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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 48: Bringing Joy with Transit and TOD

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/10/07

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, we’re joined by staff from MARTA in Atlanta for a 1 on 1 conversation. Collie Greenwood, Deputy General Manager, and Jacob Vallo, Senior Director of TOD, Real Estate, and Art in Transit … talk with each other about the agency’s bus network redesign and their TOD program.

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Episode 47: The Community Knows What They Want

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/09/09

This month on the Railvolution podcast we’re joined by Duncan Hwong, Interim Co-Director of the Asian Pacific Network of Oregon and Gauri Rajbaidya, architect and senior associate at SERA. They chat with us about community driven development in Portland’s Jade District and how it's connected to the rest of the region.

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Episode 46: New Solutions to New Challenges

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/08/05

This week on the RailVolution Podcast we’re joined by the new Rail~volution CEO Tamar Shapiro. We chat about her previous work at in cities and transportation, how to better measure transportation success and the transportation parades at German soccer stadiums.

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53:09

Episode 45: No More Transit Hunger Games

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/07/08

This month on The Railvolution Podcast we’re featuring a 1 to 1 conversation between Dan Baer, Senior Vice President at WSP USA and Kevin Corbett, President and CEO of New Jersey Transit. Dan and Kevin talk about New Jersey transit’s response to the pandemic, transit oriented development, bus electrification and much much more.

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Episode 44: Rethinking City Transportation

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/06/24

On this month’s episode of the Rail~Volution podcast, we’re chatting with Chris Puchalsky and Andrew Simpson of the Philadelphia Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability. We talk about the The Philadelphia Transit Plan, regional rail, and agency coordination.

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Episode 43: Coordinating Better Transit

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/06/03

On this month’s episode of the Railvolution podcast we’re joined by Robert del Rosario, Director of Service Development for AC Transit in Oakland and the East Bay California. Robert talks about agency coordination during the pandemic, what’s needed to get riders coming back, and what sustainable revenue might look like going forward.

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Episode 42: A Framework for Inclusive Healthy Places

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/05/06

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we're joined by Sharon Roerty, Senior Program Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Maki Kawaguchi, a Director at Gehl to talk about the Inclusive Healthy Places Framework. Sharon and Maki talk about the importance of creating spaces that bring dignity to all users, the importance of evaluating existing spaces, and creating a data driven and people first approach to creating inclusive healthy places. Follow us on twitter @railvolution Find out

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Episode 41: A New Conversation about Development Finance

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/04/01

This month on the Railvolution Podcast I’m joined by Dan Nissenbaum, CEO of the Low Income Investment Fund. We chat with Dan about Liif’s many different projects including early childhood education and housing, and how to connect transportation to community development.

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Episode 40: Open Source Electric Bus

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/03/18

On this episode of the Rail~Volution podcast, we’re talking again about bus electrification. Erica Eggleton of the University of Washington joins us to chat about her work on Route Dynamics, an open source program that estimates the energy demand for electric bus routes run by King County Metro.

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Episode 39: Electric Bus Opportunities and Barriers

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/03/04

This week, we’re joined by Camron Gorguinpour, Director of Mobility Solutions for ENGIE Impact . We talk about Shenzhen’s 16,000 electric buses and what world cities can learn positive and negative from their implementation. Gorguinpour also discusses infrastructure needs for electric bus operations at a fleet level, the impact of street maintenance, and procurement and implementation issues.

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Episode 38: Latina Leaders in Transit

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/02/04

On this month’s episode of the Rail~Volution podcast, Angie Rivera Mal-pied-e, Board Chair of the Regional Transportation District in Denver talks with Cindy Chavez, Former Board Chair of the VTA and Current Santa Clara County Supervisor. These two Latina leaders chat about leadership and getting communities involved in transportation.

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Episode 37: Acknowledge History, Shift Power, Embrace...

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2021/01/07

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, we're sharing the closing keynote discussion of the 2020 conference. Moderated by Smart Growth America CEO Calvin Gladney, Roberto Requejo of Elevated Chicago, Dr. Adonia Lugo, and Joshua Schank of LA Metro discuss the challenges and hopes the future of livable communities bring. They discuss equity in decision making, thinking outside of silos, whether metrics are equitable or not, and a have a few inspirational thoughts to bring us all into 2021.

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Episode 36: The Answer is the Arterial

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2020/12/03

As Transit Oriented Development has evolved over 25 years the transit and mobility landscape has been radically transformed by new technology, land-use patterns, and the sharing economy, especially in recent years. Peter Calthorpe, a pioneer of innovative approaches to urban revitalization, suburban growth, and regional planning, will share new research with some win-win models to consider with moderator Allison Brooks.

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Episode 35: The Healthy Heart of a Community with...

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2020/11/12

On this month’s episode of the Rail~Volution podcast, Nilda Ruiz and Rose Gray of Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) join the show to talk about how they’ve been able to build community through TOD while promoting health, wellness, and a green future.

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Episode 34: Wayfinding in Stroller Land - A 1:1...

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2020/10/22

On this special episode of the Rail~Volution podcast, Verdran Dzebic and Ntianu Eastmond-Visani join us to talk about wayfinding apps and how improved wayfinding can enhance the customer experience.

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Episode 33: Advocate to Elected - A 1:1 Conversation...

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2020/10/02

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, Mesa Arizona City Council Member Francisco Heredia and Charlotte City Council Member Braxton Winston talk with each other about their journeys from being an advocate to elected officials. They talk about the challenges and opportunities their cities have related to transportation and development of the city.

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Episode 32: Liberating Transportation

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2020/09/10

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we are chatting with Stephanie Gidigbi, Director of Policy and Partnerships for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Stephanie joins us to talk about federal policy, connections between transportation and race, and much more!

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Episode 31: Optimizing Transit – for the Pandemic &...

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2020/08/06

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, we're joined by David Huffaker, Chief Development Officer for the Port Authority of Allegheny County in the Pittsburgh region. David joins us to chat about transit operations during the pandemic, emergency planning, the agency's equity index, and the future of streets.

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Episode 30: Build with Health in Mind

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2020/07/09

This month on the Railvolution podcast, we're joined by Dr. Georges Benjamin, Director of the American Public Health Association. Dr. Benjamin joins us to talk about the determinants of health and how certain investments can change health outcomes for the better.

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Episode 29: Resiliency in South Florida

The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution) ·

2020/06/04

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we are chatting with Jim Murley, Chief Resilience Officer for Miami-Dade County Florida. Jim talks about climate change, sea level rise, and how South East Florida is responding with policy and planning.

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