Talking Headways Podcast: Peering into the Future of Livable Communities
Live from the Rail~Volution conference!
By
Jeff Wood
7:50 AM EDT on October 31, 2019
We’re back at the Rail~Volution conference in Vancouver for the closing Plenary. In this episode, GB Arrington moderates a panel with Minneapolis Council President Lisa Bender, Managing Director of the Transformation Alliance Odetta MacLeish White, and President and CEO of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Mac McCarthy. The panel discusses the legacy of Rail~Volution along with what is happening now in communities that are making change for the better. From addressing race and housing to climate emissions, this session shares lessons learned and the potential for more.
Jeff Wood is the creator of the Talking Headways podcast and editor of the newsletter The Overhead Wire.
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