Talking Headways Podcast: The Evolution of Federal Livability Policy
Welcome back Mariia Zimmerman of MZ Strategies for her second appearance on the podcast and discussion of how livability initiatives have changed over time at the federal level.
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Jeff Wood
9:15 AM PDT on April 20, 2018
Welcome back Mariia Zimmerman of MZ Strategies for her second appearance on the podcast. We discuss how livability initiatives have changed over time at the federal level, from the initial attempts to foster growth by transit to more recent efforts to ensure equitable results from the coordination of transportation and development policy.
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