Fayemi Shakur Arts and Cultural Director City of Newark, New Jersey LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio David Andersson Consultant, Arts Team Bloomberg Associates LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio Tracey Knuckles Practice Lead, Arts & Culture Bloomberg Associates Bio | LinkedIn Public memory and public art. Three guests joined the podcast to talk about the process … Continued
Emily Brock Director of Federal Liaison Center GFOA LinkedIn | Bio Mehreen Haroon Federal Policy Associate GFOA LinkedIn | Bio All your ARPA questions answered. Emily Brock, Director of Federal Liasion Center at Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), and Mehreen Haroon, Federal Policy Associate at GFOA, joined the podcast to discuss the State and Local Fiscal … Continued
Linda Gibbs Principal Bloomberg Associates LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio Tamiru Mammo Consultant Bloomberg Associates LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio Innovations that work. Linda Gibbs, Principal with Bloomberg Associates, and Tamiru Mammo, Consultant with Bloomberg Associates, joined the podcast to talk about their new book, How Ten Global Cities Take on Homelessness. They shared what led … Continued
Danielle Denk Community Schoolyard Initiative Director The Trust for Public Land LinkedIn | Twitter Addressing park equity. Danielle Denk, Community Schoolyard Initiative Director for the Trust for Public Land, joined the podcast to discuss the initiative to turn schoolyards into community parks that are more welcoming, sustainable, and accessible. She talked about the problem with … Continued
Tom Spengler Chief Executive Officer Rock Solid Technologies LinkedIn | Twitter Resident-centric government. Tom Spengler, Chief Executive Officer of Rock Solid Technologies, joined the podcast to discuss how local governments use technology to improve access and transparency. He talked about his time leading Granicus and the early days of getting organizations to stream and archive … Continued
Charles Marohn President & Co-Founder Strong Towns LinkedIn | Twitter Designing streets for neighborhoods. Charles Marohn, the President and Co-Founder of Strong Towns, joined the podcast to talk about his new book on transportation, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer. He discussed streets, roads, and stroads, as well as the importance of designing streets for the … Continued
Julie Karins City Manager City of Goodyear, Arizona LinkedIn | Twitter Preparing for growth through thoughtful planning. Julie Karins, City Manager for the City of Goodyear, Arizona, joined the podcast to discuss managing rapid growth. She talked about the strategies for overseeing population expansion in a city that is close to 200 square miles. She … Continued
Aleea Slappy Wilson Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer City of Norfolk, Virginia LinkedIn | Bio Championing equity and inclusion. Aleea Slappy Wilson, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and LGBTQ Liaison for the City of Norfolk, Virginia, joined the podcast to discuss the City’s equity initiative. She shared how the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts started … Continued
Laura Reese Professor of Urban and Regional Planning Michigan State University Bio | LinkedIn Casey Smith County Manager Davidson County, North Carolina Bio Aimee Wall Professor of Public Law and Government University of North Carolina Bio | LinkedIn Improving animal safety and health. Three guests joined the podcast to discuss a recent article in the … Continued
Shane Phillips Housing Initiative Project Manager UCLA Lewis Center LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio Strategies to put housing within reach. Shane Phillips, Housing Initiative Project Manager at the UCLA Lewis Center, joined the podcast to discuss his book, The Affordable City. He shared strategies around supply, stability, and subsidy that local governments should pursue to … Continued
