The Next Mile

AJ Piplica of Hermeus

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Darin Givens of ThreadATL

In today's episode of The Next Mile Podcast, Pouya Dianat is joined by Darin Givens, the cofounder of the urbanism advocacy group thread atl, based in Atlanta. He is also the ATL urbanist, and has been writing about urbanism and transportation for many years. Key Points from this Episode: * The difference between suburban and urban environments, and how they impact our daily lives * The design of our roads and public spaces, and how it affects our behavior * The potential for Atlanta to learn from other cities when it comes to transportation and urban design Tweetables: “The great thing is that answers are out there, and we know what makes better places in terms of transportation, engineering and road design. We know what makes safer places and less hostile places for walking. The hurdle is getting people on board with making those design changes.” – Darin Givens “Instead of expanding capacity on Interstate highways, we could take the capacity that we have right now and dedicate some of it to bus rapid transit lanes and really dedicated purely to bus rapid transit lanes, so that those become just as speedy to use almost as as a rail line, yet less expensive to operate.” – Darin Givens Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: ThreadATL [https://www.threadatl.org/] ThreadATL on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ThreadATL?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] Darin Givens on Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/daringivens] Darin Givens on Twitter [https://twitter.com/atlurbanist] Darin Givens on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/atlurbanist/?hl=en] Darin Givens on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/AtlUrbanist] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

David Clapper of ScamperVan

In today's episode of The Next Mile Podcast, Pouya Dianat is joined by David Clapper, cofounder and CEO of ScamperVan. Theirs is a company that promotes driving without a destination in mind, and wonders what exploring the open road has to offer. Key Points of This Episode: * The origin of ScamperVan * The resurgence of the van life movement and the community around it * The healing and freeing experience of being on the open road Tweetables: “Just the freedom of not having to worry about catching a flight, going through security, all the things that come along with that.” – David “... but when I'm driving and I don't have anywhere to be, I love just turning offroads. I have no idea where they go and just see where they go. Because it's oftentimes, those moments, that you'll find things that you never expected you'd find.” – David “ And what a lot of people who are living the van life full time, they're realizing, "I don't need 25 shirts. I don't need 8 pairs of shoes. I don't need all this stuff." And that is allowing people to simplify their lives and get more connected with the things that matter most in daily life. And that's just your connection with the people you care about and the people with the earth that you live on.” – David Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Scamper Van [https://www.scampervan.com/contact] David Clapper on Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dclapper] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Sam Schwartz of Pedestrian Traffic Management Services

In today's episode of The Next Mile Podcast, Pouya Dianat is joined by Sam Schwartz, a man who has been in the transportation industry since the late 1960s. He started as a cabby from New York and rose to become the traffic commissioner and the DOT’s Chief Engineer. He popularized the term “gridlock” and changed the way New Yorkers thought about traffic. Key Points from this Episode: * How will autonomous vehicles affect communities? * The poor transit system in the US * How citizens should take a more active role in this discussion * Putting greater emphasis on system maintenance than on simple repair issues Tweetables: “…in the United States, I never opened with science when I'm trying to sell a plan to some community or state or federal government, it's always the economy. We open on the impact on the economy.” - Sam Schwartz “The planet is on a collision course. We can't keep using the same amount of energy. We can't keep emitting the same carbon footprint. We can't be so selfish that we only count on what's good for ourselves. We have to start thinking collectively what is good for our planet.” - Sam Schwartz “We see transit systems spending too much money on basic repair issues when, had they been able and had the money in the first place to maintain the systems, they could have done it for a lot less money. So, the public should take a real interest because when you allow infrastructure to fail, you pay an enormous price in so many ways.” – Sam Schwartz Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Sam Schwartz [https://www.samschwartz.com/who-we-are] Sam Schwartz on Twitter [https://twitter.com/GridlockSam] Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars on Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Street-Smart-Rise-Cities-Fall/dp/1610395646] No one at the Wheel on Amazon  [https://www.amazon.com/No-One-Wheel-Driverless-Future/dp/1610398653] No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future on Goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/39089123-no-one-at-the-wheel] Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars on Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/street-smart-samuel-i-schwartz/1122102349] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Jeff Lane of Lane Motor Museum

In today's episode of The Next Mile Podcast, Pouya Dianat is joined by Jeff Lane, the director of the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. The museum is focused on cars that are unique and interesting, with a collection of 500 cars from all over the world. Key Points from this Episode: * How cars have changed and been designed throughout history * The different types of propulsion used in cars * How our circumstances change how we try to travel Tweetables: “So the thing is, you got to have the dream, but then at some point, you've got to have the technology to make it work.” – Jeff Lane “And the thing is, driving a car is pretty easy. Flying an airplane is pretty easy, but you have to land, and that's not always an easy thing.” – Jeff Lane Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Lane Motor Museum [https://www.lanemotormuseum.org/] Tesla [https://www.tesla.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.