{"podcast":{"title":"The Bottom-Up Revolution","slug":"the-bottom-up-revolution-515360","podcast_index_feed_id":515360,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/littlethings.strongtowns.org/feed.xml","website_url":"https://littlethings.strongtowns.org","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3433634/BUR_logo_-_2022_updatebpjb6.jpg","author":"Strong Towns","episode_count":100,"summary":"This podcast features stories of the Strong Towns movement in action. Hosted by Tiffany Owens Reed, it’s all about how regular people have stepped up to make their communities more economically resilient, and how others can implement these ideas in their own places. We’ll talk about taking concrete action steps, connecting with fellow advocates to build power, and surviving the bumps along the way—all in the pursuit of creating stronger towns.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:28.999332+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360"},"episode":{"title":"Why Public Spaces Fail After the Ribbon Cutting","slug":"why-public-spaces-fail-after-the-ribbon-cutting","published_at":"2026-04-23T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360/why-public-spaces-fail-after-the-ribbon-cutting","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360","url":"https://littlethings.strongtowns.org/e/why-public-spaces-fail-after-the-ribbon-cutting/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8apmyi2vgvu4txi9/BUR_4-23-26.mp3","summary":"Well-designed public spaces often look promising at opening, then slowly lose energy and use. Max Musicant explains how that decline comes down to what happens after construction—who maintains the space, how it’s programmed, and whether anyone is responsible for making it work day to day. From simple fixes like better seating and things to do, this conversation gets into why so many spaces never become places. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Max Musicant (LinkedIn) Musicant Group (Site) Practice of Place (Substack) \"Placemaking is Dead, Long Live Placemaking!\" (Article) Local Recommendations:‍ Grand Rounds Scenic Byway System 612 Sauna Cooperative Birchbark Books Tiffany Owens Reed (Instagram) Do you know someone who would make for a great Bottom-Up Revolution guest? Let us know here! This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Thank you!","meta_description":"Well-designed public spaces often look promising at opening, then slowly lose energy and use. Max Musicant explains how that decline comes down to what ha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3093,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360/episodes/why-public-spaces-fail-after-the-ribbon-cutting/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bottom-up-revolution-515360/why-public-spaces-fail-after-the-ribbon-cutting.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}