#79 Talking Kansas City, MO with Assistant City Manager Rick Usher

GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government

English - October 07, 2016 10:41 - 53 minutes - 24.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
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We sat down with Assistant City Manager Rick Usher while we were in Kansas City, MO for the 2016 ICMA Conference. He discussed the city’s new streetcar, bringing Google Fiber to the region and supporting the start-up community. Rick also shed some light on KC’s ties to history and how the city has changed in his 30 year career at City Hall.