The Downtowner: An ideastream Podcast
Summary: ideastream's Amy Eddings and lifestyle blogger George Hahn engage the curious at the intersection of urban policy and lifestyle.
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We're talking about gentrification with Cleveland State University urban studies scholar Richey Piiparinen, Detailed show notes at http://www.ideastream.org/news/episode-08-is-downtown-cleveland-becoming-a-white-luxury-enclave.
From perks like dog washing stations to downsides like other dogs, a look at city living, doggie-style. Detailed show notes at http://www.ideastream.org/news/episode-07-downtown-clevelands-going-to-the-dogs.
Three "empty nesters" who recently moved Downtown say it's a good place to be -- for now. Detailed show notes at http://www.ideastream.org/news/episode-06-is-cleveland-a-good-place-for-successful-aging.
Yes, but only if you stop thinking of it as a mall, says Ken Till, the man in charge of redeveloping Tower City. Detailed show notes at http://www.ideastream.org/news/episode-05-can-the-mall-at-tower-city-be-saved.
The Downtown Cleveland Residents Association wants a voice in development decisions. But what do they have to say? Detailed show notes at http://www.ideastream.org/news/episode-04-downtowners-unite.
Listener John Randolph takes co-host Amy Eddings to task for saying she won't walk to work when it's cold and snowy Detailed show notes at http://www.ideastream.org/news/cleveland-winter-is-no-match-for-this-walker.
Clevelanders are anxious about the loss of his star power but is that what they should be anxious about? Detailed show notes at http://www.ideastream.org/news/episode-03-the-lebron-james-economy.
How Cleveland's mass transit system struggles to be relevant in a city where car commuting is cheap and easy. Detailed show notes at http://www.ideastream.org/news/episode-02-our-aggressive-car-culture.
A recent defeat of a regional transit plan in Nashville and an online Best of Cleveland burger poll fueled this debate Detailed show notes at http://www.ideastream.org/news/cleveland-vs-suburbs-who-gets-to-call-themselves-clevelanders.
Historian Mark Souther on the trouble with "Believeland" and Cleveland's other image campaigns Detailed show notes at http://www.ideastream.org/news/episode-01-believeland-cleveland-we-have-a-confidence-problem.
Introducing "The Downtowner," ideastream's podcast on Cleveland's newest, oldest neighborhood. Detailed show notes at http://www.ideastream.org/news/welcome-to-the-downtowner-why-were-doing-this.