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New Podcast Series hosted by Scott Shepard, and focused on the intersection of AI, Urbanism, Mobility & Decarbonization. An award-winning urban planner, entrepreneur, author, educator, speaker & thought leader, Scott Shepard has his finger on the pulse of everything related to #CitiesFirst, an interdisciplinary term he coined.
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The #CitiesFirst Podcast is hosted by Scott Shepard. The show has published 40 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 40: Transit, Places, People: A Conversation with Nick Saponara on Building Communities Around Transit" (21 October 2026, 28 minutes), "Episode 39: Designing Cities for People: A Conversation with Helle Soholt on the Future of Urbanism" (21 October 2026, 30 minutes), and "Episode 38: From Istanbul to Birmingham: Turning Mobility Innovation into Deployment (The #CitiesFirst Webinar)" (29 May 2026, 59 minutes).
The #CitiesFirst Podcast publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 40 episodes.
Booking probability for The #CitiesFirst Podcast is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The #CitiesFirst Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The #CitiesFirst Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The #CitiesFirst Podcast are Architecture & Engineering and Business & Management Consulting. The #CitiesFirst Podcast has a business audience.
Scott Shepard hosts The #CitiesFirst Podcast, a business podcast with 40 episodes published.
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Transit. Places. People.: Building Communities Around Transit with Nick Saponara How can public agencies leverage transit investment to shape housing, land use, urban design, and more connected communities? In Episode...

Episode #39
We were joined by Helle Søholt , Board Chair & Founding Partner at Gehl - Making Cities for People , for a conversation about what it means to design the next generation of cities around people. We explored how...

<p>As the mobility sector looks beyond innovation and pilot projects, a bigger question is emerging:</p><p>How do we move toward real-world deployment, integration, and measurable impact?</p><p>Following the momentum of...

<p>🚨 Cities don’t just pilot innovation — they need to scale it.</p><p>Listen to Webinar 3 in The #CitiesFirst Advisors + Podcast × ERTICO - ITS Europe × ITS Congresses series:🎯 From Pilot to Scale: Deploying...

<p>🚨 Cities are shaping the future of intelligent mobility — from strategy to real implementation!</p><p>Listen to Webinar 2 in the The #CitiesFirst Advisors + Podcast × ERTICO - ITS Europe x ITS Congresses series:🎯...

<p>Cities are no longer just testing mobility innovation — they are shaping Europe’s deployment agenda.</p><p>Across Europe, public authorities are moving from pilots to permanent solutions, balancing legacy systems...

<p>Safer Streets. Smarter Cities. Better Lives. 🌍</p><p>Traffic fatalities and serious injuries are not inevitable — they’re preventable. The global #VisionZero movement is transforming how we plan, design, and manage...

<p>We’re thrilled to share the latest episode of the #CitiesFirst Advisors + Podcast, featuring Michael Oliver, Technical Director at PTV Group. 🌍</p><p>🎙 Episode Topic: Shaping Transport with Digital...

<p>Urban resilience isn’t optional—it’s essential. As climate change, rapid growth, and aging infrastructure reshape our cities, the question isn’t if we should build resilience—it’s how.</p><p>Join us for The...

<p>🚨 Join Us LIVE — Data & AI in Urban Mobility</p><p>📅 Thursday, August 28</p><p>🕔 4:30 PM GMT+1</p><p>📍 LinkedIn Live How can cities harness data and AI to build smarter, more accessible, and more efficient...

<p>EIT Urban Mobility - Urban Mobility Explained (UMX) invites you to a special LinkedIn Live webinar in collaboration with The #CitiesFirst Advisors + Podcast. We’ll hear from city leaders and innovators shaping the...

<p>How will autonomous vehicles shape the cities of tomorrow?</p><p>EIT Urban Mobility - Urban Mobility Explained (UMX) is proud to sponsor an exclusive LinkedIn Live webinar in partnership with The #CitiesFirst...

Episode #28
<p>Peter Schenkman, COO of Fernhay Solutions is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in the transportation industry. As a former senior transportation commissioner in City of New York, he has been at the...

Episode #27
<p>David Smith, is currently the Complete Streets Director at the Chicago Department of Transportation overseeing the planning and design of infrastructure projects and policy development. David is responsible for the...

Episode #26
<p>Dr Kristina Gaučė has over 17 years’ experience in mobility/transport analysis and urban transport policy making, starting with the European Commission project STEP by STEP in 2003, following with transport...

Episode #25
<p>Jamey Tesler is currently the executive director of the just launched Mass Mobility Hub, a public benefit corporation with a mission to support the mobility sector and is looking to build community, support companies...

Episode #24
<p>Ross Douglas is a South African entrepreneur who started his career as a nature documentarian and filmmaker. He collaborated with William Kentridge to produce 9 Films for Projection, which was performed in New York’s...

Episode #23
<p>Nico Larco is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon, Director of the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Sustainable Cities Initiative, a...

<p>The #CitiesFirst Advisors + Podcast is excited to launch our quarterly webinar series, with an all star lineup of guests and speakers. This webinar episode, "Women in Shared and Active Mobility" features mobility...

Episode #21
<p>Dr. Laura Narvaez Zertuche is an architect, urban designer, and a spatial scientist. She is a Partner in the Urban Design Group at Foster + Partners, where she leads people movement and data analytics within the firm...
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