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Podcast #101: My Betrayal of All That is Good
Nov 4, 2021Tap to summarizeBruce Nourish joins me to discuss a bunch of stuff. (0:00) Hot takes on the election; we basically agree on all issues and then vote in opposite ways. Warning: we go way off-topic beyond transit and land use, to where we probably know less than you do. So skip ahead if this will just irritate you.(32:15) On STB’s long hiatus this year(35:10) Transit advocacy and journalism in 2021 (Katie Wilson’s fares op-ed)(46:00) Martin and Bruce’s pet issues going forward (Martin’s misinterpreted legislative agenda piece) Download link
Transcribe →Podcast #100: Thinking Bigger
Jan 14, 2021Tap to summarizeAuthor and journalist Matthew Yglesias joins us to discuss his book, One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger. Download link“>Download link
Transcribe →Podcast #99: Intensely disappointing
Sep 24, 2020Tap to summarizeNorth Seattle Metro / Link restructuresLamenting Link frequency (10:54)Collapse is a choice (18:28)Reconnect West Seattle (25:29)Bellevue I-405 (39:26)Mt. Rainier bus ideas (44:37) Download link
Transcribe →Podcast #98: Donut hole
Aug 11, 2020Tap to summarizeSeattle TBD goes to the ballotCounty TBD?(18:35)West Seattle options (20:46)Bremerton BRT (31:26)130th & 145th St station plans (40:07) Download link
Transcribe →Podcast #97: Cancelling raises
Jul 22, 2020Tap to summarizeSeattle TBD renewalMetro drivers (17:35)Maximizing ridership (22:57)HALA (35:50)Gig car share (50:40) Download
Transcribe →Podcast #96: 40mph trains
Jul 2, 2020Tap to summarizeEast-west passenger railCenter city connector on pause (11:44)Jump bikes (15:16)Opening streets (24:46)Community Transit and Everett Transit (31:50)Metro cuts (37:35) Download link
Transcribe →Podcast #95: talking myself into this
Jun 10, 2020Tap to summarizeSwift’s Link connectionRecovery fare (14:21)CDC’s questionable transit advice (21:55)ST’s revenue shortfall (27:12)Passenger ferries (34:08)Tacoma Dome Link (35:49) Download link
Transcribe →Podcast #94: Sub-regional backbiting
May 18, 2020Tap to summarizeSounder NorthTacoma BRT (13:40)No really, Tacoma BRT (31:30)Uber + Lime quasi-merger (43:25)Huzzah for safe streets (57:15) Download link
Transcribe →Podcast #93: Essential trips only
May 6, 2020Tap to summarizeParking garages and opportunity costST3 cuts (17:00)Future metro ridership (25:56)West Seattle bridge (34:19)Musings on a work-from-home future (42:07) Download link (Apologies for the audio quality on this one. We had an unexpected gear change before recording.)
Transcribe →Podcast #92: Take the Link to Capitol Hill
Apr 16, 2020Tap to summarizeWe take questions from the reader mailbag. Download link
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