Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFire Departments Can Help Make Streets Safer, and Here’s How
Episode 229
In this episode of Upzoned, co-hosts Abby Newsham and Chuck Marohn discuss the article “Huge Fire Trucks Are Making Us All Less Safe” by Collin Wood…
2 years ago
Why Cities Need To Become More Family Friendly
Episode 228
In this episode of Upzoned, co-hosts Abby Newsham and Chuck Marohn talk about the rapid population decline of children under five years old in large …
2 years ago
What Los Angeles Can Learn From Paris’ Olympic Village
Episode 227
In this episode of Upzoned, co-hosts Abby Newsham and Chuck Marohn talk about the Olympic Village that was built in Paris and what the city plans to …
2 years ago
Indianapolis Empowers People and Drives Change Through Tactical Urbanism
Episode 226
Indianapolis officials are encouraging residents to be involved in improving the city, both through fund-matching programs and by opening a lending l…
2 years, 1 month ago
How To Handle Small-Scale Development Finance: Insights From Kansas City
Episode 225
In this episode of Upzoned, host Abby Newsham is joined by Jason Carter-Solomon, an incremental developer and commercial lender in Kansas City, to ta…
2 years, 1 month ago
You Don’t Actually Want To Abolish Property Taxes, and Here’s Why
Episode 224
This fall, seven states will have the opportunity to cut — or abolish, in some cases — property taxes, according to an article by Governing. In this …
2 years, 1 month ago
Why New York City’s Traffic Congestion Plan Crashed and Burned
Episode 223
The governor of New York recently announced the dissolution of the city’s congestion pricing program after years of planning and hundreds of millions…
2 years, 1 month ago
Faith in Action: How Religious Institutions Can Help Solve the Housing Crisis
Episode 222
You’ve heard of YIMBYs and NIMBYs, but have you heard of YIGBYs? YIGBY stands for “Yes In God’s Backyard,” and it’s a movement focused on leveraging …
2 years, 1 month ago
The Dollar Difference: Why Rural Poverty Benefits Dollar Stores More Than Urban
Episode 221
This week on Upzoned, hosts Abby Newsham and Chuck Marohn discuss a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, “The Dollar-Store Showdown Comes Down …
2 years, 2 months ago
How To Successfully Navigate the World of Incremental Development
Episode 220
Incremental development is the most resilient and financially responsible way for communities to grow and improve. As North America struggles throug…
2 years, 2 months ago