S1 Ep4 - Mike Pillsbury

S1 Ep 8 - Jonathan French

Jonathan French is a licensed professional engineer residing in Hallowell, Maine and a member of the Advisory Board at Build the Era and webinar co-host. He's the Engineering Data Manager at Maine DOT with 6 years in construction, 19 years in design and a specialty in roundabout design. Join host Jeanne Acutanza as she chats with Jonathan about the American Jobs Plan, his passion for roundabouts and safety, and how roundabouts can be a part of that solution.

S1 Ep 7 - Vicki Scuri

Vicki Scuri is the creative force behind Vicki Scuri Siteworks(1)We discuss her early career starting with her work on the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel including an interview back in 1990 with the New York Times(2). Her current work includes beautiful new screens at the South Bellevue Light Rail Station(3) and lighting as part of the East Kellogg corridor improvements in Wichita, KS(4) and read her blog(5) about the design process. You can see photos of Vicki's selected works at https://buildtheera.com/vscuriphotos [https://buildtheera.com/vscuriphotos] 1)http://vickiscuri.com/ [http://vickiscuri.com/] 2)https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/04/garden/currents-in-commuter-tunnel-art-at-every-stop.html [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/04/garden/currents-in-commuter-tunnel-art-at-every-stop.html] 3)https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/south-bellevue-station [https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/south-bellevue-station] 4)https://vickiscuri.blog/2019/11/04/progress-update-east-kellogg-in-wichita-ks/ [https://vickiscuri.blog/2019/11/04/progress-update-east-kellogg-in-wichita-ks/] 5)https://eastkelloggimprovements.com/about [https://eastkelloggimprovements.com/about]

S1 Ep6 - Dr. Laura Schewel

Join host Jeanne Acutanza as she chats with Dr. Laura Schewel, the CEO of Streetlight, a big transportation data purveyor who talks about the American Jobs plan with the pitch to measure our progress. Laura started Streetlight after recognizing the expansive use of GPS and geospatial locational data to evaluate transportation patterns. Join in as they discuss the different applications for assessing bike travel patterns, safety, an assessment of pandemic travel patterns, evaluating climate impacts and assessing socio economic data. Laura also talks about the American Jobs Plan. Learn more about Streetlight Data: https://www.streetlightdata.com/who-we-are-streetlight-data/ [https://www.streetlightdata.com/who-we-are-streetlight-data/] Dr. Schewel's recent article "We can’t meet America’s equitable, sustainable transportation goals until we “grade” our progress" can be found at: https://bit.ly/3z0669c [https://bit.ly/3z0669c]

S1 Ep5 - Dr. Anne Goodchild

Dr. Anne Goodchild is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering who founded the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center at the University of Washington and advises the work of the Urban Freight Lab. Dr. Goodchild oversees cutting- edge research in the area of Urban Freight. On this episode we talk about the incredible growth in urban freight during the pandemic, and how the pandemic may have been the disrupter that might change the future of urban freight. The Urban Freight Lab has done research on the "Last 50 Feet" which is helping to redefine how urban freight is delivered. Dr. Anne Goodchild https://www.supply-chain-transportation.uw.edu/academic-experience/faculty-staff/ [https://www.supply-chain-transportation.uw.edu/academic-experience/faculty-staff/] Supply Chain & Transportation Logistics Center at the University of Washington https://www.supply-chain-transportation.uw.edu/ [https://www.supply-chain-transportation.uw.edu/] The Urban Freight Lab https://depts.washington.edu/sctlctr/urban-freight-lab-0 [https://depts.washington.edu/sctlctr/urban-freight-lab-0]

S1 Ep4 - Mike Pillsbury

Mike Pillsbury is the COO of Henniker Associates (https://www.hennikerassociates.com/) [https://www.hennikerassociates.com/)]. He has a demonstrated history working in the transportation/trucking/railroad industry and a long history working in Government and overseeing Highway Operations and Maintenance, P3’s, Construction, Environmental Awareness, Emergency Response and Contract Management. The organization Mike mentions at the end of the podcast that provides people returning from prison immediate paid employment, skills training, and ongoing career support is the Center for Employment Opportunities. More info can be found on their website https://ceoworks.org/ [https://ceoworks.org/]