35 min listen
Episode 12: Freeways Without Futures, Tollways Without Tomorrows
Episode 12: Freeways Without Futures, Tollways Without Tomorrows
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2014
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Podcast episode
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So, Bertha is stuck underneath Seattle. Jeff Wood and I ask the essential question: Does it matter?
Traffic has collapsed around Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct. Image: Sightline
Does Seattle really need that new traffic sewer, when traffic on the Alaskan Way Viaduct has been plummeting? Or is Seattle's $2.8 billion road project destined to be a Freeway without a Future?
We highlight this week's public conversation over CNU's big report calling out highways just begging to be drowned in the bathtub. After all, 2013 was the ninth year in a row that saw Americans driving less. States are beginning to reverse their old assumptions that vehicle miles traveled will grow with abandon.
We talk about all this and more on this, the 12th episode of Talking Headways podcast.
And remember, you can subscribe to this podcast’s RSS feed or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes — and please give us a listener review while you’re at it. Join the conversation in the comments section.
Traffic has collapsed around Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct. Image: Sightline
Does Seattle really need that new traffic sewer, when traffic on the Alaskan Way Viaduct has been plummeting? Or is Seattle's $2.8 billion road project destined to be a Freeway without a Future?
We highlight this week's public conversation over CNU's big report calling out highways just begging to be drowned in the bathtub. After all, 2013 was the ninth year in a row that saw Americans driving less. States are beginning to reverse their old assumptions that vehicle miles traveled will grow with abandon.
We talk about all this and more on this, the 12th episode of Talking Headways podcast.
And remember, you can subscribe to this podcast’s RSS feed or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes — and please give us a listener review while you’re at it. Join the conversation in the comments section.
Released:
Feb 26, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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