Transit Unplugged Podcast Season 8: Episode 81   |   May 20, 2026 What Happens When You Inherit a Transit Crisis?... When Steve Fuentes arrived as the new President & CEO of Milwaukee County Transit System, he stepped directly into a perfect storm: major service cuts, labor tensions, budget deficits, and the looming transit fiscal cliff.In this episode of Transit Unplugged, Steve joins Paul Comfort to discuss how his 30-year journey at the Chicago Transit Authority...... arrow_right Season 8: Episode 81 Full episode page Transit Unplugged TV Season 5: Episode 5 | May 14, 2026 The Alamo and Beyond: The Surprising Sides of San Antonio Paul Comfort explores San Antonio, Texas on VIA Metropolitan Transit, the largest bus-only system in the US, riding alongside CEO Jon Gary Herrera and his team. He also steps onto the Spurs' court at the Frost Bank Center, visits Morgan's Wonderland — the world's only fully inclusive theme park — and wraps up with a private dinner cooked by students at the Culinary Institute of America. San Antonio is a lot of things. Boring isn't one of them.

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