In PX114, our interview guest is Anna Lowder, a co-founder and director of Hampstead, a New Urbanist community in Montgomery, Alabama, inspired by her experiences while living in London before returning to Montgomery. Established in 2008, the 416-acre master-planned residential and mixed-use development features homes, townhomes, condos, apartments, restaurants, shops, workspaces and a school, farm, and a lake. Anna helped Hampstead and Montgomery become the first neighborhood and largest city to adopt the SmartCode, an innovative zoning code that encourages diverse, mixed-use community for all ages and stages of life. She is a member of the National Town Builders Association and the Congress for the New Urbanism.
Interview topics include, New Urbanism, Multigenerational Design, Designing for Sustainable Communities, SmartCode Adoption and Breaking Barriers with New Urbanism.
In podcast extra / culture corner, Anna recommends ‘The Bear’ TV series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bear_(TV_series)
Jess recommends: ‘Wholesome by Sarah’, recipes and a new cookbook coming https://www.wholesomebysarah.com.au
and Pete recommends local history books including ‘The Enigma of Snake Island’ by Rob Ganly https://images.app.goo.gl/HnmAvU3VcHZPgFEGA
Audio production by Jack Bavage. Podcast released 21 March 2024.
PlanningxChange 116: Stephen Rowley - author, planning professional, academic and astute commentator.
PlanningxChange 115: Liz Mackevicius, organisational coach
PlanningxExchange 113: Air taxis (spinners) & Vertiports with Clem Newton-Brown
PlanningxChange 112: Converting office buildings into residential with Jessica Lee of FK Architects
PlanningxChange 111: Jesse Suskin - Wing Aviation (drone delivery)
PlanningxChange 110: Professor Tim Parkin - The Romans and their cities
PlanningxChange 109: Doug Tallamy - Home Grown National Park - native species over lawn
PlanningxChange 108: Dr Stefan Gruenert - Odyssey House - Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation
PlanningxChange 107 Kate Hardwick: shining bright
PlanningxChange 106: James Vincent - Smart Cities Technology
PlanningxChange 105: Torie Brown - Student accommodation
PlanningxChange 104: Vanessa Schernickau - CEO of the Geelong Regional Library Corporation
PX103: Tim Jackson - On Leadership, local government and volunteering
PlanningxChange 102: Dr James Lesh (urban historian and author)
PlanningxChange 101: All about Canberra (Australia's national capital)
PlanningxChange 100: Live free
PlanningxChange 99: Alex Fenech (Landscape architect - Florida, USA)
PlanningxChange 98: Tim Ellis (magician and promoter of the Melbourne Magic Festival)
PlanningxChange 97 with David Beaumont - painter
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