05 / Street furniture, local hardware stores, & getting started in your neighborhood / with Placemakin' Draven Pointer

Draven Pointer - architectural designer at Better Block, craftsman of street furniture, woodworker, and Marvel maniac - joins the traffic from Dallas, Texas.

We discuss:

• Building better blocks, and getting started in your neighborhood.


• The built environment continues making adult friendships impossible.


• Americans' love for college (and why walkable cities are to thank!).


• Street furniture and its outsized impact.


• What if SimCity had mandatory parking minimums (yikes)?


• Open-source placemaking resources.


• Local hardware stores, Home Depot, and finding local experts all around you.

Explore further:

Better Block Wikiblock street furniture library - https://www.betterblock.org/wikiblock

Better Block projects - https://www.betterblock.org/our-work

Connecting with Draven:

On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dray_arch/

Connecting with me:

On Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/bbiehl/⁠

On TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@citiesforpeople⁠

On LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradbiehl/⁠