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 • 262 episodes
Talking Michigan Transportation
Latest Episodes
Why falling ice leads to closing the Mackinac Bridge
On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, questions and explanations about the increasing frequency of melting ice falling from the Mackinac Bridge cables, creating hazards for motorists and the need to close the bridge for many h...
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Season 8
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Episode 262
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28:16
What’s next for regional transit in southeast Michigan?
On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with Ben Stupka, executive director of the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) of Southeast...
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Season 8
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Episode 261
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31:39
Michigan panel boosts funding to rebuild major highways
Michigan’s State Transportation Commission (STC) approved a fifth amending bonding resolution under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Rebuilding Michigan Program, f...
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Season 8
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Episode 260
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19:37
New mobility comes at a cost
On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation, conversations about automaker efforts to bring down the cost of electric vehicles (EVs), the impact of the EV pullback on the South and trends in safety.Joann Muller, the transportation cor...
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Season 8
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Episode 259
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25:41
Reprise: Focusing on the work force as we enter a new road construction season
As road agencies across the state prepare for the 2026 road and bridge construction season, this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast is a reprise of an August 2025 episode that focused on jobs tied to road and bridge building....
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Season 8
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Episode 258
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27:43
