Latest Landuse Podcast Episodes
The Hard-Charging Jacob Frey
Land Matters - May 13, 2024 18:50 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAn interview with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who has led a pioneering zoning reform effort to increase housing supply, beginning with banning single-family-only zoning. As part of the “Mayor’s Desk” series of Q&A’s with municipal leaders, he also reflects on bike and bus lanes, regional gov...
Puzzling Out the Housing Crisis
Land Matters - April 16, 2024 15:10 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHighlights from the Lincoln Institute’s Journalists Forum: Innovations in Affordability reveal emerging solutions to the extraordinary challenge of the housing crisis—reforming statewide zoning to increase supply, outmaneuvering institutional investors, shifting the property tax to a land valu...
COP28 and the Future of the Planet
Land Matters - February 02, 2024 22:14 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAn assessment of what was accomplished at the recent COP28 climate summit in Dubai, including more prominence for the critical issue of land use and cities, by four members of the Lincoln Institute staff who were there
Paige Cognetti and the Reinvention of Scranton
Land Matters - December 12, 2023 16:39 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsMayor Paige Cognetti is guiding the postindustrial reinvention of Scranton, a coal-mining crossroads in northeastern Pennsylvania that is President Biden’s hometown—and has gained notoriety as the setting for the TV comedy series “The Office.”
Water in the West
Land Matters - October 31, 2023 20:39 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsJim Holway, who retired as director of the Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy this summer, reflects on decades of trying to solve the puzzle of sustainable water resources in the West, and looks to what the future may hold.
Summer of Smoke and Swelter
Land Matters - August 03, 2023 16:05 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsRecord-breaking heat, out-of-control wildfires, and eye-stinging smoke have made the impacts of climate change inescapable for millions of people this summer. Containing the destructive fires is mostly a matter of land use management, says Canadian science journalist Ed Struzik.
Staying Calm and Planning On
Land Matters - June 07, 2023 14:47 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe job of the urban planner is getting tougher these days, as cities confront climate change and a shortage of affordable housing, amid increasingly divided constituencies. Veteran journalist Josh Stephens shares insights from his interviews for the book Planners Across America.
Leading by Example
Land Matters - April 17, 2023 21:56 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe former President and First Lady of Costa Rica, taking a year in the United States after being in power from 2018 to 2022, reflect on their home country’s record of leading by example on climate, from rainforest conservation to electric buses.
Housing and hope in Cincinnati
Land Matters - March 17, 2023 20:53 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAs a relatively affordable city protected from some of the worst effects of climate change, Cincinnati is poised for growth. In the this episode of the Land Matters podcast, Mayor Aftab Pureval reflects on the challenges he is confronting—including fending off predatory real estate investors—an...
Orchestrating Impact
Land Matters - February 01, 2023 21:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThree scholars retiring from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy – Armando Carbonell, who led programs in urban planning and land conservation; Daphne Kenyon, an economist studying the property tax and municipal finance; and Martim Smolka, director of the Latin America program – share thoughts ...
Confronting extreme heat in Africa
Land Matters - December 08, 2022 21:46 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, explains her appointment of Africa’s first chief heat officer, fighting climate change with land use planning and planting a million trees, and an overhaul of the property tax system to ensure fiscal sustainability.
The Quest for Zoning Zen
Land Matters - October 27, 2022 16:09 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsZoning may not be something most people think about every day. But behind the scenes, local land use rules have been blocking affordable housing, hindering climate action, and exacerbating racial segregation, according to author M. Nolan Gray and Cornell University professor Sara Bronin.
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín: We need to build new housing
Land Matters - September 23, 2022 15:03 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsBerkeley, California, is a classic case of a built-up city facing tensions over future development. In this candid interview, Mayor Jesse Arreguín talks about the need to make the city more affordable by clearing the way for new housing and discouraging speculation among owners sitting on vacant...
A Force of Nature on Chicago’s South Side
Land Matters - June 16, 2022 21:32 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsOn the South Side of Chicago, Rev. Otis Moss III has led initiatives in green building and community empowerment that are having a ripple effect across the city and beyond. This interview follows his delivery of the keynote address for the Lincoln Institute’s 75th anniversary celebration.
Burlington, Vermont, Goes Bona Fide Green
Land Matters - May 16, 2022 15:51 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsBurlington, Vermont – already sourcing 100 percent of its energy from renewables – is pledging to end all use of fossil fuels by 2030. Mayor Miro Weinberger says he has the political support to eliminate planet-warming emissions across all sectors.
Randall Woodfin and the realities of revitalization
Land Matters - March 12, 2022 22:03 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsRandall Woodfin, Birmingham’s “millennial mayor” and rising star in Alabama politics, has launched an urban mechanic’s agenda for revitalizing that post-industrial city: restoring basic infrastructure on a block-by-block basis, setting up a command center so federal funds are spent wisely, and p...
Kara Swisher: What Big Tech Can do for Climate
Land Matters - January 29, 2022 22:29 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe big technology companies could do big things to address climate change, says Silicon Valley chronicler Kara Swisher, host of the “Sway” podcast at The New York Times. New inventions await in manufacturing, materials, batteries, growing food, sequestering carbon – and using artifical intellig...
How a Toad Might Guide a Better Climate Future
Land Matters - December 21, 2021 21:27 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe cane toad, introduced in Australia in the 1930s to control pests, quickly became a major problem itself – one of many examples of human interventions in natural systems that scientists should keep in mind while trying to tackle the climate crisis, says New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbe...
Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez, breaking new ground
Land Matters - November 22, 2021 21:54 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsBogota Mayor Claudia Lopez talks about local climate action, land value capture for more equitable urban development, and the importance of supporting women in society, in an interview as she was en route to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Bruce Babbitt would like to add land and water to the COP26 mix
Land Matters - October 30, 2021 19:26 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAs world leaders descend on Glasgow, Scotland for the COP26 climate summit, the critical role of land and water isn’t getting enough attention, says former Arizona Governor and Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt. The destruction of forests is spewing emissions and taking away natural carbon sinks....
Addressing structural racism in urban planning
Land Matters - September 28, 2021 19:56 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsCity planners are emerging from behind the scenes to help address some of society’s most complex challenges, including building equity and fighting racism. This summer a coalition of planners came together to acknowledge past discrimination in urban development policies and commit to becoming “c...
Land’s crucial role in fighting climate change
Land Matters - August 12, 2021 14:03 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this summer of 2021, land is being ravaged. Wildfires burn in the western U.S., Canada and elsewhere, and the Amazon rainforest has been scorched so much for ranching and agriculture it now emits more carbon than it absorbs. Land conservation veteran Jim Levitt explains the central role of la...
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson reflects on equity and regeneration
Land Matters - May 28, 2021 11:31 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsMayor Frank Jackson is happy about the myriad efforts to revitalize Cleveland – from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to the University Circle cultural center and the recent “innovation hub” activity in tech and life sciences. But as he finishes out his fourth and final term, Jackson says that the c...
Affordability on a fast track
Land Matters - April 16, 2021 14:08 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHome to global tech companies and a record number of millionaires, Cambridge, Massachusetts has been trying to make the city more accessible for all. Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui talks about recent strategies, including an innovative affordable housing overlay that awards extra height and density and i...
Finding Answers in Land
Land Matters - March 30, 2021 23:39 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAs the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy marks its 75th anniversary, Board Chair Kathryn J. Lincoln and President George W. “Mac” McCarthy reflect on the past, present, and future of an organization that recognizes the central role of land in solving some of the world’s greatest challenges, from ...
Rising rents, families on the edge
Land Matters - February 25, 2021 18:51 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsRising rents are straining family budgets now more than ever, says NYU professor Ingrid Gould Ellen, co-author of the Lincoln Institute report “Through the Roof” – and the pandemic has both revealed and exacerbated the affordability crisis. Local governments should establish comprehensive plans ...
Moving forward on climate
Land Matters - January 22, 2021 16:19 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn the first of the year’s shows marking the 75th anniversary of the Lincoln Institute, environmentalist and author Bill McKibben breaks down the actions of the incoming Biden administration to confront the climate crisis, from rejoining the Paris accord to halting the Keystone XL pipeline. Land...
Marking the End of 2020
Land Matters - December 11, 2020 22:02 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAs the world prepares to bid farewell to 2020, taking stock of an unprecedented year involves both understanding the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic and looking ahead to what the future may hold. New York Times reporter Emily Badger and author Diana Lind reflect on the prospects for citi...
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and the changing Southwest
Land Matters - November 12, 2020 22:26 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsRecently reelected Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego reflects on a supercharged election season – and how, among other changes, Phoenix is becoming a more sustainable, and more urban, place. The nation’s fifth-largest metropolis is battling COVID, stepping up measures to conserve water, and providing n...
Confronting a COVID recession
Land Matters - October 12, 2020 20:27 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsWith revenues down and pandemic-related expenditures up, state and local governments are facing a fiscal meltdown this fall and beyond. Experts from the Lincoln Institute talk about the options, including layoffs and cuts in services, and explain how leaving cities and states to struggle on thei...
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