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HE DIED FOR OUR SINS

It's our 50th Episode. Brand alignment remains a core challenge. New Jersey (Putrid Shithole) death + injury map: https://roadway.report/new-jersey --- Virginia death + injury map: https://roadway.report/virginia --- Washington death + injury map: https://roadway.report/washington Expect another episode in about ~3 weeks. We are both traveling soon.

Why did they take him from me?

Missed Connections: SOYBOY seeking EGIRL with SMELLABLE FEET --- THIS JUST IN: THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION IS FEMINIZING AMERICA

This week, we interview Madeline Acri of the Austin Ghost Bike Project (https://austinghostbikeproject.org/). We get canceled by Strong Towns.

The Business Boys have an administrative goon sesh. We submit some paperwork to the IRS.

We discuss how "Bike to Work Day" is a slap in the face in the absence of meaningful infrastructure investments, and we chat about a new map, roadway.report/bikelanes. Ben gets fired on his first day of consulting. Lots of songs about gooning this week. Shoutout the "Bottom Up Revolution" podcast from Strong Towns for having Ben on as a guest.

We add another 40,000 deaths to the roadway.report. That's over eight columbines per day in 2024.

Pour one out for local fourth grader, Patrick Case. --- We goon it up with a special guest: Pondless! --- He is Playing Wonderville in Brooklyn on May 2nd. --- Opening Song: "Thank You Robert Moses" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHcGAwEY8tI --- Closing Song: "lacmta" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOi9RwhDFmI--- Homey's website: https://www.itspondless.com/ --- Lucas wanted me to link this Alva Gotby book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211960934-feeling-at-home. --- NEW MICHIGAN MAP: https://roadway.report/michigan Don't goon alone. There's help out there for you!

New Crash Map: https://roadway.report/north-carolina --- We are not a think-tank. We are just two cool guys, severely addicted to gooning.

We discuss the state of the podcast and potential issues with our brand alignment.

Georgia and Ohio deny our public information requests. We cancel Cesar Chavez. We take back the streets in the dead of night.

DON'T LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST !!! THEY ARE TRUTH-BOMBING OUR GOON-CAVE !!!

Lucas leads a vocal warmup. We talk about kinetic energy, plus some recent high profile traffic deaths. KE Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xasDujRNQz7i9SPggqpBzWxI-_fshKqVO8SxeAlWlNk/edit?usp=sharing

We talk language in media when someone crushes a child with their car.

Just a morally reprehensible episode all around

We touch on site updates to https://transit.observer and the FTA deleting 25 years of transit data from the National Transit Database --- We have our first guest: John Perry of Transiting Los Angeles (insta, YT @transitingLA) --- We talk to John about Los Angeles and its BONES, its former streetcar networks, histories of urban development, as well of the social and institutional forces which led to the "Bussy-fication" of the city of angels --- Support the homie: https://transitinglosangeles.com/ https://www.patreon.com/cw/transitinglosangeles https://www.youtube.com/@TransitingLA --- There's a song about gooning if you make it to the end.

We talk about structural racism for 75 minutes. --- Traffic deaths on streets named MLK: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i1NLhxySSQ22bd-GBJOquQ95WvliPUAJEorE87I-Jto/edit?usp=sharing --- Mapping Inequality redlining: https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining --- Driving Jim Crow: https://www.technologystories.org/driving-jim-crow/ --- https://www.ce.washington.edu/files/pdfs/about/Highway-to-inequity.pdf

New Illinois crash map! https://roadway.report/illinois --- Two, count'em TWO bus crashes!!! --- Ben gets us banned from denver --- Data on SCOOTER PERSECUTION by THE FACISTS here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CAdDWpUpRAVfZE-03rph4kGMgdKTx3FwznrmKgY1Gxw/edit?usp=sharing --- This is our first partially MUSICAL episode - and I suspect it won't be our last

OH YEAH!

LET MY PEOPLE GO THE GLOBALISTS WILL FALL THE FASCISTS WILL FALL THE GOONERS WILL BE FREE AND WE WILL SCOOT ON THEIR GRAVES

Use PROMO CODE GOONERWARS for 15% off our dickpills New Florida Injury Map: https://roadway.report/florida

TAKE BACK THE STREETS BE FREE Happy first birthday to the podcast https://roadway.report/new-york - NY State Fatal (2001-2023) & Serious Injury (2010-2024) Crash Map https://roadway.report/pennsylvania - Pennsylvania (2001-2023) Fatal & Serious Injury (2005-2024) Crash Map

WARNING: This podcast is JAM-PACKED full of riffs. Not suitable for losers New Car Crash Maps roadway.report/texas roadway.report/california

#goonerarmystrong New and improved roadway safety map for colorado: roadway.report/colorado

And that's why it's OK to hit them with your car --- Travis County traffic deaths during "Vision Zero": https://roadway.report/county_dashboard/48453

We talk about how MADD is a front for BIG CAR --- Jerry Seinfeld and Alex Jones pop in for a visit --- Northernmost traffic death: https://roadway.report/accidents/2006020057/ --- Southernmost traffic death https://roadway.report/accidents/2012150066/ --- Thinktank pieces galore https://www.google.com/search?q=jonathan+morrison+nhtsa

THEY ARE TRUTH BOMBING OUR GOON CAVE

We pour one out for the 307 Nine-Elevens of Americans killed by cars since 9/11 Also the 680 nine-elevens of roadway deaths now available at roadway.report Additionally the nine-elevensworth of roadway deaths that continue to occur every month in the USA. This episode is low key horrible

Take back the streets in the dead of night. Block the roads. Be free. Don't let the government tell you what to do!

Yes, WAITER? My GAY SON is running low on SWEET VERMOUTH.

Flavor-blasting the truth, straight into your dick

This one's a banger

This week we talk juicy bussy and even juicier roadway deaths. Links from this week + crash ID's of respective leaderboards https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qEdC2jVQv6_SqpmVZ0Vo3QLQRdkCN0urdDS4HmH0bRY/edit?usp=sharing

Oink for it, pigboy

AN ARMY OF GOONERS WILL TAKE BACK THE STREETS

This one's a fuckin doozy Boo-Boo Jimmerson Obit: https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/raymond-jimmerson-obituary?pid=190403935&v=batesville&view=guestbook&page=2 Brooklyn Problems: https://collive.com/the-day-my-son-was-struck-by-an-electric-scooter/

EXSHCUSHE ME

We discuss streetcar networks in Austin, Denver. See the maps https://denverurbanism.com/2017/08/the-history-of-denvers-streetcars-and-their-routes.html https://preview.redd.it/spyfnqp1nl341.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e5e20cca283b4b74e79dcc9018b3ac1c4da7918e Ben gets all mad about public space. We also talk college sports as government policy at the end.

some musings on transit while looking at the NTD data explorer - https://transit.observer

DO IT t-shirts roadwayreport.printify.me

THE GOONER ARMY IS STRONG WE WILL RECOVER Links from this week's discussions Roadway Deaths Per Capita (USA 2001-2022) https://roadway.report/population Pedestrian / Bike Deaths Per Capita (USA 2001-2022) https://roadway.report/population_nonmotorist Reddit Crash Scraper https://roadway.report/reddit

Is you've gotta have RHYTHM! Maps from today's episode https://censusmaps.org/testmap (Population Density 2023) https://censusmaps.org/median_income (Median Household Income 2023)

Don't let CHINA hear this one!

A GOON ARMY MANIFESTO --- THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO SILENCE US

This podcast may contain goofs, bits, riffs, jokes, and humorous moments

THE GOVERNMENT CAN'T STOP THE TRUTH

You're gonna need a license for that gumbo

This week we touch on zoning, redlining, and white supremacy in public policy

Enter the goon cave with us