Look Both Ways with David & Wes
Episodes
Episode 21: “Freedom to Drive” + Denver Deserves Sidewalks (Live from Denver)
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 D...
Episode 20: Driver Assistance Isn’t Making Us Safer + Shrinking
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Driver Assistance – David & Wes dig into driver assistance systems and the question of whether they’re actually making our roads safer. Follow...
Episode 19: Pedestrian Deaths are Finally Dropping? + Johnny Transportation Comes to Town
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pedestrian Deaths – David & Wes dig into a surprising shift in pedestrian safety and ask a harder question: are streets actually getting safer, ...
Episode 18: The Upside of High Gas Prices + 190 MPH down Pennsylvania Avenue
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gas Prices – David & Wes dig into the upside of high gas prices and why the story is more nuanced than it often seems. While rising costs at the...
Episode 17: The Big Ol’ Mailbag Episode + David’s Forthcoming Book!
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David & Wes take listener questions on any and all things transportation. Before doing so, they talk about why David is at the Northwestern Transp...
BONUS EPISODE: Live on Stage at the 2026 Safe Roads Summit in Ft. Lauderdale with Greg Stuart
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of Look Both Ways, David & Wes venture down to Fort Lauderdale for the 2026 Safe Roads Summit. After their respectiv...
Episode 16: The Future (& Past) of Rural Transportation + The War on Bikes
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Look Both Ways, David & Wes take a deep dive into the future of rural transportation and why mobility challenges outside our ci...
Episode 15: The High Cost of Parking Meters + Devaluing that Asset (Taylor’s Version)
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Look Both Ways, David & Wes unpack the recent multi-billion-dollar resale of Chicago’s parking meter lease and why it matters...
Episode 14: The Great Autonomous Vehicle Debate + David Under Fire
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Look Both Ways, David & Wes explain why an online kerfuffle about autonomous vehicle safety unexpectedly put David himself in t...
Episode 13: Lessons From a Robotaxi Meltdown + How We Bike All Winter (or Not)
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Look Both Ways, David & Wes discuss how robotaxis affect urban resilience after a blackout brought mayhem to San Francisco’s ...
Episode 12: The End of Year Extravaganza!
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look Both Ways with David & Wes is the transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. Today, we're tossing our regularly scheduled p...
Episode 11: Memorable Road trips, Waymo Restrictions, eBike Bankruptcy? & New Words for Access
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look Both Ways with David & Wes is the transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. Today, we're talking about: 🔹 Memorable roa...
Episode 10: The Great Transit Defund, Access Means What??? & Europe's Backpedal
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look Both Ways with David & Wes is the transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. Today, we talk about: 🔹 How we learn about ...
Episode 9: The New NYC Transportation Agenda & Back to the Future
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look Both Ways with David & Wes is the transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. Today, we talk about: 🔹 Where we went and w...
Episode 8: Noisy Traffic, Anti-Car Books, & the Ethical Dilemma of a Young Engineer
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look Both Ways with David & Wes is the transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. Today, we talk about: 🔹 Trick-or-Treating 🔹...
Episode 7: Transit Funding Crimes, Pricey Buses, & an eBike Amish Paradise
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look Both Ways with David & Wes is the transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. Today, we talk about: 🔹 Getting Our Driver'...
Episode 6: What Cities Should Do for Robotaxis, MaaS gone MIA, & John Forester
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look Both Ways with David & Wes is the transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. Today, we talk about: 🔹 How we Go About Fin...
Episode 5: Our First Times (Riding Transit), Exporting Car Bloat, & Traffic Cameras are Popular?
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look Both Ways with David & Wes is the transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. Today, we talk about: 🔹 Our First Times (Ri...
Episode 4: Rainbow Crosswalks, the Misery Index, & Canadian-Style Safety
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look Both Ways with David & Wes is THE transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. Today, we talk about: 🔹 David’s European ...
Episode 3: Killed by Autopilot, the Boring-est Company, & the Humble Speed Hump
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look Both Ways with David & Wes is the transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. Today, we talk about: 🔹 Calgary? 🔹 Tesla...
Episode 2: Bike Helmets, Abundance, & The Transit Doom Loop
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look Both Ways with David & Wes is the transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. Today, we talk about: 🔹 Which of us likes c...
Episode 1: Free Transit, America's Safest Streets, & Big Blind Spots
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look Both Ways with David & Wes is the transportation podcast by David Zipper & Wes Marshall. In this inaugural episode, we cover: 🔹 Why...