The Proof of Youth

New Urbanist Memes for Transit-Oriented Teens. “The European Mind Cannot Comprehend This.” City Beautiful.

These are the (respective) internet communities, memes and influencers that have brought America’s rising generations together around transit. As Petra Mihelko of Transportation Riders United puts it, these phenomena “put into words” what the youth want: Beautiful, useful, connective places that can be traveled within and traveled to in all sorts of ways.

Mihelko, a Gen Zer, and Beau Brockett, a questionable Millennial, talk about how and why so many young Michiganders (and older folks, too) want good buses, trains and more.

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Common Groundwater is hosted by the Michigan Environmental Council and Beau Brockett Jr.

Our music is “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi, arranged by Derek Zhang and performed by Jackson resident Taj Wallace. All credit to this episode’s goes to The Go! Team.

Our series is sponsored by Kalsec, a global ingredient company headquartered in Kalamazoo that meets the highest recognized social and environmental standards through its B Corps certification.