This week on Smart City, we talk with people who have big plans for transforming their cities. Ned Hill is the Vice President of Economic Development at Cleveland State. He's combining the Cleveland area's history, talent and expertise to create the District of Design. This district would take a concentrated area of downtown Cleveland and transform it into the industrial design capital of the U.S.

We'll also speak with James Corner and Laura Adams from Shelby Farms Park. Shelby Farms is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. Located in Memphis Tenn., the park is more than five times larger than Central Park in New York City. James Corner is the winner of the park's design competition. Laura Adams is the Deputy Director of the Shelby Farms Coservancy, a not-for-profit organiztion that was established to plan the future of the park.

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This week on Smart City, we're talking about the past, and the present. This month, Fast Company Magazine named Chicago it's u.s. city of the year and when they needed someone to capture the "Messy Vitality" of the city, they turned to Alex Kotlowitz. Alex is a journalist, and author of the book, Never a City So Real. We'll talk about what makes Chicago the U.S. City of the Year, and how the city's troubled past will affect it's future.

We'll also speak with Emily Wadhams. She's the Vice President of Public Policy for the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington. She says that preserving and retrofitting historic buildings with new technology can be more environmentally friendly that building new buildings.

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