#P012: Because we have always done it that way

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The Reflective Urbanist

Peter Hendee Brown

31 episodes

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The Reflective Urbanist is for all city-builders, from design professionals, developers, and civil servants to elected officials, interest groups, and community members. Each episode combines a story, a theory, and a lesson, bridging between ideas and practice to illuminate how things get done in the city.

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#P012: Because we have always done it that way

The Reflective Urbanist

14 minutes 19 seconds

6 months ago

#P012: Because we have always done it that way

Why are Minneapolis signal poles painted green and yellow—Packers colors—in Vikings territory?

It started with a simple design question on a downtown street project... and ended with a new city policy, a Cold War case study, and maybe—just maybe—two lifelong Packers fans in the public works department pulling off the ultimate prank.

This episode, we peel back the layers of city decision-making through a Cold War lens, explore why bureaucratic SOPs can outlast billion-dollar stadiums, and ask: what really drives the choices our cities make?

Tune in to find out why sometimes, the answer to “why?” is just: “Because we’ve always done it that way.”

Episode music: Jump and Jive by All Good Folks

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