Episodes
In this episode Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Carlo Ratti, professor of Urban Technologies and the founder of the groundbreaking Senseable City Lab at MIT.
Published 02/01/23
In this episode Professor Steve Goldsmith and co-author Betsy Gardner discuss their newest paper, Implementing Digital Infrastructure Responses to Equity, Sustainability, and Safety.
Published 12/07/22
In this episode Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Professor Elizabeth Linos, director of The People Lab and an expert in evidence-based policymaking and data for government improvement.
Published 11/16/22
In this episode of Data-Smart City Pod, Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Kelly Jin, Vice President for Community and National Initiatives at the Knight Foundation and former Chief Analytics Officer for the city of New York. They discuss the promises of data, digital infrastructure, and outcomes-focused governance.
Published 10/26/22
In this episode of Data-Smart City Pod, Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Christine Ma, the Urban Planning Practice Lead at Esri Professional Services. They talk about digital twins, the built environment, and cloud-based planning.
Published 10/05/22
In this episode of Data-Smart City Pod, Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Elana Needle, the director of the Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative, about advancing equity by visualizing, tracking, and sharing data on issues like census responses, voter suppression, and police accountability.
Published 09/14/22
In this episode Professor Stephen Goldsmith interviews researchers from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and the Boston University School of Public Health about their new report, which reveals that racial disparities in traffic fatalities is worse than previously thought.
Published 08/24/22
In this episode Professor Stephen Goldsmith interviews Hilary Rau, Vice President of Policy and Community Engagement at the Center for Policing Equity.
Published 07/27/22
In this episode Professor Stephen Goldsmith interviews Peter Little, executive director of the Baltimore Parking Authority about his work on demand-based parking rates.
Published 07/06/22
In this episode Professor Stephen Goldsmith interviews Denver's Chief Data Officer Paul Kresser, who discusses how to responsibly use data to improve governance and services for city residents.
Published 06/15/22
In this episode moderator Earl Buford, president of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, interviews Growing Fairly co-authors Professor Stephen Goldsmith and Kate Markin Coleman as part of a recent virtual event hosted by the Kennedy School's Ash Center.
Published 05/25/22
Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Chief Health Policy Advisor for Milwaukee County Dr. Ben Weston, who discusses how local leaders addressed systemic racism and health inequities through GIS and mapping.
Published 05/04/22
Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews architect Vishaan Chakrabarti on the future of cities, equitable urban development, and resiliency planning.
Published 04/13/22
Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Kailey Burger of Harvard's Government Performance Lab on how her team helps cities improve equity and delivery by innovating and improving procurement processes.
Published 03/23/22
Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews co-authors Jean-Pierre Dubé, Bryan Glenn, and Shayne Kavanagh about their new report Segmented Pricing for Fines and Fees, which encourages cities to rethink their approach to revenue.
Published 03/09/22
Professor Steve Goldsmith and co-author Kate Markin Coleman discuss their newest book, Growing Fairly: How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development.
Published 02/22/22
Professor Steve Goldsmith discusses data privacy, bias prevention, and tech policy with renowned expert Dr. Latanya Sweeney.
Published 02/16/22
Professor Steve Goldsmith and co-author Kate Markin Coleman discuss their newest book, Collaborative Cities: Mapping Solutions to Wicked Problems.
Published 01/26/22
Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews The Ray's Allie Kelly and Georgia DOT's Andrew Heath about transforming a stretch of Interstate-85 into a living laboratory for transportation innovation.
Published 01/05/22
Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews William J. Flynn, the CEO of Amtrak, about navigating COVID-19, building back better infrastructure, and the future of rail travel in America.
Published 12/08/21
In this episode, Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews David Eaves, author and lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. The two discuss the 2020 State of Digital Transformation, trends in digital governance, and the importance of government transparency.
Published 12/07/21
Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Maria-Alicia Serrano, Senior Director of Research, Analytics, and Insights at the YMCA of the USA.
Published 12/07/21
In the third episode of Data-Smart City Pod, Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Maryland’s Geographic Information Officer ​Julia Fischer, and Maureen Regan, a deputy director at Maryland's Department of Health, about GIS, data, and COVID-19.
Published 12/07/21
In the second episode of Data-Smart City Pod, Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Elana Needle, the director of the Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative, about advancing equity by visualizing, tracking, and sharing data on issues like census responses, voter suppression, and police accountability.
Published 12/07/21
In this episode, Professor Steve Goldsmith talks with Rex Richardson and Darin Chidsey of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). They discuss SCAG’s regional data platform, one of the most interesting models in the country of using multi-jurisdictional GIS and data to improve quality of life for Southern Californians.
Published 12/07/21