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The Podcast where we discuss all things transit. Join us as we dive into transit systems across the US, bring you interviews with experts and advocates, and engage in some fun and exciting challenges along the way.
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- Advocating for Greater Denver Transit · 32 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 149Denver’s transit network has a problem that most riders can name instantly: transfers. When a normal trip demands two transfers and long waits, RTD stops feeling like a real…
- CapMetro Updates: Red Line, Rapid Buses, and Fare Hikes · 26 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 148Austin’s public transit is changing fast, and some of those changes are going to sting before they help. We break down the newest CapMetro updates across the Red Line…
- Kansas City Monorail Proposal · 28 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 147A 30-mile Kansas City monorail that runs from KCI to downtown, then stretches toward the Plaza and the Kansas City Zoo sounds like something out of a retro-future postcard. But…
- Brightline Bankruptcy Explained · 26 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 146Brightline finally filed for bankruptcy and the internet rushed to declare private rail dead. We slow it down and unpack what’s actually happening: why trains can keep running…
- SEPTA's Accelerate Plan Explained · 26 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 145SEPTA just put real numbers and real ideas on the table, and it changes the conversation about Philadelphia public transportation overnight. We’re joined by Jay Arzu, executive…
- Colorado Voters Can Unlock Regional Rail This November · 28 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 144Colorado’s Front Range is growing fast, and I-25 is already paying the price. When the only real north-south artery turns into bumper-to-bumper gridlock at 9 a.m., “just add…
- A New Plan for Passenger Rail in Central Texas... Again · 29 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 143A shiny new rail proposal just dropped for the Austin to San Antonio corridor and the details are going to spark arguments. The headline sounds great: “higher speed” passenger…
- Illinois High-Speed Rail · 26 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 142A two-hour train ride from Chicago to St. Louis should sound normal. In the United States, it still sounds like science fiction, yet Illinois is quietly laying the groundwork for…
- Transit Tour - Dresden, Germany · 20 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 141From a U.S. perspective, a city about the size of Tucson shouldn’t be able to pull off a dream transit system, but Dresden does. We set out to explore all public transit…
- Canada’s High-Speed Rail Moment · 28 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 140Canada has talked about high-speed rail for half a century, and we might finally be watching the moment it turns into steel in the ground. Alto, a new federally owned Crown…
- Transit Tour - Berlin · 28 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 139Berlin is one of those cities where you can feel history in the street layout and then confirm it by looking at the transit map. We start at Berlin Hauptbahnhof, the modern…
- Utah's FrontRunner Closer To Federal Transit Funding · 27 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 138$1.2 billion doesn’t just buy track and trains. It buys time back in your day, the kind you lose when your “commuter rail” only shows up every 30 to 60 minutes and a single delay…
- Self-Driving Cars Cannot Replace Good Transit · 27 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 137People keep telling us self-driving cars are going to make public transit irrelevant. So we pressure-test that claim using the stuff that actually decides whether a city works…
- New York Is More Than Just NYC: The Empire Corridor Plan · 23 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 136New York dominates rail conversations in the country, yet the most realistic statewide upgrade might be hiding in plain sight. We’re talking about the Empire Corridor and a plan…
- The Southern Rail Commission is Fighting for More Passenger Service in the South · 27 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 135Passenger rail in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama doesn’t get the spotlight often, but the story behind Amtrak’s new Mardi Gras service proves how much demand has been…
- Next Stop: Fast Buses, Better Service - A chat with NYC's DOT Commissioner, Mike Flynn · 30 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 134New York City has the most famous subway in the United States, yet the bus is the workhorse that moves millions of people every single day. That’s why we sat down with…
- Brightline: Is it a Success? · 27 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 133Brightline has been held up as proof that private passenger rail can work in the United States and right now it’s also a warning sign. We went to Florida to ride the Miami to…
- A Miami Built For People: Transit Alliance Miami · 35 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 132Miami traffic isn’t just annoying; it’s expensive, unsafe, and deeply political. We’re joined by Cathy Dos Santos from Transit Alliance Miami, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocating…
- Transit Tour - Miami · 30 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 131Miami’s transit network can feel like a highlight reel one minute and a facepalm the next. We start downtown at Government Center, hop the MetroMover, and then ride Metrorail…
- Is Austin's Project Connect Off the Rails? · 32 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 130Austin’s Project Connect is getting dragged in the headlines as “off the rails” and “one of the most expensive light rail projects in the country,” so we slow down and fact-check…
