
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


What would win in a race between a car, bike and the Chicago Transit Authority?
Over the past few years, Chicago has been abuzz with road construction projects. There are more protected bike lanes, pedestrian refuge islands and curb bump-outs across the city. As we learned in our last episode, that also includes the installation of miniature traffic circles in residential areas. It’s all in service to make the roads safer by slowing cars down.
Safer streets is a win, but it doesn’t necessarily satisfy the urge to get somewhere fast. Cycling and public transportation are viable alternatives, but sometimes it’s hard to separate yourself from the convenience of driving somewhere.
In this episode, the Curious City team puts the different modes of transportation to the test in a good old-fashioned transit race. From the Garfield Park Conservatory to Navy Pier, who will win? Car, bike or public transportation?
Plus, Midwest correspondent for The Economist, Daniel Knowles makes the case for why we should rethink our relationship with cars, and answers why the fastest isn’t always the best.
“People will always drive if it's the most convenient or the quickest way,” said Knowles, author of “Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It.” “You can't exhort people to change, you have to kind of change the incentives.”
By WBEZ Chicago4.6
647647 ratings
What would win in a race between a car, bike and the Chicago Transit Authority?
Over the past few years, Chicago has been abuzz with road construction projects. There are more protected bike lanes, pedestrian refuge islands and curb bump-outs across the city. As we learned in our last episode, that also includes the installation of miniature traffic circles in residential areas. It’s all in service to make the roads safer by slowing cars down.
Safer streets is a win, but it doesn’t necessarily satisfy the urge to get somewhere fast. Cycling and public transportation are viable alternatives, but sometimes it’s hard to separate yourself from the convenience of driving somewhere.
In this episode, the Curious City team puts the different modes of transportation to the test in a good old-fashioned transit race. From the Garfield Park Conservatory to Navy Pier, who will win? Car, bike or public transportation?
Plus, Midwest correspondent for The Economist, Daniel Knowles makes the case for why we should rethink our relationship with cars, and answers why the fastest isn’t always the best.
“People will always drive if it's the most convenient or the quickest way,” said Knowles, author of “Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It.” “You can't exhort people to change, you have to kind of change the incentives.”

75,276 Listeners

90,998 Listeners

43,850 Listeners

38,428 Listeners

43,592 Listeners

38,900 Listeners

27,214 Listeners

11,531 Listeners

26,214 Listeners

1,976 Listeners

6,875 Listeners

1,403 Listeners

305 Listeners

3,543 Listeners

1,060 Listeners

45,972 Listeners

9,041 Listeners

16,347 Listeners

2,211 Listeners

6,539 Listeners

174 Listeners

128 Listeners

433 Listeners