Indian Cities with Ruchita Bansal
My guest this week is a transport changemaker attempting to achieve change in the most populous country on earth.
Ruchita Bansal is a transport and urban planner by background, and is now founder of SheCity.
Her research reveals the extra costs imposed on women by the transport choices of Indian leaders, and the wider impact this has on society and the Indian economy.
In today’s episode, she brings these impacts vividly to life, all set in the context of how Indian cities are designed by leaders not for citizens.
My guest this week is a transport changemaker attempting to achieve change in the most populous country on earth.
Ruchita Bansal is a transport and urban planner by background, and is now founder of SheCity.
Her research reveals the extra costs imposed on women by the transport choices of Indian leaders, and the wider impact this has on society and the Indian economy.
In today’s episode, she brings these impacts vividly to life, all set in the context of how Indian cities are designed by leaders not for citizens.
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Suburbs with Jonathan Bray
Jonathan Bray was Director of the Urban Transport Group and has spent the last year visiting suburbs all round Europe. He’s just published his findings, and it makes for a fascinating discussion.
He’s clear that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to making sustainable transport work in suburbs. Instead, it’s all about the questions cities ask and the people they invite into the room when the decisions are taken.
In today’s episode, he takes me on a tour of different examples of best practice in Europe but focuses primarily on getting the questions right.
Jonathan Bray was Director of the Urban Transport Group and has spent the last year visiting suburbs all round Europe. He’s just published his findings, and it makes for a fascinating discussion.
He’s clear that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to making sustainable transport work in suburbs. Instead, it’s all about the questions cities ask and the people they invite into the room when the decisions are taken.
In today’s episode, he takes me on a tour of different examples of best practice in Europe but focuses primarily on getting the questions right.
You can subscribe to The Freewheeling Podcast at Apple or Spotify Podcasts.
You can subscribe to The Freewheeling Podcast at Apple or Spotify Podcasts.
Leadership, Empowerment and the Private Sector with Katy Taylor
𝗞𝗮𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸, has worked in three different transport modes, but always for a private firm. In today’s episode, she gives a powerful defence of the role and value of the private sector in transport.
She also describes what customer-focused leadership looks like and emphasises the importance of empowerment.
Katy is clear, articulate and passionate about both the importance of customer excellence and private sector discipline in delivering it. At a time when the political climate is in the opposite direction, it’s great to hear the argument stated with such clarity.
𝗞𝗮𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸, has worked in three different transport modes, but always for a private firm. In today’s episode, she gives a powerful defence of the role and value of the private sector in transport.
She also describes what customer-focused leadership looks like and emphasises the importance of empowerment.
Katy is clear, articulate and passionate about both the importance of customer excellence and private sector discipline in delivering it. At a time when the political climate is in the opposite direction, it’s great to hear the argument stated with such clarity.
You can subscribe to The Freewheeling Podcast at Apple or Spotify Podcasts.
You can subscribe to The Freewheeling Podcast at Apple or Spotify Podcasts.
Getting Britain Building with Michael Hill
Michael Hill used to be a civil servant but now leads policy for the campaign group Britain Remade.
In today’s episode, we talk through the extraordinary degree of political centralisation in the UK and why this is a direct contributor to making it so hard to build new tram lines in the UK.
He gives the current Government a mid-term review and tells me the policy asks from any future new Prime Minister.
Michael Hill used to be a civil servant but now leads policy for the campaign group Britain Remade.
In that role, he’s trying to push through policy changes to get Britain building.
In today’s episode, we talk through the extraordinary degree of political centralisation in the UK and why this is a direct contributor to making it so hard to build new tram lines in the UK.
He gives the current Government a mid-term review and tells me the policy asks from any future new Prime Minister.
You can subscribe to The Freewheeling Podcast at Apple or Spotify Podcasts.
You can subscribe to The Freewheeling Podcast at Apple or Spotify Podcasts.