Talking Michigan Transportation
The Talking Michigan Transportation podcast features conversations with transportation experts inside and outside MDOT and will touch on anything and everything related to mobility, including rail, transit and the development of connected and automated vehicles.
Podcasting since 2019 • 205 episodes
Talking Michigan Transportation
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Reflections from a retiring DOT environmental policy leader
On this week's edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Margaret Barondess, a manager in the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) environmental section who is retiring from state government, reflects on her career. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 205
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30:33
As the snow flies, why is driving to the conditions so difficult?
On this week’s episode of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Brad Wieferich, director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, talks about his background overseeing development and design of road projects and the challenge of bal...
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Season 6
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Episode 204
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25:28
Reprise: Why is MDOT naming snowplows? Thank the Scots
As lower Michigan braces for the first significant snowfall of the seasons, we’re reprising a Talking Michigan Transportation episode from when the department launched a program to name snow plows. This episode features a conversat...
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Season 6
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Episode 203
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23:52
Report: Seat belt use slides slightly in Michigan but fewer drivers using hand-held devices
On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Timothy Gates, associate chair for undergraduate studies of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University, talks about a
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Season 6
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Episode 202
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23:33
Why the road building industry is focusing on mental health
On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation about mental health challenges for people who build and maintain roads and bridges. Gregg Brunner, chief engineer and chief operations officer at ...
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Season 6
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Episode 201
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25:23
