In this special end-of-year episode of Look Both Ways, David & Wes toss the usual format aside to look back at the transportation stories that defined 2025. From policies and headlines that made them hopeful to moments that were equal parts absurd and infuriating, they reflect on what the past year revealed about the state of streets, transit, and transportation more broadly. Listeners will come away with a clearer sense of the trends that mattered, the narratives that fell apart, and the questions that still haven’t been answered.

The episode wraps with a look ahead to 2026, including what we will be watching closely in the coming year and why some unresolved fights are likely to resurface. And yes, we still close things out with a few rail drinks.

Stay tuned for biweekly conversations about all things transportation.

Some additional resources:
David’s biggest laugh of the year (pedestrians told to keep to the left in Melbourne)

David’s favorite dress from Toronto’s 2025 bike wars

David’s most promising innovation: DADSS

David’s favorite article of the year, about vehicle blind zones changing over time

David’s most thought-provoking book: More and More and More by Jean-Baptiste Fressoz

 

Music by Charlie Van Stee
(courtesy of bensound)

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