John Surico was refreshingly real and genuine about his interest in cities. It was clear from our conversations that writing about cities was not a job for John. I wanted to ask a bunch of questions about what it was like to be a writer for Vice, but we ended up having a long conversation about cities and transportation and the influence of the media. 

We started by talking about John’s research about last-mile train connections. Why do some people choose to drive to the train station when others bike or walk? 

John highlighted 3 main themes in his research:

Build Environment: 

I wanted to have this conversation to learn from John about the exciting changes that he sees happening in cities. 

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