<![CDATA[Growing Up City]]>Growing Up City is a parenting-meets-urbanism podcast where we answer everyday questions kids ask about cities. Each episode, we invite a grown-up 'expert' to decode how cities work, and help families turn daily city life into future-shaping conversations.

]]>www.instagram.com/growingup.city/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:18:40 GMTThu, 12 Mar 2026 16:39:19 GMT60Think Place Agency<p>Growing Up City is a parenting-meets-urbanism podcast where we answer everyday questions kids ask about cities. Each episode, we invite a grown-up 'expert' to decode how cities work, and help families turn daily city life into future-shaping conversations.</p><p></p>serialThink Place Agencynur@thinkplaceagency.comno<![CDATA[What is that spinning out on the ocean?]]>In this final episode of Growing Up City, we talk to Ana Fisyak, a grown-up expert on offshore wind energy and the Executive Director at WindScape Brooklyn, New York’s first learning center focused on offshore wind education. She unpacks why cities and communities need to think about clean, renewable energy, and how offshore wind turbines work.

We hope you've enjoyed this series of Growing Up City! Don't forget to visit WindScape Brooklyn!

]]>b164bcc7-5b56-4402-8a73-519661ac8600Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:44:04 GMT<p>In this final episode of Growing Up City, we talk to Ana Fisyak, a grown-up expert on offshore wind energy and the Executive Director at WindScape Brooklyn, New York’s first learning center focused on offshore wind education. She unpacks why cities and communities need to think about clean, renewable energy, and how offshore wind turbines work.</p><p></p><p>We hope you've enjoyed this series of Growing Up City! Don't forget to visit <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://windscapebrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">WindScape Brooklyn!</a></p><p></p>no00:28:3416What is that spinning out on the ocean?full<![CDATA[Why does our neighborhood have so much trash?]]>A grown-up who loves talking trash (Ushma Pandya, Co-Founder of ThinkZero) unpacks how cities create waste, how we can reduce it, and what it would take to design a cleaner, zero-waste future for our neighborhoods. 

Chapters

  • 00:00 The Journey to Trash Reduction
  • 04:53 The Impact of Trash on Neighborhoods
  • 09:20 Waste Management in Cities
  • 12:32 The Concept of Zero Waste
  • 22:55 Moving Towards Circular Models
]]>4daace15-2251-4a7b-9ac6-bab04f828cd3Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:11:50 GMT<p>A grown-up who loves talking trash (Ushma Pandya, Co-Founder of ThinkZero) unpacks how cities create waste, how we can reduce it, and what it would take to design a cleaner, zero-waste future for our neighborhoods. </p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 The Journey to Trash Reduction</li><li>04:53 The Impact of Trash on Neighborhoods</li><li>09:20 Waste Management in Cities</li><li>12:32 The Concept of Zero Waste</li><li>22:55 Moving Towards Circular Models</li></ul>no00:29:2315Why does our neighborhood have so much trash?full<![CDATA[Where are my sidewalk strawberries from?]]>A grown-up food systems expert (Olivia Flynn, Lead Designer at Gehl, an international urban strategy and design consultancy) traces how food travels from farms in the tri-state region to NYC, who moves it, and how our cities eat. We also talk about the concept of food insecurity, and the potential solutions for improving food access in urban areas.

Chapters

  • 00:00 Urbanism and Food Systems
  • 05:08 The Role of Urban Design
  • 08:49 Food Distribution in Cities
  • 17:17 Food Insecurity in Urban Areas
  • 23:07 Improving Food Access in Cities
  • 33:58 Designing for Food Culture in Cities
]]>559ba268-ed40-4bcd-993c-02d5ca768485Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:12:13 GMT<p>A grown-up food systems expert (Olivia Flynn, Lead Designer at Gehl, an international urban strategy and design consultancy) traces how food travels from farms in the tri-state region to NYC, who moves it, and how our cities eat. We also talk about the concept of food insecurity, and the potential solutions for improving food access in urban areas.</p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 Urbanism and Food Systems</li><li>05:08 The Role of Urban Design</li><li>08:49 Food Distribution in Cities</li><li>17:17 Food Insecurity in Urban Areas</li><li>23:07 Improving Food Access in Cities</li><li>33:58 Designing for Food Culture in Cities</li></ul>no00:27:1014Where are my sidewalk strawberries from?full<![CDATA[Who Is Domino Park For?]]>A grown-up public art expert (Mark Reigelman, Visual Artist and Public Art Aficionado) shares his design process in creating the playground at Domino Park, community involvement in park design, the challenges he faces in creating unique and artist-driven parks and public art, and the big unexpected payoff from his work.

Chapters

  • 00:00 The Vision for a Unique Space
  • 07:01 Engaging with the Community
  • 12:21 Working With City Agencies
  • 17:38 Navigating Approvals and Adjustments
  • 23:19 Optimizing Fabricability
  • 30:35 Park Design and Tourism
  • 36:16 Engaging Children in Park Design
]]>85d13459-36ef-46bc-b3f6-3d94e7c10955Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:27:46 GMT<p>A grown-up public art expert (Mark Reigelman, Visual Artist and Public Art Aficionado) shares his design process in creating the playground at Domino Park, community involvement in park design, the challenges he faces in creating unique and artist-driven parks and public art, and the big unexpected payoff from his work.</p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 The Vision for a Unique Space</li><li>07:01 Engaging with the Community</li><li>12:21 Working With City Agencies</li><li>17:38 Navigating Approvals and Adjustments</li><li>23:19 Optimizing Fabricability</li><li>30:35 Park Design and Tourism</li><li>36:16 Engaging Children in Park Design</li></ul>no00:23:5513Who Is Domino Park For?full<![CDATA[Why Do Grown-Ups Keep Fighting About Open Streets and Bike Lanes?]]>A grown-up transportation expert (Mike Lydon, Founder of Street Plans) explains how streets have changed over time to support the movement of people, goods and services —and why decisions about who gets space on the road are so emotional.

Chapters

  • 00:00 Grown-Up Guest Introduction
  • 06:29 The Evolution of Street Use and Open Streets Movement
  • 15:19 Challenges and Sentiments Regarding Bike Lanes
  • 21:59 Community Engagement in Street Design
  • 29:01 Involvement of Schools and Families in Street Design
  • 36:52 Engaging with Children to Understand Street Design
]]>6b2b7bd5-62c3-4e4c-9581-07ab62c7d748Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:27:36 GMT<p>A grown-up transportation expert (Mike Lydon, Founder of Street Plans) explains how streets have changed over time to support the movement of people, goods and services —and why decisions about who gets space on the road are so emotional.</p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 Grown-Up Guest Introduction</li><li>06:29 The Evolution of Street Use and Open Streets Movement</li><li>15:19 Challenges and Sentiments Regarding Bike Lanes</li><li>21:59 Community Engagement in Street Design</li><li>29:01 Involvement of Schools and Families in Street Design</li><li>36:52 Engaging with Children to Understand Street Design</li></ul>no00:27:0912Why Do Grown-Ups Keep Fighting About Open Streets and Bike Lanes?full<![CDATA[Why Is Rent So Expensive in Brooklyn?]]>A grown-up housing expert (Annemarie Gray, Executive Director of Open New York) explains rent, zoning, and the importance of embracing change — and why we need to build more housing in our cities.

Chapters

  • 00:00 Understanding Rent and Housing in New York City
  • 10:18 Challenges in Building More Housing
  • 17:52 NYC's Recent Efforts to Address Housing Challenges
  • 24:30 Engaging with Housing in the City
]]>26f39bf4-e5d9-40bb-bf19-1f9c5740ba03Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:27:19 GMT<p>A grown-up housing expert (Annemarie Gray, Executive Director of Open New York) explains rent, zoning, and the importance of embracing change — and why we need to build more housing in our cities.</p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 Understanding Rent and Housing in New York City</li><li>10:18 Challenges in Building More Housing</li><li>17:52 NYC's Recent Efforts to Address Housing Challenges</li><li>24:30 Engaging with Housing in the City</li></ul>no00:24:4911Why Is Rent So Expensive in Brooklyn?full