Mondays 173: Is This Podcast a Third Place?
June 16, 2025
This week on the podcast, we’re Han Solo but there’s still a lot of news to share! We talk about research that shows how active transportation can reduce emissions even more than before, the ever growing fueling station, the “dark roof” lobby, and what is a third place really?
Below are the show notes with the items we discussed.
Show Notes
Gas stations growing – New York Times
Emissions reductions from active transport – Transportation Research Part D
Traffic academy expands – News from the States
Dark roof lobby – The Guardian
What is a third place? – Eater
Supreme court permitting revolution – Heatmap
Commuter rail ridership is urban – Pedestrian Observations
Santa Monica airport over people – Fast Company
Bonus Items
LA gentrification lowers transit ridership – CalMatters
Ending race, gender DBE contracting by USDOT – Reuters
Chinese trucks switch to electric – Transport Topics
Housing costs delay medical treatment – Wisconsin Public Radio
Poll says residents want Metromover – Miami Herald
Bologna’s mobility strategy – Eurocities
Miami to monitor home temps – WLRN
Using mushrooms as building materials – Ideastream Public Radio
Limiting car dimensions – Transport and Environment
