Talking Michigan Transportation

Michigan Department of Transportation
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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.

  1. Meet MDOT’s director of economic development

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    Meet MDOT’s director of economic development

    On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with Mike Kapp, who directs the Michigan Department of Transportation’s Office of Economic Development (OED). Kapp explains the origins of the office and how its various programs provide benefits to communities across the state. He also breaks down the six categories that make up the program. Later, Kapp talks about the office’s 2024 accomplishments, including distributing $23.1 million in Category...

    26 min
  2. Reflections from a retiring DOT environmental policy leader

    19/12/2024

    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. More than 50 years ago, Congress adopted the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Barondess, who worked for MDOT for 33 years, explains how the act informs planning for transportation projects in Michigan and department efforts to at once protect our a...

    31 min
  3. As the snow flies, why is driving to the conditions so difficult?

    05/12/2024

    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 balancing mobility and safety. With strong winds churning up lake-effect snow on Michigan’s western lakeshore, police agencies have reported dozens of crashes. Despite ongoing messages from law enforcement and safety advocates, drivers often fail to drive ...

    25 min
  4. Reprise: Why is MDOT naming snowplows? Thank the Scots

    27/11/2024

    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 conversation with Iain McDonald of Transport Scotland, about their program to name the plows, or “gritters” as they call them. Later, MDOT’s Nick Schirripa joined the conversation to talk about some of the creative names people submitted for plows here.

    24 min
  5. Report: Seat belt use slides slightly in Michigan but fewer drivers using hand-held devices

    21/11/2024

    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 new report on the use of seat belts and hand-held devices by Michigan drivers.The report shows 92 percent of front-seat occupants in Michigan wear seat belts, down from 92.4 percent in 2023 and 92.9 percent in 2022.Gates talks about the demographic breakdown within those numbers, which show younger m...

    24 min
  6. Why the road building industry is focusing on mental health

    14/11/2024

    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 the Michigan Department of Transportation, spoke about the issue last month on a panel convened by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.As someone who has spent a career focusing on the safety of the transportation system and ...

    25 min
  7. Mackinac Bridge Authority Vice Chairman Bill Milliken Jr. shares memories

    01/11/2024

    Mackinac Bridge Authority Vice Chairman Bill Milliken Jr. shares memories

    On this week’s 200th edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with Bill Milliken Jr., vice chairman of the Mackinac Bridge Authority and son of the state’s longest-serving governor.Milliken talks about the honor and responsibility of serving on the Authority, including his role as chairman of the finance committee as they look to future needs and ensure appropriate revenue streams will be there.He also shares his history with the Annual Bridge Walk and recalls wa...

    25 min
  8. Three-year I-96 Flex Route project draws to a close

    25/10/2024

    Three-year I-96 Flex Route project draws to a close

    On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a return visit by Brian Travis, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) project manager on the I-96 Flex Route in western Oakland County, which is wrapping up soon. The innovative project, allowing for the use of shoulders as travel lanes during peak travel times, is MDOT’s second use of Flex Route concept. In 2016 and 2017, contractors built the first phase of a Flex Route, a $125 million investment on US-23 north of Ann Arbor...

    20 min
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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.

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  • Creador
    Michigan Department of Transportation
  • Años de actividad
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodios
    206
  • Clasificación
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    © 2025 Talking Michigan Transportation
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