Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMatt Harder: Making City Budgeting More Participatory
Episode 125
Matt Harder is the founder of Civic Trust, a participatory budgeting company that provides technology infrastructure, communications and process meth…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: How This 4-Step Approach Can Transform Your Community
Episode 124
In this special episode of Bottom-Up Shorts, host Norm Van Eeden Petersman is joined by Edward Erfurt, chief technical advisor for Strong Towns, to d…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: How Local Papers Can Help Combat Social Isolation
Episode 123
In this episode of Bottom-Up Shorts, host Norm Van Eeden Petersman is joined by Jake Loftis, a pastor and leader of the Local Conversation group Stro…
1 year ago
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…Building a Coalition for Long-Term Change
Episode 122
In this episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, host Tiffany Owens Reed is joined by Chloe Groome and Aaron Feldman, co-leads of the Local Conversation …
1 year ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: How a Rodeo Arena Can Strengthen a Rural Community
Episode 121
In this episode of Bottom-Up Shorts, host Norm Van Eeden Petersman is joined by Joshua Hopkins, the newly elected mayor of Chugwater, Wyoming. They d…
1 year ago
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is Offering People More Transportation Options
Episode 120
Sara Studdard is a community engagement and communications expert. She’s also a partner at City Thread, a nonprofit consulting firm that specializes …
1 year ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Save Main Street
Episode 119
In this episode of Bottom-Up Shorts, host Norm Van Eeden Petersman is joined by Sully Israel, leader of Strong Towns Santa Barbara, a Local Conversat…
1 year, 1 month ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: Helping People Become Incremental Developers
Episode 118
In this episode of Bottom-Up Shorts, host Norm Van Eeden Petersman is joined by Ken Kunka, a consultant and coach for small-scale developers. A forme…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…Improving Downtown Success by Building Experiences
Episode 117
Jaime Izurieta is an architect, designer and author from Montclair, New Jersey, who focuses on the interaction between users and the built environmen…
1 year, 1 month ago
Bottom-Up Shorts: Starting a Bus Bench Building Program
Episode 116
In this episode of Bottom-Up Shorts, host Norm Van Eeden Petersman is joined by Julie Emery, one of the leaders of Strong Milwaukee, a Local Conversa…
1 year, 1 month ago