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Ten years ago, a small group of community members looked at the rusty rails that run through their neighborhoods and saw potential. Potential for a usable, beautiful public space. When completed, the Rail Park will connect more than ten neighborhoods with three miles of continuous green space. A space for everyone: young and old, athlete and artist, neighbors and visitors alike. Friends of the Rail Park presents ‘Sounds of the Park’, an audio guide to the sights, sounds, and spaces of the ...
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Sounds of the Rail Park presents The Three Mile Vision, a special three-episode series highlighting the communities around the rail line. In this series, local journalist Nichole Currie joins us as she travels the rail line and immerses herself in ten neighborhoods. You’ll hear what makes each community unique and how a three-mile park system fits …
Sounds of the Rail Park presents The Three Mile Vision, a special three-episode series highlighting the communities around the rail line. In this series, local journalist Nichole Currie joins us as she travels the rail line and immerses herself in ten neighborhoods. You’ll hear what makes each community unique and how a three-mile park system fits …
Sounds of the Rail Park presents The Three Mile Vision, a special three-episode series highlighting the communities around the rail line. In this series, local journalist Nichole Currie joins us as she travels the rail line and immerses herself in ten neighborhoods. You’ll hear what makes each community unique and how a three-mile park system fits …
In this episode of Sounds of the Rail Park, elevate your senses on a walk through Phase One with Suzanne Erb. Listen to Suzanne and Friends of the Rail Park Executive Director, Rebecca Cordes Chan, as they chat about the sounds, scents, and textures of the Rail Park as they travel through the space together. Suzanne Erb is a Center City, Philadelph…
In this episode of Sounds of the Rail Park, Scott Quitel, Founder and CEO of Land Health Institute in Philadelphia, explores the unique urban ecology of Philadelphia and the Rail Park, and the surprising natural occurrences you might find around town. Phase One is open. Plan your next visit. Don’t wait. Become a member today. Special thanks to our …
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由纳拉沃斯 (Nà lā wò sī ) 引导的静心冥想 (A Guided Meditation, with Nalaverse)
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你好，我的名字是阿蒂亚·西奈 Ā dì yà·xī nài（A'Tiya Sinae)，我是纳拉沃斯 Nà lā wò sī 冥想和声音疗法 的教练，我会指导你做一个10分钟的冥想。这段冥想 是打算在铁路公园做的，但你可以随时随地回来做这个冥想。 第一阶段开放. 今天成为会员. 特殊鸣谢我们的合作伙伴： Center City District Foundation: 中心城区基金会 Philadelphia Parks and Recreation: 费城公园和娱乐中心 William Penn Foundation: William Penn基金会 The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: John S 和 James L 的骑士基金会 Th…
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Una Meditación Guiada, con Nalaverse (A Guided Meditation, with Nalaverse)
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Hola, me llamo A’Tiya Sinae y soy instructora de meditación y sonoterapia para Nalaverse, y guiaré una meditación de 10 minutos. Esta meditación está ideada para hacerla en el Parque Ferroviario, pero siempre puedes volver a ella en cualquier momento y lugar. La fase 1 es abre. Planifique su próxima visita. (bit.ly/visit-the-park) No espere. Hágase…
In this episode of Sounds of the Rail Park we're joined by Nalaverse, a Black centered, women led, virtual mental wellness platform, to discuss mindfulness and the value of access to nature and outdoor space for health and wellbeing. It's no secret that in a big city like Philadelphia, it can be difficult to find a place for exercise or mindfulness…
Hello, my name is A’Tiya Sinae and I'm a meditation and sound healing instructor for the Nalaverse, and I'll be guiding you through a 10 minute meditation. This meditation is intended to be done at the Rail Park, but you can always come back to this meditation anytime, anywhere. Phase One is open. Plan your next visit. Don’t wait. Become a member t…
10年前，一个小群体的社区成员 看到了穿越社区 的发锈的铁轨，而且看到了潜力。 一个潜有的可以重新使用的，美丽的公共空间。 建成后，铁路公园将 连接十多个社区，并提供3英里的 连续的绿地。这是 一个给每个人的空间：无论老少，运动员和艺术家，邻居和访客之类。 铁路公园之友提供了公园的声音，一个有关铁路公园 景观，声音 和空间 的音频指南。 第一阶段开放. 今天成为会员. 特殊鸣谢我们的合作伙伴： Center City District Foundation: 中心城区基金会 Philadelphia Parks and Recreation: 费城公园和娱乐中心 William Penn Foundation: William Penn基金会 The John S. and James L.…
Hace 10 años, un pequeño grupo de la comunidad observó los rieles oxidados que atraviesan sus vecindarios y vio su potencial: la posibilidad de un espacio público útil y hermoso. Cuando esté completo, el Parque Ferroviario conectará más de diez vecindarios con 3 millas de espacio verde continuo. Será un lugar para jóvenes y adultos, deportistas y a…
Ten years ago, a small group of community members looked at the rusty rails that run through their neighborhoods and saw potential. Potential for a usable, beautiful public space. When completed, the Rail Park will connect more than ten neighborhoods with three miles of continuous green space. A space for everyone: young and old, athlete and artist…
Friends of the Rail Park presents ‘Sounds of the Park’, an audio guide to the sights, sounds, and spaces of the Rail Park. We will be releasing three versions of this guide: English, Mandarin, and Spanish. Phase One is open. Plan your next visit. Don’t wait. Become a member today. Special thanks to our partners: Center City District Foundation, Phi…
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Gabe Klein, the former head of the city transportation departments of both Chicago and Washington, DC, is now a special venture partner with Fontinalis Partners, a leading venture firm working in next-generation mobility. Klein visited SPUR on November 18, 2015, to talk about his new book Start-Up City, and how cities can best harness changes in te…
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Knight Cities podcast: Mixed-income neighborhoods build better communities, with Joe Cortright (episode 56)
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City Observatory is a daily source of data analysis and policy recommendations on how to make cities successful. The site helps readers separate fact from fiction when it comes to cities. This week, we talked with City Observatory founder and economist Joe Cortright.By Carol Coletta
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Knight Cities podcast: David Maraniss tells the story of how Detroit exported innovation (episode 55)
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Detroit was once the innovation center of America. Ingenuity propelled a booming auto industry, Motown synthesized and popularized a new form of music, and social change poured out on race and workers’ rights. In his new book, “Once in a Great City,” David Maraniss has captured this story of Detroit of the early ’60s. Born in Detroit, David is an a…
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Knight Cities podcast: Using the design of public spaces to increase civic engagement, with Joanna Frank (episode 54)
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Design powerfully influences our behavior. About that we are certain. But as a foundation that is built on the belief that informed and engaged communities are essential to strong democracies, Knight wants to understand how design – and specifically, the design of our communities – can influence civic engagement. For answers, Knight Foundation turn…
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Knight Cities podcast: Bringing renewal to Newcastle (Australia) (episode 53)
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While between projects in late 2007 and early 2008, Marcus Westbury, a maker, festival director and writer, was exploring his hometown of Newcastle, Australia, and found dozens of buildings and once-vibrant streets that 'had fallen into disrepair and despair.' Today, however, Lonely Planet describes Newcastle as a city whose 'time has finally come.…
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Knight Cities podcast: Sowing Detroit’s future in the fertile ground of vacant lots, with Erin Kelly (episode 52)
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Like so many cities where manufacturing once dominated the local economy, Detroit has a lot of vacant land. What to do with that land is the focus of some exciting new work by Erin Kelly. Erin is program manager of Innovative Landscapes, an initiative of Detroit Future City. Next week the group plans to release a beautiful, smart set of step-by-ste…
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Live@SPUR Podcast — SF Downtown Plan at 30
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On August 12, 2015, SPUR hosted a panel discussion about San Francisco’s 1985 Downtown Plan, its legacy 30 years after adoption, and how it might point the way toward a new plan for downtown. Speaking on the panel were three people involved in the plan’s creation and implementation: Dean Macris, George Williams, and Jeff Heller. Dean Macris was San…
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Knight Cities podcast: Renaissance of Detroit riverfront invites public participation (episode 51)
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Make your way to the edge of downtown Detroit, and you will find a river. Until recently, it wouldn't have been a very inviting experience. But today, the Detroit riverfront has become one of America's best waterfront parks. Mark Wallace is president and CEO of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, the organization responsible for turning the waterfr…
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Knight Cities podcast: Campus Philly connects students—and inspires deep connections to Philadelphia (episode 50)
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Attracting and retaining talent is at the top of the economic development agenda in many U.S. cities. And the organization that probably knows best how to do that is Campus Philly. Deborah Diamond is president of Campus Philly, and she joined us this week to talk about what the organization has learned.…
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Knight Cities podcast: Authentic experience attracts shoppers to Philly’s Reading Terminal Market (episode 49)
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Who doesn't love a great market? And there is none livelier than Reading Terminal Market in Center City Philadelphia. Anuj Gupta is the market's new general manager, and I talked to him about what makes the market so special.By Carol Coletta
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Knight Cities podcast: Philly park with renewed sense of purpose packs in the crowds (episode 48)
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Until last summer, Philadelphia’s Spruce Street Harbor was moribund, lacking people and energy. That is, until David Fierabend and his colleagues at Groundswell Design transformed it with inexpensive, temporary design changes that have made it the place to go in the city. He discusses the project and how it was done with Knight Foundation Vice Pres…
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Knight Cities podcast: The Underline, a good idea on the move in Miami, with Meg Daly (episode 47)
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Miami is buzzing about new plans for a 10-mile forgotten stretch of public property beneath its elevated metro rail. Manhattan has its High Line, and Miami will soon have its Underline. Meg Daly is founder and president of Friends of The Underline.By Carol Coletta
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Knight Cities podcast: Miami Science Barge, a showcase for environmental education, with Alissa Farina (episode 46)
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Can an old barge sitting in Biscayne Bay help the city of Miami come face to face with the challenge of climate change? That’s the intent of the Miami Science Barge, a creation of CappSci and one of 32 winners of the Knight Cities Challenge in its first year. Alissa Farina is an innovation associate at CappSci, a foundation that applies “science an…
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Live@SPUR Podcast — Architecture's New Edges
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Peter Busby is the managing director of the San Francisco office of global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will. Busby, a global leader in sustainable design, visited SPUR on July 8, 2015, to talk about the evolution of architectural practice over the last few decades to encompass increasingly cross-disciplinary concerns that extend well beyon…
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Knight Cities podcast: Nonprofit boards have power to influence policy – if they will seize the opportunity, with Anne Wallestad (episode 45)
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If you serve on a nonprofit board this week’s “Knight Cities” is especially for you. Raising money is part of the job for nonprofit board members, but there’s also a significant opportunity that isn’t taken advantage of nearly enough: influencing policy. BoardSource is the go-to resource for funders, partners and nonprofit leaders who want to magni…
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Knight Cities podcast: Positioning libraries for the future, with Miguel Figueroa (episode 44)
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Growing up in South Memphis, I spent countless hours at a tiny storefront branch library right around the corner from my home. I loved to read and the place was jammed with books. Perfect! But libraries today are as likely to be occupied by people studying for their GED, applying for jobs, figuring out small business startup procedures, and watchin…
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Knight Cities podcast: Mining science to shift public behavior, with Ted Robertson (episode 43)
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Can behavioral science nudge us into better behavior? A growing number of government leaders think so. And they are being assisted by ideas42, a firm that uses behavioral science to design scalable solutions for social impact. Our guest this week on “Knight Cities” is Ted Robertson, managing director at the firm.…
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Knight Cities podcast: Pop-up Pool Project adds a splash of cool in Philly, with Ben Bryant (episode 42)
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It’s summer, and who doesn’t like to hang out at the pool? In most American cities, that used to mean heading down to the neighborhood pool where you found familiar faces and lots of strangers. In fact, prior to 1940, private swimming pools were almost exclusively the province of the extremely wealthy. In 1950, the U.S. had only 2,500 private, in-g…
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Live@SPUR Podcast: A Conversation With Michael Kimmelman
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Michael Kimmelman is the architecture critic for the New York Times, but his work doesn't just focus on the way buildings look. Kimmelman writes about a wide range of urban issues and about how we build cities, and he sees his role as helping people understand those processes so they can play a part in making their cities better. Kimmelman visited …
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Knight Cities podcast: How communities can benefit when big developments move in, with Ralph Rosado (episode 41)
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When big development comes to a neighborhood, how can the neighbors benefit? It’s a thorny question that communities are trying to address with all sorts of new legal, financial and taxing mechanisms. One such mechanism is a Community Benefits Agreement. Ralph Rosado is an expert on the subject, particularly when agreements are used for affordable …
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Knight Cities podcast: Resilience and recovery in the Big Easy, with Roberta Gratz (episode 40)
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Roberta Brandes Gratz is the author of a new book on post-Katrina New Orleans on the 10th anniversary of the hurricane. It’s titled “We’re Still Here Ya Bastards: How the People of New Orleans Rebuilt Their City,” and Richard Florida calls it an “absolute must read.” Roberta also wrote “The Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses …
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Live@SPUR Podcast – The Resilience Dividend
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As cities around the world face climate change, natural disasters, and other stresses both acute and chronic, how can they plan, build, and re-build in ways foster comprehensive, long-term resilience? Dr. Judith Rodin works toward answers to that question in her role as president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and addressed it also in her recent bo…
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Knight Cities podcast: Educating communities on the value of repurposing vacant schools, with Lindsey Scannapieco (episode 39)
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As American cities fill with new and smaller households, school populations are shrinking. And that means a lot of closed schools in communities with no idea how to repurpose them. Enter Lindsey Scannapieco, principal with Scout, Ltd. and now the enthusiastic developer of the Edward Bok Technical School in South Philadelphia. It is a mammoth undert…
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Knight Cities podcast: 5 things you need to know about our economic future, with Kathi Vian (episode 38)
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Is it possible to forecast the future? Institute for the Future has been doing that for almost 50 years. Kathi Vian leads Institute for the Futures’ Ten-Year Forecast, which was just released for the institute’s clients. It explores seven economies working at once to produce a future with a lot of surprises.…
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Knight Cities podcast: Rebalancing the cost-of-living equation to build better communities, with Scott Bernstein (episode 37)
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Even though young college-educated adults are moving to city centers in far greater numbers than any time in 40 years, it is also true that poverty is growing in most American cities. While at least one strategy for tackling poverty – increasing the minimum wage – is gaining strength, the policy response to the problem has been pretty anemic. Enter…
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Knight Cities podcast: Philly media site pursues ‘active’ citizenship, with Jeremy Nowak (episode 36)
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A new kind of journalism is being born in Philadelphia. It’s manifested in The Philadelphia Citizen, and its purpose is nothing less than to spark a new movement of citizens who refuse to outsource leadership to a political class. The Citizen hopes to convince Philadelphians that citizenship is something they must actively and urgently claim. Jerem…
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Knight Cities podcast: Prototype Festival hacks traditional methods of city planning, with Neil Hrushowy (episode 35)
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Joy. Play. Whimsy. Those are words not often used to describe city planning and the associated public engagement it usually requires. But with its Market Street Prototyping Festival, San Francisco inverted the traditional planning model and turned its main street into a canvas for testing ideas submitted by citizens. The result, on display for thre…
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Knight Cities podcast: Insights from Down Under in making government bureaucracy open to change, with Erma Ranieri (episode 34)
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Are “creative” and “bureaucracy” mutually exclusive terms? Erma Ranieri is working hard to prove otherwise. As commissioner for public sector employment in South Australia, she is leading Change@SouthAustralia to speed change in government. For her efforts to make government bureaucracy creative and responsive to citizens she was named 2014 Telstra…
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Knight Cities podcast: Philly’s Fairmount Park Conservancy shows value of public-private partnerships, with Kathryn Ott Lovell (episode 33)
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With city finances squeezed, the call for public-private partnerships is increasing. But even in the best of circumstances, they can be tricky to manage. Kathryn Ott Lovell is responsible for one of the nation’s largest non-commercial public-private partnerships. She is executive director of the Fairmount Park Conservancy, an independent nonprofit …
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Knight Cities podcast: Reimagining Philadelphia’s civic commons, with Shawn McCaney (episode 32)
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Shawn McCaney, program director of creative communities at the William Penn Foundation, has been a leader in reimagining Philadelphia’s civic commons, those places that together encourage us to cross paths with our neighbors, encounter new ideas and make broader connections. Shawn has been an aggressive advocate for better planning, design and land…
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Knight Cities podcast: Building a new kind of economy, with Tessy Britton (episode 31)
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Is it time for a new kind of local economy in our cities, one that's based on people sharing their knowledge? Tessy Britton believes it is. Tessy and her colleagues at Civic Systems Lab are building a city framework where people can teach skills to those around them and learn new ones. It's part sharing economy, part neighborliness. I asked Tessy a…
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Knight Cities podcast: The case of the vanishing neighbor, with Marc Dunkelman (episode 30)
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Are neighbors vanishing in America? Marc Dunkelman thinks so. Marc is a fellow in public policy with the Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions at Brown University and author of “The Vanishing Neighbor: The Transformation of American Community.”By Carol Coletta
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Knight Cities podcast: Trial by fire in Chicago, with Jim Lasko (episode 29)
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An estimated one third of adults can be called soloists, people who work in non-traditional relationships with their employers. And the rate is growing rapidly, 15 to 17 percent every year. A soloist is, as George Gendron puts it, an extreme version of an entrepreneur and requires much of the same support and same capacities. George should know. He…
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Knight Cities podcast: How to Go Solo, with George Gendron (episode 28)
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An estimated one third of adults can be called soloists, people who work in non-traditional relationships with their employers. And the rate is growing rapidly, 15 to 17 percent every year. A soloist is, as George Gendron puts it, an extreme version of an entrepreneur and requires much of the same support and same capacities. George should know. He…
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Knight Cities podcast: Paul Grogan of The Boston Foundation (episode 27)
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Paul Grogan is one of the nations great civic innovators. He has had a 360-degree view of what makes cities tick—from his early service as aide to two Boston mayors, to the creation of the nation’s first national intermediary for community development, to the founding of CEOs for Cities, then to Harvard and now as president and CEO of the Boston Fo…
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Knight Cities podcast: Charles Leadbeater on why empathy is essential for city success (episode 26)
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Each week, it seems someone publishes yet another list of essentials for city success. In fact, at Knight, we have our own list of these essentials: talent, opportunity and engagement. But Charles Leadbeater, a leading authority on innovation and creativity, believes empathy should be right at the top of these lists. Email me via: Coletta (at) knig…
