Future of Infrastructure

Mohamed Abuagla is the Chief Executive for Hayya, the organization in Qatar responsible for helping the country manage the massive influx of people for the World Cup, while providing as seamless expe…

Peter Torrellas is President for Connected Communities at Parsons Corporation leading infrastructure-focused business across cities, transportation and utilities. Peter joined the podcast to talk ab…

Enrique Penalosa, the former mayor of Bogota, Colombia joined the podcast to talk about the importance of having – and sticking to – a clear vision to overcome resistance and drive change at the city…

Jane Golden is the Executive Director of Mural Arts Philadelphia. Jane joined Jeremy to talk about how engaging communities is driving positive change in the city and how murals are changing SEPTA sp…

Miguel Pinto Luz, the Deputy Mayor of Cascais, Portugal, joined us to share how Cascais prioritizes quality of life, and how it’s putting service delivery and economic development first to achieve it…

Peter Fiske is the is the Executive Director of the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI). He joined The Future of Infrastructure to talk to us about the future of water – and how infrastruct…

Laura Tolkoff is the Transportation Policy Director at SPUR – the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association. Laura joined the Future of Infrastructure to talk about why sustainab…

Phil Ginsburg is the General Manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. He joined the Future of Infrastructure to talk about importance, and often overlooked role, of parks as infr…

Tom Wright is the CEO of the Regional Plan Association, an organization that brings together research, communities, and politicians to help plan the New York metropolitan region. He joined Future of …

Dan Zarrilli, Special Advisor for Climate & Sustainability at Columbia University, and former Chief Climate Policy Advisor in the New York City Mayor’s Office, joins us to talk about lessons learned …

Denice Ross is the Chief Data Scientist in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In our discussion, she shared a behind-the-scenes look into how data can be used to measure equitab…

What does global investment in infrastructure mean for the workforce? Karin Kimbrough is the Chief Economist at LinkedIn and an expert in the global workforce. With increased global investment in inf…

Ratna Amin, Project Director for the City Administrator Office at the City of Oakland joined us to discuss how civic organizations are pushing governments to get transit infrastructure right – and th…

Alice Charles is the former Lead for Cities, Infrastructure & Urban Services at the World Economic Forum and brings a truly global perspective and decades of experience to our discussion of infrastru…

Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada CEO, MJ Maynard, joined Jeremy Goldberg to share how a collaboration between public agencies and technology companies helped make their roads saf…

Infrastructure has to serve people in the long term. CEO of Infrastructure Western Australia Philip Helberg joined Jeremy Goldberg to discuss how to effectively make long term plans for infrastructur…

Seleta Reynolds, former GM of LADOT, joined Jeremy Goldberg to talk about the impact of our transit system on women and how we can build more effective and equitable transportation system. 

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Changing the face of Cleveland’s lakefront has been a long-term project. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb joined Jeremy Goldberg to talk about the importance of building trust and equity by investing in i…

In the 1960s, Public Interest Law emerged as a way for the legal profession to deploy its expertise in service of the public.  Our guest Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, says that it'…

How can city leaders tackle the inequities of infrastructure built in the past? In this episode, Mayor Quinton Lucas joined us to talk about the legacy of U.S. Highway 71 in Kansas City, a divided co…