Jeremy Siegel is the global transportation correspondent for The World and GBH News. He also hosts a new statewide radio program and podcast at GBH that begins production in 2025.
Jeremy was previously a co-host of Morning Edition at GBH, where he received the USC Annenberg National Health Journalism Fellowship. Before that, he hosted and produced POLITICO’s daily news podcast. Jeremy has also worked as an anchor and reporter at KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, where his coverage of wildfires won a Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism award for breaking news.
Jeremy’s reporting has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, The World, The California Report, BBC News and PBS Newshour.
An Ohio native, he graduated with a degree in Rhetoric from the University of California Berkeley.
Paris votes to make 500 more streets car free
There’s a showdown unfolding in Paris over who owns the streets. Residents recently voted in favor of banning cars from 500 roadways. The plan is to open them up to pedestrians, cyclists and new green spaces. The city’s mayor wants to transform Paris into the world’s first car-free megacity. But not every Parisian thinks that’s a good idea.
How Japan keeps its trains safe from earthquakes
Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or tsunami. Japan may offer lessons to other countries as climate change causes more natural disasters globally.
‘People will get hurt’: Cyclists protest after Ontario government passes law to remove bike lanes in Toronto
Cities around the globe are looking for ways to improve bike infrastructure, with varying degrees of success. But Toronto is moving in the opposite direction: the government of Ontario has passed legislation allowing the removal of bike lanes in the city, resulting in a showdown between officials and bicycle advocates.
Japan’s transit system is private. Should other countries consider the same?
Transit in most global cities is government-run. But in Japan, that’s not the case. There, private companies run a sprawling network of trains, subways and buses, often considered the best in the world. What can other countries learn from Japan’s unique system?
As Japan’s economy adapts to a tourism boom, so does daily life
Tourism numbers are sky-high in Japan. The country saw record numbers of travelers throughout 2024, and government officials are hoping to see the numbers double by 2030. But workers are in short supply. So, to adapt to the tourism boom, Japan is turning to everything from robot hotel receptionists to contactless restaurants.
How an Australian expat became the voice of Japan’s most-famous train
Donna Burke has the most famous voice you’ve never heard of. The Australian expat first moved to Japan in the 1990s, hoping to make it as a singer. Now, she’s the voice of the Tokaido Shinkansen, commonly known as the bullet train, and her announcements are heard by more than 400,000 people in Japan every day.