Stuck in Boston traffic with Chris Dempsey and Jeff Speck (REWIND)
About this episode
The episode discusses Boston's traffic issues and potential solutions with urban design experts Chris Dempsey and Jeff Speck.
Boston was once declared the most congested metropolitan region in the country. So, yes, the traffic here is terrible — but what can we do about it? How can we change the structural incentives that keep people in their cars? Hint: the answer is not bigger roads. To traverse the conversational terrain of transit, congestion pricing, gas taxes, and bike lanes, we're joined by Chris Dempsey and Jeff Speck, the men behind the urban design firm Speck Dempsey.
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