

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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May 31, 2019 • 29min
#038: Bhattman Returns! Shailen Bhatt, ITS America
School might be out for summer, but transportation policy keeps on truckin' (sorry). Our friend Shailen Bhatt returned to the podcast for an exciting preview of ITS America's Annual Meeting from June 4-7 in Washington, DC. This year's theme is "Intelligent Transportation: Safer, Greener, Smarter," with a fantastic lineup of speakers from the public and private sector who are blazing the trail to the Future of Mobility™.From autonomous vehicles to V2X to public health, The Mobility Podcast will be on the ground to cover it all - stay tuned for a ton of great interviews with experts from across the field.Learn more about the ITS America Annual Meeting here: https://www.itsamerica2019.org/If you want to follow Shailen's work, you can either Google him or find him on Twitter: @Bhattman_ITSAAnd follow ITS America all next week for updates throughout the conference: @ITS_AmericaAs always, you can also keep up with the Mobility Podcast guys 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 30, 2019 • 46min
#037: Game of Curbs with Stephen Smyth, Coord
Curbs are, by nature, often overlooked. Coord, a curb data platform backed by Sidewalk Labs, has been working to reverse this trend and help to maximize “curb productivity” in order to help improve the safety and efficiency of urban transportation. In this episode, BB&K Greg and SAFE Greg catch up with Stephen Smyth, CEO of Coord, to discuss their new Curb Analytics platform and the Coord’s recent work across the country.Learn more about Coord’s Curb Analytics platform here: https://www.coord.co/curbside-managementAs always, you can also keep up with the Mobility Podcast guys 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 9, 2019 • 1h 8min
#036: Live @ RailxTech - Governing Technology in Transportation
On May 7th, SAFE Greg and Pete joined the Association of American Railroads (AAR) at RailxTech on Capitol Hill for our first live recording, featuring an esteemed panel of experts to discuss emerging transportation technologies and the future of freight.The discussion honed in on the rapid innovation occurring across the transportation sector, the societal and economic implications of this transformation and how policymakers can encourage innovation.Panelists:-Robert D. Atkinson, President, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) -Jennifer Huddleston, Research Fellow, Mercatus Center -Patrick Lortie, Partner & Global Rail Leader, Oliver Wyman -James Ray, former Senior Advisor for Infrastructure, U.S. Department of TransportationPictures and more information on RailxTech on Capitol Hill is available here: https://www.aar.org/campaigns/rail-x-tech-2019/Follow AAR on Twitter: @AAR_FreightRailAs always, you can also keep up with the Mobility Podcast guys 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

Apr 26, 2019 • 58min
#035: Secretary Leslie Richards, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Road trip! SAFE Greg, BB&K Greg, and Pete drove up to King of Prussia, PA to speak with Secretary Leslie Richards, the visionary leader of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). In this wide-ranging conversation, we discussed: -Pennsylvania’s Autonomous Vehicle Policy Task Force-Micromobility in Pennsylvania-Sec. Richards’ initiatives to bring a new generation of young professionals to transportation, including inclusivity efforts centered around women and people with disabilities-PennDOT Connects, which seeks to enhance collaboration between PennDOT, cities, and members of local communities to ensure that projects are meeting the needs of Pennsylvania residents-Transportation finance challenges and Pennsylvania’s pilot program for mileage-based user feesA huge thank you to Zipcar for their generous sponsorship of this episode! #WorthTheTripKeep up with Sec. Richards and her work at Pennsylvania DOT: @SecRichards @PennDOTNewsAnd, as always, you can follow The Mobility Podcast guys on Twitter: @AVGregR, @SmarterTranspo, @Pete_Gould, @MobilityPodcast.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 10, 2019 • 37min
#034: Harry Campbell, The Rideshare Guy
Many of the conversations around Uber and Lyft skip over the most important part of these services: the drivers. Pete and SAFE Greg caught up with Harry Campbell, the founder and owner of The Rideshare Guy website and podcast, to chat about the driver experience, autonomous vehicles, and his new book, “The Rideshare Guide: Everything You Need to Know about Driving for Uber, Lyft, and Other Ridesharing Companies.”You can follow Harry on Twitter @TheRideshareGuide and keep up with his work at http://therideshareguy.com/As always, you can keep up with the Mobility Podcast guys 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 5, 2019 • 48min
#033: Critical MaaS! with David Zipper
What is MaaS, and how do we get there? And what do walled gardens have to do with the future of transportation?David Zipper, Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund, joins SAFE Greg and BB&K Greg for an exploration of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) that cuts through the buzzwords in search of the true meaning and purpose of MaaS. David's articles discussed in this episode are listed here: https://www.davidzipper.com/featured-writingYou can keep up with David on Twitter: @DavidZipperAs 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

Jan 29, 2019 • 23min
#032: The Road Ahead for AV Policy in 2019
As we head into the 116th Congress, SAFE Greg, Pete, and BB&K Greg do a short postmortem review of AV START/SELF DRIVE, discuss the latest AV happenings at USDOT, and ponder the prospects for AV legislation this year.As always, you can keep up with the Mobility Podcast guys 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 11, 2019 • 31min
#031: TRB, AV Education, Ford's C-V2X Play, and Infrastructure in the 116th Congress
SAFE Greg, BB&K Greg, and Pete kick off the year discussing the launch of the Partnership for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) at CES, Ford's announcement that it will go with C-V2X instead of DSRC, our infrastructure wish list for this Congress, and all the fun we're about to have at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting and Transportation Camp DC. We'll be around TRB and Transportation Camp all this next week - come say hi and keep up with us on Twitter @MobilityPodcast.Greg Rogers @AVGregRGreg Rodriguez @SmarterTranspoPete Gould @SharedMobilitySHelp 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

Dec 19, 2018 • 41min
#030: Malcom Glenn, Head of Global Policy, Accessibility, and Underserved Communities at Uber
Communities thrive and prosper when people are able to access job opportunities, education, and each other – which is why former Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx called transportation infrastructure “the connective tissue of the United States.” In this episode we sat down with Malcom Glenn, Head of Global Policy, Accessibility, and Underserved Communities at Uber, to discuss how the company is working to address inequities in the nation’s transportation network - with a particular emphasis on accessibility. We also dive into congestion fees and transportation finance, Uber’s expansion into micromobility, and other happenings across the transportation world.Follow Malcom on Twitter: @MalcomGlennAs always, you can also keep up with the Mobility Podcast guys 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

Nov 20, 2018 • 18min
#029: Sherif Marakby, President & CEO, Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC
After more than a century of building "traditional" automobiles, Ford Motor Company is now exploring new forms of mobility including autonomous vehicles, e-scooters, and bikes. On December 14th, Greg Rogers ("SAFE Greg") went down to Miami to ride in the AVs being developed by Ford and Argo AI, and to learn about Ford's strategy for deploying autonomous vehicles. In this episode, SAFE Greg chats with Sherif Marakby, President & CEO of Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, about Ford's AV pilots in Miami and DC, as well as how Ford is attempting to build a business case for AVs ahead of time.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