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If you've ever thrown up your hands over gentrification, convinced there is no way to avoid ousting long-time residents from increasingly expensive neighborhoods,  take heart . If you've ever thought redlining, while technically illegal, will invariably continue to permeate societies without penalty, take heart.  If you've felt defeated by the uphill battle of growing Black business density, take...

Alarmingly, in a city that is 44 percent Black, Black-owned businesses with payroll represent less than 3 percent of the businesses in our ecosystem. This episode has our hosts sit down with Newark, NJ, Mayor Ras Baraka and Nowak Metro Finance Lab's Bruce Katz – two experts who have a litany of solutions to address one of the most pressing issues of our time: creating and supporting the success of...

For all of the seeming division in our country, there really are leaders who are committed to bringing people together to achieve real change. Helming that charge? Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt , an anti-Trump, tax-increasing Republican who joined this episode of the podcast. Whatever political party you ascribe to, meeting in the middle may be easier than you think. Sign up to stay informed on b...

In this episode, Nutter, Reed and Platt turned to one of the architects behind Oakland's 50 percent reduction in gun violence over seven years: David Muhammad, Executive Director of the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform. Gun violence has taken a toll in cities across America. Muhammad's game plan will leave you with a sense that this problem is one thing: solvable. Find more solutions...

Did you know that changing the color of roads could lower their temperature by more than 10 degrees? Or that strategically planting trees could lower air temperature by up to 40 degrees? Neither did we, until we heard this episode, featuring Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. Learn the ways she has made her city's focus on sustainability pay off for its citizens. Don't miss an episode release: Subscribe...

There's a secret leadership skill you can't gain from a Harvard MBA or Stanford education: It's connecting with the people. In this episode, hosts Reed, Nutter, and Platt explore the power of relationship to make positive changes, then welcome Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to share the replicable ways she's made a difference in Oakland, CA, about problems ranging from gun violence to potholes. Listen...

Tired of negative news and finger-pointing pundits? You've come to the right place! Each month, How to Really Run a City brings you solutions to cities' problems, broken down by co-hosts Kasim Reed, former Mayor of Atlanta; Michael Nutter, former mayor of Philadelphia; Larry Platt, award-winning journalist and author; and a featured guest putting ideas to action across the country. Subscribe now t...