Infrastructure Technology Podcast

Episode 52 of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast takes a deep dive into the growing debate surrounding flock cameras and automated license plate readers, asking whether they are a valuable public safety tool or an expansion of surveillance infrastructure.

Gavin Jenkins, Brandon Lewis, Jessica Parks and Noah Kolenda discuss how the technology can help law enforcement investigate hit-and-runs, locate stolen vehicles and support s...

Episode 51 of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast explores how technology is giving transportation and construction professionals new ways to improve safety and operations.

Roads and Bridges Staff Writer Jessica Parks speaks with Mike Doner and Luke Lazar of Flagger Force about the company’s use of virtual safety observations, which use vehicle-mounted cameras to review work-zone activity and identify behaviors that could l...

In Episode 50, the ITP team explores how the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is using technology to improve streetcar safety. Mass Transit magazine Associate Editor Brandon Lewis speaks with Stuart Green, TTC spokesperson, about a nine-month pilot placing cameras on four streetcars to capture license plates of vehicles that illegally pass open streetcar doors while passengers are boarding or exiting. The technology, adapted from s...

Episode 49 of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast explores how contextual engineering can help transportation professionals design safer, more effective projects by putting the communities they serve at the center of the process. Brandon, Jessica and Gavin are joined by Ryan Lake, roadway transportation engineer at AECOM and the first winner of the Roads and Bridges Lightning Round, to discuss his approach to understanding a comm...

Episode 48 of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast explores two sides of how technology is reshaping transportation: safety and accessibility.

The hosts first discuss the growing use of flock cameras and automated license plate readers, weighing their potential benefits for investigations and public safety against important concerns surrounding privacy, surveillance and data sharing.

The episode also features Brandon Lewis' inte...

On this episode of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast, co-hosts Gavin Jenkins, Brandon Lewis and Jessica Parks are joined by special guest, Noah Kolenda for the Infrastructure Draft, where each of us created our ideal American city by selecting the best of the best infrastructure across several categories.

The draft order was determined by drawing names from a hat and followed a serpentine format, with the order reversing after ...

In this episode of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast, Gavin Jenkins, Brandon Lewis and Jessica Parks explore how AI is transforming the transportation and infrastructure workforce. Jessica’s interview with Jonathan Spano, co-founder and CEO of Traffic Management Inc. focuses on the practical applications of AI in traffic management. Spano explains that AI is currently being used primarily to improve office operations, inc...

On this episode of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast, Mass Transit Associate Editor Brandon Lewis interviews Lucy Andre, who serves as the CEO of Signaling North America and is the chief of staff and corporate security of Stadler US in Salt Lake City. They discuss how Stadler is building the next generation of the rail workforce through its apprenticeship program in Utah. Modeled after the Swiss apprenticeship system,...

In this special "intervention" episode of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast, Brandon Lewis, Jessica Parks and Noah Kolenda team up to challenge Gavin Jenkins' long-standing skepticism toward infrastructure in the Southwest. The group highlights the region's investments in public transportation and how Southwestern states are leading the way in climate resilience, sustainable infrastructure and technological innovation. 

In Episode 19 of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast, the hosts recap the biggest themes and innovations they encountered during the first half of the 2026 conference season, reflecting on how industry events are shaping the future of transportation. Drawing from conferences across the public transit and roads and bridges sectors, the discussion highlights the technologies, policy conversations and operational challenges that gen...

In Episode 18 of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast, Mass Transit magazine Associate Editor Brandon Lewis and Roads and Bridges Staff Writer Jessica Parks play a true or false game based on questions from Mass Transit’s weekly news quiz. Parks then interviews FYLD CEO and Co-founder Shelley Copsey to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping emergency response and infrastructu...

In episode 17 of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast, Gavin, Brandon, Jessica and Noah examine the proposed Build America 250 Act, the bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization bill that would replace the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act when it expires later this year.

The discussion explores how the legislation seeks to continue federal...

In Episode 16 of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast, Brandon Lewis, Jessica Parks and Noah Kolenda take a deep dive into Mass Transit's newly launched transit ballot measure tracker, which is tracking public transit-related ballot measures across the U.S. during the 2026 election cycle.

The discussion focuses on several of the most significant measures being considered around the country, including major fun...

In episode 15, Mass Transit magazine Associate Editor Brandon Lewis interviews Linus Adler and Tate Coleman, two recent graduates from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Both guests share their personal journeys into the transit industry and discuss why public transportation remains an essential part of creating connected, accessible communities. Throughout the episode, the guests discuss the importance of hands-on ...

Part II of the World Cup infrastructure series shifts from physical transportation systems to the technology that will help manage them. Gavin Jenkins, Brandon Lewis, Jessica Parks and Noah Kolenda explore how artificial intelligence (AI), smart-city technology and connected infrastructure could shape the fan experience during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The discussion focuses heavily on the growing use of AI in transportation, inclu...

Episode 13 kicks off is the first of two parts examining the infrastructure implications of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Gavin Jenkins, Brandon Lewis and Jessica Parks are joined by Noah Kolenda discuss how host cities across the United States are preparing for one of the largest sporting events in the world.

The conversation centers on stadium access, public transit capacity, crowd movement, security and the challenges of moving larg...

Episode 12 of the Infrastructure Technology features Roads and Bridges Staff Writer Jessica Parks interviewing Dr. Tyler Ley, a structural engineering professor at Oklahoma State University. A self-described “concrete freak”, Ley discusses why concrete matters so deeply to infrastructure, how better concrete design can create structures that last generations and how innovation is transforming the field.&n...

Episode 11 of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast focuses on the future of urban transportation, the next generation of transit professionals and the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in public transportation systems.

University of Illinois Chicago Professor Kate Lowe joined graduate students Noah Arroyo and Maisie Westerfield to discuss transportation policy, transit equity, mobility justice and emerging technology. ...

On this episode of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast, Roads and Bridges Staff Writer Jessica Parks interviews Doug Kraus and Josh Zhou from North Highland about how artificial intelligence is transforming transportation infrastructure, workforce development and public sector operations. The discussion focuses on North Highland’s partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to deploy AI-driven analy...