Saving Cities

Welcome to the Saving Cities podcast. In each episode, a member of our team hosts a conversation with an expert in a place-related field, from Accessibility to Zoning, and everything in between. Join Jack Storey as he talks to Jermaine Ruffin. Jermaine is the director of development for the west region of the city of Detroit, the host of The Streets Are Planning podcast, and a tireless champion for black and indigenous community representation in planning and development fields. We had a great conversation that covers housing, community development, and equity in banking, in what we both agreed will act as part one of an ongoing discussion. Check out The Streets Are Planning Podcast by clicking here! Support the show

Welcome to the Saving Cities podcast. In each episode, a member of our team hosts a conversation with an expert in a place-related field, from Accessibility to Zoning, and everything in between. Join Jack Storey as he talks to Scott Beyer, an urban affairs analyst who writes for Governing Magazine, HousingOnline.com, and the Independent Institute. He also owns Market Urbanism Report, a think tank dedicated to urban policy reform. Show Notes: - Market Urbanism Report - Market Urbanism Facebook group Support the show

Welcome to the Saving Cities podcast. In each episode, a member of our team hosts a conversation with an expert in a place-related field, from Accessibility to Zoning, and everything in between. Join Diane Larusso as she talks to her friend Ruby Lopez Harper, who sets her own headline as Mexican, Mother, Wife, Dancer, Photographer, Poet, and Social Justice Warrior. She serves as the Senior Director of Local Arts Advancement for Americans for the Arts—a national organization whose mission is to build recognition and support for the extraordinary and dynamic value of the arts and to lead, serve and advance the diverse networks of organizations and individuals who cultivate the arts in America. Ruby works with local leaders all over the country that represent a cross-section of business, non-profit, and arts sectors that are pursuing creative placemaking and offering arts enrichment for the benefit of their neighborhoods. Listen on to hear us weave through the “whys” of art and then on to best practices, trends, and resources—including those in pursuit of cultural equity in and through art. If you’re interested in leveraging the power of art to transform your community, this conversation is for you. --- NOTES --- Americans for the Arts: www.americansforthearts.org ArtsU: https://artsu.americansforthearts.org/ Connect directly with Ruby: rharper@artsusa.org Support the show

Welcome to the Saving Cities podcast. In each episode, a member of our team hosts a conversation with an expert in a place-related field, from Accessibility to Zoning, and everything in between. Join us at host Jack Storey (Saving Cities, Proud Places) hosts a conversation with Emily Wazlak, Founder/CEO of Shine Registry, a platform for business owners and entrepreneurs to ask for startup needs in the style of a wedding registry. You can ask for a gravy boat when you’re getting married - with Shine Registry you can ask for office supplies and network connections when you’re starting a business. Her company is changing the way communities show up for people they care about and reimagining the relationship between women and ambition. You can learn more from her pre-pandemic TEDx Talk. There are over 300 female founders that use Shine Registry. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the site has become a part of contingency planning for small business owners, and Shine Registry has launched a series of virtual business showers. Shine Registry is working towards relaunching their site with improved features in early fall. Support the show

Welcome to the Saving Cities podcast. In each episode, a member of our team hosts a conversation with an expert in a place-related field, from Accessibility to Zoning, and everything in between. Join us as host Jack Storey (Saving Cities, Proud Places) talks with Diana Lind, author of Brave New World, published by Bold Type Books. The book is an incredible balance of the history and potential futures of housing, and does a masterful job exploring how we - as a society - came to form our views around home ownership. Order Your Copy of 'Brave New Home' here: https://bit.ly/33ejVmF Support the show

Welcome to the Saving Cities podcast. In each episode, a member of our team hosts a conversation with an expert in a place-related field, from Accessibility to Zoning, and everything in between. Join us as host Diane Larusso (Saving Cities, A Curated Experience) talks with Jaime Izurieta. Based in New Jersey, Jaime’s a town planner, architect and author. With a focus on bringing beauty to economic development, Jaime’s been called a “storefront ninja,” leveraging the place-making power of small business storefronts to boost local economies for more than 15 years. Our listeners can get a 20% discount on Jaime’s book The Ten No BS Rules for Successful Storefront Design. Use code word “enlightenment” at storefrontmastery.com to get your copy. Other stuff he references: https://www.chefjenniferhillbooker.com/ https://proudplaces.com/made-in-brands-for-your-city/ Support the show

Welcome to the Saving Cities podcast. In each episode, a member of our team hosts a conversation with an expert in a place-related field, from Accessibility to Zoning, and everything in between. Join us as host Jack Storey (Saving Cities, Proud Places) talks with Shane Phillips, author of the Affordable City, out now on Island Press. It’s a fairly comprehensive overview of housing policies in the United States; where we’re getting it right, where we aren’t, and what we could do to make it stronger and more equitable. He’s also the Housing Initiative Project Manager for the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies. Thanks to the fine folks at Island Press, you can get 20% off the purchase of 'The Affordable City' when you use the discount code PHILLIPS at https://islandpress.org/books/affordable-city Shane also posts - "infrequently," in his own words - over at his blog, Better Institutions. Support the show

Links below for more information: Densil Porteous Consulting Pride Fund 1 Loud Capital Stonewall Columbus Welcome to the Saving Cities podcast. In each episode, a member of our team hosts a conversation with an expert in a place-related field, from Accessibility to Zoning, and everything in between. Join us as host Diane Larusso (Saving Cities, A Curated Experience) talks with happy black man and professional gay, Densil Porteous. Over a six-week period earlier this year, Densil was named CEO of Pride Fund 1, a new effort launched last year by Columbus-based venture firm Loud Capital; then, he was appointed the interim executive director of Stonewall Columbus, the legacy LGBTQ advocacy organization looking to find its path forward amid lingering challenges; and finally, Densil was appointed to the 16-citizen working group tasked with developing plans for a civilian review board to provide oversight to the city’s police division in the aftermath of protests over the murder of George Floyd. Aware of the importance of his less-discussed role-- that of representing black, professional people as incredibly competent, exemplary leaders, who not only CAN but SHOULD be included at decision-making tables-- Densil’s a guy with a lot on his shoulders... but he carries it joyfully, and is surely inspiring many who’ll follow in his footsteps. Support the show

Welcome to the Saving Cities podcast. In each episode, a member of our team hosts a conversation with an expert in a place-related field, from Accessibility to Zoning, and everything in between. Join us as host Jack Storey (Saving Cities, Proud Places) talks with one of the fiercest advocates for pedestrian safety, and author of the recently released “Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Death in America”, Angie Schmitt. Angie is also the founder 3MPH Consulting, which tackles these critical issues on the ground level. Thanks to Angie and the fine folks at Island Press for offering listeners a 20% discount on the book when they use the code SCHMITT over at islandpress.org You can learn more about how you can get involved, and about the work Angie is doing over at 3MPH Planning & Consulting. Support the show

Welcome to the Saving Cities podcast. In each episode, a member of our team hosts a conversation with an expert in a place-related field, from Accessibility to Zoning, and everything in between. Join us as host Jack Storey (Saving Cities, Proud Places) talks with international rock star of placemaking, Dr. Katherine Loflin (The City Doctor + Author of 'Place Match'). Dr. Loflin led a national effort, supported by the Knight Foundation, from 2008-10 that helped 26 US cities quantify their citizens' attachment to their places (yup, quantify). She now runs her own consultancy as the City Doctor. The aforementioned project, Soul of the Community, has been held up as a model for how we can start to seriously assess attachment and its impact on community and economic development. We will discuss how Dr. Loflin and her team came up with this process, how it was/is implemented, and - most importantly - what can be done with the information gathered to make real, tangible change in your community. You can find out more about Dr. Loflin and her work by clicking here. Support the show