Podcast Episodes

Transit Tour: Zurich

Season 3 Episode 101

We ride Zurich’s entire transit ecosystem in one day, testing how trams, S-Bahn, buses, funiculars, a cog railway, an aerial cable car, and a lake fe…

9 months, 1 week ago

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Transit Tangents: 100th Episode!

Season 2 Episode 100

We mark 100 straight weeks by revisiting our 2025 transit list and tracking which projects delivered results. Chicago’s frequent buses, NYC’s congest…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Transit Tour - Munich, Germany

Season 2 Episode 99

We ride around Munich from the city center to the suburban palaces. We hit it all, trams, buses, U-Bahn and S-Bahn. Home of BMW, our trip reveals a c…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Kansas City Streetcar Extension Now Open!

Season 2 Episode 98

We revisit Kansas City to mark the opening of the Main Street streetcar extension and map the next moves that could turn a single corridor into a con…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

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Transit Tour - Vienna (Our First European City!)

Season 2 Episode 97

We explore Vienna using only public transit, testing the city’s frequency, coverage, and ease of use while visiting multiple transit hubs, Schönbrunn…

10 months ago

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DART Silver Line Opens!

Season 2 Episode 96

We mark the launch of DART’s Silver Line with a first-hand ride, a look at the trains and stations, and frank talk about service levels, airport acce…

10 months, 1 week ago

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Should Buses Be Free?

Season 2 Episode 95

What if the fastest way to speed up buses isn’t a new gadget, but removing a ritual that steals minutes at every stop? We dig into the push for fare-…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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Has Houston's Mayor Sabotaged Light Rail?

Season 2 Episode 94

Houston’s Red Line lost its signal preemption, and reliability unraveled across the city’s busiest transit corridor. We trace what changed, why it ma…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Transit Politics in the Lone Star State

Season 2 Episode 93

Freedom of mobility isn't just a catchy phrase—it's the foundation of a vision for Texas where citizens aren't bound to a single transportation optio…

11 months ago

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Roads Not Taken: How Grassroots Movements Saved American Cities

Season 2 Episode 92

Communities across the United States successfully fought and prevented destructive highway projects from being built through their neighborhoods from…

11 months, 1 week ago

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