This week, the featured interview are two people who are working to fix problems in cities.
The City of Flint is no stranger to economic struggle, but Flint Mayor Dayne Walling is working to diversity the city’s economy and change its trajectory. Today, he offers his formula for turning around a city.
And we’ll talk with Ben Berkowitz from SeeClickFix.com. Using his own experience as a citizen complaining about problems, Ben co-created a place on the web for citizens to crowd-source public alerts. Ben believes the internet can change the way we interact with municipal government, and he’s proving it with SeeClickFix.
Smart City is a web-based talk show that takes an in-depth look at urban life: the people, places, ideas and trends that affect us all. Host Carol Coletta, president and CEO of CEOs for Cities, talks with national and international public policy experts, economists, business leaders, artists, developers, planners and others on the pulse of city life for a penetrating discussion on urban issues.
Smart City is webcast and podcast. You can hear it or sign up for the podcast at our website.
