# additional show (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover additional show. Page: Feed: --- ## [L.A.’s 8-Mile Bike Path Is Now a $1 Billion Project](https://upzoned.strongtowns.org/e/la-s-8-mile-bike-path-is-now-a-1-billion-project/) _2026-08-19 · Upzoned_ An eight-mile gap keeps Los Angeles from having a continuous river bike route through the heart of the city. Voters approved hundreds of millions of dollars to help close it, but years of planning have pushed the project toward a possible billion-dollar price tag. Carlee Alm-LaBar is joined by transportation advocate Dave Snyder, Pasadena city councilmember and longtime local government leader… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bby6ugune8puz49r/UPZ_8-19-26.mp3) ## [Local Change Doesn’t Require a Big Crowd](https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/local-change-doesn-t-require-a-big-crowd/) _2026-08-18 · The Bottom-Up Revolution_ Anne Keehnen has spent years building relationships in Nacogdoches, Texas, one conversation and one local effort at a time. She’s run for city council, worked with younger residents on walkability, stayed involved in city meetings, and kept looking for ways to connect people around street safety and neighborhood life. Anne compares that work to building good compost: the conversations and… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p2kqveprbmw8bapa/BUS_8-18-26.mp3) ## [The Sidewalk Joy Changing Portland’s Sidewalks](https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/the-sidewalk-joy-changing-portland-s-sidewalks/) _2026-08-13 · The Bottom-Up Revolution_ Most neighborhoods have an invisible boundary where public space ends and private property begins. Rachel Harms Mahlandt started questioning that boundary after discovering tiny installations scattered around Portland: a rubber duck exchange, a toy car swap, miniature galleries, and other invitations to stop and interact. She eventually built her own, then began mapping hundreds of similar… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wzjbiyvzgy8nqtk8/BUR_8-13-26.mp3) ## [The Water Crisis That Left a Small Town Abandoned](https://upzoned.strongtowns.org/e/the-water-crisis-that-left-a-small-town-abandoned/) _2026-08-12 · Upzoned_ Hartman, Colorado, reached a point where it could no longer function as a town. Its water system was unsafe, every member of the town board had resigned, and no one remained with the authority to hold an election or sign the agreements needed to fix the water. Norm Van Eeden Petersman is joined by Joshua Hopkins, mayor of Chugwater, Wyoming, and Strong Towns executive director John Reuter to look… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/riu3s2kbqjhcdmx4/UPZ_8-12-26.mp3) ## [The Unexpected Value of a Walking Tour](https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/the-unexpected-value-of-a-walking-tour/) _2026-08-11 · The Bottom-Up Revolution_ Somerset, Kentucky, had historical markers scattered around downtown, but Jody McRoberts suspected many people barely noticed them. Through Strong Towns Pulaski, she turned those overlooked signs into a reason for people to slow down and look more closely at the place they lived. The group organized a walking tour, recruited five volunteer guides, and partnered with the local historical society to… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p82xcmqdu7xf2bau/BUS_8-11-26.mp3) ## [These Backyards Don’t Need Suburbia](https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/these-backyards-don-t-need-suburbia/) _2026-08-06 · The Bottom-Up Revolution_ Density is often pictured as a huge apartment building surrounded by pavement, while a yard is treated as something only suburbia can provide. Dr. Alicia Pederson, founder of Courtyard Urbanist, wants cities to look at the block differently. Courtyard blocks arrange many small multifamily buildings around shared green space, giving families larger homes, nearby neighbors, and somewhere for… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8tr5ny9qdtes9bx8/BUR_8-6-26.mp3) ## [What If NIMBYs Were Paid to Say Yes?](https://upzoned.strongtowns.org/e/what-if-nimbys-were-paid-to-say-yes/) _2026-08-05 · Upzoned_ What if the easiest way to overcome opposition to new housing was simply to pay people to accept it? A recent article in The Atlantic argues that after state laws, packed public meetings, and economic appeals have failed to overcome local resistance, cash payments might succeed where persuasion has not. Chuck Marohn is joined by John Reuter, executive director of Strong Towns, and Dr. Chloe… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2s8rwmh8fa9ukf9x/UPZ_8-5-26.mp3) ## [The New Brutally Honest City Simulator](https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/the-new-brutally-honest-city-simulator/) _2026-08-04 · The Bottom-Up Revolution_ Most city-building games let players draw roads, place buildings, and watch a convincing skyline appear. Cristian Gonzalez kept noticing what was missing: homelessness, discrimination, parking, disconnected jobs, and the people who bear the cost when the economy turns. By leaving those things out, the games teach players to see cities as collections of buildings rather than places shaped by… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5jesgjbr3r2bx2g7/BUS_8-4-26.mp3) ## [Who Pays When the Highway Gets Bigger?](https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/who-pays-when-the-highway-gets-bigger/) _2026-07-30 · The Bottom-Up Revolution_ A wider highway promises faster trips, new investment, and billions of dollars flowing into Houston. Susan Graham and Ally Smither have spent years asking who receives those benefits and who is asked to move, breathe more pollution, or watch another neighborhood get divided. Recorded at the 2024 Strong Towns National Gathering, this session follows Stop TxDOT I-45 through lost votes, a federal… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qfdkfpc9pw74j6wq/BUR_7-30bqr2d.mp3) ## [When Boomers Don’t Downsize, What’s Left for Everyone Else?](https://upzoned.strongtowns.org/e/when-boomers-don-t-downsize-what-s-left-for-everyone-else/) _2026-07-29 · Upzoned_ What happens when one generation holds much of the country’s housing wealth and has little reason to give it up? Chuck Marohn talks with Strong Towns board chair Andrew Burleson and historic property renovator Richard Rumrill about boomers buying bigger homes, even as younger families wait for those houses to come back onto the market. The generational frustration is easy to understand, but the… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/h85zw5g9ffck9nnm/UPZ_7-29-26.mp3) ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/273Kvp5QhlM6) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Why City Hall Is So Hard to Navigate](https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/why-city-hall-is-so-hard-to-navigate/) _2026-07-28 · The Bottom-Up Revolution_ Residents are often told to get involved at City Hall, but first they have to figure out where to go, who has authority, and which committee will actually hear them. Jacob Hyman learned that firsthand when his attempt to advocate for multimodal transportation turned into a frustrating tour of local government. As a civil engineer and leader of Strong Towns Steubenville, he helped build a power map… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gxm7vruy4a39eh42/BUS_7-28-26.mp3) ## [The Retirement Plan Trapped Inside the Housing Crisis](https://upzoned.strongtowns.org/e/the-retirement-plan-trapped-inside-the-housing-crisis/) _2026-07-23 · Upzoned_ Americans have been told that buying a home is one of the safest ways to secure their future. But when retirement depends on home values continuing to climb, affordability begins to look like a threat. Carlee Alm-LaBar is joined by Daniel Herriges, co-author of Escaping the Housing Trap, and Alli Thurmond-Quinlan, executive director of the Incremental Development Alliance. Together, they push… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/epz4xh2y2r9xrgj3/UPZ_7-23-26.mp3) ## [Can a Front Yard Bring the Village Back?](https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/can-a-front-yard-bring-the-village-back/) _2026-07-23 · The Bottom-Up Revolution_ In most suburban neighborhoods, a corner store or small commercial space can feel years away, even when residents want places to gather and local businesses need somewhere to begin. Rather than wait for a zoning change, Lauren Penn worked with a neighbor to turn their front yards into a tiny market with a baker, a coffee roaster, artists, children selling handmade goods, and people who might not… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fc3zrbuvz4in9kht/BUR_7-23-26.mp3) ## [Car Ownership Versus the Promise of Convenience](https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/car-ownership-versus-the-promise-of-convenience/) _2026-07-21 · The Bottom-Up Revolution_ Andrew Price spent nine years living without a car in Hoboken, New Jersey, where most daily trips could be handled on foot or by transit. Once he bought a car, even routine outings came with a new calculation: where he would park, how much it would cost, and whether driving was actually the easier option. An early Strong Towns member, Price examined places, non-places, and the difference between… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kn55mn76b8ckfmkm/BUS_7-21-26.mp3) ## [Where Did the Village Go?](https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/where-did-the-village-go/) _2026-07-16 · The Bottom-Up Revolution_ Modern family life offers mothers an endless supply of services meant to make isolation more manageable, but Lauren Penn began wondering why so much support had to be purchased in the first place. After a violent crash near the crosswalk her children use to get to school pushed her into local activism, she began connecting unsafe streets and missing sidewalks to the exhaustion many mothers… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3fxbsh6hh25hphkx/BUR_7-16-26.mp3) ## [Chicago’s $1.2 Billion Parking Meter Problem](https://upzoned.strongtowns.org/e/chicago-s-12-billion-parking-meter-problem/) _2026-07-15 · Upzoned_ In 2009, Chicago traded 75 years of parking meter revenue for a $1.2 billion payment that helped fill an immediate budget hole. Norm Van Eeden Petersman is joined by Tony Jordan, executive director of the Parking Reform Network, and Edward Erfurt, chief technical advisor at Strong Towns, to look at what the city actually gave up and why its recent $3.3 billion bid never made it to the finish line.… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z9kdrhe68jeeqeqn/UPZ_7-15-26.mp3) ## [Can Rebuilding Make a Town Weaker?](https://upzoned.strongtowns.org/e/can-rebuilding-make-a-town-weaker/) _2026-07-08 · Upzoned_ Five years after wildfire destroyed most of Lytton, British Columbia, rebuilding remains slow despite more than $140 million in committed public funding. Norm Van Eeden Petersman talks with Michel Durand-Wood, author of You’ll Pay for This, and Graham Watt, who manages strategic initiatives and flood recovery for Grand Forks, British Columbia. They look at what happens when a small town is pushed… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vycfbk4ucupkiu6v/UPZ_7-8-26.mp3) ## [The Housing Crisis Isn’t Moving in One Direction](https://upzoned.strongtowns.org/e/the-housing-crisis-isn-t-moving-in-one-direction/) _2026-07-01 · Upzoned_ Chuck Marohn has long been critical of housing research that treats affordability as a simple supply problem. This week, he brings Andrew Burleson, chair of the Strong Towns board, and Jeff Fong, a board member at YIMBY Action, a new paper on Australia’s housing crisis that starts somewhere else: with the way price increases move between detached houses and apartments, and from one city to… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/srmtcdak2ausmss5/UPZ_7-1-26.mp3) ## [Charlotte Said No to a $4.3 Billion Highway. Now the State Wants $60 Million Back.](https://upzoned.strongtowns.org/e/charlotte-said-no-to-a-43-billion-highway-now-the-state-wants-60-million-back/) _2026-06-24 · Upzoned_ When Charlotte and its regional planning body withdrew support for a $4.3 billion widening of Interstate 77, North Carolina lawmakers responded by threatening a $60 million penalty and a funding cutoff. Host Carlee Alm-LaBar is joined by Patrick Kennedy, whose Atlas of Inner-City Highway Impacts documents highway damage across 142 cities, and John Reuter, the newly named Executive Director of… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nwigz4njc2c7mkb8/UPZ_6-24-26a4c13.mp3) ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8RxfgUJJINnq) _2026-06-24 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [Why Do Vacant Storefronts Stay Vacant?](https://upzoned.strongtowns.org/e/why-do-vacant-storefronts-stay-vacant/) _2026-06-17 · Upzoned_ A decade ago, a row of North Park storefronts was cleared for a university housing project that never came. The businesses are gone, the buildings are mostly empty, and neighbors are still pushing Northeastern Illinois University to act. Norm Van Eeden Petersman is joined by Bernice Radle, an incremental developer in Buffalo, and Alex Montero of Strong Towns Chicago to ask why places like this get… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wgch29jacdhizjzw/UPZ_6-17-26.mp3)