Julie Burros's guest appearances

Julie Burros

American Planning Association

CreativePlace

David Miller

Laurie Johnson

Karen Pinzolo

Kadie Dempsey

Greg Lindsay

Bob Mitchell

Jane Jacobs

Bev Wilson

Jeremy Moss

Joe Palazzolo

Doug Farr

Dale Morris

Peter Katz

Michael Greenberg

Jarrett Walker

OwlTail

Julie Burros sees arts and culture not only as an end in itself but also as a way planners can solve intractable problems. Throughout her career, she's helped governments leverage experimental, artist-designed projects: there was taiko drumming with seniors through a dangerous Boston intersection and outfitting a City of Boston FleetHub vehicle with comments from a public meeting. “Artists can really think of things that aren’t in the typical planner’s toolbox and help push planners to be more innovative ...” —Julie Burros, principal cultural planner, Metris Arts Consulting The principal cultural planner at Metris Arts Consulting speaks with People Behind the Plans host Courtney Kashima, AICP, about all things cultural planning, and they use Julie's "Cultural Planning Manifesto" as a jumping-off point for their conversation. She covers the breadth of what goes into a cultural plan, including arts education, support for individual artists, and health of the economy and job creation. The document discusses the physical look and character of a city, of course, but it also addresses how to make art part of the infrastructure in the public realm, as well as how to incorporate arts and culture in affordable housing, climate change, transportation, and other areas. She discusses her experiences working in Chicago, Boston, and Easton, Pennsylvania, with her stints in Chicago and Boston seeing her create and implement those cities' cultural plans. Julie and Courtney delve deeper into the idea of culture as infrastructure — in other words, a basic human need. She argues that cultural planning is a way to investigate issues of deep, systemic inequities and give people hope.

Julie Burros sees arts and culture not only as an end in itself but also as a way planners can solve intractable problems. Throughout her career, she's helped governments leverage experimental, artist-designed projects: there was taiko drumming with seniors through a dangerous Boston intersection and outfitting a City of Boston FleetHub vehicle with comments from a public meeting. “Artists can really think of things that aren’t in the typical planner’s toolbox and help push planners to be more innovative ...” —Julie Burros, principal cultural planner, Metris Arts Consulting The principal cultural planner at Metris Arts Consulting speaks with People Behind the Plans host Courtney Kashima, AICP, about all things cultural planning, and they use Julie's "Cultural Planning Manifesto" as a jumping-off point for their conversation. She covers the breadth of what goes into a cultural plan, including arts education, support for individual artists, and health of the economy and job creation. The document discusses the physical look and character of a city, of course, but it also addresses how to make art part of the infrastructure in the public realm, as well as how to incorporate arts and culture in affordable housing, climate change, transportation, and other areas. She discusses her experiences working in Chicago, Boston, and Easton, Pennsylvania, with her stints in Chicago and Boston seeing her create and implement those cities' cultural plans. Julie and Courtney delve deeper into the idea of culture as infrastructure — in other words, a basic human need. She argues that cultural planning is a way to investigate issues of deep, systemic inequities and give people hope.

People Behind the Plans: Julie Burros

Julie Burros, Principal Cultural Planner at Metris Arts Consulting talks about the culture of 'yes' and the culture of 'no.' She's worked in the realm of public art for the cities of Chicago and Boston and has a few suggestions for creative placemakers who are struggling to gain permits and approvals for their public arts projects. This advice also applies to elected and other public officials who seek to enliven their cities and towns through public art and arts programming. Host: Andrea Orlando  lives, records, and writes from her home in New Jersey. Contact her at andrea.orlando.530@gmail.com

Julie Burros, Principal Cultural Planner at Metris Arts Consulting talks about the culture of 'yes' and the culture of 'no.' She's worked in the realm of public art for the cities of Chicago and Boston and has a few suggestions for creative placemakers who are struggling to gain permits and approvals for their public arts projects. This advice also applies to elected and other public officials who seek to enliven their cities and towns through public art and arts programming. Host: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreamorlando/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrea Orlando </a> lives, records, and writes from her home in New Jersey. Contact her at andrea.orlando.530@gmail.com

The Culture of Yes and the Culture of No with Julie Burros