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#P018: What's your endgame?
Season 1 Episode 18
When a capital project hit a deadlock, Peter had to fire an uncooperative architect—or did he? Join him as he shares what happened, and why you shoul…
1 year, 3 months ago
#P017: Follow the instructions
Season 1 Episode 17
What does a missed train, a cold beer, and a bureaucratic form have in common? The lost decade of I-676.
This episode of The Reflective Urbanist unpac…
1 year, 3 months ago
#P016: Take 2 - What do we have to do to get those darned private sector developers to build more affordable housing?!
Season 1 Episode 14
Peter Brown has a new answer to that familiar question—and this time, it starts with market failure, detours through Scandinavian tax policy, and end…
1 year, 3 months ago
#P015: What do we have to do to get those darned private sector developers to build more affordable housing?
Season 1 Episode 15
Why aren’t those greedy developers building more affordable housing? Well, what if the problem isn’t them—it’s us? In this episode, I unpack why poin…
1 year, 3 months ago
#P014: They called us "tourists"
Season 1 Episode 14
We were the private-sector pros brought in to fix a sluggish city bureaucracy. Confidence? We had it. Experience? Not so much. This episode dives int…
1 year, 4 months ago
#P013: Your hourly rate seems a little high
Season 1 Episode 10
When a developer balked at the price of a consultant’s time, he nearly lost a $300,000 grant. In this episode, Peter unpacks a real-life story about …
1 year, 4 months ago
#P012: Because we have always done it that way
Season 1 Episode 12
Why are Minneapolis signal poles painted green and yellow—Packers colors—in Vikings territory?
It started with a simple design question on a downtown …
1 year, 4 months ago
#P011: Have you got a 27B/6?
What do a rogue HVAC technician, a zipline, and a suspiciously hostile Form 27B/6 have in common? Welcome to Brazil—Terry Gilliam’s bureaucratic feve…
1 year, 4 months ago
#P010: Don't overplay your hand
Season 1 Episode 6
Think you're holding all the cards? You might be—but that doesn’t mean it’s time to play your ace. In this episode, Peter explores the quiet power of…
1 year, 5 months ago
#P009: Definitely don't publish it
Season 1 Episode 4
Hi everybody and welcome back to The Reflective Urbanist! This week’s episode is in honor of Signalgate! I know, I know, that was so last week and …
1 year, 5 months ago