Abby Kinney

 
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Abby Kinney is the cohost of the Upzoned podcast. Abby is an urban design and planning consultant at Multistudio in Kansas City, Missouri. A graduate of the University of Missouri–Kansas City’s Department of Architecture, she holds a B.A. in Urban Planning and Design.

 Professionally, Abby works to advance bottom-up strategies that enhance private development and the public realm. She also facilitates the ad-hoc Kansas City chapter of the Incremental Development Alliance.

When she’s not geeking out over cities, Abby is an avid urban mountain biker (because: potholes), audiobook and podcast junkie, amateur rock climber, and guitarist.

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Recent Podcasts by Abby
An Abandoned Downtown Equals a Pot of Gold?
An Abandoned Downtown Equals a Pot of Gold?

Developers are starting to view downtown abandoned office buildings as easy cash—that is, if you can find the right sort of abandoned office.

One Reason American Architecture Is Considered Boring: Stairs
One Reason American Architecture Is Considered Boring: Stairs

Why does multifamily housing has the same, copied look in most places?

Cowboy Hotels for Housing Shortages
Cowboy Hotels for Housing Shortages

What lessons can we glean from a century-old solution to housing crises?

Homelessness in Rural America
Homelessness in Rural America

Although you may not see as many people without homes in the streets of rural America, that doesn’t mean the housing crisis hasn’t struck communities outside of big cities.

High-Income Earners Are Renting Instead of Buying Homes
High-Income Earners Are Renting Instead of Buying Homes

High-earning Americans are saying they might choose to rent indefinitely. Why?

When a Building Is Demolished, What Should Happen to the Materials?
When a Building Is Demolished, What Should Happen to the Materials?

When buildings throughout the U.S. get demolished, the once useful construction materials often end up in landfills. But there’s a growing movement to try and reuse those materials in other projects.

 
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