Reinventing Transport

The Reinventing Transport show is for anyone, in any country, pushing for local changes to urban mobility, especially if you want your city to be more socially just, sustainable, safe, productive, full of great places and much better at helping us all to flourish. Intro and outro music: "So Far So Close" by Jahzzar via http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Tumbling_Dishes_Like_Old-Mans_Wishes/So_Far_So_Close

Save Manila's (mostly informal) public transport 05/07/2020

Save Manila's (mostly informal) public transport Metro Manila depends on informal, lightly-regulated public transport which now faces a catastrophe as a result of this pandemic. The Mobility Coalition, an alliance of eight Metro Manila transport advocacy groups, has ideas on what to do. Paul Barter spoke with Robie Siy who is active in the Mobility Coalition and who writes the weekly Mobility Matters column for the Manila Times. . . . /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/14321096

Heavyweight champions for better buses 11/05/2019

Heavyweight champions for better buses Cities need bus improvement champions - 'heavyweights' even. For Reinventing Transport this time around I discussed bus improvements with public transport planning veteran Colin Brader of ITP. Colin has worked on numerous public transport projects around the world and is one of the authors of the 2019 EBRD report, "Driving change: reforming urban bus services". . . . /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/11913332

Upward and outward urban growth and why transport folks should care 09/10/2019

Upward and outward urban growth and why transport folks should care Where in the world is urban growth mainly outward onto new land? Where is it mostly upward in the form of taller buildings? These questions (and others) are tackled in a unique way by the important World Resources Institute (WRI) working paper, “”. I spoke with co-author, Anjali Mahendra about the paper and why transport folks like you and me should pay attention. The result of our conversation is Reinventing Transport episode #17. <a href="https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2019/09/upward-outward-urban-growth.html">Learn more and read the full show notes here</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/PaulBarter">Support Reinventing Transport on Patreon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/paulabarter">Follow Paul Barter on Twitter</a> /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/11194946

Shaping public transport 07/30/2019

Shaping public transport If you care about promoting public transport, you need to understand the key choices about organising and regulating it. They shape the industry and they really matter. This edition shares the key alternatives and gives a sense of what's at stake. The focus is buses but most of the ideas also apply more widely. <a href="https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2019/07/shaping-public-transport.html">Learn more and read the full show notes here.</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/PaulBarter">Support Reinventing Transport on Patreon.</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/paulabarter">Follow Paul Barter on Twitter.</a> /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/10707899

Ending parking minimums - why, where, who, how 07/03/2019

Ending parking minimums - why, where, who, how Minimum parking requirements are under siege and that is a very good thing. This episode examines parking minimums and the pushes in many cities to abolish them. It does so with the help of excerpts from my other site and podcast, Reinventing Parking. <a href="https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2019/07/ending-parking-minimums.html">Learn more and read the full show notes here.</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/PaulBarter">Support Reinventing Transport on Patreon.</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/paulabarter">Follow Paul Barter on Twitter.</a> /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/10382723

Jakarta's transport is daunting not hopeless 05/21/2019

Jakarta's transport is daunting not hopeless Yoga Adiwinarto of ITDP Indonesia wants you to know that Jakarta's urban transport situation is not hopeless. There is progress and even a useful lesson or two for other large cities in middle-income countries. Paul and Yoga discussed urban transport in Jakarta for Reinventing Transport episode #14. <a href="https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2019/05/Jakarta-daunting-not-hopeless.html">Learn more and read the full show notes here.</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/PaulBarter">Support Reinventing Transport on Patreon.</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/paulabarter">Follow Paul Barter on Twitter.</a> /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/9866393

Simplify and Connect - a key to better bus networks 04/23/2019

Simplify and Connect - a key to better bus networks Reinventing Transport #13 is an explainer for the idea that public transport networks can often be improved at low cost by being simplified. Your long waiting times for buses might be because there are too many bus lines! <a href="https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2019/04/simplify-and-connect.html">Learn more and read the full show notes here.</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/PaulBarter">Support Reinventing Transport on Patreon.</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/paulabarter">Follow Paul Barter on Twitter.</a> /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/9497159

Electric two-wheelers: how big will they be? 03/28/2019

Electric two-wheelers: how big will they be? Stefan Bakker sees a big future for electric vehicles with two wheels. They get less attention than electric cars or electric buses but two-wheeled electric vehicles are increasing faster and are making more of a difference already. This is Reinventing Transport #12. <a href="https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2019/03/electric-two-wheelers.html">Learn more and read the full show notes here.</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/PaulBarter">Support Reinventing Transport on Patreon.</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/paulabarter">Follow Paul Barter on Twitter.</a> /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/9173372

End mass car ownership without draconian policies? 02/27/2019

End mass car ownership without draconian policies? Could we end the era of mass car ownership without a huge fight and without draconian policies. That's the focus of Reinventing Transport #11. It is also a tribute to Chris Bradshaw who passed away in November 2018. <a href="https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2019/02/end-mass-car-ownership.html">Learn more and read the full show notes here.</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/PaulBarter">Support Reinventing Transport on Patreon.</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/paulabarter">Follow Paul Barter on Twitter.</a> /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/8803415

Auckland shows car-dependent cities how to change 01/22/2019

Auckland shows car-dependent cities how to change This encouraging episode looks at how the car-dependent metropolis of Auckland in New Zealand has been changing course since 2003 or so. It's part of my December 2018 discussion with Matt Lowrie and Patrick Reynolds of the Greater Auckland blog. <a href="https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2019/01/auckland-how-to-change.html">Learn more and read the full show notes here.</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/PaulBarter">Support Reinventing Transport on Patreon.</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/paulabarter">Follow Paul Barter on Twitter.</a> /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/8347952

The blog that's changing Auckland and what you can learn from it 12/12/2018

The blog that's changing Auckland and what you can learn from it I interviewed Patrick Reynolds and Matt Lowrie, two of the bloggers on the Greater Auckland blog in New Zealand’s largest city. It was a wide ranging conversation which will eventually become two Reinventing Transport episodes and one Reinventing Parking episode. Auckland is a striking example of a rather car dependent city that has actually been changing some of its key trends and taking some remarkable steps towards becoming a different kind of city in which other transport options are steadily improving. This episode focuses on the Greater Auckland blog itself and its role in Auckland’s transport (and planning) policy conversations and debates. It has been amazingly effective and influential. There are lessons for transport activists anywhere. /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/7884497

Parking: What's Wrong and How to Fix It 11/06/2018

Parking: What's Wrong and How to Fix It Parking is the focus of Episode 8 of Reinventing Transport. Highlights include how most cities plan parking like they plan toilets, and why that is a bad idea. Also, why on-street parking is actually not a public good. I discuss Adaptive Parking, a set of ideas for getting urban success (and parking success) but avoiding the harmful effects of parking excess. <a href="https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2018/11/parking-fix.html">Learn more and read the full show notes here.</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/PaulBarter">Support Reinventing Transport on Patreon.</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/paulabarter">Follow Paul Barter on Twitter.</a> /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/7453673

Transport-based City Types and their Trajectories 10/09/2018

Transport-based City Types and their Trajectories This solo episode with Paul Barter offers perspective on cities and their transport systems, with the help of city types based on transport modes, such as Walking Cities, Transit Cities, Bus Cities, Motorcycle Cities and Car Cities. It's imperfect but useful, especially if we add the idea of a Traffic Saturated City, not to be confused with a Car City. Find out more at: https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2018/10/city-transport-types.html /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/7146404

Reducing transport emissions: lessons from a career 09/04/2018

Reducing transport emissions: lessons from a career Margarita Parra and Paul Barter discussed lessons from her 8 years directing Hewlett Foundation grant-making on reducing transportation emissions. Show notes at https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2018/09/reducing-transport-emissions-lessons.html /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/7005702

Slow is not a dirty word 08/23/2018

Slow is not a dirty word Carlos Felipe Pardo and Paul Barter discussed the intriguing and neglected idea of "slowness" in urban transport. Detailed shownotes are at: https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2018/08/slowness.html /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/6959247

Singapore Urban Transport: the Warts-and-All Story 08/06/2018

Singapore Urban Transport: the Warts-and-All Story Singapore's urban transport is a well known success. Paul Barter shares a warts-and-all version of the story, with surprising twists, mistakes and neglected successes. Shownotes: https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2018/08/singapore-story.html /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/6883678

Multimodal transport: Todd Litman explains how and why 07/23/2018

Multimodal transport: Todd Litman explains how and why Interview with Todd Litman, founder and Executive Director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute (VTPI), who explained key problems with conventional urban transport planning and why we need multi-modal transport planning. Check out the show notes at https://www.reinventingtransport.org/2018/07/todd-litman.html /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/6831940

Streets for people in India: Shreya Gadepalli 07/06/2018

Streets for people in India: Shreya Gadepalli Episode 2 of the Reinventing Transport podcast features Shreya Gadepalli of ITDP India discussing Complete Streets for India. She was upbeat about the potential. Chennai and Pune (in particular) are dramatically improving conditions for people on foot, on bicycles and in buses. Shreya's insights are relevant internationally. /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/6780413

Trailer Episode 05/14/2018

Trailer Episode This is the first episode of the Reinventing Transport show. It is a short Trailer to let you know what to expect from future episodes, which will start in June 2018. /episode/index/show/reinventingtransport/id/6589496

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