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MuniciPals is back after a brief break to discuss the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico. Brit recently returned from working in San Juan, and shares some perspective on the ongoing natural and unnatural disasters, as well as some thoughts on the local urban form.
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Dylan and Brit speak with Carley Przystac on the challenges of municipal water, from Flint and beyond.
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David's friend Raynell joins him on this solo episode to explain the surprisingly complicated politics of airports -- from how Chicago's Midway airport is related to Chicago's public schools, to how a Revolutionary War shipwreck on the Themes could be a stumbling block to a new airport in London.
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Ever look at that highway in your home town and wish there were a park there instead? Turns out, cities all over American are doing just that by covering highways with public parks. But do these projects succesffuly rejuvenate their communities? Or are they simply applying a band-aid over deeper problems? This episode, David runs us through the idea of highway capping and talks through some exmaples all over the country, including Boston, Los Angeles, and St. Louis.
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Brit leads a discussion on how public spaces affect the shape and efficacy of protests from the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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one of President Trump's biggest promises - the mass deportation of illegal immigrants. How would it work? Is there precedent for it? How does the US deport people now? What does it mean for you at the local level? Answers to all these questions and more this episode of MuniciPALs.
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Brit, Dylan, and David discuss the appointment of Dr. Ben Carson to head the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Listen to them try to come to terms with the fact the Ben Carson has no experience in public housing, and also believes that the Pyramids were built to store grain. Relatedly, David talks about a housing development in his DC neighborhood that puts him at odds with local activists.
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Brit leads a discussion of urbanism in the wake of the election, and how it relates to larger discussions of technocracy and populism. Using Randolph Bourne's essay Twilight of Idols as a launching point, the boys consider Jane Jacobs' unique role as both the preeminent visionary and iconoclast in urbanism.
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In their inaugural episode, MuniciPALs tackle two issues that are simple on their face, but more multi-faceted the deeper you dig. David leads a discussion on what protected bike lanes in Washington, D.C. have to do with race & class, Dylan discusses the challenges of mitigating the effects of climate change on cities using his hometown of Boston as an example, and Brit serves as the ever-insightful peanut gallery, with a few tidbits of his own.