
Beyond Streets
Rethinking How We Move, Build, and Live
Beyond Streets explores the everyday impact of transportation on our lives, neighborhoods, and futures. More than roads and rails, transportation is a mirror of our values — safety, connection, opportunity, and access.
In each episode, we go beyond the headlines and into communities, talking with organizers, policymakers, builders, and residents who are reimagining what it means to move through the world.
From housing to health, climate to equity, we uncover how smarter, people-first transportation can unlock better futures — and what’s standing in the way. If you're ready to ask bold questions, challenge ineffective systems, and explore what's truly possible, you're in the right place.
Podcasting since 2017 • 102 episodes
Beyond Streets
Latest Episodes
The Remix Generation: Updating Cities for 21st Century Life with David Dixon
In this episode of Beyond Streets, we sit down with urban planning legend David Dixon—dubbed by us as the “Urban Planning Yoda”—to explore how cities can adapt to a changing world. From walkability to housing, transit to community-buil...
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Episode 8
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Schools, Streets, and Systems: A conversation with education law leader Namita Brown
As the school year winds down, Beyond Streets leans into the everyday intersections between education, transportation, and equity. This week, we sit down with Namita Brown, managing partner at Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost and a powerh...
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Episode 7
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Buffalo, Bikes & Big Vision: Reclaiming Streets with Justin Booth of GoBike Buffalo
In this episode, we head to Buffalo, New York—a post-industrial city with deep roots and a bold future. We sit down with Justin Booth, Executive Director of GOBike Buffalo, to explore how biking, comm...
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Episode 6
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Infrastructure week is here! And Ross van Dongen of United for Infrastructure tells is why it should matter to us all
Infrastructure Week is back — and no, it’s not just for D.C. insiders and engineers.This week on Beyond Streets, we’re joined by Ross van Dongen, who wears a lot of hats at United for Infrastructure and
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Episode 5
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43:13

From Ideas to implementation to Impact: Julia Thayne on Climate + City Innovation and Community Power
In this episode of Beyond Streets, we’re joined by Julia Thayne — economist, urbanist, and co-founder of Two Degrees and Rising. Julia’s career has spanned public, private, and nonprofit sectors, all driven by one clear missio...
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Episode 4
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