What happens to America as its largest generation ever gets older? Walker Smith says get ready, because Baby Boomers are not going home to retire. Instead, they will be out seeking their next new adventure. Walker is with us to tell us what he's learned about aging Boomers and his… more

Many things influence the way we experience the urban environment - the history of the place, certainly its form, others who share the space with us, even the sounds and smells.

Our guests this week are shaping urban environments in their own special ways. Rick Kimbler and Kathleen Norris are… more

This week's Smart City is a rebroadcast of an episode that first aired July 2, 2005.

How do you cut through the status quo and imagine a different future?

Our guests this week have successfully answered that question, one as mayor and one as civic entrepreneur. Stephen Goldsmith was the… more

Americans are demanding new choices about where and how they live. For the past 50 years drivable suburbanism has been the norm, coupled with decaying central cities. But that familiar pattern is reversing, in part, thanks to our two guests this week.

John Talmage runs Social Compact, an organization… more