Recently, our parent organization, Liberty Fund, embarked on a series of programs aimed at our local (Indianapolis, Indiana) community. The first topic we endeavored to explore was the future of cities.

One of the programs we hosted was a virtual “town hall,” in which I was privileged to interview former EconTalk guest and urban planner Alain Bertaud.

I asked Bertaud what a city like Indianapolis, whose goal is to attract and retain talented young professionals, ought to focus on, as well as why we might not want our city planners to have a “vision” for the future.

Here’s the video of our conversation: