Transit Unplugged Podcast Season 8: Episode 80   |   May 13, 2026 World Cup Transit: How Cities Are Preparing for 2026... The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming to North America—and for public transportation agencies across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the countdown is already underway.In this episode of Transit Unplugged, Paul Comfort speaks with transportation journalist Dan Zukowski of Smart Cities Dive about the enormous mobility challenge behind one of the world’s biggest sporting...... arrow_right Season 8: Episode 80 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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