Public Transportation and City Traffic in Philadelphia.
Vukan Vuchic is one of the world's leading experts in urban transportation, and is a professor of Civil and Urban Engineering Transportation at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of the book "Public Transportation Systems and Technology," and, in 1982, won the first Dr. Friedrich Lehner Medal, which is awarded to those who have devoted their lives to public transportation. Vuchic joins the show to discuss SEPTA's recent cutbacks on commuter lines, the state of public transportation, automobile traffic flows, pedestrians, and the future of transportation in Philadelphia. Vuchic will also answer listener calls.
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