Informed Infrastructure Podcast

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Johnny McGlone, GIS Manager, Digital Solutions, STV Inc.They discussed a project McGlone and his team presented at the recent Esri IMGIS conference, "Pedals and Platforms: A Spatial Look at Bike and Subway Access." The case study used public data to analyze the safety and effectiveness of transit access points for cyclists in Brooklyn, New York City. While the project itself was robust in its analyses, McGlone stressed the importance of approaching such a problem with a diverse team.

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Marc Goldman, Esri's Director of AEC Industry Solutions.

They discussed the recent Esri IMGIS conference in Palm Springs, Calif., and some of the noteworthy project presentations at the event, including utility-scale GIS implementations from firms such as POWER Engineers, WSP and Michael Baker International.

Videos of the 2025 IMGIS plenary presentations can be found at https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/imgis/agenda/plenary.

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Mark Maguire, Assistant Vice President, Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG).

They discussed how Maguire and his firm are tackling some of the most persistent and difficult problems in stormwater infrastructure. He cites a particular project that used a connected GIS environment and simple cameras to rapidly assess the status of stormwater assets to be best prepared for increased flooding.

Maguire also describes an interesting and unique funding model that rewards the creation of more-sustainable and effective systems.

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed LAndy Rahden, VP, Solutions Engineering and Services at Bentley Systems.

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Bentley Systems' Molly Brown, Senior Director, Product Management, and Francois Valois, Senior Vice President, Open Systems.

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Mark Coates, Vice President, Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems.

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Josh Taylor, Vice President, Structural Engineering, Bentley Systems.

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Brad Johnson, Director, Electric Utilities, Bentley Systems.

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Patrick Cozzi, Chief Platform Officer at Bentley Systems.

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Stephen Bourne, SIMULATOR Project Director, AtkinsRéalis. They discussed the company's updated SIMULATOR platform, a suite of digital resilience planning solutions designed to help clients predict, prepare for, respond to and recover from future disasters.