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 4 | April 9, 2026 Taste, Ride & Wander: St. Pete/Clearwater Florida Pinellas County, Florida is so much more than beautiful beaches — it's a place where Tarpon Springs boasts one of the largest Greek American populations in the country, bagpipes echo through the Scottish-rooted town of Dunedin, and the Toronto Blue Jays have called the same spring training home for 50 years.
Host Paul Comfort takes you there on ferries, trolleys, and electric buses, courtesy of PSTA (Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority) — one of the most innovative transit systems in the country. Along the way, he digs into grouper sandwiches at Frenchy's, flaming saganaki and baklava cheesecake at Hellas in Tarpon Springs, and a cold craft pour at Dunedin Brewery — Florida's very first microbrewery.

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