by ronb | Oct 19, 2022 | Solutions
Will San Francisco’s downtown adjacent Mission Bay neighborhood finally see the school that was promised almost 25 years ago now that hundreds of once hopeful families have fled the city due to the school board’s failure to act? It’s a topic we covered in a preview...
by ronb | Oct 5, 2022 | History
Why did we film so much in Philadelphia for our first two episodes now being edited that trace the evolution of North American cities from the turn of the 19th century through today? If one had a checklist of all the things cities have tried to remake themselves,...
by ronb | Sep 21, 2022 | films, Parks
How do we choose what stories to tell and what cities to film in? It’s a combination of thinking big and thinking small. As we are subject driven as opposed to focused on specific cities, we identify key issues that affect every city such as housing, parks,...
by ronb | Sep 7, 2022 | Solutions
We trace the evolution of North American cities through the lenses of Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh rather than bounce all around North America, which might give our viewers where-are-we-now whiplash. If there’s one city that serves as a living laboratory...
by ronb | Aug 24, 2022 | Solutions
The goal of making cities better places is nothing new. While affordable housing, inadequate infrastructure and social and economic inequities are some of the problems facing today’s cities, these issues have bedeviled planners and policymakers, and builders and...
