Episode 18: Congestion Pricing, Autonomous Vehicles, and the Future of On-Street Parking in NYC with Gridlock Sam Schwartz

Former Department of Traffic Commissioner and renowned traffic engineer Sam ‘Gridlock Sam’ Schwartz joins the podcast to discuss the history congestion pricing, autonomous vehicles, and on-street parking reform in New York City. Co-hosts Emily Weidenhof & NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn also chat with Schwartz about the city’s first on-street protected bike lane, the origins of his name ‘Gridlock Sam’, and even answers a few questions from our listeners.