Steven Pedigo, Director of the <a href="https://urbanlab.lbj.utexas.edu/">LBJ Urban Lab</a> at the University of Texas at Austin and Non-Resident Fellow at the NYU Urban Lab, joins Sam Chandan to discuss <a href="https://urbanlab.lbj.utexas.edu/playbook-resiliency">A Playbook for Resiliency</a>, co-authored with <a href="https://uh.edu/hobby/watson">Kirk Watson</a>, Dean of the Hobby School at the University of Houston, former Mayor of Austin, and former State Senator for the Austin region. &nbsp;Professor Pedigo discusses recommendations for Texas' long-term growth strategy, how those recommendations can inform policymaking in cities across the country, and which cities are best-positioned to attract businesses and jobs in the post-pandemic environment.
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This segment was produced with research assistance by <a href="https://twitter.com/pjmatting">Peter Mattingly</a>, Adjunct Instructor of Real Estate at <a href="https://twitter.com/NYUSchack">NYU Schack</a>.

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The program on cities, real estate, and the urban and built environment, featuring leaders in industry, research, and policymaking; hosted by Dr. Sam Chandan, Silverstein Chair and academic dean of the NYU SPS Schack Institute and Fellow at the NYU Urban Lab.