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Transportation Radio
Interviews with transportation newsmakers by transportation journalist Bernie Wagenblast.
Episodes
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Promoting Quality of Life Through Rural and Tribal Transit – National RTAP Program
Robin Phillips, Executive Director of the National Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP), discusses the challenges of delivering safe and effective public…
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Futurist Garry Golden – How COVID-19 is Shaping the Future of the Transportation Industry
Futurist Garry Golden shares how he sees the global COVID-19 pandemic shaping future outcomes for the transportation industry as a whole and for professionals…
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Hawaii DOT’s Focus on Organizational Resiliency
Hawaii is no stranger to natural disasters — over the course of several months between 2018-2019, the state faced flooding, landslides and volcanic eruptions…
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Arizona DOT's Innovative Approach to Virtual Public Involvement
One of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the temporary end to the traditional public meeting. Most of these gatherings have become virtual. On…
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Self-Driving Technology and Safety with David Harkey
David Harkey, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute, joins the ITE Talks Transportation podcast to…
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The Impact of Innovation on MaaS/MOD with Vincent Valdes
Vincent Valdes joins the ITE Talks Transportation podcast to talk about the role of mobility as a service (MaaS) and mobility on demand (MOD) in public transit…
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A Minnesota Perspective on Environmental Sustainability
Minnesota DOT Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher talks about her state’s perspectives on environmental sustainability on the AASHTO ETAP Podcast…
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The Safe System Approach with Robert Wunderlich, P.E.
Robert Wunderlich, P.E., ITE Fellow and Director of the Center for Transportation Safety at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, discusses the Safe System…
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Interview with Veteran NYC Traffic Reporter Pete Tauriello
For nearly four decades Pete Tauriello has been telling drivers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut what awaits them during their travels. As he explains…
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ETAP Podcast: Exploring The Ray, An Interview with Allie Kelly
The ETAP Podcast’s inaugural episode features an interview with Allie Kelly, executive director of The Ray. Georgia’s innovative smart highway is the nation’s…
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The Impacts of COVID-19 On Public Transit with Paul Skoutelas, APTA President and CEO
Paul Skoutelas, President and CEO of the American Public Transportation Association, discusses both the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Emerging Trends In Mobility With Annie Chang, SAE International
Annie Chang, head of New Mobility at SAE and director of the Mobility Data Collaborative, joins the ITE Talks Transportation podcast to discuss the mobility…
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Transportation and Equity with Tamika Butler, Toole Design
Tamika L. Butler, Esq., director of Equity and Inclusion at Toole Design, joins the ITE Talks Transportation podcast to discuss the critical issue of equity in…
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Leslie Richards, SEPTA General Manager: Leadership and the Link Between Community and Transportation
Leslie Richards, general manager of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), joins the ITE Talks Transportation podcast for a…
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NJ Transit's Customer Advocate Looks to Improve Communications Between Agency and Its Customers
Being in the middle can sometimes be a tough place. Stewart Mader's job finds him talking to NJ Transit customers about how the agency operates and explaining…
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NJ Transit President Kevin Corbett Talks Challenges And Future Of System
New Jersey Transit has been the subject of much attention the past few years for service issues, primarily with its commuter rail service. In February 2018…
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ITE Talks Transportation: Managing The Evolving Curbside
Curbspace is in higher demand than ever before, with ridesharing companies, freight delivery vehicles, vendors, and more attempting to share the scene. Meghan…
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MaaS/MOD with Valerie Lefler, Feonix – Mobility Rising
Valerie Lefler, Executive Director at Feonix – Mobility Rising, joins us on the ITE Talks Transportation podcast to explore issues around Mobility as a…
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The Value Of Professional Development With MARTA’s Marsha Anderson Bomar
On this edition of the ITE Talks Transportation podcast, ITE Honorary Member Marsha Anderson Bomar discusses the various benefits that professional development…
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New York City Congestion Pricing: From Idea to Reality, with Sam Schwartz, PE
Sam Schwartz, longtime New York City traffic engineer and CEO of Sam Schwartz Transportation Consultants, joins the ITE Talks Transportation Podcast to discuss…
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Managing Mobility in Washington State: Roger Millar, WSDOT Secretary
Roger Millar, Secretary of Transportation at Washington State DOT in Olympia, Washington, highlights how the state is innovating when it comes to mobility as a…
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Conversation with a Cruise Ship Captain
Marek Slaby has worked in the maritime field for nearly three decades. It's a career that's brought him from cargo vessels to cruise ships. During a cruise…
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Mobility as a Service Series: Sam Zimbabwe, Director, Seattle DOT
Sam Zimbabwe, Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation, discusses how the city and surrounding region have incorporated Mobility as a Service, as…
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New Jersey Company Provides Unique Parking, Bus Service For Suburban Commuters
Many older suburbs that grew up around train stations face the challenge of providing sufficient parking for commuters. A New Jersey-based company, a little…
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ITE Talks Transportation: Improving Access to Healthy and Sustainable Transportation with Charles Brown, MPA
Charles Brown, MPA, senior researcher and adjunct professor at Rutgers University, addresses the challenges to creating healthy and sustainable communities…
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Safety Through Speed Management
This month’s episode of the ITE Talks Transportation podcast features Leah Shahum, founder and executive director of the Vision Zero Network, and Robert…
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ITE Talks Transportation: Mobility as a Service with Susan Zielinski
Susan Zielinski, independent consultant and former managing director of the SMART program at the University of Michigan, discusses Mobility as a Service…
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Transformation of the Parking Industry with Mike Klein, CAPP
There has been a tremendous shift in the parking industry over the last few decades, both in terms of how parking is generated and regulated, as well as how…
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‘Critical Issues in Transportation’ Discussion with TRB Executive Director Neil Pedersen
Neil Pedersen, executive director of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), joins the ITE Talks Transportation podcast to discuss the “Critical Issues in…
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New Operation Lifesaver Executive Director Talks About Her Goals for Organization
Rachel Maleh has been involved in the transportation industry for a little less than a year, but in her new role at Operation Lifesaver she's now a leader in…
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Past, Present and Future of Transportation with AASHTO Executive Director Frederick G. ‘Bud’ Wright
Frederick G. ‘Bud’ Wright, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, announced earlier this year that he…
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Reflecting on 30 Years in Transportation with Kirk Steudle
This episode of the ITE Talks Transportation podcast features Kirk Steudle, Michigan Department of Transportation Director, who is retiring after 31 years with…
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ITS America President/CEO Kicks Off ITS5C Summit
Over 700 attendees have gathered in Jacksonville, Florida for the ITS5C Summit. The group heard from Shailen Bhatt, the CEO and President of ITS America. Bhatt…
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ITE Talks Transportation: Equity 101 with Veronica O. Davis
This new podcast episode captures highlights from the well-attended Equity 101 technical session at the Joint ITE International and Midwestern/Great Lakes…
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ITE Talks Transportation Podcast: Safety Strategies with Robert Wunderlich
Robert Wunderlich, Director of the Center for Transportation Safety at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, discusses his perspectives on pedestrian safety…
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Five ITS America State Chapters Coming Together for ITS5C Summit
It's been four years since three state chapters held the ITS3C Summit in Mobile, Alabama. This time it's five chapters representing eight states at the ITS5C…
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Surrogate Measures of Safety and Vision Zero
Andrew P. Tarko, Professor of Civil Engineering, Director of the Center for Road Safety, Purdue University and Franz Loewenherz, a principal transportation…
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GEWI Uses Technology to Improve Work Zone Safety
According to the Federal Highway Administration, there were over 96,000 crashes in work zones in the US in 2015. Despite work zone safety being a high…
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Road to Zero Report Advances Vision Zero Strategies
The Road to Zero Coalition, managed by the National Safety Council, released a comprehensive report in April laying out strategies to end roadway deaths in the…
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Active Transportation and Health in Minneapolis and Beyond
Matthew Dyrdahl, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator in the Minneapolis Department of Public Works, Amber Dallman, Minnesota Department of Transportation…
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Transit Equity Research at CTEDD
The Center for Transportation, Equity, Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD) is a USDOT (Tier-1) University Transportation Center. As indicated by its name, CTEDD does…
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Ronnie Hakim: NY MTA Managing Director, ITS NJ Hall of Fame Member, Looks at Technology from Both Sides of Hudson
At ITS New Jersey's annual meeting in September, Veronique (Ronnie) Hakim, Managing Director of the MTA, was inducted into the organization's hall of fame…
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How Do You Bring 21st Century Communications Technology to a 100+ Year Old Transit System?
When the New York City subway opened in 1904 even H.G. Wells probably didn't envision the types of communications we take for granted today. Transit Wireless…
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Former Florida Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad on Infrastructure
For nearly four years Ananth Prasad served as Florida's Secretary of Transportation. More recently, he's been a senior vice president and National…
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Profile: Virginia Transportation
Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne has all aspects of transportation under his purview. From highways, to ports, to transit, if it moves people…
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Profile: Michigan DOT
Kirk Steudle, the director of Michigan DOT, is distinguished in many ways but two factors that stand out are his years of service as the leader of the state's…
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PRT, the Often Overlooked Automated Vehicle System
Over the past few years you can barely open a newspaper or watch a newscast and not hear automated and autonomous vehicles mentioned. One form of automated…
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Profile: Rhode Island DOT
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation may have the smallest territory to cover of any state DOT, but there's quite a few transportation facilities…
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Ferry Safety and Technology Conference Returns to New York City in May
For the third year in a row, the Ferry Safety and Technology Conference will take place in Manhattan. This year’s event is May 11 and 12. The conference is…
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Profile: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
When it comes to extremes, no department of transportation in the United States comes close to what the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public…
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Parking Industry to Gather at PIE in March
This year's Parking Industry Exhibition, aka PIE, returns to the Chicago area. A change in this year's event is that there will be tracks focused on different…
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Claude Carette, Chair of 2017 ITS World Congress, Provides a Preview
The ITS World Congress returns to North America this year via Montréal. Claude Carette is the Director of Infrastructure, Roads and Transport Services for the…
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Profile: Idaho Transportation Department
Brian Ness has served as the director of the Idaho Transportation Department since 2010. That's given him a lot of time to not only know the department but to…
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ITS Canada Prepares for 2017 ITS World Congress
In less than a year the ITS community will be focused on Montreal when the ITS World Congress is held in the city. ITS Canada is the host, but long before the…
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New Jersey Turnpike Authority Uses Technology to Help Manage Two of the Busiest Highways in America
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority runs both the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. The two toll roads have a variety of tools that are used to…
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Profile: Mississippi DOT
Melinda McGrath is the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. In the first of a series of interviews with the leaders of state…
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Cummins and Indiana Rail Road Demonstrate New Tier 4 Locomotive Engine
Cummins has been testing their new QSK95 locomotive engine with the Indiana Rail Road since last March. On Wednesday, the two companies provided media…
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Ex-Lehigh Valley Railroad Employee Revisits Train Line on Amtrak Autumn Express
While there were approximately 1,300 people on the Amtrak Autumn Express this weekend, one woman had a special reason to take the train. Jeanne Remmel of…
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Amtrak Autumn Express Brings Passenger Train to New Lines for a Weekend
For the fourth year in a row, Amtrak's Autumn Express brought passenger trains to lines that haven't seen such service in decades. The fourteen car trains were…
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FM Radio Station One Unique Way Maryland Transit Administration Keeps Its Riders Informed
The Maryland Transit Administration may be the only transit agency in the country to have its own radio station. It's just one of the innovations the MTA uses…