Listening as Strategy: Building Trust in Changing Communities with LaToya Thomas of Brick & Story

How do you move public engagement beyond checking the box ? On the latest episode of Beyond Streets , we sit down with LaToya Thomas , founder of Brick and Story, who has built a practice around one powerful idea: engagement should be meaningful, strategic, and rooted in community stories. We talk about: 👉 Why “listening” is a strategy, not a checkbox 👉 What trust looks like in neighborhoods facing gentrification and displacement 👉 The role of storytelling in shaping better projects and decisions 👉 How rural and urban communities both wrestle with growth—and what we can learn from each other LaToya reminds us that engagement isn’t about post-it notes on a wall. It’s about creating spaces where people feel heard, respected, and part of shaping their future. Help us grow: please rate, review, and

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Listening as Strategy: Building Trust in Changing Communities with LaToya Thomas of Brick & Story is an episode from The Mobility Podcast by Beyond Streets Podcast.

This episode is 51:19 long.

This episode was published on Aug 22, 2025.

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