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Talking Headways Podcast: The Potential of Real-Time Information

Let's talk about real-time transit information including its history, benefits, shortcomings, and potential futures.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Potential of Real-Time Information

This week on the podcast we’re joined by Candace Brakewood, a civil engineering professor at the University of Tennessee, and Jonny Simkin, the co-founder and CEO of Swiftly. We talk about real-time transit information including its history, benefits, shortcomings, and potential futures.

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Jeff Wood is the creator of the Talking Headways podcast and editor of the newsletter The Overhead Wire.

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