Best Blumenau Podcasts (2024)

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Bike Advocates and EMS Workers Don't Have to Be Enemies (Shelley Bontje and Chris Bruntlett) 22:24

10d ago22:24

22:24

Is it possible to build streets that are slow enough to keep vulnerable road users safe and lightning fast when an emergency service vehicle needs to reach a person in need? That's been a hot topic of debate among U.S. sustainable transportation advocates lately — and it's also the subject of a fascinating new research paper from the Dutch Cycling …

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How People on Bikes Can Come Together As Advocates — No Matter Why They Ride (Peter Flax) 20:04

24d ago20:04

20:04

This week, we’re bringing you an interview with former Bicycling Magazine editor and cycling journalism veteran Peter Flax, to talk about Flax's new book, Live to Ride. Flax and guest host Gersh Kuntzman dig into the reasons why so many of us love to spend time on two wheels, and why people on bikes from all backgrounds come together around the sim…

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Our last gem from TRB 2024: Unpacking Transportation & Artificial Intelligence with Renee Autumn Ray of Hayden AI 34:24

29d ago34:24

34:24

At TRB 2024 we sat down with Renee Autumn Ray, Senior Director at Hayden AI, to unpack one of the most discussed (but perhaps the least meaningfully understood) topics in transportation: artificial intelligence. Renee gives us the highlights of her recent Eno Center of Transportation report, Understanding AI & Transportation, and goes deeper into s…

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How Many People Does Car Culture Kill, Exactly? 24:27

1M ago24:27

24:27

Sustainable transportation advocates know all the stats about how many people die in car crashes on global roads every year. But what about all the deaths and injuries that car culture causes — not to mention all the other ways it diminishes and destroys our communities? On this episode of The Brake, we're bringing you an extended interview with th…

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Does Your City Need a Walkability Study? (Jeff Speck and Chris Dempsey) 30:09

2M ago30:09

30:09

A 'walkability study' can be a powerful tool to help cities and towns identify transformative strategies to welcome and protect pedestrians on their streets — and craft a plan to put those approaches into action. But what would it take to do this critical analysis in every American community that needs it? On this episode of The Brake, we sit down …

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New year, new co-host! What we're watching in 2024 and welcoming Sam Roxas to the team 35:49

2M ago35:49

35:49

In this episode, we ushered in the new year by getting together at TRB's 2024 meeting (a.k.a. the greatest transportation show on earth) and introducing our newest host, Sam Roxas. Sam dove right in by sharing her transportation story, starting with her grandmother, who instilled the importance of walkable cities and their ability to create communi…

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What Are the Challenges — And Joys — Of 'Being Black in Public'? (Jay Pitter) 21:25

2M ago21:25

21:25

Black North Americans face massive and disproportionate barriers to the safe and free enjoyment of public spaces — particularly on North American streets and roads. But despite mountains of research on racial disparities in jaywalking stops, police brutality, traffic violence, and so much more, we still don’t have a complete picture of what it’s re…

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Rep. Earl Blumenauer - LIVE at Replica's TRB After Hours Reception 32:37

3M ago32:37

32:37

No person in Congress has done more to promote active transportation and livability than Representative Earl Blumenauer. With his brightly-colored bike lapel pens, he has long been one of the most recognizable people on Capitol Hill. Since his election to the US House of Representatives in 1996, Congressman Blumenauer has been a tireless advocate f…

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Could a Single Law End Impaired Driving As We Know It? (Rana Abbas Taylor) 27:02

3M ago27:02

27:02

For years, experts have been perfecting sophisticated technologies that could virtually end impaired driving on U.S. roads — and thanks to a new bill, regulators are already exploring making it a requirement on all new cars. But will Washington take that historic step in the next two years, as advocates hope, or will the legislation get tied up in …

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Are Boomers to Blame for America's Dirty Transportation System? (Lawrence MacDonald) 22:18

3M ago22:18

22:18

Whether they were in political office, in the board room, or simply behind the wheel of an SUV, Baby Boomers have been behind some of the worst climate decisions in recent memory. But they may also a unique opportunity — and a unique responsibility — to repair the planet they helped wreck, especially when it comes to the transportation sector. At l…

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Why 'Bike-partisanship' Is Our Secret Weapon (Rep. Earl Blumenauer) 28:30

5M ago28:30

28:30

As co-founder of the Congressional Bike Caucus Rep. Earl Blumaneuer (D - Ore.) has long been one of Washington's most staunch advocates for sustainable transportation — not least during the writing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which he fought to make better for vulnerable road users through the inclusion of programs like Safe Streets for A…

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How Walking Can Help End the Climate Crisis (Bill McKibben) 16:44

6M ago16:44

16:44

This Halloween, we're giving you a treat instead of a trick, in the form of an extended (but still bite-sized) interview with legendary author and climate activist Bill McKibben. On today's episode of The Brake, we're revisiting our conversation from earlier this month about why the 350.org founder thinks the Week Without Driving campaign was so cr…

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Transportation and the Media with Kris Van Cleave, CBS News 58:33

6M ago58:33

58:33

Keep up with us on LinkedIn: The Mobility Podcast Greg Rogers Greg Rodriguez Pete Gould Samantha Roxas Or find us on Twitter: The Mobility Podcast @MobilityPodcast Greg Rogers @MoveGreg Pete Gould @Pete_Gould Greg Rodriguez @SmarterTranspo Samantha Roxas @SamanthaRoxasBy The Mobility Podcast

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How AI Could Transform Transportation — And Not Just When It Comes to AVs (Renee Autumn Ray) 22:11

6M ago22:11

22:11

Artificial intelligence is becoming a bigger and bigger part of the U.S. transportation landscape. Beyond headline-grabbing crashes with driverless cars, though, some advocates may not realize how else this rapidly-emerging technology is shaping their streets right now — and how it might be used in the future. On this episode of The Brake, we sit d…

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What Do 'Livable' Streets Look Like in an Era of Driverless Cars? (Dr. Bruce Appleyard) 16:57

7M ago16:57

16:57

Many sustainable transportation advocates fear that the era of autonomous vehicles will spur us to even further optimize our streets for the efficient operation of machines rather than the cultivation of experiences that make us fully human. By adopting a framework that radically centers 'livability' on our roads, though, could we make the robo-car…

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Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk about Long COVID (John Bolecek) 19:26

7M ago19:26

19:26

A lot of ink has been spilled on the long-term impact of COVID-19 on American transportation. But less has been spilled on the impcact of long COVID on individual people who walk and bike — and what happens when the disease makes active transportation impossible. On today's episode of "The Brake," Kea Wilson sits down with John Bolecek, who built h…

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Streets for Kids with Anna Siprikova, Global Designing Cities Initiative 37:58

7M ago37:58

37:58

In this Back to School episode, we interview Anna Siprikova – a global leader in designing safer streets for kids and families. Anna is Senior Program Manager for the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI), where she works with communities around the world to implement GDCI’s Streets for Kids program. Since 2018, Streets for Kids has partnered w…

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Which Car-Cutting Strategies Really Work — And Which Ones Will We Accept? (Dr. Kimberly Nicholas) 22:00

8M ago22:00

22:00

Climate-conscious cities around the world are scrambling for ideas to cut how many miles their residents drive. But which strategies work the best — and which ones will residents actually accept? Today on The Brake, Kea Wilson sits down with researcher and best-selling author Dr. Kimberly Nicholas to talk about a recent study of the most effective …

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AVs & American Competitiveness - Hilary Cain, Alliance for Automotive Innovation (TRB ARTS 2023) 24:23

8M ago24:23

24:23

Hilary Cain is a leading voice on autonomous vehicle policy in the United States – and she’s deeply concerned that federal inaction will cede American leadership in AV technology. Hilary is Vice President of Technology, Innovation, and Mobility Policy at the Alliance For Automotive Innovation, where she oversees policy development on technology and…

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Trolley Cars & Ethics and Equity of Transportation Systems - Chris Gerdes, Stanford University 35:13

8M ago35:13

35:13

One highlight of ARTS 2023 was when Chris Gerdes intentionally made the audience groan by displaying a slide that mentioned the infamous Trolley Car Problem – before making it right by presenting a commonsense framework for determining the roadworthiness and safety of AVs.Chris is teaching the next generation of transportation tech professionals ab…

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How to Take a Freeway Fight to the Next Level (Alex Burns and José Antonio Zayas Cabán) 25:55

8M ago25:55

25:55

Federal transportation leaders are doling out billions of dollars to reconnect communities torn apart by highways. How exactly they should do it, though, is a matter of fierce debate — and some advocates say that even the most radical solutions aren't radical at all when seen through the lens of the radical harm that racialized and low-income commu…

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The Safe System Approach & Putting Vision Zero Into Action - Jonathan Adkins, GHSA 47:33

8M ago47:33

47:33

American roads are becoming more dangerous for everyone – especially those traveling on foot, in a wheelchair, and on a bike. Jonathan Adkins, CEO of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), joined us to discuss the need for widespread adoption of the Safe System Approach, putting Vision Zero into action, the greater risks that larger vehic…

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What Does 'Inclusive' Transportation Really Mean? (Veronica O. Davis) 27:23

9M ago27:23

27:23

With billions of federal dollars promised to reconnect communities torn apart by highways, America could be the brink of one of the largest mobility justice movements in decades. To really right the wrongs of our transportaiton past, though, author Veronica O. Davis agues we need a new playbook for how to engage and empower the Black, brown and low…

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Operationalizing AV Safety with Nat Beuse, Aurora (TRB ARTS 2023) 44:38

9M ago44:38

44:38

Building a safe autonomous vehicle isn’t just about installing sensors and programming software – it’s about building a safety culture, operationalizing safety processes, and communicating safety approaches to the public. It’s a massive undertaking, and even harder to translate into terms that most people can understand, which is why we made it a p…

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AVs in San Francisco with Jeff Tumlin, SFMTA (ARTS 2023) [Updated intro] 47:34

9M ago47:34

47:34

San Francisco is a hotbed for AV testing and deployment – and the city’s transportation chief had strong opinions to share about it during his keynote at TRB ARTS. Greg Rogers and guest co-host Sophie Jantz had the opportunity interview Jeff Tumlin, Director of Transportation at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), after his k…

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What’s happening in SF? Treating FOMO with a TRB ARTS Recap 29:37

9M ago29:37

29:37

AV wonks from around the world converged on San Francisco last week for TRB ARTS – the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Automated Road Transportation Symposium (ARTS). This ARTS was one for the books.We were thrilled to partner with TRB ARTS again this year to interview representatives from government, industry, and academia about the state of t…

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Is This the Best Statewide Transportation Bill Yet? (Sen. Scott Dibble and Rep. Frank Hornstein) 24:59

9M ago24:59

24:59

State transportation bills may not get as much attention as their federal counterparts, but they have a colossal impact on how we get around. And the state of Minnesota may have just created one of the most exciting blueprints yet for progressive governments across the country to follow — even if it took them the better part of three decades to do …

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How To Train an Army of Sustainable Transportation Activists (Carter Lavin) 31:03

11M ago31:03

31:03

On paper, a lot of people care about making their cities less car-dependent — but not all of us are taking action to actually do it. So why do so many people stay on the sidelines, and what will itake to get them into the fight? Today, we're sitting down with Carter Lavin, a Bay-area activist who's made it his mission to give people the skills, vis…

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How Does Parking Help Explain the World? (Henry Grabar, feat. Gersh Kuntzman) 18:07

11M ago18:07

18:07

late's cities reporter Henry Grabar's new book, Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Penguin Press), could have been a sleeper, aimed at livable cities nerds who already know how drivers' obsessive demand for free car storage has ruined our cities and enabled sprawl, all the while devastating our air quality and congesting our roads. Ins…

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Is the Electric Car A 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing'? (Agnieszka Stefaniec) 21:39

12M ago21:39

21:39

What is an electric car, really? Is it a godsend that could save the planet from climate catastrophe by slashing emissions in the sector that contributes the most greenhouse gases in virtually every developed country in the world Is it an important tool for climate harm reduction that we have to invest in big, even if it doesn’t solve all of the pr…

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How Can Sustainable Transportation Advocates Help End Poverty? (Matthew Desmond) 20:15

12M ago20:15

20:15

One in nine Americans live in poverty, and millions more live in a precarious place somewhere between precarity and true security. A new book argues, though, that it doesn't have to be this way — and that we can all play a role in challenging the systems and individual choices that "keep poor people poor" for benefit for everyone else. On this epis…

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How Does Toxic Masculinity Play Out On Our Roads — And How Do We Stop It? (Dr. Tara Goddard) 33:45

1y ago33:45

33:45

Look up traffic fatality stats for almost any country in the world, and you'll find that men are almost always drastically over-represented among the dead, even in countries like the Netherlands and Sweden which have made the most progress towards Vision Zero. But if good road, vehicle and systems design isn't saving as many male-identified lives, …

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What It Takes To Reframe the Narrative About Car Dependency (Grant Ennis) 29:20

1y ago29:20

29:20

"Roadway safety is a shared responsibility, and people in cars and outside of cars play an equal role in keeping each other safe." "Sprawl is good, actually, because it means people can have big, beautiful houses and some quality alone time on their daily commutes." "We won’t need to worry about transportation emissions or the broader impacts of au…

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Miami, Heat, and Multimodal Mobility with Carlos Cruz-Casas (TRB 2023) 41:35

1y ago41:35

41:35

Transportation, climate resilience, and public health are deeply intertwined — and understanding the connection between them is essential for building thriving, livable communities in the 21st Century. At TRB 2023, Greg Rogers sat down with Carlos Cruz-Casas, the Chief Innovation Officer at Miami-Dade County’s Department of Transportation and Publi…

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#082: Safety View and Safe Streets & Roads for All — Avery Ash, INRIX and Niti Anand, GM Future Roads 44:23

1y ago44:23

44:23

A new record: Avery Ash made Mobility Podcast history with his third appearance on the show! Avery, who was the Head of Global Public Policy and Product Strategy for INRIX (at the time of this recording), appeared alongside Niti Anand, Head of Strategy and Business Development at GM Future Roads, to discuss Safety View, a new collaboration between …

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What It Takes To Start Your Own Bikeshare Company 29:41

1y ago29:41

29:41

Most bikeshare rides taken on U.S. soil happen in a handful of gigantic cities, on systems maintained by big corporations. At YoGo Bikeshare, though, Ronnell Elkins and his team are building a bespoke micromobility option specifically for his neighbors in Youngstown, Ohio — and hoping to create a model for other small cities to combat car dependenc…

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Roadside Noise Cameras (Nick Ferenchak) 23:59

1y ago23:59

23:59

Across America, a shocking number of drivers are illegally hacking their cars to be as loud as possible — and evidence is mounting that the phenomenon has a huge impact on public health. But what can cities do about it? Today on The Brake, we sat down with researcher Nick Ferenchak, whose work on traffic safety we've been following for years. Now, …

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#081: AVs & Rural Community Empowerment – Tammy Meehan Russell & Justin Johnson, Plum Catalyst (TRB 2023) 40:25

1y ago40:25

40:25

Minnesota’s Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative, goMARTI, is a unique community-led partnership to bring autonomous shuttles to Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Greg Rodriguez and Greg Rogers sat down with Tammy Meehan Russell and Justin Johnson at TRB Annual Meeting 2023 to explore how they worked with the Grand Rapids community to introduce an autonomous…

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Can Athletes Help Solve Urbanism's 'PR Problem'? (Tesho Akindele) 23:25

1y ago23:25

23:25

If the typical professional athlete talks about transportation at all, it's usually in the context of a mulit-million SUV commercial. Soccer star Tesho Akindele, though, isn't the typical athlete — and as he transitions out of his career onthe field, he's making building walkable, bikeable, equitable cities his full-time job. Today on The Brake, we…

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How Mayors Can Lead The Way To A Sustainable Transportation Future (Mayor John Bauters) 31:43

1y ago31:43

31:43

Not enough U.S. mayors make sustainable transportation a priority, and even the ones that do don't always get much done. On today's episode of The Brake, though, we spoke with one elected official who's making massive progress to make streets safer, greener and more equitable in his small town — and sharing lessons in leadership that can scale to e…

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#080: "What's Your Transportation Story?" with Kristin White (TRB 2023) 34:08

1y ago34:08

34:08

"What's your transportation story?" became our new favorite question to ask our guests after this interview with Kristin White. Kristin is the COO of ITS America, the former Executive Director of Minnesota DOT's CAVx program, and a passionate advocate for improving mobility outcomes for all. She joined the Gregs Rodriguez and Rogers at the TRB Annu…

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#079: TRB Executive Directors, Past and Present: Neil Pedersen and Victoria Sheehan 38:41

1+ y ago38:41

38:41

In this special TRB Week episode we interview Neil Pedersen and Victoria Sheehan, the past and present Executive Directors of the Transportation Research Board. Neil discussed his experience of leading TRB for the past several years amid a period of tremendous technological change, and Victoria shared her goals for continuing to build on TRB’s repu…

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#078: Transportation policies and trends we're watching in 2023 34:07

1+ y ago34:07

34:07

We're back, just in time for TRB Annual Meeting! Greg, Greg, and Pete reunite after a "gap year" of focusing on work and family to explore what's next in transportation policy and technology. Stay tuned for many more episodes to come after the TRB Annual Meeting, and be sure to say hi if you'll be around Transportation Camp DC or TRB!Follow us on T…

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The (Too-Brief) History of Traffic Violence Memorials in America (Peter Norton) 24:15

1+ y ago24:15

24:15

Mass memorials to the victims of traffic violence are a rarity on American roads. But it wasn't always that way — and there's a fascinating history behind why so many lost lives have become virtually invisible in the public realm today. On this episode of The Brake, Kea Wilson sits down with historian and author Peter Norton to talk about how Ameri…

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Who Gets Hurt When Cities Ban E-Scooters (Charles T. Brown) 30:42

1+ y ago30:42

30:42

In communities across the U.S., city leaders have reacted to safety concerns about the shared e-scooter industry with fleet curfews, neighborhood restrictions, and even outright bans. Those blunt policies, though, might hurt more people than they help — especially when it comes to socially and racially marginalized communities without other ways to…

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What the Last Decade Has Done for the Walkability Movement (Jeff Speck) 30:39

1+ y ago30:39

30:39

In 2012, Jeff Speck’s Walkable City sparked a conversation about why pedestrianized places matter and became one of the best-selling books about the built environment in recent memory. Ten years later, though, so much about the world has changed — even as human-centered communities have become more important than ever. On this episode of The Brake,…

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andrevictor @ Kultviertelnacht - Aug 22 Braunschweig, DE 3:03:25

1+ y ago3:03:25

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What It's Really Like to Lose Someone to Traffic Violence (Dan Langenkamp) 29:35

1+ y ago29:35

29:35

Hundreds of thousands of Americans lose a loved one in a car crash every single year. So why don't more of us talk about it — and why don't more of us take action to prevent other families from enduring those tragedies, too? On this special episode of The Brake, host Kea Wilson has an emotional conversation with advocate Dan Langenkamp about the pe…

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andrevictor @ Lusatia Festival 2022 | Mystic Stage Opening 2:40:03

1+ y ago2:40:03

2:40:03

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How to Start Grassroots Safe Streets Movement (Elizabeth Creely of Safe Street Rebel) 26:29

1+ y ago26:29

26:29

In communities across America, people are getting angry about traffic violence. But what does it take to turn that anger to a full-blown movement, with neighbors fighting alongside one another to change the status quo? Today, we tapped Elizabeth Creely of the San Francisco-based grassroots advocacy organization Safe Street Rebel, which has been mak…

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