#P014: They called us "tourists"

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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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#P014: They called us "tourists"

The Reflective Urbanist

11 minutes 7 seconds

6 months ago

#P014: They called us "tourists"

We were the private-sector pros brought in to fix a sluggish city bureaucracy. Confidence? We had it. Experience? Not so much. This episode dives into what happens when political appointees try to move the machine—and what they learn from the civil servants who’ve kept it running all along.

Episode music: 'Excusez-Moi?' by Roo Walker

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