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Talking Headways Podcast: Transportation and Empty Storefronts

Our guest is former Madison mayor and current Wisconsin Bike Fed Executive Director Dave Cieslewicz.

Talking Headways is week coming to you this week from Madison, Wisconsin, and the Empty Storefronts Conference. Our guest is former Madison mayor and current Wisconsin Bike Fed Executive Director Dave Cieslewicz. We chat about his transportation hero, how bikes interact with small businesses, economic development, and why new technologies should make us think twice about building new parking spaces.

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