Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchYour City Said It Wants Public Input, Now What?
Episode 267
Cities regularly ask residents for feedback, especially when budgets tighten or difficult tradeoffs approach. Norm and Mary Kate Norton look at what …
1 month ago
The Vacancy Problem Artists Can Help Solve
Episode 266
Vacant commercial space can drag down a street, but Evan Snow sees something else: a chance to make room for local artists, small businesses, and com…
1 month, 1 week ago
Can Your City Answer This Sidewalk Question?
Episode 265
When Washington state asked which residents had access to frequent transit, it ran into a surprisingly basic problem: that question is hard to answer…
1 month, 1 week ago
Could These Parking Spaces Be Homes?
Episode 264
Fayetteville, Arkansas, is growing fast, and housing is getting harder to build. Clark Eckels and Nathan McCloskey of Fayetteville Strong talk about …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
A Student-Built Map Exposing New York's Worst Landlords
Episode 263
In New York City, the average rent is $4,700 a month and climbing. Over 500,000 housing violations are on file in the city, but the government databa…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
What Pickleball Revealed in a Rural Town
Episode 262
Van Buren, Maine, had a problem no town wants: it owned more than half of its downtown buildings through tax acquisition. When Luke Dyer became town …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Running for Office Without a Political Background
Episode 261
Horry County, South Carolina has grown so fast that the median household can no longer afford the median home. Dylan Thompson has lived there his who…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Housing Choices Cities Are Missing
Episode 260
Zoning reform matters, but Eric Kronberg says it is not enough on its own. Cities also need useful building types, realistic development math, better…
2 months ago
Strong Towns and the Art of Repair
Episode 259
Before Strong Towns became a national movement, its ideas spread through conversations, conferences, friendships and people willing to make room for …
2 months ago
The First Strong Towns Member
Episode 258
Nate Hood was the first person to donate to Strong Towns, back when the movement was still a blog, an irregular podcast, and a small circle of people…
2 months ago