TikTok's TalkingCities Makes Urban Planning Fast and Easy to Grasp

If you're not on TikTok, you might not know that urban planning
is going viral. But accounts like TalkingCities, run by Paul
Stout, and others are distilling complex planning topics into
bitesized, easily digestible videos. And viewers are eating them
up. Paul's account has more than 150,000 followers and 3
million–plus likes. He bills it as "an introduction to urban
design, city planning, and architecture," an avenue for teens and
adults who don't know urban planning exists to become aware of it
and get inspired to explore further.


APA's Lindsay Nieman chats with Paul about how he got started,
what planning subjects he's most interested in, why TikTok makes
his channel's success possible, and even what it's like to get
recognized because of his videos. The soon-to-be first-year
master's student of city and regional planning at Cal Poly, San
Luis Obispo, also gives a bit of insight into how planners can
harness the power of TikTok in their own outreach.


Episode URL:
https://planning.org/podcast/tiktoks-talkingcities-makes-urban-planning-fast-and-easy-to-grasp/