community | Wednesday, May 22 | 6 PM | FREE
Urbanism in Albuquerque: An Evening with CityNerd
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Urbanism in Albuquerque: An Evening with CityNerd is coming to FUSION | 708 on May 22, at 6:00 PM.
Ray Delahanty of the popular YouTube channel CityNerd will come to FUSION for a conversation with Strong Towns ABQ. Join us for an evening of discussion and Q&A with Ray and Strong Towns members about urban planning, housing policy, transportation, and life in Albuquerque. The Q&A will be moderated by Megan Kamerick, news director at KUNM.
This is a FREE event. THE EVENT IS NOW AT CAPACITY!
ABOUT RAY DELAHANTY
Ray Delahanty is the creator behind CityNerd, a YouTube channel that explores urbanism, transportation, and all the things that make cities unique. The channel's point of view is strongly influenced by his professional background in transportation planning and traffic analysis. Prior to starting his YouTube channel in 2021, Ray's career spanned 15 years as a planner and project manager for consulting firms and public agencies in Portland, Oregon. He now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
ABOUT CITYNERD
CityNerd is a channel and community that embraces all things cities and transportation, approaching things with a profound love for urban environments and an analytical bent. The channel was born out of my frustration over the limited scope of things I was able to explore and share as a transportation planning and engineering consultant. Soon after starting the channel, I was shocked/delighted by the number of viewers who were enthusiastic about the topics I was covering. Quickly, I had more video ideas than I knew what to do with! (Still do.)
Every aspect of CityNerd is currently produced by yours truly (Ray Delahanty). Research, writing, on-camera "talent" (cough cough), editing, engaging with viewers....yeah, it's all me. I'll update this description just as soon as I hire a crack team of researchers and cinematographers.
ABOUT STRONG TOWNS ABQ
Strong Towns ABQ is a local chapter of the national organization. We work on local campaigns aligned with the national organization's priorities. Strong Towns is a national organization advocating for cities designed around people and not cars. Visit the Strong Towns site to learn more about their approach.
ABOUT MEGAN KAMERICK
Megan Kamerick has been a journalist for 25 years and has worked at business weeklies in San Antonio, New Orleans, and Albuquerque. She first came to KUNM as a phone volunteer on the pledge drive in 2005. That led to volunteering at Women’s Focus, Weekend Edition, and the Global Music Show. She was then hired as the Morning Edition host in 2015 and then the All Things Considered host in 2018. Megan was hired as News Director in 2021.
Prior to radio, Megan spent many years in print and online journalism, and she moved into television with New Mexico PBS in 2012, where she produced “Public Square” and “New Mexico in Focus.” Megan also produced two podcasts with NMPBS, New Mexico Women and the Vote and Growing Forward: Cannabis and New Mexico, which she co-hosts with Andy Lyman of New Mexico Political Report, which is in its third season. Megan has produced stories for National Public Radio, Latino USA, Capital & Main, and Marketplace. She’s passionate about getting women’s voices into media and is the former president of the Journalism & Women Symposium. Her TED talk on women and media has more than 350,000 views. She’s the treasurer for the Society of Professional Journalists’ Rio Grande Chapter. In the spare time she manages to scrape together, she goes hiking with her husband, seeks out cool cultural happenings, goes to movies, and travels.
Quality bar service provided by Safe House Distilling Co. and Teller Genuine Vodka.
