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Conversations with the planners, engineers, and agency leaders shaping the future of Vision Zero and transit in American cities. Grateful for every guest who has made time for these.

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We know where people are dying

Lauren Grove, City of Durham
In Durham, 10% of streets account for 74% of traffic deaths and serious injuries, and most of that network is state-owned road. How the city built its high injury network, why she names the delay out loud when a project slows traffic, and how to get work done on streets the city does not own.

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Vision Zero series · Part 1
Speed is the fundamental factor

Andy Boenau, City of Richmond
Why severe crashes trace back to design speed, and why the safety argument so often loses the room.

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Transit leadership
Running a transit agency

Debra Johnson, RTD Colorado
The CEO of Denver's RTD on leading a major transit agency through change.

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Transit leadership
Lessons from the top

Paul Comfort, former MTA Maryland
A former agency CEO on what transit leadership actually requires.

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Planning & placemaking
Designing places people want

David Dixon, Stantec
On density, urban design, and building neighborhoods that hold up over time.

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Practice & delivery
Delivering technical excellence

Steve McWilliams and Kevin Martin
What technical excellence looks like in practice, and how teams actually deliver it.

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