The Next American Built Environment

The Next American Built Environment Episode 5 "The Biden Transportation Agenda" hosted by Michael Tae Sweeney, a new show about urban planning, architecture and transportation, with a focus on rail, cycling, walkability, urbanism and transit. Aaron W. Gordon of Vice's Motherboard joins us to discuss President Joe Biden's transportation agenda, what Congress has planned for its infrastructure bill and what Pete Buttigieg's agenda is for running DOT. We talk about NHTSA, NTSB, Tesla and Uber autonomous vehicle safety as well as the Dieselgate and recent US truck emissions scandals, as well as discussions of the Gateway Project connecting the Amtrak and NJTransit train tunnels between New York City and New Jersey and the East Side Access Project connecting Long Island and the LIRR Long Island Railroad with Grand Central Station. There's also a detailed explanation of the $10B Port Authority Bus Terminal project.   Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-american-built-environment/id1550468942 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVuYWJlLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thenabeshow Follow Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtsw

The Next American Built Environment Episode 4, "Secretary Pete Buttigieg's Transportation Vision" hosted by Michael Tae Sweeney, a new show about urban planning, architecture and transportation.   Austin Gibble joins us to talk new United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg's time as mayor of South Bend, Indiana and his impact on transportation, bike lanes, railroads and passenger rail, housing and land use there and what it means for how Buttigieg will run DOT.   Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-american-built-environment/id1550468942 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thenabeshow Follow Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtsw

The Next American Built Environment Episode 3, hosted by Michael Tae Sweeney, a new show about urban planning, architecture and transportation. Alex Baca of Greater Greater Washington joins us to talk about the Washington Post Magazine's controversial article "The Mount Pleasant Miracle" about gentrification in Washington D.C.'s Mount Pleasant neighborhood and housing affordability, school districts and bourgeois retail establishments in and around D.C. Our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmuuj7OMP9WhuypLgSFM4Q Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-american-built-environment/id1550468942 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thenabeshow Follow Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtsw

The Next American Built Environment Episode 2, hosted by Michael Tae Sweeney, a new show about urban planning, architecture and transportation. Shanti Singh of Tenants Together joins us to talk about the eviction crisis and tenants rights in California. Aaron Carr of the Housing Rights Initiative joins us to talk rent control, Covid-19 evictions and rezonings in New York City. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thenabeshow Follow Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtsw    Learn more about Tenants Together: https://www.tenantstogether.org/ Learn more about Housing Rights Initiative https://housingrightsny.org/  

See the video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/eH7tQ2ePCBA The Next American Built Environment Episode 1, hosted by Michael Tae Sweeney, a new show about urban planning, architecture and transportation. Andy Keatts of the Voice of San Diego joins the show to talk about the housing cost crisis in San Diego, California, as well as plans for new transit improvements that SANDAG is making in the region. Dave Colon of StreetsblogNYC to talk about Polly Trottenberg, the outgoing NYC DOT Commissioner (and Biden Administration Deputy DOT Secretary), the Covid crisis and it's impact on city transportation and the 2021 NYC Mayor's race, and it's leading candidates, Andrew Yang, Eric Adams, Scott Stringer, Carlos Menchaca, Shaun Donovan and others. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thenabeshow Follow Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtsw