Replicable Strategies, Boosted by Technology: Mayors Panel

Monday, March 31, 2025

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM MT

Location: Mile High Ballroom 3

CM: .75

Division Endorsement: Technology Division

Moderator and Speaker(s)

Anthony Flint

Senior Fellow
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Brookline, MA

Speaker(s)

Robert Walker

Columnist
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
New Orleans, LA
Mayor Aaron Brockett

City of Boulder
Mayor Jeni Arndt

City of Fort Collins
Mayor Mike Johnston (via video)

City of Denver

Note: Mayor Mike Johnston will not attend this session in person but will appear via a pre-recorded video.

The world is rapidly urbanizing, and experts predict that up to 80 percent of the population will live in cities by 2050. To accommodate that growth while ensuring quality of life for all residents, cities are increasingly turning to technology. From apps that make it easier for citizens to pitch in on civic improvement projects to comprehensive plans for smarter streets and neighborhoods, new tools and approaches are taking root across the United States and around the world. Three U.S. mayors and the author of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s newest book, City Tech: 20 Apps, Ideas, and Innovators Changing the Urban Landscape, discuss how cities across the United States and beyond are using technology and innovation to enact equitable and sustainable change.

Learning Objectives:

Investigate the technologies that have emerged in cities over the past few years and their implications for planners, policymakers, and residents.
Identify opportunities for municipalities to integrate technology and innovation into the urban realm.
Assess the roadblocks or barriers to implementing technological advances in urban spaces and learn from specific city initiatives.