In the array of changes necessary to avert climate disaster, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy’s Heather Thompson believes that we will need not only electrification and density, but also experimentation and political will

151 We Are Building an Entirely Different Los Angeles with Julia Campbell

Dec 22nd, 2021 35m 4s

As Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s transportation manager, Julia Campbell ensures that LA’s role as a transportation laboratory welcomes all modes, an approach shaped by her experience growing up and attending graduate school in LA.

150 What is Different About Today? with Anthony Foxx

Dec 22nd, 2021 28m 51s

In order to enable an “avalanche of opportunity” that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law could allow, former US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx believes that we first need to proactively address the systems and processes that led to our

149 What Is the Benefit to the Customer? with Danny Levy

Dec 15th, 2021 27m 19s

Few public transit agencies dedicate an employee to improve how riders experience the system each day. Danny Levy of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority tackled this unique role by mapping the customer experience and communicating th

148 An Appreciation For the Full Cost of Transit with Benjamin Birnbaum

Dec 8th, 2021 37m 36s

Experience as a public transit executive influences how Ben Birnbaum of Keyframe Capital now makes investment decisions that shape what the future of mobility, electrification, and automation looks like.

147 This Would Be So Much More Fun on a Bike with Nedra Deadwyler

Dec 1st, 2021 34m 48s

Nedra Deadwyler’s recognition that understanding history is required to build the future led to her creation of Civil Bikes, a provider of bike and walking tours in Atlanta that enables reflection and connection.

146 How Can We Move Beyond Our Circle? with Joseph Regier

Nov 24th, 2021 35m 26s

Joe Regier of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County uses transit as a way to introduce the university—and its diversity, intelligence, and amenities—to the communities that surround the school.

145 I Do Have the Power to Create Change with Stacey Matlen

Nov 17th, 2021 39m 26s

From mobility entrepreneur to city official to now non-profit executive, Stacey Matlen’s transportation journey now includes helping entrepreneurs navigate complex procurements in order to solve the biggest challenges facing public transit at t

144 It All Starts and Ends With People with Janet Attarian

Nov 10th, 2021 38m 41s

Janet Attarian of SmithGroup believes the human side of our communities is what allows us to build trust, show empathy for each other, and integrate that sense of place into wherever we live and the mobility systems that serve us.

143 Making Society Better One Street at a Time with Stacy Thompson

Nov 3rd, 2021 33m 30s

For Stacy Thompson of Boston’s LivableStreets Alliance, a successful street is one that you can use safely and enjoyably, without even having to think about it, just like you get running water from the tap or access to reliable weather on your

142 Commuting Behavior is Never Going To Be the Same with David Straus

Oct 27th, 2021 38m 12s

The Association for Commuter Transportation’s David Straus explains how Covid-19 has upended how many people get to work, opening up unparalleled opportunity as well as cause for concern for proponents of Transportation Demand Management.

141 On the Hunt for Mobility as a Service

Oct 20th, 2021 43m 58s

Mobility as a Service, though attractive in its promise to increase mobility access, has proven elusive in practice. In a special episode from Pittsburgh, key stakeholders discuss the creation and implementation of North America’s first compreh

140 Independent Mobility is Sacrosanct with Timothy Papandreou

Oct 13th, 2021 46m 11s

How you define innovation will obviously impact how you implement it. Timothy Papandreou of Emerging Transport Advisors took a different approach to innovation at LA Metro, SF Muni, and Waymo to ensure that innovation solved real problems.

139 If You're Not at the Table, You're on the Menu with Joanna Pinkerton

Oct 6th, 2021 33m 12s

What does it take for a transit agency to win major industry awards twice in three years? Joanna Pinkerton reveals how the Central Ohio Transit Authority adapted and overcame major challenges, including a global pandemic, since her appointment

138 Who Is This System For? with Andrew Stober

Sep 29th, 2021 31m 49s

Philadelphia leaders learned a lot of lessons from the 21 communities that launched a community bikeshare system before they did. Andrew Stober explains what the City of Philadelphia did differently prior to launch to ensure that the system met

137 Old Wine in New Bottles with Dan Reed

Sep 22nd, 2021 28m 30s

Just what are 15-minute cities and what does it mean for planning, community engagement, housing, and mobility? Dan Reed of Toole Design Group shares their perspective on what we’re missing when we distill complex planning issues into pithy con

136 The Baseline Public Good of Society with Meg Merritt

Sep 15th, 2021 36m 57s

The peril of climate change inspired Meg Merritt of Movitas Mobility’s entry into the public transit industry and continues to motivate her fight to change how we incentivize and penalize different transit modes.

135 We're Not Lost, We're Just Finding a New Way Home with Tomika Monterville

Sep 8th, 2021 43m 31s

Tomika Monterville of the San Antonio Transportation Department takes us inside her journey to helm this new department, why she’s so excited about San Antonio, and what it’s going to take to be successful there.

134 This Is Going To Take Persistence with Mike McGinn

Sep 1st, 2021 38m 7s

According to Mike McGinn, executive director of America Walks and former mayor of Seattle, walking is not just about sidewalk infrastructure, but how we express ourselves as a community and move about that community with dignity.

133 This Stuff is Explicitly Political with Alex Baca

Aug 25th, 2021 37m 53s

On issues of zoning, housing, and transportation, Greater Greater Washington’s policy manager Alex Baca recognizes that while the decisions made are political, the outcomes she wants are simply the ability for all to exist and move with dignity

132 An Active and Continually Contested Process with Steven Higashide

Aug 17th, 2021 30m 40s

If we want better mobility in our communities, TransitCenter’s Steven Higashide, author of Better Buses, Better Cities, believes better transit policy starts with a broad multi-racial coalition and ends with buses providing more access to oppor

131 Our Leaders Are In The Grind with Geraldine Gardner

Aug 11th, 2021 34m 33s

Both a provoker of bold ideas and an implementer of practical ones, Geraldine Gardner of the Centralina Regional Council dives into what’s necessary to make regionalism work for over 2 million people across 9 counties surrounding Charlotte, NC.

130 Transit Lives In My Heart with L'erin Jensen

Aug 4th, 2021 24m 13s

L’erin reflects on her time as co-host of The Movement Podcast and highlights some things she’s learned and episodes that will stick with her.

129 Data is Not a Constituent with Anna Zivarts

Jul 28th, 2021 29m 11s

In part 2 of a special 2-episode series on mobility access for people with disabilities, Anna Zivarts of the Disability Mobility Initiative at Disability Rights Washington recognizes the limitations on data in her advocacy by complementing it w