Category: Episodes

Season 1, Episode 4

With Lee Waters

Over recent years Lee Waters has been one of the most courageous and consequential politicians in the world when it comes to advocating for safer, more sustainable travel modes and questioning the usually unchallenged primacy of private automobiles.

As Minister for Transport in the Welsh Government he led bold reforms in sustainable transport policies that generated international interest – including a new approach to road building, a default 20mph speed limit in built-up areas, and a set of institutional reforms to embed integrated transport based on ‘one network, one timetable, one ticket’.

Prior to becoming an elected politician, Lee had a high level career spanning media and lobbying organisations.

Links

Global Cycling Network Motonormativity Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4GZnGl55c

Lee Waters Blog: https://amanwy.blogspot.com/

Lee Waters LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leewaters/

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Season 1, Episode 3

With Melinda Hanson

Melinda has dedicated her career to sustainable transportation. Her impressive qualifications and career record are only matched by her high energy levels and huge capacity to make a difference.

She is recognised as an international change-maker in urban mobility (winning a ‘Remarkable Women in Transport Award from GIZ/Transforming Urban Mobility Initiative in 2020.

She holds a Masters in Urban Planning, International Development from New York University and a Bachelor in Environmental Studies and Bachelor in English Literature from University of California.

Melinda’s career has spanned government, the private sector and community organisations.

She has previously been Head of Sustainability at Bird, and Deputy Director at NACTO’s (National Association of City Transport Officials) Global Designing Cities Initiative

She also has experience working in Manilla in the Philippines and other developing nation cities and has worked at the ClimateWorks Foundation.

Currently she divides her time between two organisations that she respectively founded and co-founded.

Brightside is her consultancy based in Brooklyn that offers expertise across communications, grant applications, research, policy advocacy, strategic initiatives and sustainability.

Meanwhile the Equitable Commute Project is a charity providing subsidies for e-bike purchasers, particularly for low income delivery workers.

As you will hear in this podcast, Melinda is great communicator and someone who is more interested in getting good things done than seeking personal recognition for her many achievements.

Links

Website: Brightside

You see more about Melinda and connect via her LinkedIn page here.

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Season 1, Episode 2

With Tom Cooper

Tom Cooper is the Australia New Zealand General Manager of Beam, a global micromobility company undergoing impressive growth in the APAC region. With 20,000 vehicles and a team of almost 400 in Australia and New Zealand alone, Tom’s insights into Beam’s success, as well as the challenges along the way, make for interesting listening.

Tom shares in detail about Beam’s journey to date and plans for the future. He speaks frankly about the challenges in growing micromobility in Australia and elsewhere. Tom also goes into detail about some of the new technologies they’ve developed to help overcome these challenges.

Our conversation also covers everything from negotiating with governments through to behaviour change and even the Brisbane Olympics.

Links

Website: Beam Mobility

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Season 1, Episode 1

See.Sense

Philip and Irene McAleese are the co-founders of See.Sense. Established in 2013 by Philip and Irene McAleese, See.Sense leverages advanced sensor and AI technology to make cycling and micromobility safer and smarter.

Philip and Irene have won a string of prestigious international awards for their ground-breaking technology that they’ve been rolling out in countries around the world.

Having founded See.Sense in Northern Ireland, at the start of 2024 Philip and Irene moved to the opposite side of the globe to re-settle in Brisbane, Australia.

Despite the big move, they still have a team working back in Northern Ireland and projects running in Europe, as well as new projects in Australia and elsewhere.

In this episode, you’ll learn more about their remarkable journey so far, plus hear an announcement about some exciting new technology they’re launching to expand the services that they can offer.

Links

Website: See.Sense

See.Sense has featured in a TV Series called “Big in America with Alex Polizzi”. You can watch the episode here on YouTube.

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