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 a seamless experience for fans entering the country, using transportation, and attending the games.
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 about embracing the complexity of infrastructure to implement projects across domains.
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 level and how it helped him transform Bogota.
Jane Golden is the Executive Director of Mural Arts in Philadelphia. Jane joined us to talk about how engaging communities is driving positive change in the city and how murals are changing SEPTA spaces to improve the passenger experience.
Miguel Pinto Luz the Deputy Mayor of Cascais joined us to share the story of how Cascais prioritizes quality of life, and how it’s putting service delivery and economic development first to achieve it. Listen to learn about Cascais’s transportation system and why accountability and transparency are at the core of how Cascais is becoming a smarter city.
Peter Fiske 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 infrastructure will need to change to combat climate change, become more efficient, and meet demand in the coming decades.
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 sustainability is an opportunity for transportation, and how SPUR is shaping San Francisco’s transportation system.
Phil Ginsburg is the General Manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. He joined the Future of Infrastructure to talk about the importance and often overlooked role of parks as infrastructure that make cities work for their residents.
Tom Wright is the CEO of the Regional Plan Association. He joined the podcast for a discussion of what they’ve learned by taking the long view of city and regional planning.
The Special Advisor for Climate & Sustainability at Columbia University talks about lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy and how a comprehensive infrastructure approach mitigates the impact of climate change.
