Many US cities and towns are beginning to show their age, with depopulation, aging infrastructure, and lost industry. In addition, many are looking for ways to make our communities more people-centric where walking and biking are more viable options. Overcoming these challenges and creating more people-centric communities is a big challenge and I’ve invited someone who’s been working on this problem for 20+ years.

I invited Kevin Klinkenberg, Executive Director of Midtown KC Now to look at the latest thinking in renewal of our communities, from small towns to large cities. Kevin’s background includes Architecture, Urban Design, consulting, blogging, and podcasting. From the beginning, Kevin’s focused his energies on those who aim for successful walkable and sociable places.

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Kevin’s Website: https://www.kevinklinkenberg.com/

Kevin’s blog post on his thoughts after visiting Europe: https://kevinklinkenberg.substack.com/p/your-truly-autonomous-future-bicycles

Find The Messy City on all your favorite podcast platforms and here: https://kevinklinkenberg.substack.com/podcast

Live from Akron podcast episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5MHk2ivWXpEBJjYTgU6NDV?si=cce8c530c00b4d60

A developers view on community redevelopment episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7M1NsKd9SItNvBjvX2dGPl?si=db4af300b34c4384

Strong Towns: https://www.strongtowns.org/

LCs BBQ: https://www.lcsbarbq.com/

Joe’s KC: https://www.joeskc.com/pages/our-story