Episode 22: How cities can save themselves, because no one else is going to by The podcast for people who expect more from Philly

David Thornburgh chats with Jeremy Nowak (at right in photo) and Bruce Katz, authors of a new book called “The New Localism.” Their thesis: Many American cities have more things going for them than they seem to realize – untapped wealth and assets that could enable them to address many of their challenges. Those cities just have to stop behaving in 20th-century ways, including waiting for federal help that isn’t coming anytime soon. Nowak and Katz talk about cities on the rise – yeah, Pittsburgh, we’re talking about you – that offer lessons in how to flip this switch.

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