Talking Headways Podcast: Technology and Mobility in Miami

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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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