<p>Cities &amp; Planners is the podcast about cities from the perspective of urban planners. On each episode we interview a planner or related professional from a different city and hear about what they love, what they don't love, and how they are working to make their city better.</p> <p>In this episode I talk to Mark De La Vergne, VP of Cavnue. Mark was formerly Chief of Mobility Innovation for the City of Detroit, and he has a true love for his adopted city. We talk about making transit work better for City residents who need to reach jobs in the suburbs, why there is a need for affordable housing in a city with a surplus of housing stock, and how COVID has impacted the upward trajectory of Downtown Detroit, among other topics.</p> <p>Here are some links to KQED Forum podcasts about San Jose that I mention in the introduction to this podcast:</p> <p><a href="https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101886208/title-exploring-the-great-immigrant-food-city-of-san-jose">Exploring the 'Great Immigrant Food City' of San Jose</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101887718/san-jose-mayor-sam-liccardo-on-gun-control-housing-and-his-last-year-in-the-mayors-office">San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Gun Control, Housing and His Last Year in the Mayor’s Office</a></p> <p>And here is a guide to <a href="https://detroitmi.gov/departments/general-services-department/city-walls/city-walls-gallery">Detroit murals</a>, which I discussed with Mark..</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>