The 15 Minute City: a term to describe mixed use neighborhoods, has become a political concept where critics believe the idea could result in an infringement on personal freedoms.
On this Upzoned podcast, host Abby Kinney and special guest Kevin Klinkenberg, talk about this contentious topic of the 15 Minute City and answer the question: Are the concerns pe ... Show More
Apr 22
New York’s Bracket And The Politics Of Maintenance
In New York City, a playful bracket about broken hoops and dumping sites turns routine maintenance into a citywide tournament. Carlee Alm-LaBar, Edward Erfurt, and Alexander Lazard explore what that reveals about complaint driven 311 systems, how priorities really get set, and wh ... Show More
40m 54s
Apr 15
Unpacking The Myth That Growth Pays For Growth
Development cost charges are supposed to make growth pay for itself, but this conversation shows just how far that promise falls short. Norm Van Eeden Petersman, Michel Durand-Wood, and Dan Winer unpack Ontario’s deal to halve development charges, British Columbia’s per‑unit fee ... Show More
41m 38s
Apr 8
The $600K Snow Budget That Became a $6 Million Problem
A Massachusetts town budgeted $600,000 for snow and ended up spending $6 million clearing its streets. Norm Van Eeden Petersman, Daniel Herriges, and Gracen Johnson trace the links between winter operations, stormwater, supply chains, labor, and land use in cities facing serious ... Show More
44m 17s
Mar 2023
On the Conservative Reaction to 15-Minute Cities
<p>We believe everyone can build a Strong Town, but all too often, <a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2021/10/11/build-a-bridge'>political differences divide communities</a>, and instead of working together to build stronger neighborhoods from a bottom-up approach, we g ... Show More
56m 27s
Mar 2023
Dream Of A Carless City, Netflix Invents Live TV 03.01.23
<p>In episode 1432, Jack and guest co-host <a href="https://twitter.com/jamieloftusHELP?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Jamie Loftus</a> are joined by comedian and host of <a href="https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/lady-to-lady">Lady to Lady</a>, <a href=" ... Show More
1h 5m
Apr 2023
Can We Reimagine Denver’s Nightlife?
Denver’s LoDo neighborhood has long been a magnet for nighttime revelry, with its concentration of restaurants, breweries, shops, and nightclubs. But the area has also become known as a hotspot for trouble and occasional crime — especially late at night when the bars let out, spi ... Show More
19m 14s
Feb 2022
Political Gabfest - Am I Normal?
Emily, John and David discuss Donald Trump’s attempts to seize voting machines, the racist attacks on the yet-to-be-named SCOTUS nominee, and they are joined by Joseph Allen, director of the Healthy Buildings program at Harvard University's T. H. Chan School of Public Health, to ... Show More
58m 21s
Dec 2018
The incredible shrinking city
For decades, Memphis grew by bringing its suburbs into the city limits. City officials thought this suburb-gobbling policy would be an economic boon-- that it would bring in tax revenue. Instead, the policy was an economic disaster, especially for the majority black neighborhoods ... Show More
31m 50s