Dynamic Decisions Podcast
Stop Chasing Smokestacks. Grow What You Have.
Episode 15
May 27, 2026
45 min
Most rural communities have a comprehensive plan. Very few have one that changes anything. John Shepard, AICP, has spent 30 years in planning and economic development across the Midwest and Mountain States, and he has seen more plans collect dust than he cares to count. They make great doorstops. In this episode, he ma…