​Funny how many people support "neighborhood greenways" but not "bike boulevards" -- even though they're exactly the same thing.

From the new episode:
lookbothwayspod.podbean.com & www.youtube.com/@LookBothWay...

@davidzipper.bsky.social on Europe's turn against urbanism (i.e. the rise of Motorists for Themselves, a Czech party, and Meloni's allies rallying against "useless bike lanes"):

"it's not just North America that's facing a real backlash right now; it feels like it's happening in Europe too."

A listener asks:

Which is a better way to reduce crashes: Speed cameras or better street design?

@davidzipper.bsky.social & @wesmars.bsky.social answer—and disagree.

From the latest episode: lookbothwayspod.podbean.com/e/episode-9-...

A listener asks: "How can a young [transportation] engineer speak out about unsafe or outdated practices without risking their career?"

Cohost @wesmars.bsky.social -- a licensed engineer -- responds.

@davidzipper.bsky.social on the societal backlash against cars:

"There's definitely more of an anti-car narrative than there was 10, 20, 50 years ago ... Even when you think about what happened after Ralph Nader wrote Unsafe At Any Speed in the 60s, the push was for safer cars, not fewer cars."

Halloween advice from @davidzipper.bsky.social & @wesmars.bsky.social:

"Don't be afraid of someone poisoning your kids; be afraid of a car driver hitting them."

Full episode: lookbothwayspod.podbean.com/e/episode-8-...

It really is true: Cities aren't loud; cars aren't loud. And EVs won't fix the problem.

@wesmars.bsky.social: "Once you get about 20-30 mph, most of the noise comes from the tire-roadway interaction."

From the new episode: lookbothwayspod.podbean.com/e/episode-8-...

Why do new transit buses cost 2-3x more in the US than in other rich countries?

@davidzipper.bsky.social: "US transit agencies customize *everything*."

Full episode here (or on your fave podcast app):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5yd...

Are fire trucks blocking street safety efforts?

@davidzipper.bsky.social and @wesmars.bsky.social discuss.

Full episode: lookbothwayspod.podbean.com

After crunching the numbers, @wesmars.bsky.social found that that the avg NYC transit commuter will be the victim of a felony once every 3,300 years.

From Episode 7 of @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social:
lookbothwayspod.podbean.com

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.

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]

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."

From the latest episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kft-...

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).

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:

@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."

On the latest episode, a listener asks: "What safety advice is terrible?"

@davidzipper.bsky.social's answer:
- "Cyclists: Keep to the right!"
- "Pedestrians: Make eye contact with the driver!"

@wesmars.bsky.social's answer:
- "Look both ways" (if coming from a state DOT, not a parent)