Explain It to Me

How Secretary Buttigieg wants to make America’s roads safer


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On this week’s episode of The Weeds, we sit down with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to talk about transportation policy in America. From subways and buses to cars and safer roads, listen for more about the future of public transportation and the policies that can curb traffic deaths. Plus, more from Vox’s Marin Cogan and her reporting on the deadliest road in America. 


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How a stretch of US-19 in Florida became the deadliest road for pedestrians - Vox

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A driver killed her daughter. She won't let the world forget. 

 


Credits:

Jonquilyn Hill, host

Sofi LaLonde, producer

Cristian Ayala, engineer

A.M. Hall, editorial director of talk podcasts


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