In PX12 Jess and Peter interview Nicola Smith. Nicola is a private consultant planner and Director of Niche Planning Studio. She has experience across three states of Australia as a land development manager, consultant, local government statutory planner and state government policy writer. She has a thirst for knowledge, is passionate about innovation in planning through social media and supports a strong mentoring system within the planning profession. The interview covers a broad range of urban planning issues and considers future trends including the question of how soon will it be until computers are making planning decisions. Music: Intro - Breezy House by Qronix, Outro - Define (Cassian Remix) Dom Dolla & Go Freek.

Podcast PX12 first released in October 2015, remix released November 2015. Planningxchange (PX) releases podcasts on a monthly basis, go to www.planningxchange.org for further details.