CBC The National October 10, 2018 - Putin's Paradise with Chris Brown

Seven years ago this week I was working in Moscow and had a call from Chris Brown at CBC. He had heard I was giving a talk to the Strelka Institute and wanted to know if they could film it. Of course I said, thinking they never film my SFU lectures, but they are interested in what I have to say to Russians. As you will see if you watch this news storey that appeared on CBC's The National, not only did they film a portion of my lecture but Chris and I got to wander around the city and explore how the city had been transformed.

While I do not want to celebrate anything Putin does, (I despise what he's doing in Ukraine and elsewhere) but there is no doubt that he has created some very attractive areas in Moscow. While I was in Russia to discuss what lessons they can learn from Vancouver, as I tell Chris there are lessons we can learn from them when it comes to creating beautiful lively pedestrian streets.

You can watch Chris Brown's presentation here. https://www.cbc.ca/news/national-moscow-urban-renewal-putin-1.4847400 and here https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.4858141

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