What does the film Inception have to do with budgets for city buildings and 22 kinds of lightbulbs? In this episode of The Reflective Urbanist, Peter discusses how design choices made on day one can ripple through decades of maintenance — and why sometimes, less really is more.

Episode music: Trouble Brewing by Matt Stewart Evans

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Dark Lake by Simon Folwar

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