{"podcast":{"title":"The Strong Towns Podcast","slug":"the-strong-towns-podcast-496821","podcast_index_feed_id":496821,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/podcast.strongtowns.org/feed.xml","website_url":"https://strongtowns.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/2312128/ST_Podcast_Icon9eu8p.jpg","author":"Strong Towns","episode_count":600,"summary":"A weekly conversation on the Strong Towns movement hosted by Charles Marohn. The podcast blends fiscal prudence with good urban design to highlight how America can financially strengthen its cities, towns and neighborhoods and, in the process, make them better places to live. You can support the podcast and become a member of Strong Towns at www.StrongTowns.org.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T20:20:39.703428+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821"},"episode":{"title":"Gas Taxes, Freeways, And What Washington Should Fund Now","slug":"gas-taxes-freeways-and-what-washington-should-fund-now","published_at":"2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/gas-taxes-freeways-and-what-washington-should-fund-now","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821","url":"https://podcast.strongtowns.org/e/gas-taxes-freeways-and-what-washington-should-fund-now/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hw923t7vxvn4ixi7/STP_4-6-26.mp3","summary":"Chuck Marohn and Tony Dutzik unpack the messy history of the gas tax, cross‑subsidies between states, and the moral story drivers were told about “user fees.” They revisit highway revolts, the rise of federal transit funding, and the long slide into Highway Trust Fund bailouts. Their conversation lays out stark choices for the next chapter of national transportation policy. Additional Show Notes Tony Dutzik (LinkedIn) Call \"Time Out\" on Highway Boondoggles (Article) Frontier Group (Site) What Comes After the Interstate Era? | New Report (Youtube) Read the Mission Accomplished White Paper. Chuck Marohn (Substack) This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Thank you!","meta_description":"Chuck Marohn and Tony Dutzik unpack the messy history of the gas tax, cross‑subsidies between states, and the moral story drivers were told about “user fe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3763,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/episodes/gas-taxes-freeways-and-what-washington-should-fund-now/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/gas-taxes-freeways-and-what-washington-should-fund-now.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}