Show, Don’t Tell: Saginaw’s Green Zone, Land Banks & People-First Revival (Alex Mixter Pt. 2)
In part two with Alex Mixter (recorded at Potter Street Station), the conversation ricochets from Lee Mansion cleanups and Spot It, Snag It to a core theme: communities earn trust through visible action. They discuss how pride, cross-class connections, and being “with real people in real places” can counter negativity and burnout, and why constraints can spark better solutions. Alex explains Saginaw’s “green zone” and equitable land use, arguing the policy worsened vacancy by demolishing foreclosed homes in a historically redlined, disinvested area, blocking would-be buyers and erasing…
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