Curb Enthusiasm
The Curb Enthusiasm podcast offers unique insight on what’s new, innovative, and exciting in the world of transportation and urban planning. Created by the New York City Department of Transportation, the podcast is focused on issues at the local, national, and international level and features guests who discuss the most consequential transportation work happening all over the globe.
Podcasting since 2024 • 10 episodes
Curb Enthusiasm
Latest Episodes
Episode 8 (Part 2): Eric Beaton on the Truth About Daylighting, Why Bike Lanes Benefit Everyone, and the Future of Vision Zero
Eric Beaton and Emily Weidenhof discuss the surprising findings from NYC DOT’s daylighting study, how we determine the placement for speed and red-light cameras, why bike lanes benefit everyone, and the future of Vision Zero.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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28:47
Episode 8 (Part 1): Eric Beaton on Why Your Street May Feel More Congested and How Data Informs DOT Projects
Eric Beaton, NYC DOT deputy commissioner for transportation planning and management joins Emily Weidenhof to discuss how NYC DOT collects data, why road users’ feelings don’t always match traffic data, how we’re using data to inform transportat...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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21:39
Episode 7: The Online Shopping Effect: How eCommerce Is Reshaping Deliveries and Cities With Dr. Anne Goodchild
Emily Weidenhof is joined by Diniece Mendes, Assistant Commissioner for Transit Development at NYC DOT, for a conversation with Dr. Anne Goodchild centered on freight systems, the rise of ecommerce, and the role of government in freight policy....
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:41
Episode 6: Killed by a Traffic Engineer With Wes Marshall
Emily Weidenhof is joined by Nick Carey, traffic engineer and director of school safety at NYC DOT, for a conversation with Wes Marshall, author of Killed by a Traffic Engineer and professor of civil engineering at the University of Co...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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32:48
Episode 5: Making Transportation More Inclusive with Veronica Davis
Emily Weidenhof and Diniece Mendes are joined by Veronica Davis, author of Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities, to discuss the importance of collaboration among planners and engineers, the n...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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37:49