How To Really Run A City Goes to College
September 24, 2026
The Philadelphia Citizen
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What does it take to be a full participant in your city’s civic life? To bring the full weight of your work and personal experience to city planning or policy? To lead a city, as its mayor?
Through the Impact Scholars program, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter enlists former city leaders to mentor the next generation of civic talent. Here he chats with Philadelphia Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt on The Citizen’s newest podcast, How to Really Run a City.
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