Economic Architecture The Podcast

Roshun Austin, president and CEO of The Works, Inc. in Memphis, believes revitalizing a long-disinvested neighborhood should not mean pushing out current residents. In Klondike, The Works and its partners have repaired longtime residents’ homes without displacing them, signaling the potential for innovation in cities across the United States facing similar challenges.

In this week’s conversation, Stuart Yasgur and Roshun Austin discuss the Klondike Community Land Trust, a structural innovation that uses 90-year restrictive deeds to keep homes permanently affordable while letting owners build equity, the zoning barriers that slowed redevelopment, and the role of long-term philanthropic partners led by a sense of mission.