Brigham Yen's guest appearances

Brigham Yen

Notebook on Cities and Culture

Behar On The Block

Downtown DNA

Alain De Botton

Tyler Cowen

Tom McCarthy

Chris Guillebeau

Daniel Levin

Ellie Perlman

Nick Drake

David Shields

Seth Godin

Pico Iyer

Saul Austerlitz

David Starkey

Kevin Kelly

Tim Harford

Jeff Weiss

OwlTail

Brigham has been writing about downtown Los Angeles for the past decade in his popular blog DTLA Rising (de rigueur reading for anyone wanting to know what’s really happening in DTLA).

Brigham has been writing about downtown Los Angeles for the past decade in his popular blog DTLA Rising (de rigueur reading for anyone wanting to know what’s really happening in DTLA).

Brigham Yen - DTLA Blogger

Today my guest on the show has been a TED Talk speaker, been featured on Fox News, LA Times, New York Times, LA Weekly and became well know from his blog DTLA Rising. Brigham Yen, the well known blogger and author of DTLA Rising is extremely passionate about the growth and urbanization of downtown Los Angeles.  He has followed the trends and changes and has a strong voice to help keep downtown Los Angeles moving in the right direction. Brigham began his career in economic development at the Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) where he successfully attracted both prospective residents and business owners to invest in the exciting Downtown LA renaissance. He shares his thoughts on modern day urbanization.  Please enjoy my interview with Brigham.

Today my guest on the show has been a TED Talk speaker, been featured on Fox News, LA Times, New York Times, LA Weekly and became well know from his blog DTLA Rising. Brigham Yen, the well known blogger and author of DTLA Rising is extremely passionate about the growth and urbanization of downtown Los Angeles.  He has followed the trends and changes and has a strong voice to help keep downtown Los Angeles moving in the right direction. Brigham began his career in economic development at the Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) where he successfully attracted both prospective residents and business owners to invest in the exciting Downtown LA renaissance. He shares his thoughts on modern day urbanization.  Please enjoy my interview with Brigham.

Brigham Yen- Urbanization of Downtown LA

Colin Marshall walks through downtown Los Angeles with Brigham Yen, Realtor and author of the urban renaissance blog DTLA Rising. They discuss the sort of neighborhood that can rise from nothing, and whether Los Angeles' downtown has come back from a deeper state of nothingness than other downtowns; the "bones" of a city's center, and how Los Angeles' have remained sound through all its problems; the late introduction of public space here; his car-centric youth in the San Gabriel Valley suburbs, and how going to San Francisco for school changed everything; the enduring "obesity" of Los Angeles' streets, even as it has become the fastest-changing city in America; in what order transit, restaurants, bars, shopping, and housing needed to return downtown; how streets become "activated" with human energy; Broadway's prospects for becoming "one of the coolest streets in America"; the healthy urban balance of a Prada by a Fallas-Paredes; how he began writing about cities by writing about Pasadena, and how interaction between the blogging half of his career and the real-estate half has deepened ever since; how he responds to longtime Angeleno's complaints about "brainwashed Millennials" and their fallen expectations; the special importance of an undisputed urban center amid a sea of suburbia; the laid-back sensibility he hopes Los Angeles can retain during its transformation; and what dream people can see actively (and successfully) pursued if they visit downtown Los Angeles themselves.

Colin Marshall walks through downtown Los Angeles with Brigham Yen, Realtor and author of the urban renaissance blog <a href="http://brighamyen.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DTLA Rising</a>. They discuss the sort of neighborhood that can rise from nothing, and whether Los Angeles' downtown has come back from a deeper state of nothingness than other downtowns; the "bones" of a city's center, and how Los Angeles' have remained sound through all its problems; the late introduction of public space here; his car-centric youth in the San Gabriel Valley suburbs, and how going to San Francisco for school changed everything; the enduring "obesity" of Los Angeles' streets, even as it has become the fastest-changing city in America; in what order transit, restaurants, bars, shopping, and housing needed to return downtown; how streets become "activated" with human energy; Broadway's prospects for becoming "one of the coolest streets in America"; the healthy urban balance of a Prada by a Fallas-Paredes; how he began writing about cities by writing about Pasadena, and how interaction between the blogging half of his career and the real-estate half has deepened ever since; how he responds to longtime Angeleno's complaints about "brainwashed Millennials" and their fallen expectations; the special importance of an undisputed urban center amid a sea of suburbia; the laid-back sensibility he hopes Los Angeles can retain during its transformation; and what dream people can see actively (and successfully) pursued if they visit downtown Los Angeles themselves.

S4E2: Prada and Fallas-Paredes with Brigham Yen