This Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ariana Adame, Planning Manager. Connect with me on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Website. What I’m Reading: Dare to Lead, Brene Brown What I’m Re-Watching: The Soprano’s What I’m Listening To: Butter by BTS (I live with a teen and a pre-teen) Have you ever explained what … Continued
William Fulton Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research Rice University Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Building better cities. William Fulton, the Director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University, joined the podcast for a wide ranging conversation about development, planning, and land use in Houston, Texas. He talked about the market forces … Continued
Joseph Kunkel Principal MASS Design Group Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn Sustainable planning and design. Joseph Kunkel, Principal at MASS Design Group and Director of the Sustainable Native Communities Design Lab, joined the podcast to talk about planning projects with Native communities. He discussed his work on affordable housing in Indian Country and engaging with … Continued
Raney Rogers Executive Director smART Kinston LinkedIn Adam Short Planning Director City of Kinston, North Carolina Sarah Arney Community Development Planner City of Kinston, North Carolina LinkedIn Redevelopment through arts and culture. Three guests joined the podcast to talk about how the City of Kinston, North Carolina has redeveloped their community through the implementation of … Continued
Chuck Marohn Founder and President Strong Towns LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio A bottom-up revolution. Chuck Marohn, the Founder and President of Strong Towns, joined the podcast to discuss about his new book and the work he is doing to shape the conversation about development in cities. He shared what led him to leave the … Continued
Lyz Crane Deputy Director Artplace America Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Using arts and culture to shape communities. Lyz Crane, the Deputy Director of Artplace America, joined the podcast to talk about the work strengthening the field of creative placemaking, which is about integrating arts into community planning and development. She gave examples of how … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Rafael Baptista. Connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I am…. Reading: The Truths We Hold by Senator Kamala Harris Watching: Masterchef Season 10 Listening to: The One Thing Podcast This past June, I moved from a strategic planning position to a community economic development position. This has been a … Continued
By Claire Bouchard, SAFEBuilt, Director of Marketing I have a confession to make – I am not a Building Official, but I get to talk about them all day long at SAFEbuilt! I have a lot in common with Building Officials – we both like safe homes, safe commercial buildings, and we both know … Continued
This guest post is by Fate, TX city manager Michael Kovacs. H/T to ELGL member Justin Weiss for connecting ELGL with this interesting blog by Michael! If you’re a sports fan, especially a baseball fan, you’ve probably seen the movie Moneyball with Brad Pitt. It’s the true-to-life story of the Oakland A’s and how manager Billy … Continued
The Chinook Institute for Civic Leadership wants to invite ELGL members to attend a couple of their upcoming events. Take a look below for more information and to register. The Chinook Institute is a non-profit that strives to create and develop better leaders to improve the communities and world that we live in. Each year … Continued
