Podcast Episodes

What If We Tore Down That Highway?

Season 2 Episode 76

Louis and Chris dive into seven American highways that should be removed to improve city life and reconnect communities divided by urban renewal proj…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Transit Wins: Four Projects Making Progress

Season 2 Episode 75

Transit projects across the country are making measurable progress despite earlier funding and political challenges. We revisit four transit initiati…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Kansas City - Transit Tour

Season 2 Episode 74

Transit Tangents explores Kansas City's public transportation system in a day-long adventure testing buses, bikes, and the streetcar across both Kans…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

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Transit in the Triangle - North Carolina

Season 2 Episode 73

The Research Triangle area of North Carolina keeps trying—and failing—to develop effective transit solutions despite strong voter support for improve…

1 year ago

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One Nation, One Ticket - Germany's Train Network

Season 2 Episode 72

Louis announces his move to Germany for two years, as the Transit Tangents Pod plans to continue with a mix of European and American content.

• German…

1 year ago

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Behind the Scenes: Traffic Management Centers

Season 2 Episode 71

The traffic management centers across the United States are mission control for our highway systems, working 24/7 to detect incidents and coordinate …

1 year ago

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5 Transit Projects at Risk Under Trump

Season 2 Episode 70

Transit advocates are watching with concern as several high-profile transit projects across America face uncertain futures under the Trump administra…

1 year ago

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High-Speed Drama: Texas Central

Season 2 Episode 69

The saga of high-speed rail in Texas takes another dramatic turn as the Trump administration revokes $60 million in funding previously allocated to A…

1 year, 1 month ago

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How Urban Lab plans to reshape Kansas City

Season 2 Episode 68

Urban Lab, a Kansas City-based urbanist group, hopes to inspire city leaders to reimagine streets, developments, and public spaces. Founded by archit…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Swyft Cities - An Autonomous Cable Car System

Season 2 Episode 67

Swyft Cities has developed a revolutionary transit concept called Whoosh that combines the benefits of gondolas with autonomous vehicles to create a …

1 year, 1 month ago

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