Podcasts about Transportation planning

On this week's edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with a trunkline pavement strategy specialist about how the work in his area helps inform investment decisions. Tim Lemon, who works in the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Bureau of Transportation Planning, talks about how pavement condition is measured and how the data is used.  He explains that remaining service life (RSL) is MDOT's primary pavement condition performance measure, which indicates the number of years before the pavement is anticipated to reach poor condition. It reflects the anticipated time in years that a pavement section can continue to provide acceptable levels of service, considering factors such as distress, structural integrity, ride quality, and functionality. He also explains that while state trunklines (I, M and US routes) don't account for the majority of road miles in the state, they carry 53 percent of total traffic and more than 75 percent of commercial traffic in Michigan. 

Episode sponsor: Eastern Washington University Episode URL: https://planning.org/podcast/critical-conversations-in-transportation-planning-wes-marshall-and-trung-vo-aicp/ In this episode, co-hosts Divya Gandhi and Em Hall were excited to take the podcast show on the road, recording episodes at the 2025 National Planning Conference in Denver. This dispatch of Critical Conversation in Transportation Planning kicks off our safety series and features Wes Marshall, PhD, PE, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, and Trung Vo, AICP, PE, Denver Office Director, Senior Planner, and Owner at Toole Design. Our speakers highlight how many traffic engineering standards are based on flawed assumptions rather than science, specifically pointing to problems with level of service metrics, automatic traffic growth assumptions, and designing for peak hours rather than community needs. They emphasize the need for courage to tackle arterial roads where most fatalities occur, challenging the reactive approach of waiting for crashes to happen instead of proactively designing safer streets for all users. Relevant Links: ● Death by Design: A New Book from a CU Denver Transportation Expert Rethinks the Science Behind Our Roads ● Killed By a Traffic Engineer, Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies our Transportation System ● Denver Moves: Safe and Slow Streets with Bikeways ● No More Five-Lane Roads: An Engineer's Perspective About Wes Marshall: Wes Marshall, PhD, PE, is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, where he holds a joint appointment in urban planning. He plays a pivotal role as director of the CU Denver Human-Centered Transportation program and the Transportation Research Center at CU Denver. Wes is a licensed Professional Engineer and focuses on transportation teaching and research dedicated to creating safer and more sustainable transportation systems. Wes is the author behind the 2024 book Killed by a Traffic Engineer. He also has more than 80 peer-reviewed journal publications and book chapters to his name and has received millions of dollars in research funding. Wes was the winner of the campus-wide CU Denver Outstanding Faculty in Research Award. He also has a passion for teaching and mentoring students and is the only three-time winner of the CU Denver College of Engineering Outstanding Faculty in Teaching Award. A native of Watertown, Massachusetts, Wes is a graduate of the University of Virginia (BS) and the University of Connecticut (MS and PhD). He is a recipient of the Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, Australia's Endeavour Fellowship, and the Transportation Research Board's Wootan Award for the outstanding paper in policy and organization. About Trung Vo: Trung serves as a Senior Planner and our Denver Office Director. In his work, he leverages his certification as a planner, licensure as a Professional Engineer, and experience in both the public and private sectors to help communities become safer, more connected, and more resilient. Trung specializes in multimodal planning and design, public engagement, and design guidance. Outside of the office, Trung enjoys photography, bicycling, snowboarding, and spending time with his wife and two sons.

In this episode of the Trend Talk series, a companion podcast for APA's 2025 Trend Report for Planners, Joe DeAngelis, AICP, research manager at the American Planning Association, chats with recent graduate and current transportation planner, Beneeta Mary Jose. The two explore the latest trends in micromobility, electrification, and the essential balance between proactive and reactive planning. Beneeta also shares her thoughts on how young professionals are shaping the transportation landscape, the importance of including children's perspectives, and the visionary future of an integrated, sustainable, and human-centric transportation network. Episode URL: https://planning.org/podcast/the-future-of-transportation-with-beneeta-mary-jose/

In this episode of Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning, hosts Divya Gandhi and Em Hall interview Jacky Grimshaw and Nina Idemudia, AICP, from the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) in Chicago. They discuss the evolution of transportation planning, the importance of community engagement, and the emergence of millennial leadership in the planning profession. Jacky shares her extensive experience in advocating for citizen participation in transportation planning, while Nina reflects on her journey from growing up in Detroit to serving as CNT's CEO, and emphasizes the need for planners to address structural inequities. Together, they highlight CNT's innovative approaches and ongoing efforts to create equitable and sustainable urban environments. Episode URL: https://planning.org/podcast/critical-conversations-in-transportation-planning-cnt-nina-idamudia-aicp-and-jacky-grimshaw/

This is just an interview, and it's a real Phil-a-buster! … Like, we've got Phil and it's a real buster! (OK, OK, sorry. But, I am gonna do it again…) So what do we get Phil to talk about? Well, the list includes: bus rapid transit, the Coffman corridor improvements, changes to the 119/Hover intersection, the bike path to Boulder, ThE tRaIn!, Hwy 66 (and induced demand), the transit depot, bike lane continuity (and changes), municipal paths, train quiet zones, Boston Ave, and a ton more.  Like the format change? Send us an email. Hate the format change? Send us an email. Bored? Send us an email. sidedishlongmont@gmail.com that's the email. (we like email :)) Thanks to Andy Eppler and David Cutter Music for our intro and outro music.

Welcome to another installment of a pocket park episode! In this one, Mary and Shelley discuss all things high speed rail, including the new federal funding to study a potential high speed rail line in the Pacific Northwest. What are the exciting opportunities, but also what are the pitfalls? Is it worth it to be able to go from Portland to Seattle in 1 hour, but it'll take years to fund? What about the existing Amtrak line? We talk all about it in this episode. What is a pocket park episode? It's a shorter episode on highly relevant, planning related topics that are happening in the public realm in real time. Episode Resources:WSDOT Ultra High Speed Rail Study https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-studies/ultra-high-speed-rail-studyPresident Biden Announces $8.2 Billion in New Grants for High-Speed Rail and Pipeline of Projects Nationwide https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/president-biden-announces-82-billion-new-grants-high-speed-rail-and-pipeline-projectsFY22 Corridor Identification and Development Program Selections https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fy22-CID-program-selectionsHigh-speed rail projects get a $6B infusion of federal infrastructure money https://www.opb.org/article/2023/12/08/high-speed-rail-projects-get-a-6-billion-infusion-of-federal-infrastructure-money/Lawmakers introduce bill that would require ultra-high-speed rail project to extend to Eugene https://www.opb.org/article/2023/02/25/cascadia-bullet-train-pacific-northwest-transportation-portland-seattle-eugene-politics/Rail Advocates Still Pushing For Northwest Bullet Train Despite Anti-tax Mood https://www.opb.org/news/article/bullet-train-portland-seattle-vancouver-car-tab/Cascadia bullet train stuck at the station as feds dole out big bucks for rail https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2023/12/08/cascadia-bullet-train-stuck-at-the-station-as-feds-dole-out-big-bucks-for-rail/.What I learned from taking a train across the US (VOX) [Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=von_IMi97-wWant to be a part of the podcast? Send in an email! The team behind the upcoming Better Planners podcast wants to hear from you about the real life issues you handle as a planner. What are the honest, gritty, wicked problems you find yourself managing? To share your experiences, email betterplannerspodcast@gmail.com Your message might end up in one of the upcoming podcast episodes. You can be as anonymous or as identifiable as you want. Where to find us:Website: https://oregon.planning.org/community/betterplannerspodcast/Instagram: @betterplanners

Rpy L Hales/Cores Currents - The Active Transportation Planning grants that Quadra Island is about to receive, and both Cortes Island and Area D are applying for, opens the door to far larger opportunities.  As Meredith Starkey, Manager of Planning for the Strathcona Regional District (SRD), explained “Active transportation means anything human powered: walking, cycling, and rolling in the sense of skateboarding or some other type of device that you might use to roll."  "This is the BC Active Transportation Infrastructure Grant Program that's administered through the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. They have  a sub grant  that is specifically for active transportation network planning."  "What we have is the network planning grant."  “We just were directed by the Board to apply for Areas B (Cortes) and D. It's this same grant that we now have for Area C. The province provides  a maximum of $50,000. It's 50 percent grant funded and 50 percent funded by the Gas Tax for us and so in total, it's $100,000 to develop the plan." "That enables us to do all the foundational background research, the data gathering part, but then also to flesh that out into a full plan. On top of that,  we're able to pull out one high level priority from that plan and do all  the engineering work, the survey, the cost estimates and  concept design work that would need to happen so that we can actually make it shovel ready.  All the groundwork that we need in order to apply for the infrastructure grant,  which is the same fund but a different funding stream within it."  Cortes Currents: So this grant is the door opener and in the next grant you actually get to do some of the stuff.    Meredith Starkey: "That is correct."  Cortes Currents: Is there a financial cap for the second stage? Meredith Starkey: "The infrastructure portion of the grant is much, much bigger.  I don't actually know the cap on it now, but it's quite substantial."

Malaysia is investing RM10.7 billion in 62 new passenger trains for Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB). Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook confirmed that no KTMB staff will lose their jobs, with costs covered through a 30-year lease with China. Professor Muhammad Zaly Shah, Professor of Transportation Planning and Logistics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia discusses the impact of this investment, highlighting how it will transform the rail network, enhance service quality, and improve overall efficiencyImage Credit: shutterstock.com

Today's episode, we have Alex Heilmann, a Masters student at UBC, studying Community Planning. He is from Boston originally and moved to Vancouver to study Planning, particularly Transportation Planning. His work and projects relate to transitioning cities away from car dependency. We cover a range of topics on how urban planning and city design impacts … Continue reading "GP052: Urban Planning and Health with Alex Heilmann"

Join us for an insightful discussion on urban development as we connect with Clarence Wong, Vice President at Investec Consulting. Born and raised in Edmonton, Clarence's background includes a BSc in Civil Engineering and a Master of Engineering Degree in Construction Management from the University of Alberta. His 20-year career spans consulting and public service, with experience in Transportation Planning, City Planning, and leading roles in both Provincial and Municipal levels.In this episode, Clarence shares his journey from working with the City of Edmonton to his current role at Invistec, outlining the differences between the public and private sectors. Listeners can expect to hear about some of the challenges, but also opportunities, that emerge in balancing municipal needs with private development interests. Clarence provides a deep dive into the decision-making processes, highlighting the distinct motivations and objectives that drive each sector.Edmonton's City Plan comes to the forefront of the discussion as Clarence touches on some of the collaborative efforts required to meet densification goals,  such as removing barriers and creating incentives to catalyze infill development. He shares valuable insights into the infrastructure requirements from an engineering perspective, emphasizing the holistic life cycle approach needed to create vibrant communities.Tune in to learn more about the dynamics of public and private and the role each sector plays in building inclusive, sustainable communities.

In this episode, I reconnect with Dan Piatkowski, Associate Professor of Integrated Land-Use and Transportation Planning at OsloMet University, for a conversation about his brand-new book Bicycle City: Riding the Bike Boom to a Brighter Future, published by Island Press.Thank you so much for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend and subscribe to the podcast on your preferred listening platform. Also, don't forget to check out the Active Towns Channel for more video content.Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):- My first interview with Dan- Island Press- Bicycle City by Daniel Piatkowski in the Active Towns Store or on Amazon - Bicycling for Transportation: An Evidence-Base for Communities (academic textbook) Bopp, Simms, and Piatkowski in the Active Towns Store and on Amazon  - Walkable City Book or on Amazon- David Zipper article- My episode w/ Jill Warren- My episode w/ Jos Sluijsmans- Whee bikes- Maddy Novich on InstagramIf you are a fan of the Active Towns Podcast, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways:1. Join our Patreon community. Contributions start at just $1 per month(Note: Patron benefits include early, ad-free access to content and a 15% discount in the Active Towns Merch Store)2. If you enjoyed this episode, you can also "leave a tip" through "Buy Me a Coffee"3. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my storeCredits:- Video and audio production by John Simmerman- Music via Epidemic SoundResources used during the production of this video:- My recording platform is Ecamm Live- Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite- Equipment: Contact me for a complete listFor more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below:- Active Towns Website- Active Towns on Twitter- Periodic e-NewsletterBackground:Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I'm a health promotion and public health professional with over 30 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.Since 2010,  I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be while striving to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities."The Active Towns Channel features my original video content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them.Thanks once again for tuning in! I hope you find this content helpful and insightful.Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2024 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this episode of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Margaret Cederoth, Director of Planning and Sustainability at California High-Speed Rail Authority. She is an urban planner with more than two decades of global sustainable infrastructure delivery, rail system planning, design, and construction, and land use/ transportation planning experience. Margaret's expertise is with complex transportation infrastructure projects, as well as international urban development throughout North Africa and the Middle East.Ted and Margaret discuss her background, growing up in Illinois, studying Eastern History, and later earning a Master of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She went on to do some graduate work in Tunisia, focused on social housing and the nexus to transportation.Margaret's project management experience includes managing a diverse team of experts as well as managing planning and sustainability tasks for major projects, such as the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Chicago's Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Guidelines, Anacostia Waterfront Transportation Infrastructure Master Plan, and the Lower Georgia Avenue Streetscape Project. She was appointed by Governor Newsom in 2019 to be the Director of Planning and Sustainability at California High-Speed Rail. Her duties include policy development and implementation, station and station area planning, greenhouse gas emissions inventory, tracking, and offsets, renewable energy planning, sustainable design, and district-scale sustainability approaches.As an AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners) urban planner and Envision Sustainability Professional, she previously led the sustainability division for the Authority as a consultant. Cederoth oversaw corporate sustainability initiatives for WSP USA, the Authority's Rail Delivery Partner. That work included a commitment to carbon neutral operations and the development of training and tools for implementing sustainability approaches on a range of infrastructure projects.

Pune is one of India's fastest growing cities, but also one that is crying for its transport infrastructure to be transformed, even overhauled. What are the areas of concern, and how can policymakers work with civil society and the government to make this happen? Sachin Kalbag of Takshashila and Pune's leading subject matter expert Sanskriti Menon, Senior Programme Director at the Centre for Environment Education, discuss this vital topic. Do check out Takshashila's public policy courses: https://school.takshashila.org.in/courses We are @‌IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. https://twitter.com/IVMPodcasts https://www.instagram.com/ivmpodcasts/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ivmpodcasts/ You can check out our website at https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/featured Follow the show across platforms: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Gaana, Amazon Music Do share the word with your folks !!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - Edmund Haas, a transportation planning manager with Freese & Nichols, spoke in depth about the City of Brownsville's proposed Capital Recovery Fee program at a public hearing held at city hall on Jan. 16. Freese & Nichols are consultants to the City of Brownsville on the Capital Recovery Fee initiative. The plan is to impose a one-time charge on developers as they begin new projects. The fees raised would go towards roadway improvements. Certain exemptions are being built into the program, such as affordable housing projects and extensions to legacy businesses, which are defined as those based in Brownsville for a minimum of five years.Here is an audio recording of what Haas said at the public hearing. It includes questions from city commissioners. Haas is introduced by J. Joel Garza, Jr., multimodal Transportation director for the City of Brownsville.To read the new stories and watch the news videos of the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service go to www.riograndeguardian.com.

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 improvement in the construction of safe and inviting bicycle and pedestrian facilities across the Hawaiian Islands. Although none of the islands have a working high-comfort active mobility network yet, each has a handful of facilities to build upon. We also compare and contrast the facilities he recently experienced in Osaka, Japan. Thank you so much for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend and subscribe to the Podcast on your preferred listening platform, and don't forget to check out the Active Towns Channel for more contentHelpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):- SSFM website- City and County of Honolulu's Complete Streets page (Complete Streets Home (honolulu.gov))- County of Hawaii's Transportation Planning page (Transportation Planning Initiatives | Hawaii County, HI Planning)If you are a fan of the Active Towns Podcast, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways:1. Join our Patreon community. Contributions start at just $1 per month(Note: Patron benefits include early, ad-free access to content and a 15% discount in the Active Towns Merch Store)2. If you enjoyed this episode, you can also "leave a tip" through "Buy Me a Coffee"3. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my storeCredits:- Video and audio production by John Simmerman- Music via Epidemic SoundResources used during the production of this video:- My recording platform is Ecamm Live- Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite- Equipment: Contact me for a complete listFor more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below:- Active Towns Website- Active Towns on Twitter- Periodic e-NewsletterBackground:Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I'm a health promotion and public health professional with over 30 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.Since 2010,  I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be while striving to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities."The Active Towns Channel features my original video content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them. Thanks once again for tuning in! I hope you find this content helpful and insightful.Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2023 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Hello and welcome to episode three of the Project EDWARD 2023 Podcast. My role in the Safe System. My name is James Luckhurst and today I'm in Liverpool with Dr. Adam Snow from Liverpool, John Moores University. Adam is going to be reflecting on the penalty points system for drivers, the totting up rules and whether anything has changed in terms of reported abuse of the exceptional hardship plea opportunity.We'll also be considering the latest thinking on distractions in the company of Dr. George Yanis, who's a professor in traffic and safety engineering and director of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering at the School of Civil Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens.

August's installment of our Economics Club series, sponsored by The Glatfelter Insurance Group, featured a discussion about York County's logistics industry with a panel of experts throughout supply chain. The panel discussion highlighted how manufactured goods are packaged and moved within a factory, how trucking companies are moving goods to their point of use, and how the next generation of the logistics workforce is preparing to meet increasing demand and innovation. About the Panelists Joe Garner, Director of Operations, JLS Automation With over 30 years' experience of successful business and operational leadership, Joe Garner's focus is identifying and developing both resources and processes that are in line with the business strategy. In this role he's had to guide the JLS team at the work order detail level, as well as contribute strategic direction in developing and executing the businesses strategic plans at the staff level. Ryan Polakoff, President, Nexterus Ryan Polakoff oversees all day-to-day activity for Nexterus Inc. As the fourth generation of the Polakoff family, Ryan has worked in and around the family business his entire life. Since 2003, Ryan has worked every desk at the company to truly learn the business from the ground up. As a “what is possible?” leader, Ryan thrives in difficult situations; he enjoys dissecting complex issues, designing solutions, and implementing actionable results. Ryan is a firm believer in challenging the status quo and embraces his role as a coach. His focus is on unifying and building teams, empowering and growing leaders, and providing the necessary support and resources to keep Nexterus in growth mode. Dr. Mohammed Raja, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Operations and Department Chair, Operations and Information Technology, Graham School of Business at York College of Pennsylvania Dr. Mohammed Raja is the chair of the Operations and Information Technology department at York College. As a faculty member, he teaches courses in Logistics Management, Production Planning and Control, and Enterprise Resource Planning using SAP S/4HANA. He is also the founding faculty advisor for the ASCM (Association of Supply Chain Management) Student Chapter and currently serves as a board member on the ASCM - South East Pennsylvania Alliance Local Chapter. About the Moderator Mike Pritchard, Chief of Transportation Planning, York County Planning Commission and York Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Mike Pritchard holds a B.A. in Political Science from Penn State and a Master's in Public Policy & Administration from York College. He is a member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners. Mike's team at YCPC recently partnered with Gannett-Fleming, Inc. and the YCEA to complete the first county-wide Freight Plan for York. The Economics Club Breakfast series offers an informative monthly breakfast and provides attendees the opportunity to network with key business and community leaders. A variety of speakers discuss economic and business updates important to York County. Contact Casey Nixon, cnixon@yceapa.org to learn more about joining the Economics Club.

Ever wondered how mobility justice could revolutionize city planning and transportation strategy? Get ready to challenge the status quo as we dive into the fascinating world of human-centered transportation systems by reviewing a few recent American Planning Association interviews with Naomi Dorner and Tamika Butler. Dorner, an urban planning expert and transportation strategist, introduces us to the concept of mobility justice, a term that underscores the need for people to move freely without fear or anxiety. But, how can you encapsulate community's needs and wants into raw numbers? Butler illuminates us on the distinction between knowledge and wisdom, emphasizing the importance of community engagement in truly interpreting their needs.Show Notes:Navigating Mobility Justice with Naomi Doerner: https://planning.org/podcast/navigating-mobility-justice-with-naomi-doerner/Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning with Tamika Butler: https://planning.org/podcast/critical-conversations-in-transportation-planning-tamika-butler/ The Untokening Principles: http://www.untokening.org/updates/2017/11/11/untokening-10-principles-of-mobility-justice Intersections + Identities: A Radical Rethinking of Our Transportation Experiences: https://planning-org-uploaded-media.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2022_SoTP_Web.pdf Transcripts: To view the show transcripts, click on the episode at https://bookedonplanning.buzzsprout.com/Episode artwork by Bailey Alexander via UnsplashFollow us on social media for more content related to each episode:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/booked-on-planning/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookedPlanningFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookedonplanningInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookedonplanning/

Join Justine Johnson, the friendly Director of Member Engagement at California Mobility Center, as she shares her inspiring career journey in transportation planning. Justine's expertise in mobility and community engagement is unparalleled from her work at the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission to managing government and community relations for the NYC Ferry project. She addresses challenges like electrification and grid reliability, advocating for the inclusion of emerging companies in shaping the transportation sector. Join us for an engaging conversation on the intersection of transportation, policy, and community with Justine Johnson's remarkable journey.Connect with Justine Johnson;LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justine-johnson-92631514/Book RecommendationsMovie: Black PantherBook: The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard RothsteinBook: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel WilkersonBook: Race After Technology by Ruha BenjaminPlease Rate & Review on your listening platform. Follow us on Instagram & LinkedIn @CareerCheatCode032 | Mobility Matters with Justine Johnson

Have you struggled with how to build community at the same time you are planning, designing, building a project? Understanding of the role and import of transportation in peoples' lives has evolved, and transportation professionals need a new frame and methodology to help them successfully meet and balance multiple vague and conflicting goals.  Transportation projects we plan and deliver must be informed by the needs of the people and communities they are intended to serve.  This edition of The Transit Authority will feature a conversation with Lynn Peterson, author of the new book Roadways for People:  Rethinking Transportation Planning and Engineering.  Lynn will describe how the well-being of communities and the people who live there is dependent of the planning, community involvement, and goal-setting that goes into the front end of transportation projects.   Lynn is currently serving as President of Oregon Metro Council. 

Every two years, the American Planning Association Transportation Planning Division publishes the State of Transportation Planning Report with the intention of highlighting innovative ideas, cutting-edge research, and interesting experiments in transportation planning in the United States. As part of the 2022 edition of the report - titled “Intersections + Identities: A Radical Rethinking of Our Transportation Experiences" - we're bringing you a series of critical conversations with pioneers and industry leaders across the US who are offering their insights into some of the most challenging issues facing our field. In this episode we hear from Misty Klann and Cole Grisham, who are both closely involved in managing the Federal Highway Administration's Transportation Planning in Tribal Communities Research Study. This research seeks to align available planning analysis tools with Tribal community needs based on a range of contextual factors, and to quantify the benefits of planning analysis in the project selection and delivery processes. The findings are intended to contribute to Tribal communities deciding how best to optimize the funding made available through the Tribal Transportation Program. Episode URL: https://planning.org/podcast/critical-conversations-in-transportation-planning-misty-klann-and-cole-grisham/

It has now been a day since the spring has sprung, and the time is fading when the word “vernal” can be used to express the current time. But the new season is now with us and the days shall grow longer until the solstice. No matter what position we may happen to be in, this is Charlottesville Community Engagement and there is no shortage of items to track. I'm Sean Tubbs, constantly looking for new ways to navigate. On today's show:* An arrest has been made in connection with a Saturday morning murder on the Corner in Charlottesville* Bids have come in for the renovation of Buford Middle School in Charlottesville* Charlottesville's new transportation planning manager outlines a new process for prioritizing projects* Details on major transportation projects coming up at major intersections across Albemarle and Charlottesville This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

The NJTPA is the metropolitan planning organization responsible for the distribution of federal transportation funds for 13 counties in northern New Jersey, including Cranford. They also assist counties and municipalities in improving transportation infrastructure.David Behrend serves as the executive director of the agency and Ted Ritter is the manager of external affairs. They join me this week on the podcast to talk about the work of the agency and to provide examples of how their work directly affects the movement of people and freight through Cranford.

The NJTPA is the metropolitan planning organization responsible for the distribution of federal transportation funds for 13 counties in northern New Jersey, including Cranford. They also assist counties and municipalities in improving transportation infrastructure.David Behrend serves as the executive director of the agency and Ted Ritter is the manager of external affairs. They join the Cranford Radio podcast to talk about the work of the agency and to provide examples of how their work directly affects the movement of people and freight through Cranford.

Every two years, the American Planning Association Transportation Planning Division publishes the State of Transportation Planning Report with the intention of highlighting innovative ideas, cutting-edge research, and interesting experiments in transportation planning in the United States. As part of the 2022 edition of the report - titled “Intersections + Identities: A Radical Rethinking of Our Transportation Experiences" - we're bringing you a series of critical conversations with pioneers and industry leaders across the US who are offering their insights into some of the most challenging issues facing our field. In this episode, we hear from Tamika Butler, a national expert on issues related to public policy, the built environment, equity, anti-racism, diversity and inclusion, organizational behavior, and change management, who wears many hats (and bike helmets!). The conversation covers a wide range of topics related to Tamika's research, which employs a critical race, historical, legal, and policy-based approach to examine how transportation policy and infrastructure have been used to segregate, isolate, and prevent the mobility of Black and other historically oppressed groups of people. Tamika is the principal and founder of Tamika L. Butler Consulting and a doctoral student in Urban Planning at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs. Episode URL: https://planning.org/podcast/critical-conversations-in-transportation-planning-tamika-butler/

Chapel Hill Transportation Planning Manager Bergen Watterson and Chapel Hill Police Lt. Todd Harris spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, December 22nd.  They discussed Chapel Hill's status as a "Silver Bike Community," as well as an update on the Estes Drive project, The Fordham Sidepath project, and more. The post Chapel Hill: Transportation Planning Manager Bergen Watterson & Lt. Todd Harris appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

Every two years, the American Planning Association Transportation Planning Division publishes the State of Transportation Planning Report with the intention of highlighting innovative ideas, cutting-edge research, and interesting experiments in transportation planning in the United States. As part of the 2022 edition of the report - titled “Intersections + Identities: A Radical Rethinking of Our Transportation Experiences" - we're bringing you a series of critical conversations with pioneers and industry leaders across the US who are offering their insights into some of the most challenging issues facing our field. In this podcast episode, we'll hear from Judy Shanley, a Project Director with the National Office of Easterseals in Chicago, and Claire Stanley, a Public Policy Analyst at the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). Their conversation brings forth insightful ideas and guidance on how transportation professionals can reimagine how we plan for maximum mobility and accessibility in our transportation infrastructure and beyond. Advertisement: APA Passport Episode URL: https://planning.org/podcast/critical-conversations-in-transportation-planning-judy-shanley-and-claire-stanley/

Eric Rensel, Vice President at Gannett Fleming and Chair of the ITE Council Leadership Team, discusses the skills that engineers and transportation planning professionals bring to the table and how the two can work together successfully on transportation projects. He also shares more on the initiative to bring more transportation planning professionals into ITE, and the wealth of resources the organization has to offer these professionals.

Eric Rensel, Vice President at Gannett Fleming and Chair of the ITE Council Leadership Team, discusses the skills that engineers and transportation planning professionals bring to the table and how the two can work together successfully on transportation projects. He also shares more on the initiative to bring more transportation planning professionals into ITE, and the wealth of resources the organization has to offer these professionals.

Eric Rensel, Vice President at Gannett Fleming and Chair of the ITE Council Leadership Team, discusses the skills that engineers and transportation planning professionals bring to the table and how the two can work together successfully on transportation projects. He also shares more on the initiative to bring more transportation planning professionals into ITE, and the wealth of resources the organization has to offer these professionals.

Every two years, the American Planning Association Transportation Planning Division publishes the State of Transportation Planning Report with the intention of highlighting innovative ideas, cutting-edge research, and interesting experiments in transportation planning in the United States. As part of the 2022 edition of the report - titled “Intersections + Identities: A Radical Rethinking of Our Transportation Experiences" - we're bringing you a series of critical conversations with pioneers and industry leaders across the US who are offering their insights into some of the most challenging issues facing our field. In this podcast episode, we'll hear from Olatunji Oboi Reed, who serves as the founding President & CEO of Equiticity, a racial equity movement, operationalizing for racial equity, increased mobility, and racial justice to improve the lives of Black and Brown people across the United States. He discusses emerging research on the ways in which a neighborhood's infrastructure can have an impact on reducing violence, and how Equiticity's Mobility Rituals are increasing social cohesion and collective efficacy through bike rides, neighborhood walking tours, and public transit excursions. Episode URL: https://planning.org/podcast/critical-conversations-in-transportation-planning-olatunji-oboi-reed/

Transportation enables...fill in the blank. Transportation is so integral to our daily lives that it has an impact on economic development, mobility and connectivity, public health, the environment, and the list goes on. As a result, planning for transportation does not occur in a static world, but a dynamic system that is constantly changing. Adaptation is key because what we put in place now will enable our ability to meet goals in the future. Sometimes however, what we advocate for does not get implemented by elected officials. Patience is key because as years pass priorities change and past work may get implemented. Even just reframing the issue can get transportation projects built. Since transportation projects are connected to so many issues, the arguments for spending funds on a particular project should be as well. This is highlighted in the evolution of bike and pedestrian planning to active transportation planning. Active modes of transportation such as bicycling and walking is good for public health, hence the rebranding of the field. We dive into these topics and more in our conversation on the Transportation Planning Handbook. Links:·        Institute of Transportation Engineers: https://www.ite.org/ 

We've talked a bunch about the increasing number of people walking and biking who are being killed or injured in the roads. Today I speak with Dr Kelcie Ralph, Associate Professor of Transportation Planning and Policy at Rutgers University where she studies transportation, safety, and public opinion. I talk with Dr Ralph about that issue with pedestrian deaths as well as talk to her about her take that local news outlets that cover traffic collisions can affect perceptions of blame and responsibility among readers, listeners, or viewers. Also, a recent guest, Andrew Levy CEO of Avelo Airlines, told me they were looking to expand but they are doing just the opposite. Also the tale of the scooter vigilante in Denver. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy    Dr Kelcie Ralph: kelcie.ralph@ejb.rutgers.edu  Twitter: https://twitter.com/kmralph   Kathie J TV show about Road Rage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUKiL0CIZ78 Andrew Levy, Avelo Air interview: https://drivingyoucrazy.podbean.com/e/e242-some-agents-say-the-batons-are-a-problem-and-others-don-t/   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria   iTunes:https://apple.co/2fgLX8u iHeart: https://ihr.fm/2LVBvoc Podbean: https://bit.ly/2JbBiec Spotify: https://spoti.fi/30gj3zq Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3EViUk5

Well, the weather is starting to heat up here in Washington DC , and so is our activity at ACEC. And we wanted to give you a wrap up of what we've been working on this week and look ahead to what to expect from ACEC in the coming weeks. Now first, I want to lead off with the fact that the 2022 professional liability insurance survey of member firms is now underway and invitation links to take the survey have been sent to the primary contacts of our firm members. And the survey is only requesting the responses from AE member firms of ACEC. Only one set of responses per firm is required. If you have any questions, reach out to Charles Kim. Earlier this week, we published two updates. First being the YouTube update that Erin McLaughlin, our Vice President of private market resources does every month in 10 minutes or less giving you all the top trends and information you need on what's happening in the economy and how it impacts your business. That's available on our YouTube channel. And it's going to be linked to the show notes on this episode. Really encourage you to take a look, like and subscribe to the channel, because we do this on a monthly basis. And we also follow up with an even shorter summary on our podcast that was published a little bit earlier this week, looking at top four things you need to know about the economy and the AE industry. And of course now with inflation and CPI at record highs, it's really a good time to get your handle on everything that's happening and impacting our industry. Now, following on the theme of private markets, time is running out for you to register for our April 28th Private Market Symposium on the healthcare, science+technology market, taking place in Boston, Massachusetts. Now this is a great event that brings together engineers and practitioners within this market space to talk about the evolution of the market and ways that engineering firms could take advantage of it. And we know from the research we've done from the ACEC Research Institute that healthcare facilities, biotech, science, and technology, those are all market sectors where our industry fuels bullish now and into the next 12 months. So this is a great opportunity, not only to hear from experts, but also to share information, meet network with your peers. Space is limited and we're running out. So take the opportunity right now if you're in the Boston area or on the 95 corridor. Make sure to get your space for the upcoming private market symposium in healthcare and the science+technology market happening on April 28th in Boston. If you go up to the private market resources page on our website, we have a full rundown of speakers and the agenda. It's gonna be an event you don't want to miss. Now we're also counting down the days until we hit the early bird deadline for the 2022 annual Convention and Legislative Summit happening in person between May 22nd and 25th back downtown DC at the Grand Hyatt. Now this is going to be a great event and it's gonna be a combination of three days of networking, round tables, speakers, and of course advocacy. This is our premier advocacy event for the year. Now there's no better time to have your voice heard in Washington. I mean, right now we are in the implementation phase of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. No one knows the importance of getting this right like our member firm leaders. And we always talk about the speakers that we have and speakers are always a highlight of our events. And this year is no exception. We are very pleased to be welcoming Margaret Brennan - she's the moderator of, CBS' Face the Nation and their Chief Foreign Correspondent. And there's enough to talk about right there. We are also gonna be joined by Scott Harrison. He's gonna be kicking off the event. He's the founder and CEO of Charity: Water, and we are also gonna be welcoming Nicole Malachowski. She is the first female Thunderbird pilot. She's a combat veteran fighter squadron commander, also a white house fellow and advisor gonna be a great talk there. And then Adam Steltzner, he's the leader and chief engineer at NASA for their Mars 2020 mission and the Rover Perseverance. Just a great lineup of speakers to give a little bit extra flare to the event. Again, April 21st is the end of the early bird period. Make sure you go up to acec.org and secure your spot not only for the event, but then also for the Engineering Excellence Awards that are happening again in person. Gonna be great to have this event back in person. We've done the last two virtually, and it's gonna be us just wonderful to get everybody back together. But the premier celebration of engineering excellence is happening right at the end of the conference. So make sure that you not only get your spot for the event, but then also for the EEA awards, you don't wanna miss that. In addition to all of those things happening, we also have some great courses and webinars you don't wanna miss and something that's very timely happening on April 18th, "Electric Vehicle Charging Networks: Implications for Transportation Planning of the Energy Grid." And we all know bipartisan infrastructure. Bill has a lot of EV funding and that national EV network infrastructure. So this is gonna be a great webinar to learn more about that. And then rounding out next week. Friday is Earth Day, April 22nd, and we're gonna be spending the week focusing in on how our member firms design a better world. And we're gonna be using that as our hashtag throughout the week on social media. And we're looking for examples. If you are a firm that deals in environmental work and you want a spotlight, a project that you're very proud of, that shows how we are as an industry, improving the world around us, by cleaning the air, cleaning the water, making things more resilient against climate threats or sustainable. Please let us know, put it up on social, use the #DesignABetterWorld. We'll see it, and we'll retweet it. We're gonna be reposting. A lot of podcasts we've done on environmental issues, posting videos up. And we also have a new book in the ACEC bookstore, "Climate Change and the Built Environment." And this is a compendium is, is really a great resource. And I encourage you to take a look at it. There are 11 chapters plus case studies written by engineers, understanding taking the concept of climate change and the threat that it presents and actually putting actionable steps and how engineering firms can work on these issues. It's a really good book. Encourage everyone to take a look will be running podcasts with some of the contributors to the book and it's up there on the ACEC bookstore. So that's your wrap up for this week and a look ahead at the week to come from ACEC. We'll see you next time.

Spring presents many challenges for school district transportation teams who must navigate a demanding athletics schedule and other events. OSBA Transportation Consultant Doug Palmer joins the podcast to talk about how your district can get creative in getting student-athletes to where they need to go. Find more resources at http://links.ohioschoolboards.org/ohio, and learn more about how OSBA's Transportation Services can help your district at https://www.ohioschoolboards.org/transportation-services. This episode is brought to you by Sedgwick Managed Care Ohio, an OSBA endorsed program. Learn more at https://www.ohioschoolboards.org/workers-compensation.

Video of this episodeLanding page for this episodeDaniel Piatkowski, is an Associate Professor, in Integrated Land-Use and Transportation Planning and he has been involved with some of the more notable and helpful research studies and articles in the field of active mobility over the past dozen or so years. As you'll learn in this interview, I know Daniel, and we'll frequently run into each other at conferences such as the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) or Active Living Research (ALR), but I was frankly shocked (and a little jealous) to learn that he was headed to Oslo, so I wanted to learn more about the livability of the area, its safer streets, and the utilitarian bike scene. I was blown away by what he had to say and I think you will be too.Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):- Prof. Piatkowski's personal website- New Master's Program at OsloMet - JTLU Article - Rule Following - Carrots and Sticks article- Interview w/ Wes Marshall - CNU - Congress for the New Urbanism- Streetfilms video on OsloMy Personal Call To Action:- Become a Patron! Please consider supporting my efforts via Patreon- Please check out my new store for some fun Streets Are For People merch- If you enjoyed this episode please give it a "thumbs up", leave a comment, and share it with a friend.- And if you haven't yet done so, please also subscribe to my YouTube Channel and don't forget to "Ring" that notifications bell; this lets you know when I post a new video or schedule a premiere.Resources used during the production of this episode:- My awesome recording platform is Ecamm- Adobe Creative Cloud SuiteStudio Equipment:- Main MIcrophone Sennheiser Pro Audio MKH416-P48U3- Rode RODECaster Pro Podcast Production Studio- Additional Microphone - Shure MV7- Camera - Sony ZV-E10 (currently sold out)- Lens - Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens- Elgato Cam Link 4k- Elgato Streamdeck XL*- Elgato Streamdeck (*you may not need the XL)Editing Computer System:- Apple MacBook Pro 16" 2021 M1 Pro- LG 34WP88C-B 34-inch Curved 21:9 UltraWide QHD (3440x1440) IPS Display with Ergo StandAll video, audio, and music production by me, John SimmermanFor more information about my Active Towns effort or to follow along please visit my links below:- Website- Twitter- Newsletter- Podcast landing pages- Facebook- InstagramBackground:Hi Everyone, my name is John Simmerman.I'm a health promotion professional with over 30 years of experience and my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization of how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.In 2012 I launched the non-profit Advocates for Healthy Communities as an effort to help promote and create healthy, active places.Since that time I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be, in order to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities".My Active Towns suite of channels feature my original video and audio content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them.Thanks for tuning in, I hope you find this content helpful.Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2022Advocates for Healthy Communities, Inc. is a nonprofit 501c3 organization (EIN 45-3802508) dedicated to helping communities create a Culture of Activity. Any donations collected are used specifically to support the organization's mission.To make a donation to Advocates for Healthy Communities go here★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Marilyn Smith, Executive Director of the Dover/Kent County MPO, speaks with Madison Matera (MPA ‘22), Public Administration Fellow at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about transitioning to work in Delaware, the crucial role of transportation planning, and the opportunities presented by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Topics covered during this January 7, 2022 episode include steps Marilyn is taking to get to know Delaware; the role of social equity considerations in the MPO's work; and interconnections among transportation, economic prosperity, and quality of life in our communities. Marilyn was appointed Executive Director on December 3, 2020. Before coming to the MPO, Marilyn served nine years as Senior Economic Development Advisor in the office of U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20). From 2000-2012, Marilyn was Executive Director for Cornell University (NY) Cooperative Extension in Fulton and Montgomery Counties. Prior to moving to New York State, Marilyn spent ten years working in county government in Utah. For more on the work of Marilyn and her team at the Dover/Kent County MPO, visit https://doverkentmpo.delaware.gov/. For more information on the Institute for Public Administration, visit https://www.bidenschool.udel.edu/ipa. Opening and closing music: "I Dunno" by Grapes, used under Creative Commons 3.0 License

Today we're speaking with Todd Lang and Fred Wagner. Todd is the Director of Transportation Planning at the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, where he oversees the MPO work program, including development of the region's short and long range transportation plans. Fred is a partner at Venable, where he focuses on environmental and natural resources issues associated with major infrastructure, mining and energy project development. They'll give us insight into what MPOs are and how they operate, what their planning process means to the expenditure of funds, and how built environment stakeholders can engage and add value to community planning.

This episode tells the story of three North Carolinian communities and their intersection with highways and the urban renewal projects of the mid-20th century. The first story we explore is the experience of Durham's Hayti neighborhood and the dismantling of a self-sustaining Black community. The next act of neighborhood destruction comes to us as Raleigh's Smoky Hollow community was wiped away for Capital Boulevard and later gentrified. The final story of paving over communities comes from what is historically known as Southside and South Park in downtown Raleigh. This story illustrates how communities fought back and features Shaw University and an educational charrette that proposed a different outcome.   Sources Mentioned: Terry Sanford Papers: https://axaem.archives.ncdcr.gov/findingaids/PC_1851_Terry_Sanford_Papers.html Durham Urban Renewal Records Exhibit: https://www.digitalnc.org/exhibits/durham/ News and Observer Negative File, 1938-2018: https://axaem.archives.ncdcr.gov/findingaids/PHC_NEWSOBSERVER_News_and_Obser_.html Albert Barden Photograph Collection, 1910-1953: https://axaem.archives.ncdcr.gov/findingaids/PHC_BARDEN_Albert_Barden_Photog_.html North Carolina Digital State Documents Collection: https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/collection/p16062coll9/id/517845/rec/32 Department of Transportation Planning and Programming: Transportation Planning File, 1953-1989 - No finding aid, unprocessed.   Flickr: Smoky Hollow, Raleigh, NC https://www.flickr.com/photos/north-carolina-state-archives/albums/72157690696300263 Southside, Raleigh, NC https://www.flickr.com/photos/north-carolina-state-archives/albums/72157666781993290/with/26355667432/

Barbara Roos, supply chain planning and optimization expert from DELMIA's partner, Ab Ovo, along with Donna Davis, DELMIA Business Development share their insight on transportation planning.They discuss the strategic partnership of DELMIA and Ab Ovo working together at many large companies in the transportation and logistics industry to deliver solutions that help them plan, optimize and drive business value including support for achieving sustainability goals they may have.In fact, Barbara from Ab Ovo explains that customer success is their largest asset, and they are able to bring the cost savings realized by our large customers to smaller companies.  To do this, Ab Ovo decided to create the SmartRouting solution based on Dassault Systemes technology to help transportation companies solve their daily planning puzzle.

On this week's Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, timely conversations about the long-awaited infrastructure bill President Biden has been seeking. Recorded Thursday, Oct. 28, as negotiations continue in Congress, Susan Howard, program director for transportation finance at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, talks about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and what it would fund.  Later, Zachary Rable, a policy analyst in the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Bureau of Transportation Planning, joins the podcast to break down what the IIJA would mean for Michigan. Howard talks about the transportation highlights in the IIJA and why she's optimistic Congressional members can find agreement on the broader social safety net bill that would clear the way for a separate vote in the House on the infrastructure legislation, adopted with some bipartisan support in the Senate in August. Among the transportation highlights, the IIJA: Makes the largest federal investment in public transit ever,Makes the largest federal investment in passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak,Makes the single largest dedicated bridge investment since the building of the interstate highway system, andMakes the largest investment in clean energy transmission and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in history; electrifying thousands of school and transit buses across the country; and creating a new Grid Deployment Authority to build a resilient, clean, 21st century electric grid. Howard says the investment in EV infrastructure would be significant and presents it as a new frontier, with EV charging dollars going to every state, allowing states to choose how EV infrastructure best fits into their own demographics. She calls it a long-term endeavor. Later, Rable talks about some specifics in the IIJA for Michigan: It would reauthorize surface transportation programs for five years, providing Michigan and MDOT necessary predictable and sustainable funding for advancing the department's multimodal transportation goals,It would provide $2.4 billion in "new" highway funding for Michigan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026, a $340 million average annual increase, andIt would provide $563 million for the Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Program, as well as $110 million for the EV Charging Program and $8.7 million for the Ferry Boat Construction Program.

Today on the show Crystal is joined by a new co-host, Rich Smith, Associate Editor of The Stranger! They discuss competing plans to tackle homelessness in the mayoral race, a ridiculously racist email sent (recently!) by Bellevue School Board candidate Faye Yang, the deep need for accessibility to be central to transportation planning, and a rare alliance of landlords and renters threatening to sue King County to expedite the distribution of rental relief funds. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today's co-host, Rich Smith, at @richsssmith. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.   Resources “Bruce Harrell vows action on homelessness in parks, M. Lorena Gonzalez responds as Seattle mayoral race restarts” by Daniel Beekman of The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/bruce-harrell-vows-action-on-homelessness-in-parks-m-lorena-gonzalez-responds-as-seattles-mayoral-race-restarts/  “Compassion Seattle measure will now appear on November ballot after court rejects appeal” from the Associated Press via King 5: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/compassion-seattle-homeless-measure-appeal-ballot-rejection/281-93aaa118-a937-4021-a118-eca1622679aa  “Bellevue School Board Candidate Argued that Black and Latino Kids Have Lower IQs Due to Genetics, Cited Debunked Book” by Rich Smith from The Stranger: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/08/30/60818943/bellevue-school-board-candidate-argues-that-black-and-latino-kids-have-lower-iqs-due-to-genetics-cites-debunked-book  “Report Calls for Radical Inclusion of Disabled Nondrivers in Transportation Planning” by Natalie Bicknell Argerious from The Urbanist: https://www.theurbanist.org/2021/09/02/report-calls-for-radical-inclusion-of-disabled-nondrivers-in-planning/  “Landlord and tenant groups threaten to sue King County to speed up rent assistance” by Heidi Groover from The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/in-rare-partnership-landlord-and-tenant-groups-demand-king-county-speed-up-rent-assistance/    Transcript:  Transcript will be uploaded in the next week.

Wesley Reutimann dives into the details of Los Angeles Metro Active Transportation funding with Katie Lemmon, Manager of Transportation Planning at Metro. Wesley is the Special Programs Director at Active San Gabriel Valley (ActiveSGV), and a special host of Bike Talk. Edited by Kevin Burton

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Karina Ricks sits in the City of Pittsburgh's Mayor's Cabinet, as the inaugural Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. Previously the Director of Transportation Planning for the District of Columbia, Karina now oversees the design and implementation of Pittsburgh's ‘complete network': resiliency, transportation, sustainability, autonomous vehicles and more.Today, we dive into all of these topics to understand how the modern City is being planned and built. Note, you may hear birdsong and the occasional car drive past. We've left this in to help you imagine a summer walk through Pittsburgh as the City wakes up. Or something like that.Please enjoy,Jack English: LinkedInKarina Ricks: LinkedIn, Twitter

This is the fourth episode in the Researching Transit Handbook of Public Transport Research series. Links to obtain the book can be found at the end of the notes. In this episode, Professor Graham Currie speaks to the author of Chapter 9, The Total Social Cost (TSC) of Public Transport Modes, Professor John Preston. John Preston is Professor of Rail Transport in the Transportation Research Group at the University of Southampton. Professor Preston talks about his pathway into rail transit research, noting the shifting focus particularly in the realm of transit demand forecasting. He notes the move away from probabilistic demand models, suggesting future research will need to deliver more nuanced understanding of the drivers of transit ridership. Professor Preston discusses some of the projects his research group and collaborators have delivered, including station-level demand prediction tools, and an ongoing project to develop Mobility as a Service tools. Professor Preston then elaborates the concept of Total Social Cost (TSC) models of public transport, the focus of his Chapter in the Handbook of Public Transport Research. TSC comprises three elements: operator costs, user costs and external costs. As well as considering operator costs, the TSC approach to modelling transit alternatives considers their ease of use (user cost) and their impact on such external factors as congestion, emissions and safety (external costs). Considering all three can help agencies and governments choose more appropriate transit technologies. The book chapter contains more detail concerning the economic appraisal of each aspect along with case studies from Vietnam (1) and China (used to evaluate the famous straddling bus concept (2) among others) about the economic costing of each aspect. Find out more about this research in Chapter 9 of the Handbook of Public Transport Research, available for purchase from the publisher's website: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-public-transport-research-9781788978651.html Learn more about Professor Preston and the concepts in today's show: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/about/staff/jpreston.page Transportation Research Group, University of Southampton: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/research/groups/transportation_group.page Example of a Total Social Cost Alternative Transit Mode Analysis in Vietnam http://publictransportresearchgroup.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Figure-1-Example-Total-Social-Cost-Alternative-Transit-Mode-Analysis-in-Vietnam-Source-Vu-and-Preston-2020.jpg (1) Tam Vu & John Preston (2020) Assessing the social costs of urban transport infrastructure options in low and middle income countries, Transportation Planning and Technology, 43:4, 365-384, DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2020.1747202 (2) An example of the straddle bus concept: http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100906/000bcdb95f1d0deeddd41e.jpg

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida's community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they've learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power. In today's episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Claircius were joined by Sylvia Blackmon, the President and CEO at the Blackmon Roberts Group, a consultancy focused on Transportation Planning, Public Planning, Business Management and Nonprofit Management. Sylvia is well known for her expertise and knowledge in business development, policy development, management, marketing and communications. She has extensive experience working in the transportation industry as a consultant and sub-consultant. She has been asked to facilitate public input forums, as well as, administer state and national procurement and business development programs on behalf of the Florida Department of Transportation, US Department of Transportation, Florida Department of Health, US Housing and Urban Development, as well as, numerous local public and private entities. Additional experience includes serving as an expert panelist to the National Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C. She is also a graduate of Florida Southern College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business with a minor in Psychology, holds certification as a Diversity Trainer from George Washington University and a Behavioral Science Certificate from Auburn University. Slyvia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvia-blackmon-roberts-4b6824b

In part two of our inaugural episode of Inspiring People & Places, we continue our conservation with Brigadier General (Ret.) Peter A. “Duke” DeLuca. If you haven't listened to part one yet, we strongly encourage you to do so. General DeLuca has 32 years of experience working in the U.S Army at all levels, from platoon to combatant command – having commanded an engineer battalion, a multi-service engineer brigade in combat, as well as two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Divisions. General DeLuca specializes in architectural engineering and construction, logistics, and engineering technical services. If you enjoy this show, do us a favor and subscribe to Inspiring People & Places, on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast hosting platform. We'd greatly appreciate it if you left us a review, and shared the show with other entrepreneurial public servants. Be sure to visit our website ww.MCFAglobal.com, sign up for our newsletter. If you want to learn more about the MCFA DNA, view our case studies. We're also hiring! If you or anyone you know are looking to work in the Planning, Project Development, Project Management, or Construction Management field, contact us through our website. The following openings are available: -Junior and Senior Positions -Doer/Seller/Creators/Managers -Degree/experience in Architecture, Planning or Engineering -Experience in Real Estate Development, Urban Planning, Military Master Planning, Healthcare Planning, Transportation Planning or Highway Engineering. Learn more at www.MCFAGlobal.com

In this inaugural episode of Inspiring People & Places, we sat down with Brigadier General (Ret.) Peter A. “Duke” DeLuca. General DeLuca has 32 years of experience working in the U.S Army at all levels, from platoon to combatant command – having commanded an engineer battalion, a multi-service engineer brigade in combat, as well as two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Divisions. General DeLuca specializes in architectural engineering and construction, logistics, and engineering technical services. Be sure to visit our website ww.MCFAglobal.com, sign up for our newsletter. If you want to learn more about the MCFA DNA, view our case studies. We're also hiring! If you or anyone you know are looking to work in the Planning, Project Development, Project Management, or Construction Management field, contact us through our website. The following openings are available: -Junior and Senior Positions -Doer/Seller/Creators/Managers -Degree/experience in Architecture, Planning or Engineering -Experience in Real Estate Development, Urban Planning, Military Master Planning, Healthcare Planning, Transportation Planning or Highway Engineering. Learn more at www.MCFAGlobal.com

Sulaf Alkarawi is a true Canadian success story. She is the Associate Director of Transportation Planning at the Regional Municipality of Niagara with a unique journey. From leaving Iraq at the height of war, building her engineering career in the Middle East to coming to Canada in search of a better life, Sulaf shares the many trials and tribulations she faced to ultimately find success through her hard work and determination. Any newcomer to Canada who is looking to re-start their career in STEM will find lots of valuable information and inspiration in this episode.