How can we bring the benefits of manufacturing back to disinvested neighborhoods — without the drawbacks? — “City of the Future” is a podcast that explores ideas and innovations that could transform cities, and this season is all about the ideas and innovations that could lead to more equitable development. In this episode, hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk interview an expert in workforce development, Stephen Tucker…

Can a new generation of tech innovation ecosystems spur more equitable economic growth? — “City of the Future” is a podcast that explores ideas and innovations that could transform cities, and this season is all about the ideas and innovations that could lead to more equitable development. In this episode, hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk interview Phil Armstrong, executive director of Greenwood Rising…

What if, instead of being negatively impacted by a neighborhood’s growth, residents could benefit from it instead? — “City of the Future” is a podcast that explores ideas and innovations that could transform cities, and this season is all about the ideas and innovations that could lead to more equitable development. …

New economic models could help renters, particularly immigrants and new arrivals, become owners — and access multi-generational wealth as a result. — “City of the Future” is a podcast that explores ideas and innovations that could transform cities, and this season is all about the ideas and innovations that could lead to more equitable development. In this episode, hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk interview associate professor of affordable housing Marc Norman…

To understand how real estate development could become more inclusive tomorrow, we have to understand how it works today. — “City of the Future” is a podcast that explores ideas and innovations that could transform cities. Season 4 will be all about the ideas and innovations that could lead to more equitable development. But before we can understand how real estate development could be more inclusive in the future, we…

In Part 2 of our Q&A, New York City transportation legend Sam Schwartz discusses technology’s role in the future of streets. — You can read Part 1 of our conversation with Sam Schwartz here. And you can hear us discuss Flexible Streets with Sam on City of the Future. How do we build on some of the street design improvements we’ve seen during the pandemic? So in cities, we have to…

During his decades in government, “Gridlock Sam” survived the whims of changing administrations by harnessing the power of design and data. — In 1980, during a transit strike that led to cars overloading Manhattan’s street grid, Sam Schwartz — then an assistant commissioner at the Department of Transportation — devised something he called a “grid lock” prevention plan. “I released it to the lexicon, and gridlock has been associated with me ever…

What if we could use design and technology to make our streets more flexible? So they could change use according to the season, the week — even the hour? — “City of the Future” is a podcast that explores ideas and innovations that could transform cities. In this episode, hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk talk about the potential of flexible, responsive streets with former New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Sam Schwartz, Aspen Director of Parking & Downtown…

Thanks to innovations in design, materials, and machinery — and a green wave taking over the industry — factory-based construction could be an idea whose time has finally come. — “City of the Future” is a podcast that explores ideas and innovations that could transform cities. In this episode, hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss how factory-based construction are changing the way cities are built with Northeastern University architecture professor Ivan Rupnik, architect and author Susan Jones, and Sidewalk…