Look Both Ways with David & Wes

Episode 7: Transit Funding Crimes, Pricey Buses, & an eBike Amish Paradise


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Look Both Ways with David & Wes

is the transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. 

Today, we talk about:

🔹 Getting Our Driver's Licenses
🔹 The USDOT Withholding Transit Funding
🔹 An Amish Paradise Includes eBikes??
🔹 Why Transit Vehicles Cost So Much More in the US
At the end, we have some rail drinks...

Here is David's article (the first of its kind) on Why US Cities Pay Too Much for Buses:

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-26/us-cities-are-paying-too-much-for-new-transit-buses

And some other resources that might help your cause:

- www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-cta-funding-safety/
- www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/nyregion/trump-nyc-subway-gateway-infrastructure-funding.html
- www.brookings.edu/articles/paying-less-for-public-transit-buses/

Music by Charlie Van Stee

(courtesy of bensound)

Email us at [email protected]

or find us at www.davidzipper.com and www.wesmarshall.org 

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