Podcast Episodes

Philly Updates: SEPTA Cuts & The Roosevelt BLVD Subway

Season 2 Episode 91

Philadelphia stands at a transit crossroads. Amidst uncertainty over SEPTA's financial future, ambitious plans for a Roosevelt Boulevard subway syste…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Leipzig & Dresden: A Case Study in City Pairs

Season 2 Episode 90

Regional trains in Germany carried 1.6 billion passengers in 2022, ten times more than the high-speed ICE trains, connecting small towns with reliabl…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Transit Tour - Baltimore

Season 2 Episode 89

We rank Baltimore's public transit system after exploring the city using only buses, subway, light rail, and ferries, finding unexpected strengths in…

1 year ago

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Redesigning Austin's Transit: Preparing for Light Rail

Season 2 Episode 88

Austin's transit agency CapMetro is preparing to adjust its bus network to integrate with the upcoming light rail system, creating connections betwee…

1 year ago

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Y'all Aboard the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service!

Season 2 Episode 87

We head to the Gulf Coast to ride the first revenue service of Amtrak's brand new Mardi Gras train, connecting Mobile to New Orleans for the first ti…

1 year ago

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A Tale of Two Rail Terminals: Boston's Century Old Transit Quirk

Season 2 Episode 86

Boston's North and South stations serve as critical transit hubs but remain disconnected despite a century of failed attempts to link them.

• North St…

1 year ago

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Derailed Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Minnesota's North Star Rail

Season 2 Episode 85

The North Star Rail line in Minnesota is being canceled after struggling with ridership, particularly following a devastating 98% drop during the pan…

1 year ago

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Rethinking Car Ownership with Car Sharing

Season 2 Episode 84

We explore how car-sharing services like Zipcar are changing urban mobility patterns and helping people reduce or eliminate personal car ownership wh…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Baltimore's Transit Future: The Red Line

Season 2 Episode 83

We explore the revived Baltimore Red Line light rail project with Jerome Horne, Deputy Communications Director, who explains how this 14-mile east-we…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Can Philadelphia Save Its Transit System Before August?

Season 2 Episode 82

Philadelphia's public transit agency, SEPTA, faces devastating 45% budget cuts if Pennsylvania doesn't pass adequate funding, threatening to eliminat…

1 year, 1 month ago

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