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Jeremy Siegel
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global transportation correspondent for The World and GBH, Boston's local NPR station
About a decade ago, it looked like sleeper trains were becoming a thing of the past. But over the past couple years something interesting has happened: The overnight train is making a comeback.

My latest for @theworld.org: theworld.org/stories/2025...
Why overnight trains are making a global comeback - The World from PRX
In the fast-paced world of electric vehicles, budget flights and self-driving cars, sleeper trains might seem like something of a relic. In fact, for most of the 21st century, fewer people around the ...
theworld.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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What can Boston learn from SF's experience with AVs? Join me on @wgbh.org Nov 17 at noon, live at Boston Public Library or streaming, with @jersiegel.bsky.social and expert panel
www.wgbh.org/forum-networ...
How will Boston deal with the arrival of autonomous vehicles?
In this talk, GBH News reporter Jeremy Siegel moderates a talk with Transportation for MA, asking what, exactly, autonomous vehicles are and if they are safe.
www.wgbh.org
October 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
NEW: Mass secretary of transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt is stepping down. Governor Healey has named the T’s GM Phil Eng as interim leader of Mass DOT.

Headed to a presser with Eng now for @gbhnews.bsky.social. Will post updates as they’re available
October 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The 55 bus from Fenway to Back Bay only runs for a few hours in the middle of the day. These riders want to change that.

My latest for @gbhnews.bsky.social: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
This bus only runs for a few hours in the middle of the day. T riders want that changed.
An MBTA spokesperson told GBH News, even though the T hopes to expand the line’s hours, there are no immediate plans to make it happen.
www.wgbh.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Logan airport isn’t expecting any immediate issues due to the government shutdown. But that could change if things drag on. For @gbhnews.bsky.social:

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Logan airport expects ‘no immediate interruptions’ due to government shutdown
Air traffic controllers and TSA employees are considered "essential" and are required to continue working without pay during the federal government shutdown.
www.wgbh.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
a message from @wgbh.org today
October 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Don’t be gaslighted folks. “What I said: “The day-to-day operations of the T or the [Chicago Transit Authority] are not funded at all by the federal government. So the threat of pulling that money is nonexistent. It doesn’t exist.” www.wgbh.org/news @jersiegel.bsky.social reporting.
GBH News
GBH News is among the fastest growing local news providers in greater Boston and draws on the talent of a multi-platform newsroom that includes 89.7 GBH, Boston’s Local NPR, television and digital rep...
www.wgbh.org
September 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Pleased to speak with @theworld.org about the legal implications of the lethal U.S. strikes in the Caribbean, and especially to be featured alongside @becingber.bsky.social.

The U.S. president is asserting a license to kill outside the law.

theworld.org/segments/202...
US airstrikes continue off Venezuelan coast - The World from PRX
The Trump administration says it’s destroyed three ships off the coast of Venezuela that were carrying drugs. It justifies the attacks by saying the ships were run by drug cartels that the US has desi...
theworld.org
September 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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MUST READ 🧵
THREAD: Why are more young drivers dying in Massachusetts?

I combed through a decade of @massdot.bsky.social data for @gbhnews.bsky.social and found that this year is set to be the *deadliest* year for young drivers in recent memory.

(1/6) www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Young driver deaths on pace to reach 10-year high in Mass.
This year is already on track to be the deadliest in recent memory for drivers under the age of 21.
www.wgbh.org
September 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
THREAD: Why are more young drivers dying in Massachusetts?

I combed through a decade of @massdot.bsky.social data for @gbhnews.bsky.social and found that this year is set to be the *deadliest* year for young drivers in recent memory.

(1/6) www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Young driver deaths on pace to reach 10-year high in Mass.
This year is already on track to be the deadliest in recent memory for drivers under the age of 21.
www.wgbh.org
September 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Helsinki chose zero traffic deaths, and achieved their goal. How? Getting people out of cars, and slowing the cars down. (And one politician being brave enough to vote yes)

@theworld.org’s @jersiegel.bsky.social just did the perfect radio story on safe streets.

@thewaroncars.bsky.social
Helsinki marks one year with no traffic deaths - The World from PRX
Finland’s capital has reached a major milestone when it comes to road safety: a whole year straight with no traffic fatalities. As The World’s Transportation Correspondent Jeremy Siegel reports, Helsi...
theworld.org
September 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Also on the show...

@jersiegel.bsky.social: Helsinki marks one year with no traffic deaths

@biancahillier.bsky.social: Students to study Puerto Rico and colonialism through Bad Bunny’s latest album

...and more!
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Bad Bunny is nearing the end of his 30-show residency in San Juan, called ‘No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí’ (I don’t want to leave here). But at Yale Unviersity, a new class on the Puerto Rican megastar is just getting started. I have the story today on @theworld.org.
September 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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On The World 🌎 today:

@joyhackel.bsky.social: Xi, Putin and Kim send a message to the West

@hannahchanatry.bsky.social: Deadly landslide in Sudan highlights challenges of sending aid to conflict zones

@orlabarry.bsky.social: How the Gaza war is testing a historic alliance

Tune in bit.ly/3xyRRfD
Once seen as Israel’s closest ally in Europe, Germany is under mounting pressure as the Gaza war tests its decades-old pledge to safeguard Israeli security. My report coming up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in here: theworld.org
September 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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👀 Did you know that The World broadcasts from Nan and Bill Harris Studios at @wgbh.org in Boston, USA?!

It’s been a while since we’ve done a roll-call, and so many more of you are new to our show. Where in ~the world~ are YOU from? We’re curious!! 🌎🌍🌏
September 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Also on the show...

🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: In the Netherlands, the "bad luck generation" fights back against student debt

🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: YouTubers turn travel stress into a game

...and more!
July 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Happy 700th birthday, Tenochtitlan!

🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: The "CEO monk" of China's Shaolin Temple under investigation

🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: Controversy in France over "bee killer" pesticide

Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
July 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Amsterdam and Paris make it easy to get around without a car. What can the US learn from them? Transportation correspondent @jersiegel.bsky.social explores how places once dominated by cars are transforming into places designed for people, bikes and transit.
Could the US be less car-centric?
YouTube video by The World
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July 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The slow zones are gone. The shutdowns are shorter. But @MBTA riders are still frustrated by a deluge of recent service changes that have forced riders off of trains and onto shuttle buses.

My latest for @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
For T riders, the shutdown fatigue is real
Passengers are complaining that planned shutdowns for routine maintenance are making them late to work.
www.wgbh.org
July 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Good piece by @jersiegel.bsky.social - Boston area transit riders are getting fed up with seeming endless subway shutdowns. Maybe it's time to innovate with longer overnight shutdowns with expanded bus services to fill in during late night. #mapoli www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
For T riders, the shutdown fatigue is real
Passengers are complaining that planned shutdowns for routine maintenance are making them late to work.
www.wgbh.org
July 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you build it, they will come…

In the US, we built highways, and we’re now stuck in gridlock. In Japan, they built railways, and people take the train.

My take on what Tokyo’s transit system can teach the rest of the world for @theworld.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTw7...
Japan built trains while the US built highways
YouTube video by The World
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July 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Siegel
Japan’s public transportation system is world-renowned — but why is it so easy to get around Tokyo by train, and how did it get that way? The World’s transportation correspondent @jersiegel.bsky.social unpacks why.
Japan built trains while the US built highways
YouTube video by The World
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July 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Siegel
If you know me, you already know that one of my favorite topics to complain about is the lack of a reliable public transportation system in most of the US. 😬
There, @jersiegel.bsky.social talking about Japan and what the US can learn from it!
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Japan built trains while the US built highways
YouTube video by The World
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July 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The Trump admin has detained new train car shells manufactured for the @mbta.com by a Chinese state-owned company over claims of forced labor, threatening to derail a more than $1 billion effort to upgrade the transit agency’s aging subway cars. For @gbhnews.bsky.social: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Trump admin detains MBTA train components shipped from China
The government claims a Chinese company violated a federal law aimed at preventing the use of forced labor.
www.wgbh.org
June 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 Israel launches early morning strikes on Iran

🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Investigators search for answers as death toll from Air India crash climbs

🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Vivir Quintana rewrites the corrido genre in Mexico

Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
Knife crime in the UK has nearly doubled in the past decade. Samir Khattab @stgilestrust.bsky.social knows better than most why people carry knives. As a teen he rarely left home without one. He shares his views on tackling knife crime in my report coming up on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
June 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM