Look Both Ways with David & Wes
Wes Marshall & David Zipper
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Pragmatic conversations about all things transportation, with Wes Marshall & David Zipper. If it moves on the road or on tracks, it's fair game.
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Episode 23: World Cup Transportation Culture Shock + Safety Rituals That Stop Making Sense
The World Cup - David & Wes mark the start of the World Cup by talking about the transportation culture shock many international visitors may experience in the United States. From stadium access…
Episode 22: The Gas Tax Holiday Trap + How Singapore & Fargo Price Transportation
Gas Tax Holiday - David & Wes take on gas tax holidays and why cutting a few cents from the price of gas is usually better politics than transportation policy. The federal gas tax has been stuck…
Episode 21: The Car Industry + What Our Vehicles Say About Us
The Car Industry - David & Wes drive straight into the changing car industry and what today’s vehicles reveal about identity, status, and the future of transportation. From cheap Chinese EVs…
BONUS EPISODE: “Freedom to Drive” + Everyone Deserves Sidewalks (Live from Denver)
Freedom to Drive - In this very special episode of Look Both Ways recorded in front of a live audience on a rooftop in Denver, Jill Locantore of the Denver Streets Partnership joins David & Wes…
Episode 20: Driver Assistance Isn’t Making Us Safer + Shrinking
Driver Assistance – David & Wes dig into driver assistance systems and the question of whether they’re actually making our roads safer. Following a recent NTSB hearing, they explore both the…
Episode 19: Pedestrian Deaths are Finally Dropping? + Johnny Transportation Comes to Town
Pedestrian Deaths – David & Wes dig into a surprising shift in pedestrian safety and ask a harder question: are streets actually getting safer, or are we just seeing a temporary drop in risk?…
Episode 18: The Upside of High Gas Prices + 190 MPH down Pennsylvania Avenue
Gas Prices – David & Wes dig into the upside of high gas prices and why the story is more nuanced than it often seems. While rising costs at the pump can create real challenges, they also explore…
Episode 17: The Big Ol’ Mailbag Episode + David’s Forthcoming Book!
Mailbag! – David & Wes take listener questions on any and all things transportation. Before doing so, they talk about why David is at the Northwestern Transportation Library. The answer? He’s…
BONUS EPISODE: Live on Stage at the 2026 Safe Roads Summit in Ft. Lauderdale with Greg Stuart
Florida Men – David & Wes venture down to Fort Lauderdale for the 2026 Safe Roads Summit. After their respective talks, they jump on stage to record a live podcast episode with Broward MPO…
Episode 16: The Future (& Past) of Rural Transportation + The War on Bikes
Rural AVs – David & Wes take a deep dive into the future of rural transportation and why mobility challenges outside our cities deserve far more attention. From David’s experience trying to get…
Episode 15: The High Cost of Parking Meters + Devaluing that Asset (Taylor’s Version)
Parking Meters – David & Wes unpack the recent multi-billion-dollar resale of Chicago’s parking meter lease and why it matters. They explain the contract, including the compensation clause, and…
Episode 14: The Great Autonomous Vehicle Debate + David Under Fire
AV Safety – David & Wes explain why an online kerfuffle about autonomous vehicle safety unexpectedly put David himself in the spotlight. They unpack why autonomous vehicle debates so often…
Episode 13: Lessons From a Robotaxi Meltdown + How We Bike All Winter (or Not)
Robotaxi Meltdown – David & Wes discuss how robotaxis affect urban resilience after a blackout brought mayhem to San Francisco’s streets. As robotaxis expand in cities across the United States…
Episode 12: The End of Year Extravaganza!
End of Year Extravaganza – David & Wes toss the usual format aside to look back at the transportation stories that defined 2025. From policies and headlines that made them hopeful to moments that…
Episode 11: Cities Pushing Back on Waymo + Our Most Memorable Road Trips
Waymo in Cities – David & Wes explore why cities are beginning to push back on Waymo and other robotaxi companies, and what that resistance reveals about local control, safety, and trust in…
Episode 10: What Happens When We Defund Transit + Rethinking Access
Defunding Transit – David & Wes examine the growing efforts to defund transit through mechanisms like the Highway Trust Fund. What happens when transit funding is threatened and slowly hollowed…
Episode 9: The New New York City Transportation Agenda + Back to the Future
New York City – David & Wes break down Mamdani's New York City’s new transportation agenda and & the priorities it elevates and avoids. We examine how political vision, implementation, and…
Episode 8: The Hidden Harm of Traffic Noise + Advice for a Young Engineer
Traffic Noise – David & Wes dig into traffic noise as an overlooked public health problem and a quiet but pervasive form of harm in cities. Moving beyond annoyance, we explore how constant…
Episode 7: Transit Funding Failures + Learning to Drive
Transit Funding – David & Wes dive into the growing threats to U.S. transit funding and why they matter far beyond agency balance sheets. By looking at how federal decisions shape what cities can…
Episode 6: How Cities Should Prepare for Robotaxis + Old Bike Fights That Won’t Die
Robotaxis – David & Wes look ahead to the arrival of robotaxis and what cities should be doing (or not doing) to prepare. Rather than asking whether autonomous vehicles will “work,” they focus on…
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Look Both Ways with David & Wes has published 25 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Automotive, Education.
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