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Mondays 83: Earmarks and Sausage Making

February 22, 2021

This week Erik Weber of Hip joins the show to talk about federal policy changes at DOT, how federal housing policy is actually real estate policy, the origins of the lawn as the American Dream, and how travel, not just housing, has become more segregated.  More links below the fold.


(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 321: A Second Bay Crossing

February 18, 2021

This week, we’re joined by Sadie Graham, BART Program Director for Link21, a rail network planning program for the San Francisco Bay Area. Graham chats about planning for a second bay crossing and the potential for a suite of projects to improve regional connectivity. We also talk about the frustrations of long term capital projects


Mondays 82: Amsterdam Donuts and Houston Freeways

February 15, 2021

This week on the show Jeff talks about the Amsterdam doughnut model of economics, how Denver is using medical professionals to respond to some police calls, how Nevada might allow tech companies to create cities and obsession with new towns, expanding I-45 in Houston, and a better way to do for-profit affordable housing in Charlotte.


(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 320: Mopeds to Go

February 10, 2021

This week we’re joined by Haley Rubinson, Vice President of Business Development at Revel.  We talk about why mopeds work for urban mobility, the dominance of automobiles in discussions about transportation, and if land use plays a part in adoption trends. Below is a full unedited transcript of the episode.


(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 319: Shared Mobility, Vaccines, Vacations

February 4, 2021

This week we’re again joined by Shared Use Mobility Center Founder in Residence Sharon Feigon.  Sharon talks with us about what she hopes the focus will be for the next administration, how shared mobility has fared during the pandemic, and her plans for the future. You can listen to the show at Streetsblog USA. Below



(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 318: Open Source Electric Bus

January 27, 2021

This week we’re joined by Erica Eggleton, a PhD Candidate at the University of Washington to chat about her work on Route Dynamics, an open source program that estimates the energy demand for electric bus routes run by King County Metro. Below is a full (unedited for the moment) transcript:


Mondays 80: Addicted to Linked-In

January 26, 2021

This week on the Mondays show Dawn Miller, VP for Policy and Partnerships at Coord and Chrissy Mancini Nichols join the show. We chat about Mayor Pete’s Senate hearing, Sacramento’s move away from single family zoning, and Dallas’ new mobility plan. We also talk a bit about DOT political appointments and Bernie’s Wild Ride.


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