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A few weeks ago I got to chat with Bill Fulton about a number of topics on the podcast but one that continues to stick out to me is how urban growth and change around the country is clashing with any number of current trends from the silver tsunami to work from home. Along with the
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by SFMTA Director of Transportation Julie Kirschbaum. She discusses making system improvements, rising customer satisfaction, lessons from the pandemic on ridership and operations, as well as Muni’s cultural connection to the city. You can listen to this episode at Streetsblog USA. You can also find it
Right now insurance is a window into the public psyche. As the values and prices of homes and cars go up, as well as the cost of replacement, insurance rates follow. Often harshly. This leads us to look for solutions and new ideas for reducing cost burdens because we don’t really want to talk about
