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This week we’re joined once again by Yonah Freemark. In Part 2, we talk about our predictions from last year and what we got right and wrong on high speed rail and transportation funding, then we make new ones for the coming year that include Seattle and Mexico. Listen in to the episode at Streetsblog
Listening to a recent episode of the Look Both Ways podcast with David Zipper and Wes Marshall connected me with some things I’d been thinking about lately, mainly the value proposition for certain transportation related to its location. In the episode they talk about why they believe robotaxis/autonomous vehicles, in the context of rural areas, would
Our good friend Anna Zivarts has an Op-Ed in The Urbanist discussing how urban highways reduce most trip times for drivers and make using transit a slower choice. Additionally, investing in car infrastructure begets more cars. She asks that the new mayor make a directive that weaves the reduction of VMT into project planning and
