William Fulton is one of America’s most established thought leaders in urban planning. From 2014 to 2022, he served as Director of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Prior to moving to Houston, he served as Mayor of Ventura, CA and Director of Planning and Development for San Diego. He’s the author of multiple papers and books, including his most recent book Place and Prosperity, which is the focus of this episode.
Kevin and Bill discuss Bill’s experience growing up in a factory town in New York, stepping into community planning and city leadership roles in California, and personal stories detailing how quality of life for he and his family has been impacted by the design of the different neighborhoods he’s lived in. Bill makes the case that building great places is fundamental to cultivating prosperity, and better cities emerge when the people who shape them think more broadly and intentionally about the places they are creating.
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Season 3 Wrap Up — with Kevin Shepherd
Meet the Verdooners — with Matt Meals
Leadership and Inclusive Prosperity — with Dr. Kaye Monk-Morgan and Shaun Rojas
Meet the Verdooners — with Maddie Bonney
Plangineer to Storyteller — with Andy Boenau
Development Bills at 2023 TxLEG—with Michael Kovacs and Tom Yantis
Rural Community Transformation — with Julianna Dodson
2023 Podcast Survey
Enabling Desirable Neighborhoods - with Melissa Milton-Pung
Bridging Infrastructure Gaps — with Mark Funkhouser and Liz Farmer
Engaging Youth in Planning — with Mara Mintzer
Meet the Verdooners — with Kevin Shepherd
Meet the Verdooners — with AJ Fawver
Meet the Verdooners — with Tim Wright
Meet the Verdooners — with Mari Austin
Meet the Verdooners — with Karina Castillo
Meet the Verdooners — with Marshall Hines
Community Branding and Engagement — with Ryan Short
Neighborhood Evolution in South Bend - with Mike Keen and Monte Anderson
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