This week we are launching the Romanian Dispatch podcast. Guest is civil engineer and urban planner Michael Horodniceanu. Romanian-born Horodniceanu was traffic commissioner of New York City and is a pro-bono advisor to Bucharest mayor Nicuşor Dan, who made headlines last week declaring his intention to raise parking fees in order to increase mobility. To improve traffic flows in the capital in the short term, Horodniceau advocates for low-cost measures like a clearer parking policy and the use of artificial intelligence.

This and more in this week’s Romanian Dispatch’s coverage of the past seven days. If you like it, why not pass it on? New readers can subscribe here.

Romanian Dispatch #33 (June 5 — 11, 2021)