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On Housing with Aaron Lubeck

The Messy City Podcast

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Challenges in Urban Planning and Infrastructure Development

The chapter delves into the challenges of urban planning, critiquing the reliance on community engagement processes and centralized administrative agencies in decision-making. It discusses the negative outcomes of regulations dictating private development, the oppressive nature of modern zoning codes, and the neglect of the public realm in planning. The conversation also explores the history of city planning in America, highlighting shifts between different eras and the ongoing issue of authoritarianism in the infrastructure sector.

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