The Joe Walker Podcast Lucy Turnbull — Urbanism, YIMBYism, and Solutions to Australia's Housing Crisis (Bonus Live Episode)
May 30, 2024
Lucy Turnbull, urbanist and first female Lord Mayor of Sydney, discusses strategic city planning and housing crisis solutions. Topics include Sydney vs Melbourne urbanism, balanced development strategies, virtual reality for innovation, influential streets, and innovative housing solutions.
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Cities As A Technology
- Cities concentrate people and ideas, making them catalysts for innovation and technology.
- Lucy Turnbull argues cities are a technology that give us more from less and enable major creative efflorescences.
Lucy’s Unusual Career Mix
- Lucy was the first female Lord Mayor of Sydney and chaired the Committee for Sydney before leading the Greater Sydney Commission.
- Her background mixes law, urbanism and tech investing, informing her perspective on housing and cities.
Productivity Needs Livability
- Prioritising productivity alone pushes density until it becomes unfair and dystopian.
- Lucy Turnbull stresses productivity must include livability, family time and social outcomes to be sustainable.