city governance

Explore " city governance" with insightful episodes like "Denver Politics w/ Councilman Darrell Watson", "Shooting Craps with the Grandkids’ Cash" and "Dr Tim Williams adds to the population debate discussing affordability and city governance" from podcasts like ""Heroic Hospitality", "Not There Yet" and "Talking Cities"" and more!

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Denver Politics w/ Councilman Darrell Watson

Dive into the heartbeat of Denver's District 9 with host Mario Nocifera and special guest City Council Member Darrell Watson. 🏛️ In this episode of Heroic Hospitality, explore the intricacies of city governance, the challenges our city faces and the future of Denver's nightlife.

Join the conversation as Darrell and Mario explore crucial issues, from championing support for small businesses to the dynamics between the City Council and the Mayor's office. 🌆 Delve into the vibrant RiNo nightlife, address concerns about crime, and Denver's future.

Tackling complex challenges, the discussion extends to the pressing matters of homelessness and the essential needs of the city. 🏠🌟 Gain a comprehensive understanding of Denver's heartbeat as Mario and Darrell discuss the present and future of this dynamic district 9. 🗣️🌆

You can find Darrell's office here:
https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Denver-City-Council/Council-Members-Websites-Info/District-9

enJanuary 21, 2024

Shooting Craps with the Grandkids’ Cash

Some thoughts on a failed Olympic bid and what it tells us about the shocking randomness of how we build our cities.

Although it has been many years since I last wrote computer code ‘to save my life’ I still vividly remember the five basic phases of the Cost of Change Curve associated with software development projects. While the fine details are now dim and distant the basic idea is this: the cost of making a given change rises exponentially as we work our way from the first phase, Requirements, through the intermediate Analysis, Coding and Testing phases and then finally to the Production phase. Plot the costs on a graph and the main characteristic is the skyward-to-infinity spike as we get to the latter phases of the project... Listen to the rest by clicking the play button, above. The text version of this essay can be found on Medium where it was published contemporaneously. They key image for this episode is of Pacific Electric Railway cars awaiting destruction on Terminal Island, California in 1956. (image credit: UCLA Library Digital Collections)

en-usAugust 21, 2019

Dr Tim Williams adds to the population debate discussing affordability and city governance

Dr. Tim Williams is currently CEO of the Committee for Sydney. Before coming to Australia Tim was CEO of the Thames Gateway London Partnership, where he played an important role in attracting new investment in infrastructure into East London and established the urban renewal case which helped secure the 2012 Olympic Games for the area.

Talking Cities

en-usDecember 04, 2017

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Episodes (3)

Denver Politics w/ Councilman Darrell Watson

Shooting Craps with the Grandkids’ Cash

Some thoughts on a failed Olympic bid and what it tells us about the shocking randomness of how we build our cities.

Dr Tim Williams adds to the population debate discussing affordability and city governance