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The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution)

Welcome to the Mpact Podcast (Formerly Rail~Volution). Mpact is a network and an annual conference focused on ways that communities leverage major transit investments (including rail, bus rapid transit, bus, as well as bicycling walking, sharing and emerging options) to connect people with employers and neighborhoods. With the Mpact Podcast, we"re delving deeper into aspects of building livable communities, with special focus on equity and community participation.

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Episode 67: Building Statewide Wins for Housing and...

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2023/05/04

Today on the Mpact podcast we’re chatting with Alex Brennan, Executive Director of Futurewise in Washington State. We chat about this most recent legislative session and bills on missing middle housing, climate change, and TOD. We chat about the important topics affecting Washington State, building coalitions to pass legislation, and the type of effort need to sustain a campaign. For more information, visit http://mpactmobility.org

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Episode 66: Women Who Ride Transit

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2023/04/13

This month on the Mpact podcast we’re chatting with Meghna Khanna of LA Metro and Scarlett DeLeon of the Alliance for Community Transit LA about women who ride transit. We talk about LA Metro’s first of its kind Gender Action Plan and ACT LA’s Metro as Sanctuary report. For more information, visit Mpact's website.

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Episode 65: Caretakers of the Public Realm

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2023/03/09

This month on the Mpact podcast we’re joined by Andrew Jones, Program director for the Uptown and Downtown Oakland Community Benefits District. We chat about urban place management, how urban spaces are taken care of, and what it takes to keep them vibrant and engaging. Also the call for speakers is now open! Put in your proposal for Phoenix today!

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Episode 64: A County Voice for Transit

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2023/02/02

This month on the Mpact podcast we are back at the Rail~Volution conference in Miami last fall. We chat with Commissioner Eileen Higgins about the South Dade Busway, the importance of FTA ratings in getting projects built, and why she thinks it’s important as an elected official to ride transit. For more information visit http://mpactmobility.org

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Episode 63: Homelessness and Public Transportation

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2023/01/05

This month on the Mpact podcast, we’re going back to Railvolution Miami for the Tuesday plenary. Daniel Gibson moderates a panel featuring LA Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins, SEPTA CEO Leslie Richards, and Diana Stanley, CEO of homeless services provider The Lord’s Place to talk about homelessness and public transportation. For more information, visit Mpactmobility.org

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Episode 62: Community Centered Transit with Tamika...

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/12/08

This month on the Mpact podcast we’re going back to Miami for the closing conference plenary featuring the amazing Tamika Butler. Tamika discusses community centered transit, equity, and thinking about who we’re actually planning for. Find out more about Mpact at http://mpactmobility.org

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Episode 61: Building Resilience

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/11/10

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we’re going to the Monday morning plenary at this year’s conference in Miami. We have a panel on Building Resilience in Miami and Across the Country hosted by NRDC Chief Climate Strategist Shelley Poticha will feature Miami Chief Heat Officer Jane Gilbert, Former Director, Environment & Sustainability Department, City of Miami Beach Elizabeth Wheaton, and the North American Regional Director of the Resilient Cities Network Laurian Farrell. For more

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Episode 60: Bike to Bus in Detroit

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/10/06

This month on the Railvolution podcast we’re joined by Jacob Graham, a Program Manager for MoGo Bike Share in Detroit. Jacob chats with us about how the system works in Detroit, how bike share riders and bus riders coincide, the benefits of E-Bikes, and coordination with other organizations. For more information about Rail~Volution visit the conference page!

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Episode 59: A New World of Transportation Demand...

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/09/08

This month on The Rail~volution Podcast Tien-Tien Chan of Nelson Nygaard and Jessica Roberts of Alta Planning and Design join the show to talk about Transportation Demand Management or TDM. Tien-Tien and Jessica discuss how TDM acts as the soft side of transportation and the flipside of infrastructure and the different types of programs are employed. Find out more about the podcast and the conference at http://railvolution.org

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Episode 58: The Evolution of Broward County

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/08/18

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, Broward MPO Executive Director Greg Stuart joins the show to talk about the history of Broward County, it's connections to the rest of South Florida, the historic MAPS transportation plan, and how they are dealing with potential sea level rise and impacts of the pandemic.

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Replay: Episode 29 - Resiliency in South Florida

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/08/11

Today on the podcast we’re going back in time to a discussion we had with Jim Murley, Chief Resilience Officer for Miami Dade County, about resiliency in south florida. Jim talks about climate change, sea level rise, and how South East Florida is responding with policy and planning. The podcast was first released in June 2020. The Rail~Volution conference, originally scheduled for fall 2020, was rescheduled for 2022 due to the pandemic. Rail~Volution Miami is finally happening this October of 2022,

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Episode 57: Transit Stop Transformation

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/07/14

This month on the RailVolution podcast Kim Cella of Citizens for Modern Transit and Sheila Holm of AARP discuss how they are transforming transit stops in St. Louis. We chat about how they involve the community, engage transit operators, and bring life to grey spaces. For more more information visit http://railvolution.org

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Episode 56: Inside the Phoenix TOD Community Plan

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/06/02

This month on the Railvolution podcast… we’re listening in on a 1 to 1 conversation between City of Phoenix planner Elias Valencia, and community champion Victor Vidales. Elias and Victor talk about the process of creating the South Central TOD Community Plan and what it takes to create strategies that empower neighborhoods and reduce displacement. For more information, visit http://railvolution.org

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Episode 55: Portrait of a Developer

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/05/05

This month on the RailVolution podcast we’re having a 1 to 1 conversation between Developer Johnny Opara of JO Companies and Lea Hargett, Principal of JOG Associates. They talk about LISC’s Capacity Building programs that support developers of color, why Johnny got into development, and some of the barriers people of color face in the market which includes the many different types of capital.

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Episode 54: Mode Shift for Federal Funding

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/04/07

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we're joined by Harriet Tregoning, Director at NUMO, and Yonah Freemark, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute to talk about their report, Charting Out a Next-Generation, Place-Based Federal Transportation Policy. We talk what needs to change about federal policy and the entities that need to pursue it.

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Episode 53: A New Conversation about Transit in Durham

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/03/03

This month on the railvolution podcast we’re featuring a 1 to 1 conversation between Aidil Ortiz, Principal at Aidilisms and MaryKate Morookian, a transit planner at Kimley Horn. Aidil and MaryKate discuss the Durham Transit Plan and how they approached public engagement while centering the community in the process.

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Episode 52: Climate Friendly Neighborhoods

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/02/03

This month on the Rail~volution podcast we’re joined by Adie Tomer from Brookings to talk about how transit oriented development and active transportation play into climate strategies over the long term. We talk about mitigation versus adaptation strategies and what solutions work best for each.

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Episode 51: A Grassroots Bus Network Redesign

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2022/01/06

This month on the Railvolution podcast, we are featuring a one to one conversation between Carlos Cruz-Casas, Assistant Director, Department of Transportation and Public Works for Miami Dade County, and Grace Perdomo, Executive Director of Transit Alliance. Grace and Carlos chat about the Better Bus Project, an advocacy-led community driven redesign of the Miami-Dade bus network.

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Episode 50: Leading the Charge for Policy Change

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/12/09

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, we’re back at this fall’s virtual conference. Former BART GM Grace Crunican moderates a panel discussing the role of board members in transit agencies with Boston’s Monica Tibbits-Nutt and Houston’s Christof Spieler.

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Episode 49: Growing Transit Systems for a New World

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/11/04

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, we’re at the 2021 Virtual Railvolution conference. Adelee Le Grand, CEO of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit System in Tampa moderates a panel featuring Debra Johnson, GM and CEO of RTD in Denver and Peter Rogoff, CEO of Sound Transit in Seattle.

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