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(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 5034: Simpler Payment Systems for Agencies and Riders

October 16, 2024

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Gillian Gillett of CalITP and Dan Baker, of the Connecticut Department of Transportation to discuss how agencies can create simpler payment and travel experiences for transit riders.  We chat about the Connecticut Integrated Mobility Project, building payment system capacity and merchant services for smaller transit

The Overhead Wire Daily: Universal Poverty Reduction

October 15, 2024

A few discussions today about basic income in Oregon and St. Louis. St. Louis restarted a program that provides low income families $500 a month to help cover household bills but was stopped after a judge suspended the program from using public funds. The program has picked back up with donations from a private funder.

Mondays 160: The Long & Winding Road with Wes Marshall

October 14, 2024

This week on Mondays Wes Marshall is back! We chat about his trip to Bogota Columbia, the connections between biological structure and the built environment, and of course we discuss the news from last week including climate migration, high speed rail, roundabouts, and healthy urbanism. Check out below for the show notes including links to

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