Podcasts about city solutions

On today's episode of The Executive Appeal host, Alex D. Tremble, connects with Brooks Rainwater (President and CEO of the Urban Libraries Council).Discover how executive leaders achieve success for themselves and their companies by strategically convening the right people. Join host Alex D, Tremble in conversation with expert Brooks Rainwater as they delve into the art of effective leadership through assembling the perfect team. Tune in for insights, strategies, and actionable advice on driving success through strategic convening.Brooks serves as President and CEO of the Urban Libraries Council, an outcomes-driven research and innovations network of more than 160 leading North American public libraries. Under his leadership, ULC champions the future of public libraries by engaging and uplifting members, focusing intently on equity and inclusion and leading on core policy issues that drive our communities forward. Throughout his career, Brooks has worked to advance urban policies that expand local democracy and provide funding for local programs related to economic opportunity, entrepreneurship, infrastructure and sustainability. Prior to joining ULC in July 2022, Brooks served as Senior Executive & Director, Center for City Solutions at the National League of Cities where he drove the organization's research agenda and oversaw technical assistance efforts and leadership education. Brooks holds a Master of Public Administration from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Are you interested in the privacy and security aspects of smart city solutions? Summary of the article titled Perception of the quality of smart city solutions as a sense of residents' safety from 2021 by Justína Zywiolek and Francesco Schiavone, published in the Energies journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how to examine the safety and level of satisfaction for the smart city. This article presents a methodology for examining residents' satisfaction and potential threats in order to investigate undefined desires and identified and confirmed needs. As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects: Smart cities and smart city communities can be defined as systems of people that interact and use the flows of energy, materials, services and financing to catalyse a sustainable economy, development, resilience and high quality of life. Perceiving risk and fear of privacy loss may induce people to avoid smart city solutions, question their quality and intention, and past studies emphasized that residents' satisfaction rose when they viewed their city's intelligent solutions positively. The urban transformation to smart cities and better urban asset and resource management needs to incorporate citizens and their perceived risks to their privacy and security which cannot be disturbed. You can find the article through this link. Abstract: Personalization, mobility, artificial intelligence, corporate life transferred to the online world—all these elements will shape all intelligent solutions, including those for cities in the future also in the field of energy management. A necessary condition is to determine which specific repetitive behaviors and features smart cities will have to meet in order to build an image among residents and adapt to their preferences and requirements and energy requirements. Smart cities were created to support residents in using various services, to give them the possibility of easy communication without time and local barriers. Therefore, high-quality smart solutions in cities significantly affect trust in the city and can affect its reputation. Given that the purpose of the article is to examine the perception of intelligent solutions also in the field of energy and their impact on the sense of privacy and security, different exchanges of perceptions of quality, the risks they pose to residents and their perception of what gives a picture, have been studied. The results of empirical research clearly showed that the safety and level of satisfaction with the activities carried out by the city have a significant impact on the perceived quality, which in turn has a positive impact on reputation. The authors proposed a methodology based on the Kano model for examining residents' satisfaction in order to investigate undefined desires and identified and confirmed needs and to study the analysis of risk and potential threats. The study was in the form of a proprietary questionnaire that can be used in similar surveys on the satisfaction of residents; 2685 correctly completed questionnaires were analyzed and the results obtained after submission were included in management action plans. The city government has expressed an interest that the measures taken will be reviewed after one to two years. Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.004R - Will the real smart city please stand up? No.162 - Interview with Warren Hill about securing things for citizens' use; You can find the transcript through ⁠⁠this link⁠⁠. What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠⁠@WTF4Cities⁠⁠ or on the ⁠⁠wtf4cities.com⁠⁠ website where the ⁠⁠shownotes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by ⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠from ⁠⁠Pixabay

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With such great support for The Small Town Podcast journey from the Georgia Municipal Association, it's only fitting that host Matt Seale begins Season 6 talking with GMA about a venture they started not long after they helped jumpstart Small Town Podcast. Come, go with #MayorMatt to speak with two GMA executives, Larry Hanson and Kay Love, about Georgia City Solutions. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

A conversation with Lena Geraghty, Director, Sustainability & innovation Center for City Solutions, National League of Cities. Lena will share in some of the basic themes found in NLC's recent publication, Cities and the Metaverse. This publication serves as an excellent guide towards better understanding the possibilities of how cities can use this wide-ranging technology. Access the publication HERE. Before coming to NLC, Lena served as Director of Innovation and Performance Management for the City of Portland, Maine; and prior worked as Senior Implementation Advisor for the Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University.

Managing COVID-19 created enormous challenges for cities around the world.  The early days of the response brought great uncertainty, as cities and healthcare providers worked to contain the spread of the virus, and treat those who contracted it.  A shortage of hospital beds and medical supplies, including personal protective equipment, had to be overcome.  Ultimately, a high level of collaboration between cities, hospitals, and other entities, was needed to develop creative and innovative solutions to respond to the greatest health crisis in a century.  Produced ByAutumn AguileraCesalee CarnaghieJenifer EncalladoKevin HickeyMark Matulich Audio EngineeringKevin Krall Executive ProducerJoel D. Lieberman

Housing costs have gone through the roof all over the country, with most experts in agreement that a big driver of this situation is simple supply and demand – less housing stock means higher prices. In that regard, we have also seen in recent years a handful of states adopt laws that allow for greater housing density projects in areas that have previously been zoned only for single family homes,  essentially taking power over those decisions away from local governments. As you might imagine, this has been highly controversial and engendered fierce resistance, including litigation. To get at the heart of this issue I am joined today by Brooks Rainwater, Senior Executive and Director of the National League of Cities' (NLC) Center for City Solutions. 

In this special two-part episode, host David Ponraj is joined by collaborators Philip Berkaw and Samira Cook Gains. Berkaw is Program Director of the Center for City Solutions at National League of Cities, an advocacy organization with more than 2,400 member cities. Samira Cook Gains, is Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships at Rising Tide Capital, a non-profit organization whose mission is to transform lives and communities through entrepreneurship. The two guide us through practical strategies for implementing new policies, programs and practices that increase economic opportunity through small business ownership and entrepreneurship.  Learn more about NLC at: https://www.nlc.org/ (www.nlc.org) NLC Resources for Entrepreneurship: https://www.nlc.org/resource/future-of-cities-a-roadmap-to-inclusive-entrepreneurship/ (Roadmap) Learn more about Rising Tide Capital at:  https://www.risingtidecapital.org/  (www.risingtidecapital.org) Learn more about EIC: https://economicimpactcatalyst.com/ (economicimpactcatalyst.com)

In this special two-part episode, host David Ponraj is joined by collaborators Philip Berkaw and Samira Cook Gains. Berkaw is Program Director of the Center for City Solutions at National League of Cities, an advocacy organization with more than 2,400 member cities. Samira Cook Gains, is Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships at Rising Tide Capital, a non-profit organization whose mission is to transform lives and communities through entrepreneurship. The two guide us through practical strategies for implementing new policies, programs and practices that increase economic opportunity through small business ownership and entrepreneurship.  Learn more about NLC at: https://www.nlc.org/ (www.nlc.org) NLC Resources for Entrepreneurship: https://www.nlc.org/resource/future-of-cities-a-roadmap-to-inclusive-entrepreneurship/ (Roadmap) Learn more about Rising Tide Capital at:  https://www.risingtidecapital.org/%C2%A0 (www.risingtidecapital.org) Learn more about EIC: https://economicimpactcatalyst.com/ (economicimpactcatalyst.com)

From harassment to a more civil discourse. Brooks Rainwater, Senior Executive and Director of Center for City Solutions at the National League of Cities, joined the podcast to talk about his recent report, On the Frontlines of Today's Cities: Trauma, Challenges, and Solutions. He explained the purpose of the report along with the root causes of harassment toward local elected officials. Brooks shared what can be done to combat polarization and the importance of allowing elected leaders to share the harassment they are facing. He highlighted how to restore civility in 2022. Host: Kirsten Wyatt

As of 2020, more than 56% of the world's population lives in urban areas and that number is expected to soar. In part two of our tech mini-series, Brooks Rainwater, Director of National League of Cities Center for City Solutions and Jane DiGiacomo, Managing Director with BlackRock's Global Real Assets business explore how technology is improving the quality of life for a city's most important asset - its people.This material is for informational purposes and is prepared by BlackRock, is not intended to be relied upon as a forecast, research or investment advice, and is not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy. The opinions expressed are as of date of publication and are subject to change. The information and opinions contained in this material are derived from proprietary and nonproprietary sources deemed by BlackRock to be reliable and are not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. This material may contain 'forward looking' information that is not purely historical in nature. There is no guarantee that any forecasts made will come to pass. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the reader. Past performance is not indicative of current or future results. This information provided is neither tax nor legal advice and investors should consult with their own advisors before making investment decisions. The value of investments and the income from them can go down as well as up and you may not get back the amount invested.In the U.S. and Canada, this material is intended for public distribution.In the UK and Non-European Economic Area (EEA) countries: this is Issued by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered office: 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL. Tel: + 44 (0)20 7743 3000. Registered in England and Wales No. 02020394. For your protection telephone calls are usually recorded. Please refer to the Financial Conduct Authority website for a list of authorised activities conducted by BlackRock.In the European Economic Area (EEA): this is Issued by BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. is authorised and regulated by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets. Registered office Amstelplein 1, 1096 HA, Amsterdam, Tel: 020 – 549 5200, Tel: 31-20-549-5200. Trade Register No. 17068311 For your protection telephone calls are usually recorded.For Investors in Switzerland: This document is marketing materialIn Singapore, this is issued by BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (Co. registration no. 200010143N). This advertisement or publication has not been reviewed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. In Hong Kong, this material is issued by BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited and has not been reviewed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. In Australia, issued by BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited ABN 13 006 165 975 AFSL 230 523 (BIMAL). The material provides general information only and does not take into account your individual objectives, financial situation, needs or circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should assess whether the material is appropriate for you and obtain financial advice tailored to you having regard to your individual objectives, financial situation, needs and circumstances.In Latin America: this material is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice nor an offer or solicitation to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of any Fund (nor shall any such shares be offered or sold to any person) in any jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful under the securities law of that jurisdiction. If any funds are mentioned or inferred to in this material, it is possible that some or all of the funds may not have been registered with the securities regulator of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay or any other securities regulator in any Latin American country and thus might not be publicly offered within any such country. The securities regulators of such countries have not confirmed the accuracy of any information contained herein. The provision of investment management and investment advisory services is a regulated activity in Mexico thus is subject to strict rules. For more information on the Investment Advisory Services offered by BlackRock Mexico please refer to the Investment Services Guide available at www.blackrock.com/mx©2021 BlackRock, Inc. All Rights Reserved. BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.

In unserem #Podcast sprechen wir mit Peter Sänger, dem Gründer von #GreenCitySolutions. Du kannst als Angel Investor ab 250€ in das Unternehmen investieren und direkte Anteile am Unternehmen erwerben. Über unseren Partner #Companisto ist ein Investment in die GreenCitySolutions möglich bis das Fundingziel erreicht ist. Viel Spaß mit dem Podcast wünscht Modern Value Investing.

In dieser Podcast-Folge spreche ich mit Peter Sänger darüber, wie er dazu kam, das Green-Tech Startup Greencity Solutions zu gründen. Peter Sänger ist einer der beiden aktiven Gründer des Startups, das seine Technologie dafür einsetzt, dass die Menschen auch in Städten saubere Luft atmen können. Peter erzählt, warum er sich für eine Finanzierung mit den Companisten auf Companisto entschieden hat und was er heute als Gründer bewusst anders macht als früher. Wir sprechen über seinen persönlichen Antrieb, sein „Why“, für das er seit Jahren täglich wieder aufs Neue antritt. Mit Peter Sänger als CEO und Zhenliang (Liang) Wu als CIO führen zwei der ursprünglich vier Gründer das Startup seit dessen Bestehen. Peter startete 2007 zunächst im Garten- und Landschaftsbau und studierte parallel dazu Produktionsmanagement im Gartenbau an der Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft die Green City Solutions. Peter ist zuständig für die strategische Ausrichtung, operative Geschäftsentwicklung und als Gartenbauexperte auch Know-How Träger bzgl. der richtigen Auswahl und Pflege der Moose. Zhengliang studierte zunächst Betriebswirtschaft an der Universität Bayreuth und anschließend Medieninformatik an der Technischen Universität Dresden, wo er Peter kennenlernte. Zhengliang ist insbesondere für den Ausbau der IoT Technologie sowie für die Auswertung der damit gewonnen Daten und deren Kommerzialisierung verantwortlich. Webseite von Green City Solution: https://greencitysolutions.de/ Mehr über Companisto: www.companisto.com Die Companisten haben die Möglichkeit, sich an dem Green-Tech Startup Green City Solutions zu beteiligen.

Small Biz Matters – #204 Providing the small business community with educational content and advocacy since 2014 with Alexi Boyd, broadcaster, advocate and small business owner. Date: 20 April 2021 As councils and governments try to balance the needs of the environment, accessibility, urban infrastructure and private developments, small business can often be left to last in the consultation process. But if you’ve ever attended any kind of small business key stakeholders consultation group, a new networking event or even headed to a new venue in an unfamiliar area, you’ll learn that a key issue for small business is parking - and it’s not just about retailers. So how does government, enterprise, and small business find the right balance in this important issue that can affect a small business’ livelihood - and make it fair? Well, funnily enough there’s an app for that. Michael Doherty, Head of Business Development for Smarter City Solutions joins us to explain that with good research by government departments, a fair consultation process and an enterprising tech solution the balance can be found which supports small business and the entire community in which we operate. So why is parking so important to small businesses, particularly retailers? It’s all about foot traffic and customer turnover It’s not just about the high street or CBD g. city of Sydney are trying to remove parking for competing reasons Whose responsibility is it to communicate to small business customers It’s important this is transparent and clear How does technology support reducing traffic commuting issues? Adoption of electric & driverless Disabled parking Selling with Government - what has your experience been of the procurement process What top tips would you offer for those interested in selling to government Govts not doing their research to find out the different options in the private sector Is the solution a multi-app approach - where does that happen elsewhere? Which city is the gold standard? To find out more go to their website: https://smartercity.com.au/ About our Guest: Michael Doherty - Head of Business Development for Smarter City Solutions Michael Doherty has been at the forefront of parking technology for close to a decade, having worked with many of the businesses behind Australia’s leading parking and payment apps and cloud-based permit and compliance technologies. As Head of Business Development for Smarter City Solutions, he oversees the sales and marketing of unique integrated parking solutions for local councils, universities and corporate clients all over Australia. Michael was the first employee at Smarter City Solutions when it launched as CellOPark in 2013. He returned to the company in 2020 after several years at parking availability app UbiPark, as well as SenSen Networks, one of the world’s leading AI solutions providers for smart cities and enterprises. Multi-disciplined with a solid, 25-year strong track record in information technology, Michael embraces disruptive technology and looks forward to a future where parking permit stickers and coin-fed meters are a thing of the past.

This episode covers community revitalization strategies, best practices from the NLC City Center 2020 Evictions Prevention Cohort and Learning Lab and the need for real-time eviction data, as well as how the pandemic has helped expose systemic racism in housing and how it presents opportunities to re approach policy objectives for social equity in housing and economic opportunity.About Lauren LoweryLauren Lowery is the Program Director for Housing and Community Development at the National League of Cities’ Center for City Solutions. Lauren’s research focus at NLC includes affordable housing, housing finance, homelessness, and community development strategies. The research she produces acknowledges the intersectionality of housing and embeds racial equity, health, climate resilience, collaborative governance and state interference.Prior to joining NLC, Lauren worked seven years in local government serving the residents of the City of Norfolk and the City of Chattanooga. During her time in Norfolk’s city hall, she served as the Executive Assistant to the Mayor and the Strategy & Policy Manager for the Department of Neighborhood Development where she developed and implemented an award-winning, comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy.She has a Master of Public Administration from Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

This episode covers community revitalization strategies, best practices from the NLC City Center 2020 Evictions Prevention Cohort and Learning Lab and the need for real-time eviction data, as well as how the pandemic has helped expose systemic racism in housing and how it presents opportunities to re approach policy objectives for social equity in housing and economic opportunity.About Lauren LoweryLauren Lowery is the Program Director for Housing and Community Development at the National League of Cities’ Center for City Solutions. Lauren’s research focus at NLC includes affordable housing, housing finance, homelessness, and community development strategies. The research she produces acknowledges the intersectionality of housing and embeds racial equity, health, climate resilience, collaborative governance and state interference.Prior to joining NLC, Lauren worked seven years in local government serving the residents of the City of Norfolk and the City of Chattanooga. During her time in Norfolk’s city hall, she served as the Executive Assistant to the Mayor and the Strategy & Policy Manager for the Department of Neighborhood Development where she developed and implemented an award-winning, comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy.She has a Master of Public Administration from Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

This episode covers community revitalization strategies, best practices from the NLC City Center 2020 Evictions Prevention Cohort and Learning Lab and the need for real-time eviction data, as well as how the pandemic has helped expose systemic racism in housing and how it presents opportunities to re approach policy objectives for social equity in housing and economic opportunity.About Lauren LoweryLauren Lowery is the Program Director for Housing and Community Development at the National League of Cities’ Center for City Solutions. Lauren’s research focus at NLC includes affordable housing, housing finance, homelessness, and community development strategies. The research she produces acknowledges the intersectionality of housing and embeds racial equity, health, climate resilience, collaborative governance and state interference.Prior to joining NLC, Lauren worked seven years in local government serving the residents of the City of Norfolk and the City of Chattanooga. During her time in Norfolk’s city hall, she served as the Executive Assistant to the Mayor and the Strategy & Policy Manager for the Department of Neighborhood Development where she developed and implemented an award-winning, comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy.She has a Master of Public Administration from Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

This episode covers community revitalization strategies, best practices from the NLC City Center 2020 Evictions Prevention Cohort and Learning Lab and the need for real-time eviction data, as well as how the pandemic has helped expose systemic racism in housing and how it presents opportunities to re approach policy objectives for social equity in housing and economic opportunity.About Lauren LoweryLauren Lowery is the Program Director for Housing and Community Development at the National League of Cities’ Center for City Solutions. Lauren’s research focus at NLC includes affordable housing, housing finance, homelessness, and community development strategies. The research she produces acknowledges the intersectionality of housing and embeds racial equity, health, climate resilience, collaborative governance and state interference.Prior to joining NLC, Lauren worked seven years in local government serving the residents of the City of Norfolk and the City of Chattanooga. During her time in Norfolk’s city hall, she served as the Executive Assistant to the Mayor and the Strategy & Policy Manager for the Department of Neighborhood Development where she developed and implemented an award-winning, comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy.She has a Master of Public Administration from Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

In this episode, Shawn Slack (Director, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, City of Mississauga) and Paul Cowling (Senior Vice-President, General Counsel & Regulatory Affairs, Shaw Communications Inc.) join Monica Song (Dentons Canada LLP) to discuss the challenges and opportunities that 5G networks present to municipalities. How do municipalities integrate 5G infrastructure into their urban design, and how carriers ensure that local concerns are addressed?

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has been actively creating business opportunities between the world’s enterprises and Hong Kong’s technology sector. Hong Kong companies in healthtech, medtech, e-learning, e-business and smart-city technology are ready to showcase their products or solutions which are market-ready.

In Part II of this 2-part episode, Sajid Khan, Global Director of Strategy and Marketing for Smart Cities and Transportation for Intel and Wayne Arvidson, Director of the Global Edge Partner and Industries Office for Dell Technologies, begin with a discussion about the Intel and Dell Technologies partnership, Intel and Dell technologies that drive smart cities and how they've evolved. Wayne explains Dell's and Intel's integration into the greater smart cities ecosystem along with testing, validation and benchmarking. Wayne then shares a couple of case studies. Sajid and Wayne conclude with where to find more information and final thoughts.

In this episode, Sajid Khan, Global Director of Strategy and Marketing for Smart Cities and Transportation for Intel and Wayne Arvidson, Director of the Global Edge Partner and Industries Office for Dell Technologies, begin with how city dynamics are changing and how this is changing the services cities must deliver. Sajid and Wayne discuss new additional pressures on cities due to these new demands. They then describe how new Edge and IoT technologies enable new use cases for cities. Wayne concludes with advice for customers to help them implement successful digital/smart city deployments.

Air pollution is one of the biggest threats for people living in cities causing 8million deaths each year. Peter Sänger and his Team at Green City Solutions GmbH are developing filter mediums made out of moose, combined with IoT components to fight against this threat. It's an amazing example of how we can use the millions of years of development, that nature is providing us and coping it with high tech. Especially problems as Greencitysolutions is tackling that involve a variety of stakeholder's as air quality, have one problem: It's hard to find people that pay for good air quality as it is hard to finance ocean cleanups and other multisystem problems. As bad air quality is not caused by one individual, company, or state, Peter and his team needed to find a valuable business case. Just having a sustainable and green idea, can get you at some conferences and people get excited, but when it really comes to fight air pollution there is more needed then just goodwill Peter says. This episode especially interesting because Peter and his team have found a valuable business case with Greencitysolutions that allows them to get from a “feel-good product” for some companies that want to become a bit greener, to an actually scalable solution that has the potential to provide us with clean city air. Check out their website - https://greencitysolutions.de/ or when you live in Berlin one of there city trees and see how exciting the future of our cities could look like. The book Peter recommended is Zero to One from Peter Thiel https://www.amazon.de/Zero-One-Notes-Startups-Future/dp/0804139296

In this podcast Brooks shares high level trends in housing and economic development as well as a secret to managing others on your team. Brooks joins LeaderGov's podcast from the Washington DC area where the National League of Cities is based.

The transformations cities have seen - both negative and in some cases, positive - because of COVID-19 are now being examined as the pandemic continues.   We’re joined by Cooper Martin, Director of Sustainability and City Solutions for the National League of Cities which conducts research and gathers successful practices to help cities continue to innovate, strengthen their economies, and create vibrant neighborhoods where people love to live.

In this episode, Brooks Rainwater and Jon Riches discuss developments in state and local regulations surrounding home-sharing and home-based businesses. How do we balance safety and public goods with innovation and entrepreneurialism? Featuring:- Brooks Rainwater, Senior Executive & Director, Center for City Solutions, National League of Cities- Jon Riches, Director of National Litigation, Goldwater InstituteVisit our website – www.RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

In this episode, Brooks Rainwater and Jon Riches discuss developments in state and local regulations surrounding home-sharing and home-based businesses. How do we balance safety and public goods with innovation and entrepreneurialism? Featuring:- Brooks Rainwater, Senior Executive & Director, Center for City Solutions, National League of Cities- Jon Riches, Director of National Litigation, Goldwater InstituteVisit our website – www.RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

In recent years, Buenos Aires City Government has set out to become a more inclusive and sustainable city, with a priority of serving the city's most vulnerable populations. The Housing Authority of the City of Buenos Aires has designed an innovative Socio-Urban Integration Plan which makes focus in the process by seeking to involve the relevant actors in the decision making of the slum upgrading intervention.There are many examples in the global experience in slum upgrading. Unlike these experiences, the particularity of the Buenos Aires City program is that it starts from the premise that the community will design and implement the plan. In practical terms, this means that instead of a top-down approach to design and implementation of the public policy, the government's action concentrates on building local capacity so that neighbors are able to engage actively in a dialogue with the government and other stakeholders to further common goals, and ultimately, have the opportunity to influence the actions that shape their lives.This process started three years ago, and today more than 120,000 households are benefiting from this program. Important results not only include the improved access to essential infrastructure, housing, social services and loans for repayments of the housing, it also shows that when mechanisms of participation are well designed, deliberative democracy can be massive, profound and effective.On Thursday, November 7th, the Ash Center hosted a discussion with Juan Ignacio Maquieyra MPP 2014, President of the Housing Authority of the City of Buenos Aires. Candelaria Garay, Ford Foundation Associate Professor of Democracy, HKS, moderated.A transcription of this podcast can be found online here. About the Ash Center The Ash Center is a research center and think tank at Harvard Kennedy School focused on democracy, government innovation, and Asia public policy. AshCast, the Center's podcast series, is a collection of conversations, including events and experts Q&As, from around the Center on pressing issues, forward-looking solutions, and more. Visit the Ash Center online, follow us on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. For updates on the latest research, events, and activities, please signup for our newsletter.

Brooks Rainwater: National League of CitiesAre we shaping our cities or are they shaping us? Brooks Rainwater is the senior executive and director of the "National League of Cities" Center for City Solutions. Brooks drives the organization’s research agenda, community engagement efforts, and leadership education programming to help city leaders create strong local economies, safe and vibrant neighbourhoods, world-class infrastructure, and a sustainable environment. Brooks has published numerous reports and articles on innovative solutions that lead to vibrant and successful cities. He also speaks regularly across the country and overseas on issues facing city leaders. Brooks Rainwater’s expertise is called upon from media outlets that include the TODAY Show, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, CNN, NPR, and the New York Times. He also frequently contributes to publications such as Fast Company, Forbes, CityLab, The Atlantic, Business Insider, TechCrunch, and Fortune.To find out more about hiring Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist for your organization: http://fullmontyleadership.com/consulting or http://fullmontyleadership.com/speaking. Find us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you tune into podcasts and on traditional radio stations across the US every Monday and Thursday. Look for us on on ROKU TV too. Thank-you to you for making us the #1 podcast globally for Fortune 500 listeners! And with a potential reach of 2.5 to 4 million listeners for every show, we’re also honored and grateful to be cited in INC.com as The #1 Podcast To Make You a Better Leader. More: https://www.nlc.org Twitter: @BrooksRainwater See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Clarence Wardell, Director of City Solutions at Results for America, joined us on the latest Smart Cities Week Podcast ahead of his appearance in The Real-Time City session at Smart Cities Week Washington, D.C., next September 30 - October 2, 2019. "Cities are recognizing that they need to be more data smart in terms of program and service delivery." Clarence Wardell

I met Izzy at a recent Philly Tech Week event. I really admired her mission of resolving the housing crisis in Philadelphia. In our interview we spoke about tenants vs landlord’s rights, how the community can help solve the housing crisis, and her continued optimism in entrepreneurship! Links mentioned in interview: dwellcityllc.com Follow Us: Podcast Website: https://penji.co/category/shades-of-success/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadesofsekinah Sponsors: Penji is an effective on-demand design service that provides unlimited selections of custom designs at a flat monthly cost. Clients are given [unlimited graphic design][1] hours and revisions that undergo each project. Follow Penji Here: Website: https://penji.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dotpenji

Regulation is a pervasive and increasingly a contentious issue in 21st Century America. The propriety of any given regulatory imposition may be debatable; however, in this discussion we address bigger questions about how regulation works as a whole—whether, in the aggregate, regulation at the federal, state and local level is working well, or impacting innovation and economic opportunity. What are the relative benefits of local and state regulation as well the societal costs?Our co-presenters, Brooks Rainwater (National League of Cities) and Luke Wake (NFIB Small Business Legal Center), will explore whether we should maintain the status quo, seek to scale-back existing regulation, and/or winnow existing regulatory regimes.Featuring:- Brooks Rainwater, Senior Executive & Director, Center for City Solutions, National League of Cities- Luke Wake, Senior Staff Attorney, NFIB Small Business Legal CenterVisit our website – RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

Regulation is a pervasive and increasingly a contentious issue in 21st Century America. The propriety of any given regulatory imposition may be debatable; however, in this discussion we address bigger questions about how regulation works as a whole—whether, in the aggregate, regulation at the federal, state and local level is working well, or impacting innovation and economic opportunity. What are the relative benefits of local and state regulation as well the societal costs?Our co-presenters, Brooks Rainwater (National League of Cities) and Luke Wake (NFIB Small Business Legal Center), will explore whether we should maintain the status quo, seek to scale-back existing regulation, and/or winnow existing regulatory regimes.Featuring:- Brooks Rainwater, Senior Executive & Director, Center for City Solutions, National League of Cities- Luke Wake, Senior Staff Attorney, NFIB Small Business Legal CenterVisit our website – RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

This Deep Dive episode brings you the audio from the final panel at the Pepperdine Law Review's 2019 Symposium "Regulating Tech: Present Challenges and Possible Solutions". In this panel, leading thinkers from across the emerging tech space discuss the regulatory environment for everything from drones to ridesharing.Featuring:- William Goodwin, Head of Policy, Regulatory, and Legal, Skyryse- Ryan Hagemann, Senior Policy Fellow at International Center for Law and Economics- Brooks Rainwater, Senior Executive & Director, Center for City Solutions, National League of Cities- Caleb Watney, Fellow, Technology & Innovation, R Street Institute- [Moderator] Gregory S. McNeal, Professor of Law and Public Policy, Pepperdine University and Co-Founder, AirMapVisit our website – RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

This Deep Dive episode brings you the audio from the final panel at the Pepperdine Law Review's 2019 Symposium "Regulating Tech: Present Challenges and Possible Solutions". In this panel, leading thinkers from across the emerging tech space discuss the regulatory environment for everything from drones to ridesharing.Featuring:- William Goodwin, Head of Policy, Regulatory, and Legal, Skyryse- Ryan Hagemann, Senior Policy Fellow at International Center for Law and Economics- Brooks Rainwater, Senior Executive & Director, Center for City Solutions, National League of Cities- Caleb Watney, Fellow, Technology & Innovation, R Street Institute- [Moderator] Gregory S. McNeal, Professor of Law and Public Policy, Pepperdine University and Co-Founder, AirMapVisit our website – RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

(https://www.theh2duo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Copy-of-1074-x-366-podcast-template-4.png) We had the opportunity to speak at the WaterNow Alliance (https://www.theh2duo.com/waternow) Summit in Austin, TX last week. While there presenting our “30 ideas in 30 minutes”, we had the privilege of chatting with some members from the WaterNow Alliance Summit. Cynthia Koehler Cynthia Koehler is an environmental attorney and water policy expert with 25 years of experience in state and federal water advocacy. She has served as a Director of the Marin Municipal Water District Board since 2005 and was reelected in November 2018 for a 4th term. Cynthia was appointed to US EPA’s Local Government Advisory Commission (2016-2018), and serves on a number of boards and advisory councils related to environmental sustainability. She was previously the California Water Legislative Director for Environmental Defense Fund, and Legal Director for Save the Bay. Cynthia holds a BA from Pomona College, and JD and Environmental Law Certificate from the University of Oregon School of Law. Cooper Martin Cooper is the Sustainable Cities Institute Director for the National League of Cities and on the  WaterNow Alliance Leadership Council. He is the NLC’s research and technical assistance expert for topics related to sustainability and climate resilience. With the help of a 2-person sustainability team, they support, inform, and celebrate city-led sustainability efforts. Additionally, Cooper helps provide strategic direction, program development, and operational support for the entire NLC Center for City Solutions. Eric Letsinger Eric Letsinger a member of the WaterNow Alliance Leadership Council and is the Founder and CEO of Quantified Ventures, an impact investing firm that helps clients finance specific and measurable environmental, health, and educational outcomes. He is a “tri-sector” executive, bringing 25+ years of leadership experience in government, nonprofit, and private sector organizations operating in healthcare, environment, education, and housing. He has led transformative, public-private initiatives to drive social impact in complex, cross-sector business environments including IBM, Baltimore Public Schools, Baltimore Housing Department, Cyveillance Software, PWC, and Samaritan Inns Homeless Services. Melissa Elliott Melissa is the Manager for Public Outreach, Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., providing strategic communications, stakeholder engagement and risk communication services to the utility and municipal sector. She previously held roles at Denver Water, as the director or public affairs and manager of water conservation, as well as, City of Aurora Public Relations Manager and Senior PIO. She’s served as chair for the public affairs council and an active member and mentor of the Public Relations Society of America. Melissa is the president-elect for the American Water Works Association. Top Takeaways Cynthia: Trust your customers, speak to them in a language they understand. You’ll create a reservoir of trust in your community. A lot of water decision-makers don’t think they are water decision-makers, but they are! Regardless of the issue that motivated them to run for office. When trying to get input from the public, there is no silver bullet answer. It’s a silver buckshot approach. Take the time to know your audience and reach them the way they want to be reached. There is incredible potential in scaling localized water systems. We should start looking at buildings like sponges. Cooper: Investing in water on a local level isn’t new, but the challenges local governments are facing are making these investments incredibly difficult. This is especially true when considering more frequent environmental challenges such as droughts or flooding depending on where you are. “Retail education,” the face to face...

An East Coast, to West Coast, to Midwest transplant, Jessica Robinson started out in the tea industry holding roles such as Head of Sales and Marketing, Product Manager, and Customer Relations. After dominating the tea market, she joined the team at Zipcar and managed Marketing in Seattle, Locations in the Bay Area, and eventually served as their Market Launch Manager for North America, a role where she helped launch 7 new markets in 18 months. Now she does work at Ford Smart Mobility helping to bridge the gap between innovation and policy. This episode is part of the month of Mobility. We’re interviewing the top entrepreneurs, directors, and government officials in mobility to give you all a sense of what’s happening in Southeastern Michigan around car sharing, transportation, public transit, etc. ASHE Media Website: http://bit.ly/ashemediawebsite M2 FB Page: http://bit.ly/MichiganMakersFB Jessica's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicarobinson/ (https://www.linkedin.com

In designing and building better cities, shouldn’t we involve the most important stakeholder—the people who live in them? Manchester is becoming a city that values the opinions of its citizens to co-design a smarter and better-connected city. From businesses and jobs to better healthcare and transport, the CityVerve project in Manchester aims to engage and empower citizens and eventually create a blueprint for smart cities worldwide. As one of the main drivers of CityVerve, FutureEverything leads three areas of the project: human-centred design, citizen engagement, and culture and public realm. Starting out as an internationally acclaimed festival that began in Manchester in 1995, FutureEverything has become so much more than a conference about technology over the past 22 years—it's a cultural facilitator at the intersection of art, design, science and digital. In this episode of HealthRedesigned, we speak to Mahnaz Yusaf, a Service Designer and Feimatta Conteh, a Program Manager from FutureEverything about the health innovation projects that they’ve been driving recently through the CityVerve project. Listen to this episode on Hanno's website Connect with FutureEverything: FutureEverything's website Twitter Facebook Instagram

Ford's Director of City Solutions, Jessica Robinson talks about self-driving cars and smart cities. Dan Costa - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of Dan's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk PCMag.com is your ultimate destination for tech reviews and news. Subscribe to our videos here: https://goo.gl/JfBShr Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCMag Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PCMag Gawk at our photos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcmagofficial Get our latest tips and tricks on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/pcmag

Brenna Berman, executive director of City Digital, UI Labs, talks about solutions that are helping cities to better manage the logistics and transportation of people, goods, vehicles, and much more. When it comes to pilot solutions, she explains the importance of staring off small, with the goal of solving bigger, complex problems.

Brenna Berman, executive director of City Digital, UI Labs, talks about solutions that are helping cities to better manage the logistics and transportation of people, goods, vehicles, and much more. When it comes to pilot solutions, she explains the importance of staring off small, with the goal of solving bigger, complex problems.

Before the middle of this century, the world's cities will face challenges like never before. A projected 50% growth in world population, hand-in-hand with the concentration of people in urban centres, means our cities will have to be prepared for the social, environmental and infrastructural challenges coming their way. 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) is an organisation dedicated to helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges of today and the future. From Accra to Yiwu, cities around the world are supported in their distinct challenges by 100RC. We speak with Elizabeth Yee, the Vice President of City Solutions for 100RC and help us to ask what we can learn from how cities are overcoming resilience challenges. This podcast was recorded as part of the 2016 Disruptive Innovation Festival. Find out more at thinkdif.co.

Ihre Erfindung ist Parkbank, Werbeträger und Luftreiniger in einem. Sie kann in Städten überall aufgestellt werden, kostet einen Bruchteil dessen, was Bäume kosten würden, und trifft bereits in China und dem arabischen Raum auf große Neugier. Hinter „Green City Solutions“ aus Dresden stecken vier Gründer. Wir haben uns ihren „City Tree“ einmal erklären lassen. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/wirtschaft/machen-statt-quatschen-green-city-solutions

"It is important for cities to realize that this [broadband] is the way forward and, if used correctly, it can have a lasting impact on their economic, environmental and special development," says Julia Pulidindi, National League of Cities Senior Associate in their City Solutions and Applied Research Department. Pulidindi joins Gigabit Nation to present steps that communities should take to get constituents on the same page and moving forward to getting better broadband. She highlights creative ideas that have enabled communities to build highspeed Internet infrastructure, and drive various constituents to use the networks. Pulidindi gives listeners insights to the type of national broadband policy issues that the NLC is advocating for in D.C., and invites comments from the audience on these issues. NLC also has state affiliates, we explore how these provide cities and towns with valuable access to information and communication channels that can help local broadband efforts.