Governance, Preemption, and the Importance of Protecting Local Representation with Nestor Davidson

In this episode of the Trend Talk podcast, a companion series for the 2026 Trend Report for Planners , Joe DeAngelis, research manager at the American Planning Association (APA), sits down with Nestor Davidson, the Emma Bloomberg Professor of Real Estate at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. An urban law expert, Nestor delves into the complex dynamics between state and local governance,…