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Talking Michigan Transportation

Michigan Department of Transportation

The Talking Michigan Transportation podcast features conversations with transportation experts inside and outside MDOT and will touch on anything and everything related to mobility, including rail, transit and the development of connected and automated vehicles.

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21:27

Why are drunk driving arrests down while...

Talking Michigan Transportation ·

2024/08/01

Bridge Michigan reported this week on some troubling statistics in Michigan that show that police are not making as many arrests for drunk driving and crashes caused by impaired driving are on the rise.Among key findings:Drunk driving arrests in Michigan have dropped 28 percent since 2014, while fatal alcohol- and drug-related crashes have risen 40 percent.Experts attribute the rise in crashes to fewer police officers and less traffic enforcement, leading to more dangerous driving behavior.In...

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The people behind a most iconic international handshake

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2024/07/25

By now, you may have seen a photo taken high above the Detroit River of two iron workers, one from Canada and one from the United States, shaking hands to mark the completion of the deck on the Gordie Howe International Bridge. On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with those iron workers, Jason Huggett of Canada and Casey Whitson of Michigan. Both are second-generation iron workers. Jason’s father helped build the twin span of the Blue Wa...

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23:08

Managing traffic during road construction; and what...

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2024/07/12

As road work continues across Michigan, police are on high alert for speeding and distracted drivers causing crashes during backups. On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation about efforts engineers take to balance mobility and safety during active road work. Lindsey Renner, division administrator for Construction Field Services at the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and a former supervisor of the Work Zone Safety section, explains the chall...

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A veteran project manager highlights the value of...

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2024/06/27

On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with Mohammed Alghurabi, a long-time MDOT senior project manager being honored this week by the Engineering Society of Detroit.Alghurabi is best known in recent years for his work in southwest Detroit communities to prepare for building the Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Michigan and Canada. However, he’s also managed other big projects, including the building of the last freeway added to the state trunkline syst...

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28:54

New data finds Michigan drivers putting down their...

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2024/06/13

On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with Ryan McMahon of Cambridge Mobile Telematics, a Massachusetts-based firm that tracks data from drivers, participating voluntarily, to analyze statistics and driver behavior. McMahon last spoke on the podcast in November, a few months after Michigan Gov. Whitmer signed the law making it illegal to use a hand-held electronic device while driving.The news was less sanguine then, but now his firm is reportin...

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21:21

How public transportation fuels economic development

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2024/06/06

On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation about legislation that would appropriate economic development funds for community-based programs, including public transportation.This week’s guest, Jared Fleisher, who leads government affairs and economic development for Rock (Dan Gilbert’s family of companies), explains why he’s passionate about the proposed bills and their potential to enhance qualify of life across Michigan and attract and retain talent...

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21:04

Another successful launch of MDOT’s diversity...

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2024/05/16

On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, conversations about the past, present and future of MDOT’s Transportation Diversity Recruitment Program (TDRP). The 10-week program allows students to work alongside other on-the-job training program participants, internal staff and external professionals who provide engineering, technical, inspection, and project management services for state road and bridge projects. First, James Jackson, who coordinates the program for MDOT, talks abo...

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27:07

Could Michigan shift from fuel taxes to road user...

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2024/05/09

As lawmakers in the Legislature continue negotiations for the state’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget, one addition specific to transportation involves a $5 million appropriation for a pilot program to assess replacing traditional fuel taxes with a mileage-based road usage fee.This week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast features another conversation with Baruch Feigenbaum, senior managing director of transportation policy for the Reason Foundation. Feigenbaum has done extensive study on the n...

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26:44

Reprise: Is it really cheaper to charge a battery...

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2024/05/02

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25:14

How trails enhance our quality of life and boost the...

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2024/04/25

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32:33

Slow but steady progress on legislation to protect...

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2024/04/18

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26:11

As construction season kicks off, a focus on...

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2024/04/11

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24:23

Determining which roads to fix

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2024/04/05

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23:28

How Complete Streets support mobility for all

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2024/03/20

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20:52

Here’s how MDOT supports electric vehicle charging

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2024/03/14

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29:19

Poll: Michiganders want taxes paid at the fuel pump...

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2024/02/29

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24:37

Gov. Whitmer’s proposed budget includes more to...

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2024/02/22

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36:12

Gordie Howe International Bridge team continues to...

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2024/02/15

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21:15

Why the state is asking citizens how to fund...

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2024/02/02

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20:48

Meet Garrett Dawe, MDOT’s new engineer of traffic and...

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2024/01/23

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