Spencer Miller-Johnson, Senior City Planner for the City of St. Paul, joins Sherry for a lively conversation about zoning and land use. Spencer helps us unpack a city report on its East Grand Avenue Overlay Study. He also shares about the city's planning philosophies, why he's passionate about form-based codes, and what keeps him up at night. Hear about how you can help guide potential zoning changes during the study's public comment period through March 29.

Links

• EGAOD Study Report
• The Study's Webpage, with Contact Information for Public Input
• Grand Avenue Special District Sign Plan
• 2021 Video Interview with Merritt Clapp-Smith about District 16's 2005 Plan & the history of the EGAOD
• Further listening: nerding out with street engineers about potholes
• Further listening: other rezoning efforts in Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Attributions

Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website.

This episode was produced and transcribed by Sherry Johnson, and was edited and hosted by Ian R Buck. We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at [email protected].

Transcript

Find the episode transcript on our website.