In this edition of 'Are We Doing This Right,’ we’re taking a critical look at the humble sidewalk.
Fiscally-informed planning, design, and community engagement to cultivate strong neighborhoods.
All tagged community engagement
Are We Doing This Right? – Budgeting Edition
We turn the attention of our 'Are We Doing This Right?' series to local budgets, how they’re made, and the outcomes they produce.
Are We Doing This Right? – Comprehensive Plans Edition
We turn the attention of our 'Are We Doing This Right?' series to comprehensive plans.
Are We Doing This Right? – Bike Networks Edition
We turn the attention of our 'Are We Doing This Right?' series to bike networks.
Building vibrant communities – with Quint Studer
Quint Studer joins the show to talk about what he sees as essential steps toward building communities that thrive.
Engaging local government leaders! – with Kirsten Wyatt
Kirsten Wyatt joins the show to talk about ELGL's efforts to connect people in local government.
Effort is the enemy of apathy – with Jeff Siegler
Jeff Siegler, founder of Revitalize, or Die, talks about the importance of place, how cities can encourage effort (and discourage apathy), how we can cultivate civic pride, and much more.
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Who do you trust? [Part 2]
Part 2: What happens when the public doesn't trust planners? And how can we work to build more trusting, two-way relationships between community members and the folks in local government?
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Who do you trust? [Part 1]
What happens when the public doesn't trust planners? And how can we work to build more trusting, two-way relationships between community members and the folks in local government?
Episode 24 – Your city's resource gap (and what you can do about it)
Running a city is hard work, and it’s even harder when there aren’t enough resources to cover basic service and infrastructure needs. More and more cities are finding themselves in this tricky spot, and it’s easy for city leaders to feel overwhelmed.
In this episode, we talk about the challenges facing city administrators (as well as their staff) who are increasingly stretched thin by their city's growing resource gap. Then we discuss what they can do about it.
Episode 20 – Building a culture of engagement and trust, with Re:Form Shreveport
Happy New Year! It's a record-breaking episode, as we had on all four co-founders of Re:Form Shreveport, a grassroots organization whose aim is to “create a stronger and more resilient Shreveport by growing a culture of engagement and trust between citizens, businesses, and government.”
Episode 14 – Amazon HQ2 / CA wildfires / Genuine community engagement
Today is a bit of a Thanksgiving grab-bag. Kevin and Jordan discuss what cities (of any size) can learn from the Amazon HQ2 contest about economic development, what the California wildfires should be telling cities about the implications of their development patterns, and whether “criticize then commit” is a philosophy city leaders can employ in citizen engagement.
Episode 12 – What cities can learn from socially-engaged art
Jim Walker is CEO, cofounder, and lead artist at Big Car Collaborative, an Indianapolis-based art and design organization "brings art to people and people to art, sparking creativity in lives to support communities." Jim and Jordan talk about the role of artists in making neighborhoods more loving, vibrant, and homelike—and the ways partnerships are always messy but always necessary in making good things happen.
Episode 11 – How might a city become fiscally sustainable?
Kevin and Jordan discuss the beginnings of a framework for getting any city in better fiscal shape – all while building trust and collaboration with residents of all neighborhoods. Buckle in! We made Kevin the mayor of a city for this episode.