovative urban design. Across recent episodes, guests explore floating cities, digital sovereignty, and the balance between private initiative and public oversight, alongside practical challenges like regulatory frameworks, environmental resilience, and labor-market dynamics in urban contexts. Notable angles include heterarchy in governance, amphibious architecture as climate adaptation, and the tension between ambitious urban experiments and real-world feasibility. The discussions are likely to appeal to listeners interested in urban planning, gov... more

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