The Messy City

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Development is Harder Than You Think
Listen now | Ward Davis of High Street Development talks about building "town centers" and the challenges of incremental development
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Discussing Messy Cities on the Challenger Cities Podcast
Listen now | I was honored to be a guest of Iain Montgomery. He calls it - A conversation on art walks, roundabouts, neighbours and why waiting for the…
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Pay Attention to What is Happening in Memphis
Listen now | John Zeanah, the City's Chief of Development and Infrastructure, talks about how they want to be problem-solvers
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Creating a Small Developer Ecosystem
Listen now | Jed Byrne and I talk small developer issues and how the Research Triangle Area compares to Kansas City
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The Past and Future of Retailing
Listen now | Jaime Izurieta of Storefront Mastery opines on shopping, experiential design, and even Bitcoin
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June 2025

A Symphony of Summer Advice
Listen now | Thoughts about problem-solving and making yourself useful
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Starting a new Architecture School, Rooted in the Classics
Listen now | Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, experiments with reforms to how we educate young architects and designers
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Yes, Let's Build New Cities
I don't much like dogma, and saying we don't need new places is dogmatic.
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State-Level Code Reforms for More and Better Housing
Listen now | Emily Hamilton of the Mercatus Center joins to nerd out on zoning and building code policy reform
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May 2025

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