Jeremy Siegel

Boston

Global Transportation Correspondent at The World from PRX

Global Transportation Correspondent at GBH News (Boston, MA)

global transportation correspondent @TheWorld @GBH, host of upcoming statewide news show. previously @politico @kqed. @ucberkeley grad. [email protected]

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Markets Betting on Tariff Relief But Impact Still Lurks

1 week ago | advisorperspectives.com | Jeremy Siegel

Despite negative GDP growth in Q1 and global trade tensions, markets are showing surprising resilience. Investors are betting tariffs will not bite as hard as feared earlier in April and that deals will emerge to soften the blow. First quarter GDP contracted, and while the drag from imports is the primary suspect, that explanation alone is insufficient.
Spain tests AI-based speed limit system

1 week ago | theworld.org | Jeremy Siegel

The AP-7 is one of Spain’s busiest roads. It’s also among the country’s most dangerous. Last year, there were 700 accidents with victims recorded on the highway, which stretches along the Mediterranean from Valencia to the border with France, a record for the last decade. One of the most-shocking accidents occurred last March when dense fog caused a 40-car pileup, killing one man and injuring several others.
Allston I-90 project could lose $335 million under federal proposal

1 week ago | wgbh.org | Jeremy Siegel

May 01, 2025 A massive infrastructure project in Allston could lose hundreds of millions of dollars promised by the federal government under a new plan being discussed in Congress. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this week proposed slashing $3.1 billion in not-yet-obligated funds for a grant program aimed at reconnecting communities divided by past transportation projects.
Markets Resilient Despite Tariff Turmoil

2 weeks ago | advisorperspectives.com | Jeremy Siegel

The markets rebounded strongly last week, holding ground despite the lingering cloud of uncertainty surrounding tariffs and trade negotiations. Importantly, while tariffs and dollar weakness are stirring short-term concerns, long-term inflation expectations remain firmly anchored, setting a strong case for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting rates.
Parking in a bus lane? Soon, that could earn you a $125 ticket in the mail.

2 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Jeremy Siegel

April 24, 2025 If you drive double the speed limit or run a red light anywhere in Massachusetts, you won’t get ticketed by a camera — because there aren’t any. That kind of technology to enforce traffic laws is banned in the Commonwealth. But the MBTA will be a pioneer in this field of automatic traffic enforcement by taking advantage of new legislation signed at the beginning of this year.
The World: Latest Stories

3 weeks ago | play.prx.org | Jeremy Siegel

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Tesla sales dip in Massachusetts

4 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Jeremy Siegel

Massachusetts residents aren’t buying Teslas like they used to, and experts are attributing the dip in sales to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s increasingly visible role in right-wing politics. According to data provided to GBH News by automotive industry research firm S&P Global Mobility, registrations of new Tesla vehicles in Massachusetts were down sharply in January and February — 19% and 11%, respectively — compared to the same time last year.
Paris votes to make 500 more streets car free - The World from PRX

1 month ago | theworld.org | Jeremy Siegel

When Socialist Party Mayor Anne Hidalgo assumed office in Paris in 2014, she promised big changes, including eliminating gridlock. Eleven years later, her supporters say, she has followed through. “My living experience of Paris was a very car-centric city when I was younger, a very polluted city,” said Clément Drognat of the Clean Cities Network.
Housing and transit? In Tokyo, the two go hand in hand.

1 month ago | wgbh.org | Jeremy Siegel

April 09, 2025 As a child growing up in Watertown, Jade Harrelson dreamed of owning a home. She remembered strolls past beautiful properties with yards, and thinking that one day she — like generations of relatives before her — would be able to buy a house in Greater Boston. “I always imagined I’d live in one of those homes,” she said recently. But that dream has collided with the harsh reality of the region’s real estate market.
Lessons from Tokyo: the world's largest city is car free

1 month ago | wgbh.org | Jeremy Siegel

April 08, 2025 When Daniel Aldrich first stepped foot in Japan as a foreign exchange student, he didn’t speak a word of Japanese and wasn’t sure how he’d find his way around. “I was just a junior in high school from North Carolina,” he said. “I was really worried.”But soon after arriving, Aldrich found that he could zip anywhere within the crowded Tokyo metropolis by walking a few minutes to the nearest train stop. “I found Tokyo to be the subway of the future,” he said.