Maggie Jones Chair of the ELGL Board of Directors Assistant Director of Community Development, Tarrant County, TX LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio The state of ELGL is strong. Maggie Jones is the Chair of the ELGL Board of Directors and Assistant Director of Community Development for Tarrant County, Texas. Maggie joined the podcast to provide … Continued
Spencer Gardner Planning Director City of Spokane, WA LinkedIn Choices for all. Spencer Gardner, the Planning Director for the City of Spokane, Washington joined the podcast to discuss their innovative Building Opportunity and Choices for All program. He discussed the use of an interim zoning ordinance, what things in the city code need to be … Continued
Parth Shah CEO & Co-Founder Polimorphic LinkedIn | Twitter Scott Attaway City Manager City of Lowell, NC LinkedIn The future is now. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in local government. Parth Shah is the CEO and co-founder of Polimorphic and Scott Attaway is the City Manager … Continued
Kyle Dombrowski Police Lieutenant City of South Bend, IN LinkedIn Condensing the process. Kyle Dombrowski, a Lieutenant with the City of South Bend, Indiana Police Department joined the podcast to talk about police officer recruitment and Prospect Days. He shared the department’s old hiring process and how they streamlined the process from a six to … Continued
Marisa Schulz Principal All Together LinkedIn Abigail Rose Senior Planner & Designer All Together LinkedIn Adventures in Stockton. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about their award-winning planning project in Stockton, Illinois. Both guests work for All Together, Marisa Schulz is the Principal and Abigail Rose is the Senior Planner and Designer. They shared … Continued
Catie Gould Climate and Transportation Researcher Sightline Institute LinkedIn | Twitter The case against required parking. Catie Gould, Climate and Transportation Researcher for the Sightline Institute, joined the podcast to talk about trends in parking reform. Catie shared the problem with minimum parking mandates and how abolishing them impacted the cities of Seattle and Buffalo. … Continued
Carol Coletta President and CEO Memphis River Parks Partnership LinkedIn Great design for a great river. Carol Coletta, President and CEO of the Memphis River Parks Partnership, joined the podcast to talk about managing the City of Memphis Riverfront and the grand opening of Tom Lee Park. Carol shared the background about the redevelopment of … Continued
Laurel Paget-Seekins Author of People First Report TransitCenter LinkedIn | Twitter | Website Getting the job done for the future. Laurel Paget-Seekins, author of People First a report from TransitCenter, joined the podcast to talk about how transit agencies need a more strategic human resources function to attract and retain talent. Laurel shared the workforce … Continued
Deirdre Shaw Inclusive Economic Growth Associate, Knowledge Management New Growth Innovation Network LinkedIn Betsey Suchanic Inclusive Economic Development Advisor New Growth Innovation Network LinkedIn | Twitter Committed to inclusive economic growth. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about a new inclusive recovery toolkit, Deirdre Shaw is an Inclusive Economic Growth Associate and Betsey Suchanic … Continued
Barry Greene Jr. Density Dad & NACTO Transportation Justice Fellow LinkedIn | Twitter | Website Fresh urbanism takes with a side of dad. Barry Greene Jr., Transportation Justice Fellow for the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and author of Density Dad joined the podcast to talk about family-focused urbanism. He shared why he … Continued
