Building Better Cities
Welcome to Building Better Cities, the podcast where we explore the evolving landscape of urban development and the crucial role that infrastructure and real estate investments play in shaping our communities.
Podcasting since 2024 • 30 episodes
Building Better Cities
Latest Episodes
Overcoming friction to build regenerative cities with Eric Corey Freed
If we know how to build healthier, more sustainable and regenerative buildings, why do so few of them actually get built?This conversation focuses on the execution gap holding cities, developers, and institutions back from delivering bet...
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34:35
What it really takes to save a downtown with Mayor White of Greenville, SC
Downtowns across the country are struggling after COVID — with empty storefronts, declining foot traffic, and major uncertainty about the future of office districts and city centers.In this episode of Building Better Cities, hos...
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35:30
Replay: Can rebuilding for resilience make insurance affordable? (with Alisa Valderrama)
One year ago, the Los Angeles wildfires made one thing unmistakably ...
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26:00
How mission-driven development pencils on Chicago’s South Side — with Byron Brazier
How do you make mission-driven development pencil in a neighborhood shaped by decades of disinvestment?In this episode of Building Better Cities, host Kate Gasparro sits down with J. Byro...
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32:52
The housing system is broken- can upzoning save it? (with Ben Metcalf)
Why is housing so expensive — and what are states doing about it? Well... California has passed SB 79 to spur transit-oriented development. This upzoning will leverage infrastructure investments to increase supply and build more sustainable cit...
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33:49