Shain Shapiro on Taylor Swift and the Benefits of a Music Policy for Your City

When it comes to essential services and the stakeholders of a
city, music and the people who make up a music ecosystem may not
always be mentioned in the same breath as utilities and schools
or residents and businesses. But music can enhance quality of
life and plays an important role in generating prosperity for
people, organizations and cities as a whole when it coexists
harmoniously among its neighbors. Shain Shapiro has dedicated the
last decade to helping cities embrace the value of music and plan
for it with thoughtful policies. He wrote about his experience in
his debut book, This Must Be the Place: How Music Can Make Your
City Better.


In this episode, Shapiro joins host Meghan Stromberg to discuss
how planners can champion music policy in cities, as well as a
case study of an American city that took a strategic approach to
incorporating music in its long-term plan.


Episode URL:
https://planning.org/podcast/shain-shapiro-on-taylor-swift-and-the-benefits-of-a-music-policy-for-your-city/