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How to Really Run a City

The Philadelphia Citizen present former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, and Citizen co-founder Larry Platt who talk about what it really takes to get sh*t done in cities on The Citizen’s newest podcast, How to Really Run a City. Enjoy new episodes with a special guest joining each month. To learn more, read Larry Platt’s article on the birth of the podcast.

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How to Build Black Business Density, Part 2

Jun 28, 2023

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...

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How To Build Black Business Density, Part 1

Jun 6, 2023

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...

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