Baumer Lecture Series speaker Dave Amos and Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning Manuel Santana Palacios participated in the Creating the City Beautiful forum hosted by the Columbus Metropolitan Club. Master of City and Regional Planning alumna and principal planner for the City of Columbus Belkis Schoenhals (MCRP ’17) moderated the conversation.

What makes a city beautiful, livable, walkable, and simply a desirable place to call home? And on the other side, what mistakes can destroy a city’s appeal to residents, visitors, and investors?

For the last six years, Cal Poly Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning Dave Amos has been exploring answers to these questions through his hugely popular YouTube channel, City Beautiful.

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