216I_Sara Stace, urban shaper, strategic thinker and innovator of cities

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Are you interested in the donut economy of cities? What do you think about the city as the outside living room? How can we create proper density?


Interview with Sara Stace, urban shaper, strategic thinker and innovator of cities. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, land use and transport planning, donut economics, professional responsibility, and many more.

Sara Stace is a city shaper who thinks about the interplay between cities, land use and urban transport. She is WSP Australia’s Regional Executive for Infrastructure Advisory providing advice on urban policy, economic business cases and decarbonisation. Over the past 25 years, Sara has worked for federal, state and local government, as well as the private sector. This includes six years as Director of National Urban Policy for Infrastructure Australia and leading walking and cycling strategy at Transport for NSW. She has written and co-authored 20 publications including for the United Nations and Australian Government.

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