Talking Headways Podcast: Technology and Mobility in Miami

This week, we are at the Railvolution conference in Vancouver, chatting with Miami Dade County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works Director Alice Bravo and Assistant Director Carlos Cruz-Casas about better buses, managing the right of way, privacy and data, and their contactless fare payment system.

The discussion focuses on the Magic City, but its implications are national.

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