Land Matters Podcast
A behind the scenes look at what makes cities tick. Whether financing infrastructure, adapting to climate change, or building more affordable housing, a big part of innovative solutions can be traced back to land.
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At the helm in Providence, Rhode Island, after the city has seen 30 years of steady revitalization, Mayor Brett Smiley hopes to keep up the momentum while also addressing affordability and fiscal challenges. The latest municipal leader to be interviewed in the Mayor’s Desk series, he also talks bike lanes, nightlife, and the vagaries of community engagement.
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Claudio Acioly helps explain the worldwide effort to improve conditions in fast-growing cities in the developing world, where one of four people live in slums.
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In this episode, we’ve put together highlights and takeaways from the 2019 Journalists Forum (#WaterMeetsLand)—including the need to consider the central role of land use in the management of a dwindling resource. For further reading, see Water Planning in Land Lines.
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In this episode, Randy Shaw, a San Francisco-based tenants advocate, talks about the multi-pronged efforts needed to confront the affordable housing crisis in cities nationwide.