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#P027 The Name is Bond, Muni Bond

Season 2 Episode 25

Continuing the thread from last week of public project financing, Peter dives further into the world of how cities and special-purpose governments ut…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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#P026: What is a "public authority?"

Season 2 Episode 26

What are public authorities, and why do they matter so much to how cities actually get things done? The Reflective Urbanist dives into the politics, …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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#P025: Jane Jacobs and Me

Season 2 Episode 22

Peter revisits Jane Jacobs’ The Death and Life of Great American Cities—a book he first encountered (and maybe slept through) as a college student. D…

11 months ago

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#P024: The Architect Sketch

Season 2 Episode 24

This week, Peter stitches together Monty Python, exploding architectural models, and a designer who looks like Fabio. Why? To explore the messy, unpr…

11 months, 1 week ago

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#P023: Flashlights

Season 2 Episode 23

This week on The Reflective Urbanist, Peter shares the story of his first big procurement challenge in city government: getting three simple flashlig…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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#P022: Police cars and firetrucks

Season 1 Episode 22

A junkyard full of police cars. A brand-new $2 million fire truck. And a crash course in why cities — and households — need two budgets. This episode…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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#P021: Let's eat

Season 2 Episode 21

Cornell researchers say eating together makes teams more effective. A Scorsese movie, a Minneapolis planning project, and a few unforgettable dinners…

1 year ago

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#P020: Back To School

Season 2 Episode 20

This fall feels like a fresh start—and what better way to kick off the new season than with a “Back-to-School” episode? In this first show of the sea…

1 year ago

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Season Two Teaser

The Reflective Urbanist is back for Season Two! After a summer break (and a cake with our logo in icing washed down with TRU blue margaritas), we’re …

1 year ago

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#P019: The Reflective Urbanist reflects

It’s the Season 1 finale of The Reflective Urbanist! Join Peter as he reflects on a year of exploring the intersection of stories and big ideas that …

1 year, 2 months ago

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