I recently interviewed Roger Millar, the former Secretary of Transport at Washington State Department of Transportation and internationally recognised leader in land use and transport. It's a super interesting conversation (I'm a little biased, I know) about balancing infrastructure maintenance with building 'shiny' new things, and why WSDOT added a 6th pillar to their Safe Systems framework: Safer Land Use. ⬇️ Link to listen is below
💵 How do we fix a $1.4 trillion problem? Today’s episode features Roger Millar, the former Secretary of Transportation at Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and an internationally recognized leader in transportation, land use, and the environment. Roger highlights the importance of balancing maintenance of existing transport infrastructure to guarantee reliability, with investing in new projects under a 'fix-it-first' mentality. He also talks through a 6th pillar of Safe Systems that WSDOT adopted as part of their approach to reducing road trauma: Safer Land Use. What you'll learn: 📍The importance of balancing maintenance and expansion 📍The hidden costs of congestion vs. crashes 📍Multimodal planning and 'baking in' active transport 📍Importance of transport data for effective advocacy ➡️ Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, or here via Substack: https://lnkd.in/gpiKnrD5
Internationally recognized leader in transportation, land use, and the environment.
12hEmily Bobis thank you so much for the opportunity to chat with you. I enjoyed the conversation.