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Episode 35: The Real News About America’s Driving Habits (Short)
Episode 35: The Real News About America’s Driving Habits (Short)
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Sep 23, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Consider this a bonus track. A deleted scene at the end of your DVD. Extra footage.
Or, consider it what it is: A short podcast episode Jeff and I recorded 2 1/2 weeks ago that never got edited because I went to Pro-Walk Pro-Bike and he went to Rail~Volution and we recorded (and actually posted) a podcast in between and basically, life got in the way.
But better late than never, right? Here is a Talking Headways short in which we discuss the Federal Highway Administration's recent (er, not so recent anymore) announcement that Americans are driving more than anytime since 2008 and so we'd better spend lots more on highways. Here's a quick visual to help you understand just one reason we thought their reasoning was flawed:
Above, the change in total vehicle miles traveled, and below, the change in per capita vehicle miles traveled.
You'll have to listen to the podcast to hear the rest. It's a short one; you can listen to the whole thing while you fold the laundry. And there's something extra-adorable in there as a special prize for putting up with our tardiness.
Jeff will be back soon from Rail~volution and then we'll get to hear all about that, and then we'll be back to normal podcasts on, we hope, a more normal schedule.
You'll be the first to know when that happens if you subscribe to Talking Headways on our RSS feed, Stitcher or iTunes.
Or, consider it what it is: A short podcast episode Jeff and I recorded 2 1/2 weeks ago that never got edited because I went to Pro-Walk Pro-Bike and he went to Rail~Volution and we recorded (and actually posted) a podcast in between and basically, life got in the way.
But better late than never, right? Here is a Talking Headways short in which we discuss the Federal Highway Administration's recent (er, not so recent anymore) announcement that Americans are driving more than anytime since 2008 and so we'd better spend lots more on highways. Here's a quick visual to help you understand just one reason we thought their reasoning was flawed:
Above, the change in total vehicle miles traveled, and below, the change in per capita vehicle miles traveled.
You'll have to listen to the podcast to hear the rest. It's a short one; you can listen to the whole thing while you fold the laundry. And there's something extra-adorable in there as a special prize for putting up with our tardiness.
Jeff will be back soon from Rail~volution and then we'll get to hear all about that, and then we'll be back to normal podcasts on, we hope, a more normal schedule.
You'll be the first to know when that happens if you subscribe to Talking Headways on our RSS feed, Stitcher or iTunes.
Released:
Sep 23, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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