Beyond Streets
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Rethinking How We Move, Build, and Live
Beyond Streets explores the everyday impact of transportation on our lives, neighborhoods, and futures. More than roads and rails, transportation is a mirror of our values — safety, connection, opportunity, and access.
In each episode, we go beyond the headlines and into communities, talking with organizers, policymakers, builders, and residents who are reimagining what it means to move through the world.
From housing to health, climate to equity, we uncover how smarter, people-first transportation can unlock better futures — and what’s standing in the way. If you're ready to ask bold questions, challenge ineffective systems, and explore what's truly possible, you're in the right place.
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S1E17 Pilots, Progress, and the Future of NYC Transportation with Arthur Getman
In this episode, Sam Roxas and co-host Greg Rodriguez sit down with transportation planner/data engineer (and new parent!) Arthur Getman to unpack how practical, measurable street fixes in NYC ripple…
S1E16 Can Abundance be... Abundant? With Tahra Hoops and Gary Winslett from the Chamber of Progress and The Rebuild
In this kickoff episode of our Abundance series, we’re asking the big question: Can abundance actually be abundant?We’re unpacking the buzzy optimism of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s “abundance…
S1E15 The City of Indianapolis does community engagement differently
In Indy, residents don’t just use infrastructure, they help design it. In this episode of Beyond Streets, we sit down with Natalie van Dongen, Director of Community Outreach for the City of…
S1E14 Choose How You Move: Sabrina Sussman on Building Trust and Transforming Transit in Nashville
What does it take for a city to bet big on its future and actually bring the community along for the ride?In this episode of Beyond Streets, we sit down with Sabrina Sussman, former USDOT official,…
S1E13 Listening as Strategy: Building Trust in Changing Communities with LaToya Thomas of Brick & Story
How do you move public engagement beyond checking the box?On the latest episode of Beyond Streets, we sit down with LaToya Thomas, founder of Brick and Story, who has built a practice around one…
S1E12 Digital Infrastructure IS Infrastructure with Jana Lynott
In this episode of Beyond Streets, we talk about how rural mobility, aging in place, and data standards are, amazingly, at the center of a more inclusive, tech-enabled transportation future. We sat…
S1E11 Second Life on Two Wheels: Refurbishing E-Bikes for Sustainable Cities with Marta Anadón Rosinach, Head of US at Upway
What if buying a secondhand e-bike were as easy and trustworthy as buying a certified pre-owned car?In this episode of Beyond Streets, we talk with Marta Anadón Rosinach, Head of US at Upway, a…
S1E10 COME CORRECT: Oakland's Warren Logan on making cities work and building better partnerships, block by block
Warren Logan doesn’t just talk about change, he clears the path for it. Whether it’s translating between city departments and private developers, batch-submitting 311 requests, or reworking zoning…
S1E9 The Remix Generation: Updating Cities for 21st Century Life with David Dixon
In this episode of Beyond Streets, we sit down with urban planning legend David Dixon—dubbed by us as the “Urban Planning Yoda”—to explore how cities can adapt to a changing world. From walkability…
S1E8 Schools, Streets, and Systems: A conversation with education law leader Namita Brown
As the school year winds down, Beyond Streets leans into the everyday intersections between education, transportation, and equity. This week, we sit down with Namita Brown, managing partner at Fagen…
S1E7 Buffalo, Bikes & Big Vision: Reclaiming Streets with Justin Booth of GoBike Buffalo
In this episode, we head to Buffalo, New York—a post-industrial city with deep roots and a bold future. We sit down with Justin Booth, Executive Director of GOBike Buffalo, to explore how biking,…
S1E6 Infrastructure week is here! And Ross van Dongen of United for Infrastructure tells is why it should matter to us all
Infrastructure Week is back — and no, it’s not just for D.C. insiders and engineers.This week on Beyond Streets, we’re joined by Ross van Dongen, who wears a lot of hats at United for Infrastructure…
S1E5 From Ideas to implementation to Impact: Julia Thayne on Climate + City Innovation and Community Power
In this episode of Beyond Streets, we’re joined by Julia Thayne — economist, urbanist, and co-founder of Two Degrees and Rising. Julia’s career has spanned public, private, and nonprofit sectors, all…
S1E4 Beyond Streets Hosts Hang: What's Certain in these Uncertain Times
In this host-only episode, we dive into one of the most elusive forces in transportation and public life today: certainty—or the lack thereof.With some decent dad jokes, candor/wit, and the…
S1E3 The curb is alive: Jonah Bliss of Curbivore is building a movement from the edge of the street
What do scooters, taco stands, Uber drop-offs, and bike lanes have in common? They all meet at the curb.In this episode, we talk with Jonah Bliss, founder of Curbivore, about how his background in…
S1E2 "Moving people toward opportunity, toward wellness, toward joy” talking active transportation and community building with Olatunji Oboi Reed, CEO and Founder of Equiticity
In this powerful episode of Beyond Streets, we sit down with Olatunji Oboi Reed, CEO and founder of Equiticity, to explore how cycling transformed his life—and how he's working to make active…
S1E1 Introducing Beyond Streets! Why Transportation Needs a New, Community-Centered Conversation
In our first episode, co-hosts Greg Rogers, Greg Rodriguez, and Samantha Roxas kick off the Beyond Streets podcast with a candid, wide-ranging conversation about why we’re launching this show — and…
Our last gem from TRB 2024: Unpacking Transportation & Artificial Intelligence with Renee Autumn Ray of Hayden AI
At TRB 2024 we sat down with Renee Autumn Ray, Senior Director at Hayden AI, to unpack one of the most discussed (but perhaps the least meaningfully understood) topics in transportation: artificial…
New year, new co-host! What we're watching in 2024 and welcoming Sam Roxas to the team
In this episode, we ushered in the new year by getting together at TRB's 2024 meeting (a.k.a. the greatest transportation show on earth) and introducing our newest host, Sam Roxas. Sam dove right in…
Rep. Earl Blumenauer - LIVE at Replica's TRB After Hours Reception
No person in Congress has done more to promote active transportation and livability than Representative Earl Blumenauer. With his brightly-colored bike lapel pens, he has long been one of the most…
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