Shows
Talking Michigan TransportationWhat the Interstate Highway System has done for the U.S. and what the future holdsOn this week's Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Doug Hecox, acting director of public affairs at the Federal Highway Administration, shares his insights on the origins of interstate highways and wrestles with unanswerable questions about the future. Hecox likes to remind people that the Interstate Highway System is "the largest human-built thing in the world."The discussion ranges from the debate about President Biden's proposed infrastructure plan to why it has always been difficult for policymakers to agree on how to fund transportation systems, to what the ongoing development of connected and automated vehicles will mean t...
2021-04-1731 minTalking Michigan TransportationWhat the Interstate Highway System has done for the U.S. and what the future holdsOn this week's Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Doug Hecox, acting director of public affairs at the Federal Highway Administration, shares his insights on the origins of interstate highways and wrestles with unanswerable questions about the future. Hecox likes to remind people that the Interstate Highway System is "the largest human-built thing in the world."The discussion ranges from the debate about President Biden's proposed infrastructure plan to why it has always been difficult for policymakers to agree on how to fund transportation systems, to what the ongoing development of connected and automated vehicles will mean t...
2021-04-1731 min
Over Fifty and F'ing FunnyComedian Doug HecoxComedian Doug Hecox talks about stories from working in the government - five administrations - and telling topical jokes. Listen as Doug talks about humor and Washington, DC.
2020-11-2751 min