Panel of experts sheds light on transportation funding battle

Talking Michigan Transportation · Sep 5, 2025 · 29m · transcript

On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation recapping a Sept. 4 panel discussion in Lansing featuring a thoughtful discussion among experts from various fields on the need for sustainable transportation infrastructure funding and why it’s such a challenge.

John Peracchio, who helped organize the event and moderated the discussion, says he was pleased with the comments of the panelists but hoped for a more robust question-and-answer session that followed.

Some key themes:

Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at the Detroit News, talked about reporting when…