Today’s show is all about city updates! First, Thomas Lynch and Justin Stuehrenberg from the Department of Transportation tell us about the latest developments on bringing a Bus Rapid Transit system to Madison. Then, in the second half, we talk to Madison planning division director Heather Stouder about zoning changes recently approved by the city […]
Betting on Mass Transit for Economic Recovery
When people are told to stay six feet away from each other to avoid catching a potentially deadly virus, large assemblies are banned and millions of people suddenly start working from home instead of commuting, it’s not surprising that mass transit would become relatively unpopular. In fact, the U.S.’s major transit systems saw an 80% […]
Improving Public Transit for a More Just and Sustainable Society
For today’s public transit show, we first talk to professor Kafui Attoh about affects of the coronavirus pandemic on bus-ridership, the right to the city, transportation justice, and the intersections of transit and access to public life and democracy. In the second segment, Steven Higashide discusses his work with TransitCenter to support local public transportation […]
