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Topic: Transportation planning

Transportation planning is the process of designing and implementing efficient, sustainable, and equitable transportation systems to meet the needs of communities.

More on: Transportation planning

The podcast episodes provided cover various aspects of transportation planning, including strategies for decarbonizing personal vehicles, the challenges and potential solutions for the transition to electric and autonomous vehicles, and the broader issues of transportation planning, such as the trade-offs between safety and convenience.

For example, the episode 'What Vision Zero Has And Hasn't Accomplished' examines the Vision Zero initiative, which aims to eliminate traffic fatalities, and explores its successes and challenges. The episode 'Decarbonizing Cars' delves into the planning and infrastructure requirements for supporting the transition to electric vehicles and integrating them with other transportation revolutions, such as autonomous vehicles and shared mobility services. The episode 'Transportation Transition' highlights the importance of careful planning and consideration of the far-reaching impacts of the transportation transition on various aspects, including infrastructure, congestion, emissions, and sustainability.

These episodes demonstrate the multifaceted nature of transportation planning and the need to balance various factors, such as safety, sustainability, and convenience, in order to develop effective and holistic transportation solutions.

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