Departure Board

2020 brought a global pandemic in the form of Covid-19 and, with it, a radical change in how we percieve and use public transit. In this episode, we talk about good practices and resources for public transit during a pandemic, and discuss some of the changes transit has made to adapt to a Covid-19 world.

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Helpful sources: 

In A Pandemic, We're All 'Transit Dependent' – Jarrett Walker, Citylab
https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2020/04/coronavirus-public-transit-subway-bus-ridership-revenue/609556/

Harry Beck created the worldwide standard on diagrammatic mapping, and he did it by being the most persistent annoyance in the history of the London Underground. Plus, some Italian guy named Massimo Vignelli made one of the prettiest maps ever, and New York roundly rejected it.

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Helpful sources:
“Transit Maps of the World” by Mark Ovenden
“What Your Design Looks Like To Peripheral Vision”, Ruth Rosenholtz: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1836248.1836264
Design Culture's 2013 interview with Massimo Vignelli

Back in 1894, Eugene Debs and the American Railway Union squared off against President Grover Cleveland. One would win, the other would shape history forever.

Our first episode in the era of Covid! Sorry for the two painful re-recording corrections; Robby promises he did his best to fix them.

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Find Cara on twitter! @Caraesten

Helpful sources:
Understanding the Pullman Strike, A.P. Winston
Guarding the Switch: Cultivating Nationalism during the Pullman Strike, Troy Rondinone
Paternalism and the Pullman Strike, Almont Lindsey

Frank Sprague started his career in the Navy, and ended his career in the Navy, but in between he revolutionized Public Transit forever.

(Yes, I know I said that Manhattan never had elevated rail and yes I know that they did, please don't yell at me, it was a mistake.)

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Helpful sources: 

Engineering Invention by Frederick Dalzell

Frank Julian Sprague by William Middleton I & III

Departure Board is a podcast all about the history, politics, and oddities surrounding Public Transportation, with some jokes thrown in for good measure.  If you've ever wanted to learn more about the way the world moves, give us a listen.  It's cheaper than a single ride fare.