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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 23h

New @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social livestream today at 6p ET! Use the link below.

The recording will be available on podcast platforms later this week.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 3d

New @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social livestream on Tues at 6p ET!

On the agenda:
🔹 USDOT yanks transit funding
🔹 Amish e-bikes (it's a thing!)
🔹 Why new US buses cost $$$

This will be the last livestream for a bit b/c @wesmars.bsky.social & I are heading abroad. Join us ⤵️, or listen later

Look Both Ways LIVE with David & Wes: Episode 7

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 3d

New @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social livestream on Tues at 6p ET!

On the agenda:
🔹 USDOT yanks transit funding
🔹 Amish e-bikes (it's a thing!)
🔹 Why new US buses cost $$$

This will be the last livestream for a bit b/c @wesmars.bsky.social & I are heading abroad. Join us ⤵️, or listen later

Look Both Ways LIVE with David & Wes: Episode 7

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 6d

A listener in Finland asks: Is Vision Zero a process or a goal?

@wesmars.bsky.social: It's both.
@davidzipper.bsky.social: No, it's entirely a process.

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 7d

Why has Mobility-as-a-Service flopped?

"There's no evidence I could find anywhere that these MaaS apps were changing how people travel or reducing driving. And I asked everyone, for years." [email protected]

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 7d

A few hundred robotaxis in a city are a fun novelty, but hundreds of thousands would bring urban life to a crashing halt.

From the latest episode of @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 11d

I really don't hate John Forester, but I do hate how we traffic engineers let his nonsensical "research" dismantle our approach to safe bicycling infrastructure

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 11d

This week I learned that @wesmars.bsky.social really (and I mean REALLY) hates John Forester and vehicular cycling.

Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 13d

Episode 6 of Look Both Ways with David & Wes is up!

Find it wherever you like to listen to podcasts, or watch the video version here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNFnsXGORWg

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Dr. Susan G (she/her) @madtownmama.bsky.social · 12d

“You can’t subscribe your way out of poor transit service, dangerous streets, and bad land use planning.”
That quote pretty much sums it up! Good episode.

Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 13d

Episode 6 of Look Both Ways with David & Wes is up!

Find it wherever you like to listen to podcasts, or watch the video version here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNFnsXGORWg

Episode 6: What Cities Should Do for Robotaxis, MaaS gone MIA, & John Forester

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 13d

Episode 6 of Look Both Ways with David & Wes is up!

Find it wherever you like to listen to podcasts, or watch the video version here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNFnsXGORWg

Episode 6: What Cities Should Do for Robotaxis, MaaS gone MIA, & John Forester

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 14d

Join @davidzipper.bsky.social and I for a LIVE taping today at 6 PM EST... youtube.com/watch?v=rdFV...

Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 17d

New livestream on Tuesday! Join @davidzipper.bsky.social & @wesmars.bsky.social @ 6PM ET (link below).

On the agenda:
🔹 What happened to Mobility-as-a-Service?
🔹 How cities can prepare for a deluge of self-driving cars
🔹 Bike lanes!

Join us live, or listen later on your favorite podcasting app

Look Both Ways LIVE with David & Wes: Episode 6

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 17d

New livestream on Tuesday! Join @davidzipper.bsky.social & @wesmars.bsky.social @ 6PM ET (link below).

On the agenda:
🔹 What happened to Mobility-as-a-Service?
🔹 How cities can prepare for a deluge of self-driving cars
🔹 Bike lanes!

Join us live, or listen later on your favorite podcasting app

Look Both Ways LIVE with David & Wes: Episode 6

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 21d

The guys have now done enough episodes that they have relaxed and the conversation flows well and these guys are both deeply knowledgeable and very engaged in making our streets safer.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 22d

On the latest episode of @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social, Wes and I discussed why traffic cameras are more popular than many realize:

"A very motivated minority of drivers lose their mind over the perceived inequity...even though speeding or running through a red light is by definition illegal."

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 22d

On the latest episode of @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social, Wes and I discussed why traffic cameras are more popular than many realize:

"A very motivated minority of drivers lose their mind over the perceived inequity...even though speeding or running through a red light is by definition illegal."

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 24d

One benefit of automatic traffic enforcement is that cameras aren't racist.

@davidzipper.bsky.social: "The cameras are not going to be weighing whether or not to give a ticket based on what the driver might look like."

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 24d

Trump is trying to force Europe and Japan to import Detroit's gigantic SUVs/pickups that flunk foreign safety tests.

My take: Good luck with that.

From the new @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social: "There's a lot of reasons why Europeans and Japanese don't really want an Escalade or a Hummer."

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 29d

New livestream on Thurs (Sept 11) at 4p EST

Join @davidzipper.bsky.social & @wesmars.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIBtU9kROkw (or listen later on any podcast app)

On the agenda:
🔹 How Trump is forcing car bloat on other nations
🔹 Why "traffic camera hate" is a myth
🔹 **Mystery topic**

Look Both Ways with David & Wes: Episode 5

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · Aug 29

USDOT's insistence that cities remove colored crosswalks has nothing to do with safety and everything to do with LGBT censorship.

From the latest episode of @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · Aug 29

Full episode available here, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Episode 4: Rainbow Crosswalks, the Misery Index, & Canadian-Style Safety

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · Aug 29

On the latest episode of the podcast, @wesmars.bsky.social &
@davidzipper.bsky.social discussed why US transportation agencies are often led by people who don't actually care or know much about transportation (ahem, Sean Duffy).

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · Aug 26

Episode 4 is now available on YouTube & all major podcast platforms!

Today, we talk about rainbow crosswalks in the crosshairs, the misery of Paratransit, & road safety north of the border.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdP4r4G6158

Episode 4: Rainbow Crosswalks, the Misery Index, & Canadian-Style Safety

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · Aug 14

Make them read Latour, I reckon www.bruno-latour.fr/sites/defaul...

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · Aug 14

Many people love speed humps -- and for good reason: They work.

But many cities won't install speed humps on streets with more than an eight percent grade.

A listener asks: Are those rules a mistake? @wesmars.bsky.social answers:

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · Aug 14

Episode 3, available now on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform

Look Both Ways #3: Killed by Autopilot, the Boring-est Company, & the Humble Speed Hump

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · Aug 14

@davidzipper.bsky.social unloaded on Tesla in the latest episode:

“It’s one thing to argue – which is debatable – that if you buy a Tesla and use Autopilot you’re agreeing to the limitations and risks of doing so."

"But it’s another to basically treat everybody on the public road as a guinea pig."

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