Talking Michigan Transportation

Conversations with transportation experts on mobility and infrastructure AI summary

Michigan Department of Transportation Visit website › Government · EN · 292 episodes · latest 2026-11-12

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The Talking Michigan Transportation podcast features conversations with transportation experts inside and outside MDOT and will touch on anything and everything related to mobility, including rail, transit and the development of connected and automated vehicles.

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Legislation would keep snowplows on the road

2026-11-12 · 18 min · Season 8, episode 292

A bill introduced in Congress by U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, the Protecting Lifesaving Operations during Winter Storms Act (PLOWS Act), would exempt snowplows used by state and local government agencies from federal diesel…
Reprise: Study moving forward to prevent vehicle-wildlife crashes

2026-11-05 · 22 min · Season 8, episode 291

Research indicates as many as 2 million vehicles collide with large wildlife in the United States each year, resulting in as many as 200 human deaths, more than 26,000 injuries and billions of dollars in property…
A look at project milestones as 2026 construction season winds down

2026-10-29 · 31 min · Season 8, episode 290

As this year’s road construction season draws to a close, this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast focuses on some of the major Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects nearing…
Senate seeks to expedite permitting, environmental review

2026-10-21 · 23 min · Season 8, episode 289

Just before the U.S. Senate recessed at the end of September, leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee introduced what is being called the…
MSP after another road worker death: “It was a preventable crash”

2026-10-14 · 19 min · Season 8, episode 288

This week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast is an encore of a previous discussion about the vital need for driver attention in work zones following the death of a county worker last week in Eaton…
Calls mount for more e-bike regulation

2026-10-07 · 24 min · Season 8, episode 287

On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a look at the regulatory challenges presented by an increasing number of electric bikes (e-bikes) on roads, sidewalks and trails. Several bills have…
Making the rapids grand again

2026-09-30 · 41 min · Season 8, episode 286

This week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast features conversations with two people instrumental in a project to restore the rapids to the Grand River in Grand Rapids. First, Matt Chapman,…
It’s National Roundabouts Week. Who knew?

2026-09-24 · 22 min · Season 8, episode 285

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has declared this week, Sept. 21-25, as National Roundabouts Week. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has installed roundabouts at various intersections, when…
What’s next for the iconic Tunnel of Trees?

2026-09-17 · 32 min · Season 8, episode 284

Just as crews began repairing sections of M-119 (also known as The Tunnel of Trees) damaged by April flooding, heavy rains in June wreaked havoc on more sections of the popular tourist route in Michigan's northern Lower…
Reprise: DNR boosts hunting to help farmers, reduce car-deer crashes

2026-09-10 · 21 min · Season 8, episode 283

As fall approaches, and on the heels of last week’s discussion about creating safe crossings to prevent deadly and costly vehicle-wildlife crashes, we are reprising an episode from 2024 featuring a discussion with…

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Oldest episode in feed: 08/2019 · over 7 years
Typical length: 25 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: MDOT, Michigan Transportation

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