TDA: On The Go Podcast

With winter right around the corner, Eau Claire County Highway Commissioner Jon Johnson is the featured guest on the latest episode of the On the Go podcast. Johnson explains the logistics of snow removal and winter road maintenance and the challenges of managing through Wisconsin's unpredictable winters and now a pandemic.

Chris Boucher, Winneconne Village President, joins Debby to talk about the new Winneconne bridge (WIS 116) over the Fox River. This project is among the 12 national finalists competing in America's Transportation Awards for the Grand Prize and the People's Choice Award.

You can vote up to once a day at americastransportationawards.org until October 25.

After you vote, show support for this great Wisconsin project and consider a road trip to Winneconne to check it out!

We could all use some good news these days, especially stories that give us a glimpse of life after the pandemic. We want to hear about investments in our communities and transportation projects moving forward to benefit us and the economy well beyond COVID-19.

Dan Basile, Chief Operations Officer at Milwaukee County Transit System, joins TDA's Debby Jackson to talk about one such project in Milwaukee – East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).

Have you tried to buy a bike recently? Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sales of mid-range bikes have skyrocketed and they have become hard to find.

Kirsten Finn, Executive Director of The Wisconsin Bike Fed joins Debby on this episode of TDA: On The Go to discuss how cycling has taken off during the pandemic and how the Fed fits into the overall transportation system in Wisconsin.

Public transit is another part of Wisconsin's critical infrastructure that has remained operational throughout the pandemic.

In this episode, Debby Jackson talks with Ron McDonald, General Manager of Valley Transit in the Fox Valley. Jackson and McDonald talk about how Valley Transit has continued its operations, how the organization is safeguarding transit workers and passengers, and the role of public transportation in Wisconsin's recovery.

Emily Traiforos of Go Rail joins TDA's Debby Jackson to discuss the critical role of the railroad industry during the COVID-19 health emergency.

Debby Jackson of the TDA is joined by Abe Weber, director of the Appleton International Airport (ATW). Abe also sits on the board of the Wisconsin Airport Management Association.

Debby and Abe discuss Wisconsin airport operations during "safer at home" orders.

We are continuing our series of podcasts dedicated to showing how our different areas of transportation are dealing with the Covid-19 related "Safer at home" orders. Today, Debby Jackson talks with Neal Kedzie, president of the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, about the critical role that trucks and truckers are playing right now.

On this episode of On The Go, Debby Jackson is joined by Dean Haen, director of the Brown County Port & Resource Recovery Department and the President of the Wisconsin Commercial Ports Association to learn about the impact of COVID-19 on Wisconsin's ports and waste disposal.