The Movement Podcast Archive

Few public transit agencies dedicate an employee to improve how riders experience the system each day. Danny Levy of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority tackled… Listen to Episode > “What Is the Benefit to the Customer?”

From mobility entrepreneur to city official to now non-profit executive, Stacey Matlen’s transportation journey now includes helping entrepreneurs navigate complex procurements in order to solve… Listen to Episode > “I Do Have the Power to Create Change”

The Association for Commuter Transportation’s David Straus explains how Covid-19 has upended how many people get to work, opening up unparalleled opportunity as well as… Listen to Episode > “Commuting Behavior Is Never Going To Be the Same”

Mobility as a Service, though attractive in its promise to increase mobility access, has proven elusive in practice. In a special episode from Pittsburgh, key… Listen to Episode > “On the Hunt for Mobility as a Service”

What does it take for a transit agency to win major industry awards twice in three years? Joanna Pinkerton reveals how the Central Ohio Transit… Listen to Episode > “If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu”

If we want better mobility in our communities, TransitCenter’s Steven Higashide, author of Better Buses, Better Cities, believes better transit policy starts with a broad… Listen to Episode > “An Active and Continually Contested Process”

Not only has Mitchell Silver prioritized equitable access to the 14% of NYC land that encompasses its parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities in his role… Listen to Episode > “Planning Isn’t Just About Space”

Jameson Auten, Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, understands that innovation is a trial and error process, and… Listen to Episode > “How Can We Do It Better?”

SEPTA’s Leslie Richards has led organizations at the local, regional, and state levels cognizant of two things: that more women should be involved in public… Listen to Episode > “People Know They Matter”

Lessons in civic engagement from his immigrant parents and early rides on Amtrak and BART in the 1970s shaped California State Transportation Agency Secretary David… Listen to Episode > “It’s Important to Have a Voice”

Transit advocate Sunday Parker uses storytelling and pictures to help others overcome the lack of empathy for the systemic and ongoing barriers that impact public… Listen to Episode > “No Amount of Good Intentions”

Barb Chamberlain, director of the Active Transportation Division at Washington State DOT, shares how her upbringing shaped her desire to advocate for those whose voices… Listen to Episode > “Episode 99: Seek More Common Ground with Barb Chamberlain”