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Making Walkable, Bikeable Cities w/ Jeff Speck & Chris Dempsey

In this episode, you'll meet the duo behind the newest urbanism super-firm, Speck Dempsey, Jeff Speck, author of Walkable City, and Chris Dempsey, former Assistant Sec...

North America's Transportation Prodigy Petru Sofio

In this episode, I connect with Petru Sofio, a passionate young transportation prodigy who is currently a high school senior in Arlington, MA, a small Boston area comm...

Dutch Values Reflected in Public Space w/ Cathy Tuttle

In the episode, I welcome back Cathy Tuttle, an anthropologist and planner, currently living in Utrecht in The Netherlands, to discuss her recent work in and studies o...

Ethics in Transportation Engineering w/ Jeanie Ward-Waller

Ethically, we should reduce highway lane miles, not expand them. In this episode, I chat with Jeanie Ward-Waller, who made national news last fall when she was let go ...

City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways w/ Megan Kimble

In this episode, I connect with Austin-based journalist and the author of the new book City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways, M...

A Dutch Bike Quest w/ Mike West

In this episode, I talk with Mike West about his quest to import proven Dutch sustainable safety mobility design concepts into his home state of Utah. Mike is a city p...

The Fietspad Book w/ Roy Symons

In this episode, I connect with Burnaby, BC-based transportation engineer Roy Symons, for a chat about his beautiful book fietspad: A Journey Through The Netherlands D...

Stoicism & Active Mobility Infrastructure w/ Prue Oswin

In this episode, I connect with Prue Oswin, founder of Sidelines Traffic from the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia, for a deep conversation about safer active t...

Places for People Pilgrimage w/ Darcy Kitching

Darcy Varney Kitching with Boulder Transportation Connections is back on the pod to talk about her new role in transportation demand management (TDM), share her person...

Taking Strong Towns to New Levels on YouTube w/ Mike Pasternock

In this episode, I reconnect with Michael "Mike" Pasternock, who has catapulted the Strong Towns YouTube Channel to new heights in the past year. We discuss his journe...

Creating Paradise in Our Own Communities w/ Todd Litman

In this episode, I reconnect with Todd Litman, Founder and Executive Director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute (VTPI) for a discussion about his research int...

Rethink35 Sues TXDOT w/ Kelsey Huse & Gregory Bertrand

Rethink35 is suing TxDOT: Why this action has global implications. In this special, bonus episode, I connect with Kelsey Huse and Gregory Bertrand, volunteers with Ret...

On the Frontlines in the Safer Streets Battle w/ Lucy Maloney

In this episode, I connect with Lucy Maloney, an advocate and frequent spokesperson in the battle for safer streets and safe cycling routes in Vancouver, BC. We cover ...

Going Beyond Greenways w/ Robert Searns

In this episode, I connect with Robert "Bob" Searns, the author of Beyond Greenways: The Next Step for City Trails and Walking Routes, a recent book published by Islan...

Fighting for Safer Streets w/ Peter Norton

In this episode, I welcome back Professor Peter Norton of the University of Virginia for a continuation of our discussion about the long legacy of parents fighting for...

The National Youth Bike Movement w/ Joshua Funches

In this episode, I connect with Joshua Funches for a conversation about the National Youth Bike Council and the Youth Bike Summit happening in June in Lehigh Valley, P...

The Street Design Team w/ Deema Aburizik

In this episode, I connect with Deema Aburizik, the force of nature behind the new Street Design Team, a firm that is taking inspiration from the Dutch Cycling Embassy...

Analyzing the Financial Productivity of Cities w/ Joe Minicozzi

In this episode, I reconnect with Joe Minicozzi, founder of Urban3, to discuss why our traditional development patterns were and are more productive financially and ho...

Active Mobility in a Small City w/ Megan Ramey

Yay! Megan Ramey is featured in this final podcast episode of the year and the conclusion of Season 6. We had a fabulous conversation about her efforts to help create ...

Seville's Cycle Network Reflections w/ Dr. Billy Fields and Manu Calvo

In this bonus episode, which was adapted from our video conversation, Professor Billy Fields and Manuel "Manu" Calvo discuss the amazing transformation of Seville's cy...

Livestream with Traffic Engineer Activist Andy Boenau

In this episode, I reconnect with traffic engineer activist and propagandartist extraordinaire, Mr. Andy Boenau.We discuss his recent documentary Healthy Havoc, the de...

Mapping Made Fun w/ Cartographer Steve Spindler (video available)

In this episode, I catch up with bike map creator extraordinaire and Jenkintown Borough council member-elect, Steve Spindler for an in-depth discussion about maps, map...

Safer Bay Area Streets w/ Roger Rudick and Luke Bornheimer (video available)

Roger Rudick and Luke Bornheimer join me for a conversation about the ongoing sagas and successes playing out on the streets of San Francisco and throughout the Bay Ar...

Temecula Active Mobility w/ Gary Oddi (video available)

In this episode, I connect with Gary Oddi, President and co-founder of the Bike Temecula Valley  Coalition in Temecula, California, for a discussion about their effort...

A Surgeon's Take on Crash Prevention w/ Dr. Matthew Schaeffer (video available)

In this episode, I connect with Dr. Matt Schaeffer, MD, general surgery resident at Wright State University Premiere Health in Dayton, OH, for a discussion about the n...

Fewer Cars in Haarlem w/ Steffen Berr (video available)

In this episode, I connect with Steffen Berr, Traffic Advisor for the City of Haarlem in The Netherlands, for a conversation about the steps the city is taking to redu...

Leveraging TikTok for Good w/ Jenna Hanes & Kelsey Huse (video available)

In this episode, I connect with Jenna Hanes and Kelsey Huse, two of Austin's amazing change agents and activists who are making a profound difference through the TikTo...

The State of Active Mobility in Hawai'i w/ Mike Packard (video available)

In this episode, I reconnect with Mike Packard, a traffic engineer with the firm SSFM, based in Honolulu, Hawai'i, for a conversation about some encouraging signs of i...

Denver's Brown Bike Bus w/ Allen Cowgill (video available)

In this episode, I reconnect with Allen Cowgill, a Denver-based safer streets advocate extraordinaire who was inspired to start a new bike bus for his kid's elementary...

Inclusive Transportation w/ Veronica O. Davis (video available)

In this episode, I connect with Veronica O. Davis, Houston's Director of Transportation and Drainage Operations and the author of Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto...

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