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This week we return to Rail~Volution for a talk with Diana Mendes, who leads the transit and rail practice at HNTB. Diana tells us about meeting the author of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), what needs to change about environmental planning, the early use of GIS, and the environmental planning process for the Lower Manhattan Recovery after 9/11.

The same activism that once saved a New York City neighborhood could bring down the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Everyone is talking about "Abundance," but in the transit world, its de-regulatory approach might work.

Folks who think dirtier cars will be cheaper to drive are in for a rude awakening.

But you shouldn't have to if you're on foot. Plus, Amtrak's 2021 expansion plan faces grim prospects under President Trump.

Americans are bankrupting themselves paying for depreciating assets that they mostly drive short distances, when an e-bike would do just as well.

Amidst uncertainty about future federal funding, Amtrak is cutting $100 million and 450 jobs.

This week we’re listening in on a conversation hosted by Seamless Bay Area about the 2024 update to the California State Rail Plan.

Is reforming NEPA just a handout to Big Highway?

The US spends 2-3 times more per project on highways than peer high income countries, and highway construction costs recently increased 50% in just two years. Is Secretary Duffy going to cancel all highway funding too until he figures out what's going on?