Photo by Free Photos on Pixabay. Currently, the Dane County Regional Airport has space for thirteen planes, and between 2019 and 2020, an all-time high of 1.1 million people used it to fly from Dane County. Michael Riechers is the marketing director for the Dane County Regional Airport. He says pandemic notwithstanding, Dane County’s projected […]
City Updates: Bus Rapid Transit and Zoning Changes
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 […]
Investing in Infrastructure and the Care Economy
Earlier this spring, the Biden-Harris administration announced the American Jobs Plan, “an investment in America that will create millions of good jobs [and] rebuild our country’s infrastructure.” For this show, guest host Yuri Rashkin first takes a close look at the American Jobs Plan and its implications for transportation and the built environment with Joseph […]
Wormholes for your Earholes
Wish you had a time machine? Can’t find a Delorean on eBay. Over the last few years, I have been using music as a device to reconnect with old friends, quickly escape from current events, and transport myself to a different time and place through the power of music. It became such a habit that […]
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 […]
An Inside Look at Wisconsin Politics with Senator Jon Erpenbach
Wisconsin Republicans recently blocked Governor Evers’s nomination for Agriculture Secretary, Brad Pfaff. Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach says this fighting between Democrats and Republicans is “politics as usual—lately.” On today’s show Senator Erpenbach chats with host Carousel Bayrd about tensions at the capitol. They also talk about needed changes to transportation and access to high-speed […]
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