Culture Wars - David & Wes ask how transportation became another front in the culture wars. From transit funding & electric vehicles to DEI bike lanes & rainbow crosswalks, they explore why all this has become a test of political identity. But this is about more than words. What happens when safety improvements become political targets, and all of the sudden, solid evidence that a project works isn’t enough to save it? They look at how we got here, why these fights extend beyond the U.S., and what it would take to put people’s transportation needs ahead of blue/red loyalty.

Topics include: 🔹 Examples of America's growing partisanship in transportation 🔹 Its impact on road safety & our streets 🔹 A look at some related international issues

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Additional resources: Why US Transportation Policy Became a Partisan Battleground (David's article in Bloomberg)

US transport secretary’s war on ‘woke’ could make roads even deadlier, experts warn (The Guardian)

Music by Charlie Van Stee (courtesy of bensound)

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