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05/06/2009
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Innovative Entprepreneurs
How do you reinvigorate the economy of a rust belt city? Our guests on this week's show are working both at the grass roots and civic levels to rebuild the economies of their mid-sized cities.
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04/30/2009
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The Trouble with Black Boys
This week on Smart City, each city has a unique story: how it came to be, who it's citizens are, and what its future holds. We'll speak with designer and branding expert Thomas Sevcik about turning that unique story into a unique brand.
And professor Pedro Noguera joins us for a frank discussion about race and achievement based on his book "The Trouble With Black Boys"
I'm Carol Coletta. Join us for Smart City.
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04/24/2009
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The City In 2050
This week on Smart City, we'll push into the future and find out what cities will look like in the year 2050. And we'll have a conversation with 2009 National Superintendent of the year, Atlanta Public Schools' Dr. Beverly Young. She'll give us the benefit of her decade of experience in an urban school district.
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04/16/2009
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Connecting a City Through Greenways
This week on Smart City, we'll learn how green space can connect a community, even in one of the most industrialized states in America. And we'll find out how states can co-ordinate their stimulus money and get more bang for their buck.
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04/08/2009
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Investing in the Future
This week on Smart City: High speed trains criss cross Europe and Asia, but in the U.S. we're still stuck in gridlock. Rick Harnish of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association will tell us how we get out of our cars, and on to the rails. And, Robin Hacke of the Catalyst Fund tells us how loans can be better than grants for building communities.
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04/01/2009
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Elsewhere U.S.A.
This week on Smart City Dalton Conley tells us about the ever-blurring line between work and leisure while John Norquist explains how the Congress for The New Urbansim is fighting the pernicious effects of sprawl.
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03/26/2009
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Century of the City
Darren Walker of the Rockefeller foundation joins us to talk about the worldwide phenomenon of accelerating urbanization. And Artist Michael Singer will tell us about the Guggenheim of Solid Waste Facilities.
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03/19/2009
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Reinventing Stamford
Many cities are desperate for ways out of the current recession, but the city of Stamford Connecticut says "Crisis is the Mother of Invention". This week on Smart City we'll find out what Stamford is doing to take weather the economic storm, and reinvent itself for the next generation.
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03/12/2009
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Good Design
This week Smart City is all about design. Cassim Shepherd of the Urban Omnibus, shows us New York City through an architect's eyes and Dr Richard Farson tells us about his new book, that calls on designers to change the world.
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03/05/2009
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Building Main Street and Law Enforcement
This week on Smart City, Criminologist David Kennedy tells us how a new way of thinking about law enforcement is driving violent crime out of neighborhoods. And we'll talk about neighborhoods on the mend with Yavocka Young of Mainstreet Anacostia.
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