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The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution)

Jan 11, 2024

This month on the Mpact podcast we’re joined by Dr. Kathryn Howell, Director of the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland. We talk about her daily e-bike commute, organizing around the Purple Line, the importance of eviction data, and commercial displacement.

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Dec 14, 2023

This month on the Mpact Podcast we’re at the 2023 Mpact Conference in Phoenix Arizona.  Jon Ford of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco leads a panel discussing the connections between transportation, housing, and public health.

Moderator: Jon Ford, Senior Regional Field Manager, Community Development, Federal...


Nov 16, 2023

This month on the Mpact podcast, we’re at the closing plenary of the Mpact Transit & Mobility conference in Phoenix. Christopher Coes, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy at USDOT moderates a panel of experts discussing the evolution of downtowns. 

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Oct 12, 2023

This month on the MPact podcast we’re joined by Danielle Arigoni, Managing Director for Policy and Solutions at The National Housing Trust.  We chat about Danielle’s new book Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation and housing policy that benefits everyone.

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Sep 14, 2023

This month on the Mpact podcast we’re joined by Abby Thorne-Lyman, Director of Real Estate and Property Development at BART.  We talk about BART’s development projects and priorities, and the importance of real estate to BART’s future.

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