Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast
646 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 154 ratingsA weekly podcast about the intersection between sustainable transportation, urban planning, and economic development. Hosted by Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire.
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Episode 152: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Ancient Ways of Water Infrastructure
May 14, 2024 05:26 - 40 minutes - 43.1 MBThis week we're Han Solo but have a lot of news to cover including items on skateboarding, new types of segregation, third places, and some ancient ways to cool cities and streets. Check out the show notes below for more information. Notes: Skateboarding - Reasons to be Cheerful Cityhood - Corner Side Yard Cleveland rail competitors - NEOtrans Third Places - Vox Second Best - Bloomberg CityLab Access Maps - New Urban Order Ancient water tunnels - Al Jazeera Like ...
Episode 482: Highway Fighting in Texas
May 09, 2024 05:29 - 44 minutes - 35 MBThis week we’re joined by Megan Kimble to talk about her book City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways. We chat about the folks fighting back against highways, the history behind building big roads, and what the future looks like for advocacy. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadw...
Episode 481: Money is a Lot of Different Things
May 02, 2024 05:03 - 37 minutes - 31.2 MBThis week were sharing part 2 of our discussion with Jim Kumon. We chat about the challenges of development, how to crowdfund a building, coming to the end of an 80 year economic cycle, how the built environment is an outcome of how we structure capital, and how more information can make it harder to learn new things. Some websites of note: Electric Housing Incremental Development Alliance Passive House Crowdfund *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon the...
Episode 151: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - It's Been a Minute
April 30, 2024 06:55 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBThis week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Tracy McMillan to talk about aging in place, Nashville's big transit plan, potential Alzheimer's causes in car exhaust, Milan's famous weeks, and the Colorado legislature's search for more housing and TOD. Articles Aging in place - New York Times Nashville's transit plans - Nashville Tennessean Alzheimer's and car exhaust - Clean Technica Colorado density laws - Colorado Politics Milan's commercial weeks - Domus Web ***...
Episode 480: Details of Development Reform in Minnesota Part 1
April 25, 2024 06:20 - 47 minutes - 38.1 MBThis week we’re joined by Jim Kumon, Principal at Electric Housing, to discuss his work as a developer and urban policy educator in the Twin Cities. We chat about his sustainable development project, what St. Paul learned from Minneapolis 2040 and how zoning reform and transportation intersect. Some websites of note: Electric Housing Sundial Building Incremental Development Alliance *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Fol...
Episode 479: Charging Up Transportation
April 18, 2024 04:12 - 46 minutes - 36.7 MBThis week we’re joined by Gabe Klein, Executive Director of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. We chat about the Joint Office’s white paper focused on best practices and solutions for electric vehicle charging entitled: Community Charging: Emerging Multifamily, Curbside, and Multimodal Practices. White Paper Link The EV Charging Infrastructure Playbook - Link *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on Thre...
Episode 150: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Housekeeping After Drought
April 16, 2024 05:36 - 41 minutes - 41.4 MBHappy Mondays! This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo again but we have a lot to catch up on. We're going over some of the news we didn't get to when we were away in China for a month. We cover LA's spongy infrastructure, an idea to connect zoning reform to transportation funding, and the transition from governments incentivizing retail businesses to warehousing infrastructure. Of course there's more but listen in to hear everything we share. Main News Also below is...
Episode 478: Women’s Transportation Seminar
April 11, 2024 04:25 - 41 minutes - 33.3 MBThis week we’re joined by Sara Stickler, President and CEO of WTS International. We discuss how WTS highlights women’s expertise in transportation and how they create opportunities from mentorship to leadership and education. We also chat about some of their legislative priorities on workplace policy as well as some of the barriers women face in the field. For more information visit: https://www.wtsinternational.org/ *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theo...
Episode 477: Culture Change in Cleveland
April 04, 2024 04:11 - 52 minutes - 42.5 MBThis week we’re featuring a one to one conversation between Billy Terry, Executive Director of the National Transit Institute at Rutgers University, and India Birdsong Terry, General Manager and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. They discuss leadership, hiring, and culture change at Ohio's largest transit agency. This podcast was produced in partnership with Mpact. To find out more, visit http://mpactmobility.org *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follo...
Episode 149: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Dispatch from China
April 02, 2024 05:35 - 45 minutes - 52.3 MBThis week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire Jeff talks about his month long trip to China. Subways, multi-use paths, urbanism and more! We chat about Chinese mall culture, great food, and a really cool station design in Shenzhen. To see some pictures from the trip visit our Instagram @theoverheadwire *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theove...
Episode 476: Saving California Transit from the Fiscal Cliff
March 28, 2024 04:55 - 48 minutes - 38.4 MBThis week we’re sharing a San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) forum on how a statewide coalition of transit advocates were able to organize a funding bridge to avert a fiscal cliff for transit operators in the state. The discussion led by SPUR’s Laura Tolkoff, shares how they did it and what’s next. Featured guests include... Laura Tolkoff / Interim Chief Policy Officer & Transportation Policy Director, SPUR Rebecca Long / Director, Legislation & Public Affairs, Bay ...
Episode 475: Lessons from Quickbuild Street Projects
March 21, 2024 08:10 - 37 minutes - 35.5 MBThis week we’re joined by Heidi Simon, Director of Thriving Communities at Smart Growth America. Heidi talks about lessons learned from Complete Streets Leadership Academies as state and local officials and advocates work to create safer streets through quick build projects. Find the report here. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theov...
Episode 474: Thinking Differently About Vehicle Design
March 14, 2024 04:01 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBThis week we’re joined by vehicle designer Dan Sturges to talk about his book Near to Far: A Design for a new and Equitable Transportation System. We talk about new ways of thinking about vehicle design, mobility for low density areas, as well as pop culture perceptions of small vehicles. Find out more about what Dan is working on at http://www.dzn.camp OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire...
Episode 473: Public Sentiment and Public Transit
March 07, 2024 06:05 - 45 minutes - 36.8 MBThis week we’re featuring a 1 to 1 conversation between Adelee Le Grand of Intellectual Concepts and Scott Wilkinson of AlphaVu. They chat about how transit agencies can get a better handle on how riders and non-riders alike feel about their service. This episode was produced in partnership with Mpact. To learn more about the annual conference, visit http://mpactmobility.org OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on Thr...
Episode 472: Streets for Skateboards
February 29, 2024 05:34 - 57 minutes - 51.6 MBThis week we’re joined by skateboard advocate Aaron Breetwor, brand manager for Comet Skateboards. Aaron chats about using skateboards for transportation, designing streets for safer skateboarding, and this last years incident at the Dolores Street hill bomb. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org...
Episode 471: Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark Part 2
February 22, 2024 05:29 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBPrediction Time! This week on part 2 of our chat with Yonah Freemark, we score our transportation predictions from last year and make new ones for 2025. We talk about the Roosevelt Subway, Transit agency bailouts, open gangway trains, and coming transit elections and extensions. You can find Transit Explorer through the Transport Politic. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire Support the...
Episode 470: Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark Part 1
February 15, 2024 07:27 - 41 minutes - 34.4 MBThis week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined once again by transportation and housing expert Yonah Freemark. In part 1 we talk about the equitable distribution of transportation grants, potential for flex funding for transit, and our annual transit openings discussion. You can find Transit Explorer through the Transport Politic. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire Support the ...
Episode 148: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Happy in Cities
February 13, 2024 05:38 - 32 minutes - 41.9 MBThis week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo. The news continues and so do we. We chat about productive transit subsidies, transportation flex funding, and a coming connection between trees and health! Join us below for the show notes: OOO News Items Keys to happiness - Business Insider Transit subsidy - Streetsblog USA Truck insurance - Streetsblog USA Flex funding - New York Focus Rotterdam flood management - Guardian Non subsidized affordable housing - ...
Episode 469: On the Bus in Boise
February 08, 2024 05:44 - 41 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week we’re joined by Elaine Clegg, CEO of Valley Regional Transit in Boise Idaho. We chat about how the Boise bus system is changing, the impact of fast regional growth, energy infrastructure and favorite transportation board games. *** OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site...
Episode 468: Organizing and Data that Create Wins
February 01, 2024 05:40 - 55 minutes - 48.5 MBThis week we’re joined by Dr. Kathryn Howell, Director of the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland. We talk about her daily e-bike commute, organizing around the Purple Line, the importance of eviction data, and commercial displacement. This episode was produced in partnership with Mpact *** Join our February Happy Hour! *** OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on Threads @theoverheadw...
Episode 147: Mondays at the Overhead Wire - No More Math Please
January 30, 2024 07:40 - 43 minutes - 55.3 MBThis week on the podcast we're Han Solo but we've got some great news and information for you including items on Beverly Hills residents being denied permits for underground pools, we've got money for transit operations in a house bill, and we're noticing the Introvert Economy is in full swing. Come join us, we were told there would be no math in podcasting, but it turns out that's just not true. *** Join our February Happy Hour! *** Main News Transit agencies are climate agencie...
Episode 467: Are We Taking Less Trips?
January 25, 2024 05:42 - 44 minutes - 38.2 MBThis week we’re joined by Angie Schmitt, Owner and Principal at 3MPH Planning and Consulting. We chat about changing travel behavior in cities, the impact of recent social isolation on social trust, and polarization in policy solutions. OOO Join our February Happy Hour! OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And ge...
Episode 466: Making DOTs Measure Emissions
January 18, 2024 06:58 - 54 minutes - 45.8 MBThis week we’re joined by Beth Osborne, Vice President for Transportation and Thriving Communities at Smart Growth America. We chat about the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure Rule that will make State DOTs and MPOs measure emissions on the federal highway system. We also talk about how Beth thinks we have things lining up for positive change, politics of implementing rules, and how the NTSB treats air travel and surface transportation so differently. OOO Join our February Happy Hour! ...
Episode 146: Mondays at the Overhead Wire - Into 2024
January 16, 2024 06:55 - 42 minutes - 51.6 MBThis week on Mondays we're Han Solo! We've got a great set of news items for your consideration. We talk about manufactured housing, dangerous driving, Winnipeg transit, and a Pew study about housing supply in Minneapolis with some interesting results. Below are links to the items we shared on the show. Join our February Happy Hour! Main Links Manufactured housing - Fast Company Auto companies paid Tesla - Frontier Group Emissions big wins - Wired Magazine Winnipeg master ...
Episode 465: The San Francisco Ferry Building with John King
January 11, 2024 06:30 - 53 minutes - 44.2 MBThis week we’re joined by John King, Urban Design Critic at the SF Chronicle, to talk about his book Portal: San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities. We chat about the history of the Ferry Building in San Francisco which was one of the busiest city transportation hubs in the world in the early 1900s and how the building has evolved over time parallel to the ups and downs of cities. OOO Join our February Happy Hour! OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwi...
Monday Replay: Highways and Partisanship
January 09, 2024 05:34 - 40 minutes - 44.5 MBWe’re back from the new year but no so back that I have enough material for a Mondays show. So as we started doing at the end of last year, I’m going to throw in a throwback Talking Headways from time to time to go back to some episodes I found interesting and perhaps mention more than a few times during current interviews. This episode specifically is with Clayton Nall about his book The Road to Inequality: How the Federal Highway Program Polarized America and Undermined Cities and origi...
Episode 464: Narrow the Lanes!
January 04, 2024 05:08 - 37 minutes - 30.8 MBThis week we’re joined by Dr. Shima Hamidi, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University to talk about the report: A National Investigation of the Impacts of Lane Width on Traffic Safety. We chat about the data they collected for 1,100 streets, how narrowing streets can create more space for bikes and peds and how the study and determined narrower lanes are safer. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreo...
Transit Unplugged Holiday Special: Randy Clarke
December 28, 2023 06:03 - 34 minutes - 34.9 MBThis week is the netherweek between Christmas and New Years but we’ve got a great show for you from the podcast Transit Unplugged. In this specific episode Paul Comfort interviews WMATA General Manager Randy Clarke. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And eve...
Episode 463: Congressman Earl Blumenauer
December 21, 2023 05:24 - 28 minutes - 21.4 MBThis week we’re joined once again by Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon’s 3rd District. We chat about connections between health care, food and transportation, progress on the Inflation Reduction Act and IIJA infrastructure bills, and future directions for transportation funding. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!...
Episode 145: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Finishing Up 2023
December 19, 2023 07:59 - 46 minutes - 52.8 MBThis week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we celebrate the end of the year with stories from Colorado on the governor's transit wishes for next year, learning about the new federal Emerging Project Agreement, Salt Lake's downtown success, and how Europe wants to ban large US trucks. Hang in there with us as we finish 2023 off right. New Stories Colorado governor climate links - CPR Emerging project agreements - Philadelphia Citizen Bogota BRT politics - New York Times Salt Lake ...
Episode 462: Downtown or Not Downtown
December 14, 2023 05:29 - 1 hour - 53 MBThis week we’re at the 2023 Mpact conference closing plenary in Phoenix Arizona. Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Transportation Policy at USDOT Christopher Coes leads a panel discussing what’s happening in central cities and how to make them thrive again. This panel features: Karen Chapple, Ph.D., Director, School of Cities, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON | Nichol Bordeaux, Chief Planning and Engagement Officer, Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, UT | Dee Brewer, Exe...
Monday Replay: Integrating High Speed Rail Stations and Communities
December 12, 2023 01:49 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBThis week on our Monday Replay, German Marshall Fund fellow Eric Eidlin is the host for two French High Speed Rail experts; Stephan de Fay, the Executive Director of Bordeaux Euratlantique, the public agency that is overseeing the redevelopment of Bordeaux’s main train station to accommodate several new high speed rail lines by 2020 and Etienne Tricaud, President and CEO of AREP, the French Railway’s architecture office. Together they discuss the geography of France and its high speed ra...
Episode 461: Sausage Making and the ADA
December 07, 2023 06:33 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBThis week we’re at the Mpact conference in Phoenix and joined by Ron Brooks of Accessible Avenue. We chat about service animal etiquette, the negotiation and implementation of ADA, and including people with disabilities in the equity conversation. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol...
Episode 144: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - 30 Year Mortgages are Weird
December 05, 2023 07:23 - 46 minutes - 53.9 MBThis week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we have a wide ranging news share on America's weird 30 year mortgage, how emissions would have fallen more if it weren't for SUVs, and the Mayo Clinic's idea for 'health neighborhoods'. News Items Emissions without SUVs - Guardian Overcoming urban car dependence - LSE Cities 30 year mortgages - NY Times Mayo's health neighborhoods - MPR News Heatherwick health street - ArchDaily Charlotte zoning reform - Assembly NC A land valu...
Episode 460: Sexy World of Bus Speed and Reliability
November 30, 2023 05:13 - 43 minutes - 34.1 MBThis week we’re at the Mpact conference in Phoenix Arizona and joined by Tom Brennan, Director of Business Strategy at Nelson Nygaard. We talk about the sexy world of bus speed and reliability, how agency can invest for effectiveness, and future proofing routes for the long term. Some amazing resources on the subject Tom sent us before the show include design toolkits from Boston and Vancouver BC's bus speed report. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon the...
Bonus Episode: Booked on Planning Featuring Alex Krieger
November 23, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.9 MBBonus Episode! This week on Talking Headways we’re featuring an episode of Booked on Planning, a podcast where Stephanie Rouse and Jennifer Hiatt dive deep into books for the Nebraska Chapter of the APA. This time they are joined by Alex Kreiger, author of City on a Hill. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get...
Episode 459: Crossings
November 16, 2023 05:41 - 46 minutes - 35.7 MBThis week on Talking Headways we’re joined by author Ben Goldfarb to talk about his book, Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet. We discuss how roads cut off ecosystems, wildlife crossings, and animal mobility at different scales. You can get the book from The Overhead Wire book club at Bookshop.org OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire ...
Episode 143: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Strictly Limiting SOVs
November 14, 2023 06:54 - 40 minutes - 47.7 MBThis week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire, we're Han Solo. But that doesn't preclude us from sharing the news from the last few weeks including items on work from home serendipity, weaponizing environmental law, and the suspension of Cruise self driving vehicles. Listen in below and check out the show notes below the fold. Show Notes Main Items City serendipity - New York Times Weaponizing environmental law - Governing DMV revokes Cruise license - Motherboard Stanford can't st...
Episode 458: Older Adults and Climate Emergencies
November 09, 2023 05:51 - 44 minutes - 37.8 MBThis week we’re joined by Danielle Arigoni, Managing Director for Policy and Solutions at The National Housing Trust. We chat about Danielle’s new book Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation as well as housing policy that benefits everyone. You can find Danielle's book at our Bookshop Affiliate site or at Island Press. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy ...
Episode 457: Want Riders? Run Frequent Service
November 02, 2023 05:03 - 48 minutes - 32.2 MBThis week we’re joined by transit expert and former general manager for three transit systems Ron Kilcoyne. Ron joins us to talk about the importance of running frequent transit service in order to attract riders and how agencies in the Bay Area are underserving the population. Find Ron's Streetsblog SF piece here and the report he did for Seamless Bay Area. If you want to message Ron, you can do so at his email address [email protected]. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire ...
Episode 456: The Living City
October 26, 2023 04:03 - 48 minutes - 38.7 MBThis week we're chatting with professor Des Fitzgerald about his new book The Living City: Why Cities Don't Need to Be Green to Be Great. We chat about what trees mean to people, the proliferation of moguls that want to build new cities, and the idea of what makes the good city. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! ...
Episode 455: Finding Resources to Do Big Things
October 19, 2023 04:10 - 47 minutes - 35.2 MBThis week we’re joined by Chris Fabian of Resource X to talk about his work on priority based budgeting. We discuss how cities create budgets that reflect their policy goals and what it takes to find resources for big ideas. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! ...
Episode 142: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Beyond the Rishi Maze
October 17, 2023 07:21 - 42 minutes - 45.5 MBThis week on the Mondays show we're Han Solo! But that doesn't stop us from sharing a lot of news! The Prime Minister of England has pulled the plug on high speed rail, what the pandemic drop in traffic means for access, designing for autism and much much more! News Items Designing for autism - Metropolis Magazine Pandemic increases in access - University of Minnesota Starter cars disappearing - Discourse Magazine Utilities not fans of solar - Mother Jones Caltrans official s...
Episode 454: Real Estate Impacts at BART
October 12, 2023 04:18 - 39 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week we’re joined by Abby Thorne-Lyman, Former Director of Real Estate at BART, to talk about BART’s development projects and priorities, and the importance of real estate to BART’s future. Today's podcast was produced in partnership with Mpact. Learn more about the work they do and annual conference at http://mpactmobility.org OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverhe...
Episode 453: Bringing Public Health to Traffic Safety
October 05, 2023 04:16 - 41 minutes - 31.9 MBThis week we’re joined by Kari Watkins and Dave Ederer to talk about their paper The Safe Systems Pyramid: A New Framework for Traffic Safety. We talk about the connections between transportation and public health and how it allows us to think differently about transportation safety. Find David's full dissertation on Georgia Tech's website. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com...
Episode 141: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Access Things Faster
October 03, 2023 06:29 - 43 minutes - 47.1 MBThis week on the show we catch up on some of the news from the last month and go over what's coming up on the Talking Headways podcast. We talk about post-pandemic transportation, sea level rise impacts on shipping and drinking water, and the world's smallest skyscraper. Show Note Links Below SF NIMBYs watch out - SF Chronicle Bike tunnel - Bloomberg CityLab Colorado rail service - Governing World's smallest skyscraper - City Monitor Copenhagen sponge city - Spiegel Interna...
Episode 452: Beyond Greenways
September 28, 2023 04:27 - 43 minutes - 34.7 MBThis week we’re joined by Bob Searns to talk about his book Beyond Greenways: The Next Step for City Trails and Walking Routes. We talk about grand ideas for walking trails that circle whole regions and more local routes that make up a new mode of green infrastructure in cities. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! ...
Episode 451: Supporting Local Culture Through Development
September 21, 2023 05:07 - 44 minutes - 29.2 MBThis week we’re joined by Phoenix community builder Tim Sprague. We chat about supporting local culture through development projects and the importance of sustainable development and transportation. Today's podcast was produced in partnership with Mpact. To learn more about the annual conference, visit http://mpactmobility.org OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire ...
Episode 140: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Parking Money in Solano County
September 19, 2023 08:19 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBThis week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Carter Lavin to talk about the city dreams of tech moguls, government capacity, public housing that doesn't want to be called that, designing delivery trucks and much much more! Show notes: Silicon valley elites want a new city - Fortune via Bloomberg Importance of state capacity - The American Prospect Rise of Ecovillages - Noema Magazine Don't call it public housing - New York Times A better delivery truck - Fast Company...
Episode 450: Land Use to Reduce Transportation Emissions
September 14, 2023 04:11 - 51 minutes - 41.1 MBThis week we’re joined by Zack Subin of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation and Ben Holland of the Rocky Mountain Institute. Ben and Zack join us to talk about their report Urban Land Use Reform on the importance of land use in reducing travel and emissions. Research Notes: Review of recent state land use legislation from Mercatus, including highlighting the WA package, and earlier this year from Terner Review of recent trends in VMT/capita by state: WA at head of the pack Jen...