How to redraw a city, Out Loud

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How to redraw a city, Out Loud

Japan faced some of the world’s toughest planning problems. It solved them by letting homeowners replan whole neighborhoods privately by supermajority vote.

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Mar 13, 2026

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Words by Anya Martin
Read by Stuart Ritchie
Music by David Hackett

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