Look Both Ways with David & Wes
Claim This Podcastby Wes Marshall & David Zipper
Podcast Overview
<p>Pragmatic conversations about all things transportation, with <span>Wes Marshall</span> & David Zipper. If it moves on the road or on tracks, it's fair game.</p>
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7/18/2025
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May 28, 2026
Episode 22: The Gas Tax Holiday Trap + How Singapore & Fargo Price Transportation
David Zipper and Wes Marshall discuss the political trap of gas tax holidays, exploring their limited impact on drivers and the need for true price stabilization policies, in this interview.
May 14, 2026
Episode 21: The Car Industry + What Our Vehicles Say About Us
In this episode of Look Both Ways, David & Wes drive straight into the changing car industry and what today’s vehicles reveal about identity, status, and the future of transportation. From cheap Chinese EVs showing up near the U.S. border to the pressure they could place on Detroit, they explore whether companies like BYD and Geely could bring back the affordable car in America and why U.S. automakers may struggle to compete. It’s also a conversation about how transportation has become deeply tied to culture and identity in the United States, why so many people buy vehicles they barely use for their intended purpose, and what all of that could mean for the future adoption of autonomous vehicles. Other topics: 🔹 Our favorite “buy low” city in America 🔹 Cheap Chinese EVs & whether Detroit can keep them out 🔹 Pickup trucks & the role of identity in vehicle choice 🔹 Rivian’s e-bike spinout Subscribe for biweekly conversations about all things transportation! Additional resources: The U.S. Wants to Ban China’s High-Tech Cars, but They’re Already Here in El Paso (Wall Street Journal) Upside Down: A Primer for the Looking-Glass World by Eduardo Galeano You Don’t Need A Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume (The Drive) This Rivian spinoff is reinventing e-bikes in California with screens, software and swappable seats (LA Times) Music by Charlie Van Stee (courtesy of bensound) Email us at lookbothwayspod@gmail.com or find us at www.lookbothwayspodcast.com, www.davidzipper.com, and www.wesmarshall.org
April 30, 2026
BONUS EPISODE: “Freedom to Drive” + Everyone Deserves Sidewalks (Live from Denver)
Freedom to Drive - In this very special episode of Look Both Ways recorded in front of a live audience on a rooftop in Denver, Jill Locantore of the Denver Streets Partnership joins David & Wes to dig into the Trump Administration’s “Freedom to Drive” initiative and what it says about how we think about congestion, mobility, and who the transportation system is really for. They contrast that national framing with a local story, Denver’s successful “Denver Deserves Sidewalks” campaign, which shifted responsibility for sidewalks from property owners to the city. It’s a conversation about competing visions of freedom, what it actually takes to build better cities, and how policy choices shape everyday experience on our streets. Thanks to everyone that came out for a really fun event! Other topics: 🔹 The surprising U.S. city where we could see ourselves living🔹 We also take some questions from the audience Subscribe for biweekly conversations about all things transportation. Additional resources: The Freedom to Drive Initiative David’s articles about sidewalks:Who Should Pay to Fix the Sidewalk? The High Cost of Bad Sidewalks Some of Wes’ research on sidewalks:Sidewalk Static Obstructions and Their Impact on Clear Width Disparate Approaches to Maintaining Roads and Sidewalks: An Interview Study of 16 US Cities An Evaluation of Sidewalk Availability and Width: Analyzing Municipal Policy and Disparities Where the Sidewalks End: Evaluating Pedestrian Infrastructure and Equality Evaluating Sidewalk Infrastructure & Prioritizing Investment And a couple of Wes' sidewalk articles:Bad Sidewalks? City says it’s a YOU problem Denver’s Sidewalks Need a lot of Help: Where Do We Start? Music by Charlie Van Stee (courtesy of bensound) Email us at lookbothwayspod@gmail.com or find us at www.lookbothwayspodcast.com, www.davidzipper.com, and www.wesmarshall.org
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