

Beyond Streets
Beyond Streets Podcast
Rethinking How We Move, Build, and LiveBeyond Streets explores the everyday impact of transportation on our lives, neighborhoods, and futures. More than roads and rails, transportation is a mirror of our values — safety, connection, opportunity, and access. In each episode, we go beyond the headlines and into communities, talking with organizers, policymakers, builders, and residents who are reimagining what it means to move through the world. From housing to health, climate to equity, we uncover how smarter, people-first transportation can unlock better futures — and what’s standing in the way. If you're ready to ask bold questions, challenge ineffective systems, and explore what's truly possible, you're in the right place.
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Nov 19, 2020 • 49min
#071: Post-Election Analysis - Amtrak Joe, Climate Change, and Lessons from 2020
President-elect Biden ran on a platform that promised bold action on climate change, including major investments in sustainable transportation. In this episode, Pete and the Gregs Rodriguez and Rogers discuss how the Biden-Harris Administration could take to reduce transportation emissions and explore ideas for improving transportation decision-making. We also discuss the prospects for the FAST Act reauthorization in 2021, USDOT's progress in preparing for emerging technologies over the past 4 years, and how to implement all of the lessons learned in 2020.As always, you can keep up with the Mobility Podcast on Twitter: @MobilityPodcast, @AVGregR, @CatapultPolicy, @SmarterTranspo.Help us grow: please rate, review, and subscribe! Reach out with questions, ideas, and feedback: team@beyondstreets.org Keep up with us on LinkedIn: Greg Rogers Greg Rodriguez Samantha Roxas www.beyondstreets.org

Oct 9, 2020 • 1h 2min
#070: Achieving Equity in Transportation - Henry Greenidge, NYU McSilver Institute
Henry Greenidge joins Pete Gould and Greg Rogers for an enlightening discussion about how to advance equity in not only transportation policy and planning, but also the technologies and services that will define the future of mobility. We discuss whether transportation network companies (TNCs) have been a net benefit for equity, the intersection between mobility and Black Lives Matter, food access and mobility, and the potential for AVs could advance opportunity and equity in the future.Henry is a Fellow in Residence at NYU McSilver Institute, where he’s focused on the intersection between transportation, race, and poverty. Previously, Henry worked in the public sector, at New York City DOT and USDOT, and the private sector, at Cruise Automation. Follow Henry on Twitter at @HenryLGreenidgeAnd, as always, you can keep up with the Mobility Podcast on Twitter: @MobilityPodcast, @AVGregR, @CatapultPolicy, @SmarterTranspo.Help us grow: please rate, review, and subscribe! Reach out with questions, ideas, and feedback: team@beyondstreets.org Keep up with us on LinkedIn: Greg Rogers Greg Rodriguez Samantha Roxas www.beyondstreets.org

Sep 18, 2020 • 44min
#069: Kyle Rowe, Spin
#069: Kyle Rowe, SpinA few years ago, Kyle Rowe helped to write the the first dockless bikeshare framework in the U.S. when he was at the Seattle Department of Transportation. As the Global Head of Government Partnerships at Spin, today Kyle works with the public sector on continuing to bring micromobility services to the public. In this episode - originally recorded in May 2020 - Kyle joined Greg Rogers, Greg Rodriguez, and Pete Gould to discuss the origins of city-level micromobility regulations, the value of micromobility services, and how to build our mobility system back better after the COVID-19 pandemic.Keep up with Spin here: https://blog.spin.pm/ And, as always, you can keep up with the Mobility Podcast on Twitter: @MobilityPodcast, @AVGregR, @CatapultPolicy, @SmarterTranspo.Help us grow: please rate, review, and subscribe! Reach out with questions, ideas, and feedback: team@beyondstreets.org Keep up with us on LinkedIn: Greg Rogers Greg Rodriguez Samantha Roxas www.beyondstreets.org

Jun 30, 2020 • 1h 13min
#068: Dr. Richard Ezike, Urban Institute - Equity, Mobility, & COVID-19
Dr. Richard Ezike of the Urban Institute joined us for a deep-dive into transportation equity, the impacts of COVID-19 on personal mobility, and how social distancing measures have contributed to greater public participation in local decision-making for some communities.Resources mentioned in this episode:Four Ways to Equitably Manage Public Transit Options in a Crisis https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/four-ways-equitably-manage-public-transit-options-crisisUCS Report: Where Are Self-Driving Cars Taking Us? https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/where-are-self-driving-cars-taking-usFollow Richard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrRCEzikeAnd, as always, you can keep up with the Mobility Podcast on Twitter: @MobilityPodcast, @AVGregR, @SharedMobilityS, @SmarterTranspo.Help us grow: please rate, review, and subscribe! Reach out with questions, ideas, and feedback: team@beyondstreets.org Keep up with us on LinkedIn: Greg Rogers Greg Rodriguez Samantha Roxas www.beyondstreets.org

May 16, 2020 • 48min
#067: The Man in the (Mobility) Mirror
After a short hiatus, we return the first episode with just our co-hosts - Greg Rogers, Greg Rodriguez, and Pete Gould - in over a year. We caught up to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on the transportation sector and why the question is not what will happen after the pandemic is overcome - but what *must* happen to get people back to work safely and reduce the negative externalities of our mobility networks.As always, you can keep up with the Mobility Podcast on Twitter: @MobilityPodcast, @AVGregR, @SharedMobilityS, @SmarterTranspo.Help us grow: please rate, review, and subscribe! Reach out with questions, ideas, and feedback: team@beyondstreets.org Keep up with us on LinkedIn: Greg Rogers Greg Rodriguez Samantha Roxas www.beyondstreets.org

Mar 11, 2020 • 40min
#066: Laura Schewel, Founder & CEO, Streetlight Data (at TRB 2020)
How can big data change the way we plan? Can that data be collected and used without violating privacy and consumer trust? And what is the Bradley Cooper problem? Laura Schewel, Founder and CEO of Streetlight Data, joined SAFE Greg, Stantec Greg, and Shared Mobility Pete to dig into these questions and more at the 2020 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.Learn more at StreetlightData.comCheck out Laura’s Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/C8hF8y-XpVY Follow Streetlight Data on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StreetLightDataAnd, as always, you can also keep up with the Mobility Podcast on Twitter: @MobilityPodcast, @AVGregR, @SharedMobilityS, @SmarterTranspo.Help us grow: please rate, review, and subscribe! Reach out with questions, ideas, and feedback: team@beyondstreets.org Keep up with us on LinkedIn: Greg Rogers Greg Rodriguez Samantha Roxas www.beyondstreets.org

Feb 19, 2020 • 1h 1min
#065: David Estrada, Nuro
This month, NHTSA approved the first-ever exemption of a fully autonomous vehicle from three specific federal motor vehicle safety standards that were clearly unnecessary for a driverless vehicle carrying goods (windshields, mirrors, and rear-facing cameras). David Estrada, Chief Legal and Policy Officer at Nuro, to talk about how the company navigated the exemption process, the future of driverless deliveries, and a discussion of how to modernize the regulatory framework to enable newer and safer vehicle form factors.Learn more about Nuro here: https://nuro.ai/And, as always, you can also keep up with the Mobility Podcast on Twitter: @ MobilityPodcast, @ AVGregR, @ SharedMobilityS, @ SmarterTranspo.Help us grow: please rate, review, and subscribe! Reach out with questions, ideas, and feedback: team@beyondstreets.org Keep up with us on LinkedIn: Greg Rogers Greg Rodriguez Samantha Roxas www.beyondstreets.org

Feb 5, 2020 • 38min
#064: The Magic (Electric & Automated) School Bus - Jason Hanlin & Nathaniel Horadam, CTE (TRB 2020)
Jason Hanlin and Nathaniel Horadam from The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) joined SAFE Greg and Pete at the 2020 TRB Annual Meeting for a wide-ranging discussion around buses and technology. In this episode we explored:-The rapid growth of bus electrification across the country-Why electric school buses are having their moment-Vehicle-to-grid applications for electric buses-The challenges for bus automation -The use case for bus teleoperation-And much, much more!Learn more about CTE here: https://cte.tv/Find Nathaniel Horadam on Twitter: @ NW_HoradamAnd, as always, you can also keep up with the Mobility Podcast on Twitter: @ MobilityPodcast, @ AVGregR, @ SharedMobilityS, @ SmarterTranspo.Help us grow: please rate, review, and subscribe! Reach out with questions, ideas, and feedback: team@beyondstreets.org Keep up with us on LinkedIn: Greg Rogers Greg Rodriguez Samantha Roxas www.beyondstreets.org

Jan 24, 2020 • 57min
#063: Sabrina Sussman, Zipcar - Live @ Transportation Camp 2020
In our first recording with a live (and sometimes lively) studio audience, Sabrina Sussman from Zipcar at Transportation Camp DC 2020. Sabrina joined us for a discussion of how Zipcar, which is now celebrating its 20th anniversary, is bridging specific gaps in transportation and giving people an option beyond owning a car. Afterwards, we jumped into a great discussion with the audience about USDOT’s latest AV policy document (AV 4.0), land use, and the importance of community-focused transportation policies. A special thanks to David Jerrido and Michal Naka (@michalnaka) for their audience questions!Learn more about Zipcar at https://www.zipcar.com/ or follow @ZipCar and @SSussman on Twitter! And, as always, you can also keep up with the Mobility Podcast on Twitter: @MobilityPodcast, @AVGregR, @SharedMobilityS, @SmarterTranspo.Help us grow: please rate, review, and subscribe! Reach out with questions, ideas, and feedback: team@beyondstreets.org Keep up with us on LinkedIn: Greg Rogers Greg Rodriguez Samantha Roxas www.beyondstreets.org

Jan 10, 2020 • 34min
#062: Bomb Cyclones & Resilience - Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post Capital Weather Gang
What is a bomb cyclone? What is it like to track extreme weather? And how does this all play into transportation infrastructure and resilience? Matthew Cappucci from Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang joined Stantec Greg (Rodriguez) and SAFE Greg (Rogers) in October 2019 to answer these questions and more,Follow Matthew Cappucci on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MatthewCappucciAnd, as always, you can also keep up with the Mobility Podcast on Twitter: @MobilityPodcast, @AVGregR, @SharedMobilityS, @SmarterTranspo.Help us grow: please rate, review, and subscribe! Reach out with questions, ideas, and feedback: team@beyondstreets.org Keep up with us on LinkedIn: Greg Rogers Greg Rodriguez Samantha Roxas www.beyondstreets.org


