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This week we're joined by Carter Lavin to discuss his new book If You Want to Win You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy . We discuss the mess and practice of politics, how we have more power than we think as advocates, and how we can get the policy results we deserve. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 11

This week on the Talking Headways podcast, we're joined by Benjamin Schneider to talk about his book The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution . Ben chats about the unfinishedness of cities, the larger origins of NIMBYism, and how much our economy and built environment cater to cars. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 9

This week we're Han Solo but we're sharing news about fire departments and their impacts on cities, how Boston and Denver are considering putting housing together with other public services like libraries and police stations, and a bill that would allow transit agencies to get projects environmentally certified in state. And much much more!!! Below the fold are the article links we chatted about on the show: News Items Fire Department vs traffic safety - The Discourse Lounge Do we really love driving? Psychology Today Libraries and affordable housing - Christian Science Monitor Bipartisan transit bill for environmental regs - Deseret News Toronto narrowing the lanes - CityNews Bonus Items Raccoons domesticating? The Guardian Midwest vs sunbelt news - Neiman Lab German light budgets - Brussels Signal Road user charge for UK EVs - Traffic Technology Today Zipcar to leave UK - BBC News Street parking for free buses - New York Times Zillow ditches climate maps - Moving Day +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 4

This week we're joined by Tony Jordan, President of the Parking Reform Network at the Mpact Transit + mobility conference in Portland. We talk about getting rid of our cars, the arbitrary requirements for parking around the country, and Donald Shoup's legacy. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 1

This week we're going back to Episode 459 exactly two years ago to chat with 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. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 25

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but we've got some interesting news from the world of transportation and urban planning to share. We talk briefly about tram trains, the NAVI electric vehicle program, Chicago's big win, and much much more! Below the fold are the show notes with all the items we cover in our digest show. Main items Single stairway - Pew Stateline Tram trains - Works in Progress Mall as climate shelter - NextCity Chicago transit funded - Streetsblog Chicago TXDOT says state needs transit - KERA Developing world needs roads - Works in Progress Brussels Pedestrian Zone shuts out bikes - Bloomberg CityLab Scott Weiner's next steps - Mother Jones Teens make housing portal - New York Times IIJA's NEVI sets table for EV future - Politico Magazine Will cities ditch DART? Dallas Observer Bonus Items California's shamful DUI record - CalMatters Pollution and memory diseases - New York Times Park City bus drivers may lose jobs - KPCW LA to double recycled water - Governing Valencia flood risk and auto dependence - Climate Change News St. Louis agency 3D printing parts - Progressive Railroading Metros get more people out of cars - TechXplore Hong Kong train+property model - Flying Moose Rising housing costs means lower fertility rates - Realtor.com Trump wants to cut transit funding - Streetsblog USA - T4 Utah cities overestimating water - Salt Lake City Tribune Puppies and Butterflies: Fran Sans - Emily Sneddon +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 20

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Olivia Plotnick , Founder of Wai Social in Shanghai China. We discuss her summer trip to over 30 different Chinese cities to experience different retail, the impacts of high speed rail, and the social e-commerce ecosystem. We also discuss how competition has made Chinese retail sharper, electric vehicle saturation, and emotional consumption. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 13

This week we're joined by Cortni Desir, Executive Program Manager for Public Transportation at the Connecticut Department of Transportation at the Mpact transit + community conference in Portland. We discuss her international influences, upgrading bus stops, customer experience, homelessness and transit, and being curious. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 6

This week we're joined by Corrigan Salerno of Transportation For America. We discuss three transportation principles for a better federal transportation bill, how to create better reporting data for MPOs, and better bus manufacturing. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 4

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we chat about signal timing tinkering in Houston, the impact of commute times on sleep disorders, Phoenix's lack of water for sprawl, and how many times Raleigh had to bid for contractors to build bus rapid transit. Below are the show notes: Houston signal timing off - Rice Thresher Whitmire thinks he knows - New York Times Sleep impacted by commutes - SciTechDaily Lifting the smog in Santiago - Guardian Raleigh BRT contracting - News and Observer Phoenix has no water for sprawl - High Country News Crypto noise - The Texas Tribune Caltrain puts energy in the grid - Metro Magazine China's lower tier cities and retail - Campaign The retail hits different - The Overhead Wire Everything SB79 - Arbitrary Lines Urban hoofprints - University of Michigan Highway repair better than expansion - SSTI US dangerous car standards - Transport and Environment Land trust affortability - Realtor.com Waymo and accepting death - Futurism New census data - Niskanen Center Secret to Norway's EV success - Energy.digital China EVs off five year plan - Reuters Bonus Items New vehicles top $50K - CNBC How Vancouver's Translink escaped death spiral - Bloomberg CityLab Bike sharing boon - Cities Today Smart phone data and trips - TechExplore Milwaukee tows reckless drivers - Urban Milwaukee St. Louis green infrastructure - Reasons to be Cheerful Stone buildings reduce emissions - BBC +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 30

This week we're back live for another show from Manny's in the Mission featuring Streetsblog SF editor Roger Rudick interviewing California High Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri. They chat about reducing costs, systems in other countries, and take questions from the audience. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 23

This week Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon of the War on Cars podcast join the show to talk about their new book: Life After Cars – Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile . We discuss opposing views, Turtle Jesus, and potential offramps towards car free cities. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 16

This week on Talking Headways we're flashing back to exactly ten years ago to Episode 78 with Dr. Kevin Gurney, now at Northern Arizona University. We chat about measuring emissions at the street, block, and neighborhood level and the data that enables it. I wanted to flash back to this one this week because I recently saw Kevin pop up in a New York Times article discussing all the work that the administration is cutting, including three of his projects. I'll link the article in the show notes. But we talked about his work on the podcast ten years ago and it's important to understand what we may be losing, which is the measurement of emissions from cars and buildings in cities. In listening back to this episode, there are lots of things that are evergreen about it, in fact I would argue we still need policy that allows us to collect data and measure emissions so we can make better decisions as advocates and operators. I hope folks can listen to this one and be inspired by the work, but also become more dedicated to saving it. We lost a lot in the dark ages, we don't need to go back there again. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 9

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Ben Donsky of Agora Partners to discuss City Walk BHAM in Birmingham Alabama, a public space project that connects two sides of the city separated by a highway. We chat about positive public space and what it takes to make projects like this happen. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 6

We're Han Solo again but this time I'm sharing some thoughts from my trip to China in addition to the news. We've got stories about traffic lights in Japan, the creation of a new electric company, and housing costs. And of course there's much much more. Below are the show notes: Middle class housing - National Housing Conference China builds quickly - Vox Ann Arbor reinvinting power company - Fast Company Dutch look to regulate bigger vehicles - Dutchnews.nl Mosquito borne illnesses - Vox Seattle light rail testing - Seattle Times New Mexico free childcare - NM Source Dallas heat island - KERA News CA passes SB79 TOD bill - Los Angeles Times Return to pre-covid routines brings bad air - Atlanta Journal Constitution Flint poverty reduction for babies - Guardian Japan's blue stop lights - Jalopnik Low fares underused - Smart Cities Dive Rent eats more - Joint Center for Housing Studies BONUS ITEMS Sweden's secondhand stores - The Conversation Particulate matter drives devastating dimentia - Guardian One pedal braking outlawed in China - Leravi Bonds for fusion power authorized - City of Albuquerque Who doesn't have a car? NRDC +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 2

This week we're joined by Adele Houghton of the Harvard School of Public Health and Carlos Castillo-Salgado of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to discuss their new book Architectural Epidemiology: Architecture as a Mechanism for Designing a Healthier, More Sustainable, and Resilient World . We chat about how to connect the social and architectural determinants of health before projects get off the ground in order to create more healthy neighborhoods. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 25

This week we're on vacation, but we're flashing back to Episode 391 and chatting with Jonathon Stalls about his wonderful book Walk: Slow Down, Wake Up, and Connect at 1-3 Miles Per Hour . He also talks about Pedestrian Dignity and his 2010 walk across the US. Hope everyone is doing well. I'm in China this month and will be back with new episodes next week, but this week I'm hanging out in Beijing and didn't have time to produce a new episode. Check out my Instagram @theoverheadwire for pictures, mostly for fun but also including some transportation shots. In the meantime, let's flash back to 2022 and our discussion with the amazing Jonathon Stalls of Pedestrian Dignity. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 18

This week we're joined by former FHWA Deputy Administrator Andrew Rogers to discuss how congress can help reduce traffic deaths and collisions with the use of technology. We discuss the best time to influence congress on transportation and the crash first, fix later mentality. Find out more at https://www.marscoalition.org/ +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 11

This week we're joined once again by Sam Sargent of VTA for part 2 of a conversation about transit agencies and special projects and programs. Sam chats with us about Austin's light rail plans, Caltrain electrification and moving diesels to Peru, and gives some thoughts on visionary transit leadership such as Randy Clarke at WMATA. YouTube video of Caltrain heading out on the boat . +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 4

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Sam Sargent of VTA, formerly Caltrain and Capital Metro, for part 1 of a conversation about transit agencies and special projects and programs. This week Sam chats with us about VTA's history, current projects and future prospects in the South Bay. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 2

This week we're Han Solo but have a lot of great news to share. We talk about the smartest city in the world, Toronto's TOD ambitions, electric car range and much much more! Below are items we shared on the show: Main Items Toronto's TOD - Brandon Donnelly The smartest city - Reasons to be Cheerful Less range - InsideEVs Future of cooling is past - Atmos Grocery robot - The Verge DOT repaints Pulse crosswalk - Orlando Sentinel Homes made by robots - LA Business Journal Mercator Africa - NPR Bonus Items! Tax the rich - Commonwealth Beacon Construction Bubble - Yanko Design EV charger pollution - Electrive EVs cost more - Heatmap Heatwave aging - New York Times Tampa transit - Florida Politics +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 28

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by professor Daniel Wortel-London to discuss his new book The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development, 1875–1981 . We talk about urban growth and missed opportunities by reformers to allow cities to capture more of their value. We discuss Henry George and the land tax movement, what running a city like a business should really mean, and the origins of "highest and best use". There are also cameos by Lewis Mumford and Jane Jacobs. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 21

This week we're joined by Ryan Russo, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO). Ryan shares with us more wisdom from the revised Urban Bikeway Design Guide and discusses the transformation of street systems and managing space for people and deliveries. NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide Online | Physical Book Urban Delivery by Bike Practitioner Paper +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 19

This week we're Han Solo on Mondays but we've got a lot of news and information for you! We cover the bipartisan housing bill, the impact of new housing stock on older rentals, disgust for density, the car colors that make cities hotter and much more! Check out the show notes below! Bipartisan housing bill proposed - Washington Post New housing slows rent growth - Pew Trusts Cities shifting from social hubs - Yale News Disgust for density - NextCity MPO representation - Urban Institute Dark vehicles heat cities - CarbonCopy Privitization of public engagement - streets.mn Homeless health benefits from homes - Seattle Times Moss landing battery fire sparks nimbys - Heatmap Street lamps not light pollution main source - Forbes Smartphone dependent culture - NextCity Killing climate rule could backfire - E&E News NZ could get road user charge - Interest.co.nz Old EV batteries have new jobs - Texas Tribune Ford rethinks assembly line - Wired Magazine Moving to a walkable city could add steps - ABC News +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 14

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined once again by Colin Parent of Circulate San Diego to discuss a new report entitled The Powerless Brokers: Why California Can't Build Transit . We talk about permitting delays and reforms, public sector capacity, and giving transit authorities more authority. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 7

This week we're joined by Emily Laflamme of the Center for Neighborhood Technology in Chicago. Emily chats about the Elevated Works technical assistance program that helps developers bring equitable TOD to life. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 5

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by James Llamas, now at Nelson Nygaard, to chat about a number of different items including Vietnam's move to ban gas powered motorbikes in central Hanoi, the importance of walking to your health, racing the 8 bus in Seattle, Brightline's death toll, and the 8D magical city of Chongqing. Below are the show notes! Vietnam to ban gas bikes - Electrek 7,000 steps for health - The Lancet Race the L8 - Seattle Transit Blog Brightline's death toll - Miami Herald Chongqing the 8D city - Straits Times +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 31

This week we're joined by Mark Kabbash, founder of The Dandy Horse. He chats with us about a new system for measuring and verifying bike commuting to obtain carbon avoidance credits. We chat about how the system works and the funding it could generate. Find out more about Mark's work at Linked In +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 24

This week we're joined once again by professor Karel Martens of Technion Israel Institute of Technology. We learn about how transportation engineering is good at measuring only one problem and ignoring others and a new tool to determine the success of transportation systems. Fair Transport Lab Website A scale for describing people's mobility status - Findings Press +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 17

This week we're joined by Oxford Ohio City Councilor and Miami of Ohio geography professor, David Prytherch. We chat about his new book Reclaiming the Road: Mobility Justice beyond Complete Streets . We chat about how pandemic open street experiments were rediscovering original uses, the cognitive benefits of experiencing car free streets, the opening of a democratic space for a discussion of what streets could and should be. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 15

This week we're Han Solo but we've got some great items to discuss with you all. We talk about how Salt Lake lost its street design, how Charlottesville lost its zoning code, and the importance of transit to the justice system. Post Items Stop building highways - Bloomberg CityLab No zoning in Charlottesville - Charlottesville Tomorrow How Utah took away SLC's streets - Building Salt Lake Transit essential to the justice system - City and State PA Wildlife evolution - LA Times Bonus Items Building credit - Brooklyn Reader Cities not built for mothers - Architectural Digest Dutch kids happier - CNN Texas outlaws dealer paper plates - Jalopnik Chinatown rent strike works - LA Public Press Cutting shipping emissions - Anthropocene Magazine Bike commuter benefits gone - Politico Pro Tax deduction on car interest - Kiplinger Hawaii launches road user charges - Citti Magazine Fig trees turn CO2 to stone - Discover Magazine Teens taking Waymos now - Wired Magazine +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 10

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Adie Tomer of Brookings to discuss a paper he and his team wrote about the idea of regional block grants . He discusses the local subsidies going to state DOTs and how more local funding could mean more regional collaboration on infrastructure. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 3

This week we're joined by David Hencher, Director of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney. David chats about how to fix Mobility as a Service, why transportation providers aren't home base for these services, and proposes a new way to reduce travel and emissions called Mobility as a Feature . +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 1

This week we're Han Solo again, but we discuss lead pollution and serial killers, PM 1 micro-pollution, and how ICE raids are reducing transit ridership in Los Angeles. Below is a full linked article list: Main Items ICE raids lead to low LA ridership - LA Times Tinier particles data finally collected - Washington University St. Louis Reversible architecture - ArchDaily TTC congestion management - blogTO Bonus Items KC wants to pay for block parties - Kansas City Star Disasters impact baby brains - Gizmodo Full of lead - The Overhead Wire Oakland block tries to quit fossil fuels - KQED End of Energy Star? - Smart Cities Dive China's high speed rail debate - Asia Times Arizona to vote on VMT charges - Ballotpedia How government can finance low cost homes - Nonprofit Quarterly Florida restricts bus lanes to ridership quotas - Tampa Bay Times New motor could change e-bikes - Electrek Toronto bike lane gets more traffic - Carbon Upfront! Oregon housing bonds surpassed expectations - Governing Puppies and Butterflies: Michelin Restaurants on LA Transit Bike share triathlon +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 26

This week we're joined by Madeline Brozen of the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies. We talk about universal basic mobility and research her team has done on the LA Mobility Wallet Pilot Program. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 19

This week we're joined by Ilana Preuss of Recast City to talk about small scale manufacturing in cities. We discuss the commercial side of economic development, the types of jobs we are creating, and how to build community wealth in left behind places. We also talk about hot planning topics such as jobs housing balance, economic multipliers, and spreading the retail peanut butter too thin. Get Illana's book Recast City . +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 17

This week on the podcast, we're Han Solo but there's still a lot of news to share! We talk about research that shows how active transportation can reduce emissions even more than before, the ever growing fueling station, the "dark roof" lobby, and what is a third place really? Below are the show notes with the items we discussed. Show Notes Gas stations growing - New York Times Emissions reductions from active transport - Transportation Research Part D Traffic academy expands - News from the States Dark roof lobby - The Guardian What is a third place? - Eater Supreme court permitting revolution - Heatmap Commuter rail ridership is urban - Pedestrian Observations Santa Monica airport over people - Fast Company Bonus Items LA gentrification lowers transit ridership - CalMatters Ending race, gender DBE contracting by USDOT - Reuters Chinese trucks switch to electric - Transport Topics Housing costs delay medical treatment - Wisconsin Public Radio Poll says residents want Metromover - Miami Herald Bologna's mobility strategy - Eurocities Miami to monitor home temps - WLRN Using mushrooms as building materials - Ideastream Public Radio Limiting car dimensions - Transport and Environment +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 12

This week we're joined by Chris Berdik to talk about his book Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World and How We Can Take it Back . We discuss the impacts of road noise on health and wellbeing, how our brains process sound, and creating positive urban soundscapes. We also talk about the problems with open offices and the incomplete story of the decibel. Bonus link: Designing the sounds of TfL's buses in London - YouTube Find Chris at ChrisBerdik.com +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 5

This week we're joined by Sujata Srivastava, Chief Policy Officer at SPUR, to discuss a recent policy brief entitled The Next 100 Days: An urbanist decision-making framework for San Francisco's new mayor . We discuss reforming the city's governance structure, what's needed for downtown recovery, transit policy and climate resilience. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 3

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but we've got some really interesting pieces for everyone including on federal transportation funding, EPA trying to kill climate protections, and a group of Seattle friends build a home together. Main News Highway trust fund dead since 2008 - T4America EPA wants to kill GHG regs for power plants - New York Times Washington State woonerfs - The Urbanist US government built social housing - The Conversation The 50% AV problem - Changing Lanes Group of friends live together - Fast Company Front range rail line - Colorado Newsline Maui neighborhood built fast - Fast Company Valencia's ceramic paving - Euronews Seattle's new subway - City Observatory Regional Block Grants - Brookings Bonus Items Transit expansion in Montana - Daily Montanan Benefits of congestion pricing - New York Times EPA rolls back limits for forever chemicals in drinking water - AP Amsterdam smart charging - CleanTechnica Colorado housing order - Colorado Public Radio Urban childen prone to allergies - University of Rochester Trump will regret cutting energy star - Heatmap Economics of street fairs - Sherwood News Spain orders AirBnB - New York Times Lessons from LA mobility wallet - KTLA China's airlines raise alarm on HSR market share - South China Morning Post Dieselgate killed 16K people - The Guardian +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 29

This week we're joined by Bill Schultheiss of Toole Design to talk about bike facility design guides. We look at the benefits of both AASHTO and NACTO guides and discuss the importance of history, political will, and the stress of being an expert witness in a trial. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 22

This week we're joined by Ross Peterson to talk about non emergency medical transportation and his new wheelchair accessible transportation company RIDEtoo . We talk about transportation funding for medical visits and how they can be more efficient. Also find Ross on Linked In +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 15

This week we're joined by bridge engineer Daniel Baxter to talk about his almost daily running commute . We chat about bridges, the gear you need for running in cold weather, staying safe on the roads, and the benefits of running to work. Check out Daniel's specially curated spotify playlist . +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 13

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to talk about how Americans are losing interest in buying cars, how scientists found out how to break through climate apathy, why Florida's real estate prices aren't reflecting climate futures, food deliveries in San Francisco, and how Secretary cut University Transportation Center research grants due to "woke". +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 8

This week I'm joined by Kevin Krizek and Tila Duhaime to chat about an idea called Emergency Streets which focuses on the proper response from cities after a fatal crash. We chat about traffic deaths as an epidemic, and how an Emergency Streets protocol could alert people to the traffic deaths happening in their communities. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 6

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo but don't worry, we've got you covered with lots of great news about cities and transportation. We cover Texas preemption against bike and bus lanes, the short sightedness of housing people in parking lots, and what makes cities more walkable. Below are the items we shared on the show: Main Items Texas preemption - Houston Chronicle Students living in cars - Politico Colorado workers in parking lots - NYT The good car tax guide - Transport and environment The critics love congestion pricing - The American Prospect Dutch climate policy - Dutch News What makes walkability - Fast Company Dallas building code - Slate ABC of mobility - Environment International Journal Bonus Items Caltrain air pollution - Interesting Engineering Paris air maps - Washington Post Pike place car free - Seattle Times Toronto bike lanes - CBC Duffy's cuts - Streetsblog USA Dave Matthews Band public housing - SSIR Supersize SUVs - Standard Metrolink expansion - St Louis Public Radio Detroit tax auctions - Neiman Lab +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 1

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Anthony Flint of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to talk about his book Mayors Desk: 20 Conversations with Local Leaders Solving Global Problems . We chat about the future of cities through the eyes of a mayor, those who operate like urban mechanics, and the challenges that connect cities around the world. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 24

This week we're joined by Leah Rothstein to chat about her book she wrote with her father Richard entitled Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law . We discuss building wealth and ideas for building more equitable housing policies as well as convincing people why they are important. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 22

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we talk state preemption, pandemic era block parties that continue on, and warehouse transportation regulations in California. Below are the show notes! Speed limiters - Streetsblog USA Block party - WHYY State preemption law in Idaho - Idaho Statesman Federal preemption - Streetsblog USA CA warehouse regulations - Black Voice News When staying warm kills - The Guardian Bonus Items 6ppd filtering - Seattle Times Galveston Homes - Newsweek Carney housing plans - CBC News Net zero workplace - Architecture AU Cycling more efficient - The Conversation SF upzoning plan - SF Examiner Direct vision trucks - Smart Cities Dive Human heat capacity - Grist Where parking is allowed - Transport Policy +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 17

This week we're joined by journalist and host of KQED's Forum Alexis Madrigal to discuss his book The Pacific Circuit: A Globalized Account of the Battle for the Soul of an American City. Alexis connects containerization to globalization and its direct impacts on an Oakland neighborhood. We also chat about histories of determining blight, silicon valley's part in global trade, and why we need new thinking about urban change. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 10

This week we're listening in on a conversation hosted by Seamless Bay Area about the 2024 update to the California State Rail Plan. Adina Levin of Seamless Bay Area hosts Shannon Simonds Chief, Office of Rail Planning & Implementation at Caltrans, Eric Goldwyn of the Marron Institute of Urban Management, and Adriana Rizzo of Californians for Electric Rail in discussion. Find the video of this discussion on YouTube . Find the slides from this discussion here . +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 3

This week we're joined by Kelly Porter, Assistant Director Tranportation & Public Works for the City of Fort Worth. We talk about the city's incredible growth, its first ever comprehensive transportation plan , plans for Panther Island and Butler Place as well as dreams for high speed rail. Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 1

This week on Monday's we're Han Solo, but don't let the smuggler fool you, we've got some great loot in the cargo hold. We chat about states focusing on shifting road funds to active transportation, a Brooklyn apartment building put together like a lego set, and a battery fire used to oppose batteries. Lots of great items this week, below are the show notes! Get the show ad free on Patreon ! Show Notes: States push shift to active modes - Associated Press Apartment complex built like Lego - Fast Company State capacity crisis - Niskanen Center Paris roads car free - Reuters Battery foes radicalized - Heatmap E-bike love - The Atlantic User pay myth - Union of Concerned Scientists Bonds non taxable - Tax Policy Center When climate adaptation goes private - Moving Day Minimalism suffocating architecture - NSS Magazine Clearing in the Woods - Landzine Bonus Items Milwaukee could create transit authority - Urban Milwaukee Recycling buildings - The Guardian Amtrak CEO steps down - Associated Press Saving fireplace tiles - New York Times Quick build Sacramento - Sacramento Bee Sound transit picks Dow Constantine - Urbanist Bill for new transit authority in Charlotte - Charlotte Observer Council member to FTA - WFAE Charlotte Rivian Spinoff - Heatmap +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 26

This week we're joined by Kyle Paoletta to talk about his book American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest . We discuss the growth and history of southwestern US cities, how indigenous people didn't disappear but adapted, the importance of language and identity, and climate adaptation lessons for cities from the driest region. Get the show ad free on Patreon ! +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 20

This week we're joined by Congressman Rick Larsen of Washington State, Ranking Member for the Democrats on the House Transportation Committee . We chat about USDOT's recent guidance for stripping sustainable projects of funding and why active transportation advocates should focus on safety. Find committee hearing schedules here . Find the TNI Democrats page here . +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 18

This week we're Han Solo, but we talk about trends in state preemption, state capacity and road project costs, the possible death of the North Star commuter rail line, and how utility companies in California can't cry takings when transit projects ask them to move equipment. Links to the items we chatted about below the fold How to Meet Your Neighbor - Max Mautner on YouTube Utah Legislature steals Salt Lake power - Building Salt Lake Shutting down Northstar - Trains.com Procurement and infra costs - SSRN Single stairway safe - Pew Trusts El Paso water recycling - Inside Climate News No takings - Bloomberg Law No takings 2 - Law Prof Blog German cities transition - Progress Playbook Michigan car free home buyer - Realtor.com Nation of homebodies - The Conversation Parametric insurance - Insurance Journal BONUS ITEMS Transfer development rights - The Chosun Daily Fast food from traffic - Fast Company Valley fever - Vox ODOT Budget fumble - Willamette Week Embassy air monitors - NY Times ULEZ cleaner - BBC News Colorado barrier - Equipment World Mexico Panama Canal competetor - We Build Value Euro HSR - Fast Company +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 13

This week Yonah Freemark of the Urban Institute is back again for Part 2 of our annual discussion. This week we make predictions! We look at what we predicted last year and what might happen in 2025. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 6

This week we're joined once again by Yonah Freemark of the Urban Institute to discuss his annual transit project updates at Transit Explorer . In Part 1, we talk about housing strategies for properties near transit, exciting transit openings in 2025, and which cities could use a subway project. We also talk about government deference to local officials and how we can better use public assets to create more housing. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 27

This week we're joined by Yoni Appelbaum to discuss his book Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity . We talk about the history of moving in the US and how the different traditions of land ownership and management in the US evolved. We also talk about how much people loved apartments at the turn of the 19th century and zoning's targeted groups. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 25

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo! But don't worry, we cover a lot of ground including congestion pricing's sparing match with a wannabe King, Canada's high speed rail plans, microplastics, and a big bike experiment in Denver. For more links to items discussed on the show, see below: USDOT wants end to congestion pricing - Streetsblog NYC Seattle social housing gets yes vote - Cascade PBS Canada plans HSR - CBC News Woodlands eco-burb - Planetizen Denver bike experiment - Denverite Microplastics - Washington Post Vehicle plastics found in Alps - Guardian 100 fewer killed with 20mph speed limits - BBC Right on red danger for peds - Smart Cities Dive Capital Gains slowing housing? - Fortune Miami's trash nightmare - Washington Post BONUS ITEMS Caltrain More Efficient - Metro Magazine Black residents pay price for climate change - Time Magazine Languages lost to climate change - NOEMA Brake dust more harmful now - Yale e360 EVs generally produce less non-exhaust emissions - Virginia Tech (Thanks Nick for that one!) Autonomous cars don't understand blind - University of Maryland Safe planning for women - NZZ Better barriers needed - Traffic Technology International Atlanta's housing plans - Guardian Rail accuses trucking of road subsidies - Roll Call Cambridge ends single family zoning - Harvard Crimson Senators wants $1K EV tax - Reuters Cairo's garbage city the envy of world - African Arguments +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 20

This week we're chatting with Stacy Mitchell of the Institute of Local Self Relianc e about her recent article in the Atlantic entitled The Great Grocery Squeeze . We chat about the deregulation mood of the 70s and 80s and what that's meant for shopping, access, and how much we drive. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 13

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Ren Yee of UN Studio at the Mpact Transit + Community conference in Philadelphia. We chat about the cognitive workload of pedestrians and creating safe opportunities for mind wandering and absorbing information. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 11

This week at Mondays at The Overhead Wire, we're joined by Streetsblog USA's Kea Wilson to chat about the new USDOT directives from the Trump administration. We talk about rescinded memos, funding memos, and Kea thinks Jeff might be trying to hard to find logic in the reasoning for using birth and marriage rates to steer transportation funding. Below are items we chatted about on the show.... Donald Shoup was about more than just parking - CPDR Unflooding the zone - T4America Why DOT is promising more money for higher birthrates - Streetsblog USA Rescinding DOT policy Memo - USDOT Weird funding mechanisms and edicts Memo - USDOT Social cost of carbon - Washington Post Birth rate funding would leave communities behind - Urban Institute The Brake Podcast at Streetsblog USA +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 6

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Member of the Welsh Senedd (Parliament) Lee Waters and Dr. Jennifer Kent of The University of Sydney. They talk about how Wales set climate targets, did a roads review, got to a 20 mile per hour speed limit across the country, and what it might take for other places to do the same. They share the importance of leadership, the data around benefits related to 20mph, and how waiting to long for change might doom it. Some relevant items: Wales 2021 Transport Strategy - Wales Welsh roads review - Wales Welsh roads review - Streetsblog Lee Waters' blog on the process - Lee Waters +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 30

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Mike Eliason of larch lab to discuss his new book Building for People: Designing Livable, Affordable, Low-Carbon Communities . We chat about single stair buildings, development on arterials, building back after climate disasters, and the problem with RFPs. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 28

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but that doesn't stop us from talking about all the podcasts we've got coming up, news about the LA wildfires, modular homes, and surveillance technology. More news than you can use this week on the Talking Headways podcast feed. Main News Items Essential eternal apartment - JSTOR Daily Rethining wildfires - Slate Experts on the wildfires - LA Times Modular homes - Marketplace Surveillance changing brains - The Conversation 100 year anniversary of auto dependence - Streetsblog USA Rethinking e-bike regulations - Carbon Upfront! Weak web of LA Government - New York Times MDUs - Sightline Bonus Items Montreal drivers get huge bills - CBC News City grocery Stores - Governing Pricing stems traffic - Streetsblog NYC Walgreens admits failures - Huffpost GM banned from sharing driving data - Reuters Property tax system reform - Brookings LBJ cancelled moon base for subways - Jalopnik Berlin housing loophole - Guardian Austin rents fall on home building - Texas Tribune +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 23

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Jon Kramer , CEO of engineering and planning firm OHM Advisors. Jon chats about going from Intern to CEO over a 30 year period, competing against large engineering firms, and the state of engineering education. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 16

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Bridget Marquis, Director of Reimagining the Civic Commons . Bridget chats with us about connecting public assets, the importance of creating metrics that matter, and better ways to think about community engagement. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 14

We're Han Solo this week but have a lot to share from the end of December and the start of 2025. As we get back into the new year we cover new ways to think about housing construction, transit expansion from Yonah Freemark, and worries about the brightness of headlights. Check out the show notes below. Transit Openings 2025 - Transport Politic Radical construction rethink - Common Edge Property tax rethink - Slate Intergenerational living arrangement - Maclean's Canada Forever chemicals in drinking water - New York Times Why it's hard to stop driving - Slate Headlights getting brighter - The Ringer The great abandonment - The Guardian Hidden cause of Food Deserts - The Atlantic Bonus Items Virtual power purchase agreements - Smart Cities Dive Car dependence and life satisfaction - Travel Behavior and Society Illegal to stop in Philly bike lanes - Philadelphia Inquirer Location key to walking more - Men's Health DC tackled a child care crunch - NPR Universal Pre-K - New York Magazine Miami condos sinking - Miami Herald AT&T to end landline service - Urban Milwaukee MNDOT won't remove I-94 - Minneapolis Star Tribune Corn isn't a good solar panel - Need to Know NACTO Launches urban bikeway guide - NACTO Raleigh can't find BRT contractor - News and Observer +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 9

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Ben Ross and Joe Cortright to discuss their article in Dissent Magazine discussing how modeling is being used to expand highways around the country. We chat about their critiques of highway modeling, politics, and some potential solutions to the problem. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 2

This week we're joined by Professor Sara Bronin to talk about her book Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World . We chat about all the ways that land is regulated. And why zoning is an opportunity for people to reshape their communities. We also chat about food policy, connecting the street to property, and the relationship between land and natural systems. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 27, 2024

This week for our holiday break we're going back in time to episode 108 which we recorded in Cambridge England with Daniele Quercia and Luca Aiello of Bell Labs. We chatted about using social media to map sensory experiences in cities including smells and soundscapes. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 19, 2024

This week we're joined by Austin Gibble, currently of Stantec but formerly of the City of Indianapolis and IndyGo. We chat about the history of planning for BRT in Indy, the Cultural Trail bike network, transit and infrastructure costs, and the interpersonal relationships that can make or break projects. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 17, 2024

This week we're going back to 2021 to chat with Professor Andres Sevtsuk of MIT about his book Street Commerce: Creating Vibrant Urban Sidewalks . I really liked this discussion and he just had an MIT News profile out yesterday about his work so I thought it might be of interest to folks. We chat the importance of location in urban retail, the city factors that might determine a store's success, and why urban retail should be studied more in planning school. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 12, 2024

This week we're back at the Mpact conference in Philadelphia and joined by Ruth Miller of Jawnt . Ruth shares her superhero origin story and how employer transit pass programs like SEPTA's Key Advantage Program work to support employees, agencies, and the region overall. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 5, 2024

This week we're at Mpact in Philadelphia chatting with King County Metro's Rachel DeCordoba about her work educating the next generation of transit riders. She chats about transit education and curriculum and the importance of learning with peers. Also apologies for the audio difficulties 2/3rds of the way though. You can read the transcript of this episode at http://theoverheadwire.com +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 3, 2024

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but that doesn't stop us from sharing upcoming episodes of Talking Headways and news from the last month or so. We chat about greening concrete, a car free Congress Avenue, Hamburg's green space compact, and rainways in Vancouver BC. Links from the Show! Reimagining Congress Ave - KUT Greening Concrete - Yale e360 Greening Asphalt and Concrete - TOW on Substack Hamburg green contract - Guardian Roads Taken - Baker Institute Rainway vs atmospheric river - The Tyee Philly self storage - Philadelphia Inquirer Preventing street takeovers - Jalopnik Daylighing intersections in SF - SF Standard Failures of urban governance - Vital City Mexico all in on housing - Newsweek Alabama zombie highway - Inside Climate News Spokane comfort network - Range Media State DOTs hiding emissions - Streetsblog USA Toronto bike lanes - Guardian Housing instability - Decibel TfL seizes cars - Guardian Deteriorating housing - NPR Bus depot energy hubs - Press Wire 100K bike ride - Guardian Relaunching congestion pricing - Gothamist Insurance climate change - Louisiana Illuminator SEPTA transfer funding - Philadelphia Inquirer Caltrain ridership high - Mass Transit Magazine Puppies and Butterflies A Lego Tram - Associated Press +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 27, 2024

This week we're joined by Ryan Kelley, Community development Manager for Hennepin County in Minnesota. Ryan chats with us about the county's transit-oriented communities program and how they support commercial preservation and aid businesses. This episode was produced in partnership with Mpact. For more information, visit http://mpactmobility.org +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 21, 2024

This week we're joined by writer Rob Walker to talk about his book, City Tech: 20 Apps, Ideas, and Innovations Changing the Urban Landscape . We discuss data collection, misconceptions, impressive transportation technologies such as e-bikes, and how technology has progressed in the last decade. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 19, 2024

A Flashback! That's right we're flashing back again to Episode 308 of the Talking Headways podcast with Sara Hendren discussing her book What a Body Can Do . Sara chats with us about how we think and talk about disability, reframing independent living, and designing a humane world for everyone. This is one of my favorites and I'm glad we're getting to share it with folks again. +++ Follow us on Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 14, 2024

This week we're joined by Dani Simons, currently of Alstom but formerly Assistant to the Secretary and Director of Public Affairs at USDOT, to take a look back at how Biden Administration policies evolved from ideas to bills such as the IIJA and Inflation reduction act. We also discuss Buy America, the impacts of outside criticisms from different sides of the political spectrum, and the importance of storytelling. +++ Follow us on Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 12, 2024

John Simmerman of Active Towns joins the Mondays Show post election to talk about some of the transit wins. We also look ahead and wonder if LA really could go car free for the Olympics and whether Canada is ready for high speed rail. Below are the show notes and items we chatted about on the show with John. Voters pass Denver 7A - Colorado Sun Nashville voters pass transit funding - Nashville Tennessean Columbus passes transit measure - Columbus Dispatch Washington voters save climate bill - Associated Press Cobb and Gwinett transit measures fail - Saporta Report LA County homeless funding tax passes - Los Angeles Times Will LA Olympics go car free? - Slate Canada will announce high speed rail plans - CBC News +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 7, 2024

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Julie Huls, CEO of Waymaker Group . We chat about economic development strategies for mid-sized cities, the impacts of the pandemic on regional thinking, and what a future of Mega Regions means for cities trying to attract talent. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 31, 2024

This week on Talking Headways we're listening in on a 1 to 1 conversation between Julie Eaton Ernst, Climate Resilience Practice Leader at HNTB, and Dr. Cris Liban, Chief Sustainability Officer at LA Metro. They chat about the co-benefits of transportation, the evolution of the definition of transportation, and making change in small steps. This podcast was produced in partnership with Mpact. http://mpactmobility.org +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 29, 2024

We're going back in time to Episode 144 to chat with Matthew Heins about his book The Globalization of American Infrastructure: The Shipping Container and Freight Transportation . We've done a lot of fun shows and I had forgotten about this one until I was looking back trying to think of a good oldie to share with you all. Matthew talks about how the American highway and rail systems created a global standard for shipping containers, the local actors shaping globalization, containerization's effects on labor and relevance to an automated trucking future, and the massive intermodal terminals in cities like Chicago. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 24, 2024

This week we're joined by Leah Shahum, Executive Director of the Vision Zero Network . We chat about why it's so hard to make change, the implicit biases around designing for automobiles and the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims coming up on November 17th. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 17, 2024

This week we're joined by Gillian Gillett of CalITP and Dan Baker, of the Connecticut Department of Transportation to discuss how agencies can create simpler payment and travel experiences for transit riders. We chat about the Connecticut Integrated Mobility Project, building payment system capacity and merchant services for smaller transit agencies, and the need for digital customer first thinking in a paper based industry. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 15, 2024

This week on Mondays Wes Marshall is back! We chat about his trip to Bogota Columbia, the connections between biological structure and the built environment, and of course we discuss the news from last week including climate migration, high speed rail, roundabouts, and healthy urbanism. Check out below for the show notes including links to the items we chatted about and a full AI generated unedited transcript of this show. And don't forget to check this out on YouTube. Show Notes Ants that count - NPR Austin to Mexico HSR? MySA Japan's 60 years of HSR - The Guardian To Mexico Under Wires - The Overhead Wire Moving to Disaster Prone Areas - New York Times Nowhere is safe, not even climate havens - The Guardian Galveston at the edge of the seawall - Washington Post A worse case scenario - Washington Post Rebuilding roads post disaster - Wired Magazine The Sprawl - The Overhead Wire The Modular Roundabout - Equipment World Rethinking La Rambla - El Pais Obvious Solutions v. Actual Ones - The Overhead Wire +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 10, 2024

This week on Talking Headways, we're joined by architect Vishaan Chakrabarti to talk about his book The Architecture of Urbanity: Designing for Nature, Culture, and Joy . We discuss the goldilocks density, defining urbanity, and the ennui of young architects. How to Make Room for 1M New Yorkers - NYT +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 8, 2024

We're flashing back to Talking Headways episode 246 from five years ago and chat with Andrew Owen of the Accessibility Observatory about access as a metric! Wes Marshall will be back next week but in the meantime we've got you covered with some great information. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 3, 2024

This week we're joined by Cameron Mays, lead singer of the Transit Themed band The Frans . We chat about transit in Cleveland, the song writing process for transit music, and the parking lot in Erie Pennsylvania that inspired him. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 26, 2024

This week we're joined by Cassidy Boulan and Thom Stead of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC). We chat about their work in Philadelphia, Trenton, and greater New Jersey related to complete streets and creating safe infrastructure for biking and bus drivers. This podcast was produced in partnership with Mpact. Learn more at http://mpactmobility.org +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 24, 2024

This week on Mondays we're joined by Professor Wes Marshall of the University of Colorado Denver to go through this week's news. We talk 15 Minute Cities, increasing car loans, social housing, and whether a new train to Boulder makes sense. We're also sharing this one on YouTube in a few days so check in there too. Main Items The 15 Minute City - Guardian Cities (Research Paper linked inside article) 15 minute city interactive website Car loans pass student loans - Jalopnik The Home Act - New York Times An affordable housing experiment - Vox Boulder train coming? - Colorado Public Radio Future of Lyft bikes - Lyft +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 19, 2024

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're hitting 500 episodes! And to celebrate we have a bit of a look back in time with Tanya Snyder of the origins of the show and then we chat with Ken Napzok and Joseph Scrimshaw of my favorite podcast Force Center. But we don't talk about Star Wars, we talk about Los Angeles and thier feelings towards the place they call home. Find Joseph and Ken at their respective websites. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 12, 2024

This week we're joined by Mike Christensen, Executive Director of the Utah Rail Passengers Association and a tireless advocate for intercity passenger rail. Mike chats with us about Amtrak's expansion plans, the impact of the infrastructure bill and why things take so long to implement. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 10, 2024

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Sam Sklar to talk about a lot of interseting topics from Charlotte and Riyadh transit expansions to climate policies that work and why kids aren't taking the bus to school as much. We also share some recent research on windshield perspectives from Tara Goddard and look at what rising car insurance rates might mean for the future. Find Sam at Exasperated Infrastructures Below are the Items we discussed on the show: Main Topics Charlotte city council wants transit ballot measure - WFAE Riyadh's $25B metro project - Newsweek What climate policies work - Grist The Failing School Bus - Slate Windshield Bias - Findings Press Car insurance going up - CBS News Puppies and Butterflies Borgen The Show The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 5, 2024

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by podcaster and transit expert Paul Comfort and former California State Transportation Agency Secretary David Kim to talk about their ensemble book The New Future of Public Transportation . We talk about writing cookbooks, road user charges, and the importance of leadership. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 3, 2024

Since it's Labor Day we've got a flashback Talking Headways here at Mondays at The Overhead Wire! Next week we'll be back with a Mondays show with a special guest that's not Han Solo so stay tuned! But this week we're chatting with Kenneth O'reilly about his book Asphalt: A History . We chatted about what asphalt is, how it was used for building, war, and economic expansion and how it affects the future of the planet. Ninety-four percent of our roads are asphalt, and they are 100 percent recyclable. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 29, 2024

This week on Talking Headways we chat with transportation and planning expert Warren Logan, who is running for Oakland City Council in District 3. Warren talks about the differences in how people perceive government works, the need for more flexible streets, and gives thoughts on housing policy. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 22, 2024

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Dylan Rivera and Jacob Sherman of the Portland Bureau of Transportation to discuss micromobility. We chat about the importance of cities regulating access to transportation markets, importance of bike infrastructure, transportation wallets and alternatives to a parking pass. Link to Portland's E-Scooter Program - PBOT Portland Scooter Data - PBOT This episode was produced in partnership with Mpact. To find out more, visit http://mpactmobility.org +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 20, 2024

This week we're Han Solo, but we're chatting about how the First Nations in Vancouver are becoming to largest property developer in California, the idea of urban delivery hubs and switching cargo planning, how cities are heating up at night, and the idea that some folks are tired of losing. Below are the links from the items we talked about on the shows. First Nations development - Fast Company Urban delivery hubs - Transport Topics Ownership burdens of cars and homes - Infra/Structures Rest of the world building subways - Fast Company Tired of losing - Slate Olympics bike revolution - Momentum Magazine Commutes harm health - The City Fix Cities heating at night - The New York Times Chennai's subway savings - Times of India Bonus Items Berlin's street level pollution monitoring - TheMayor.eu Long beach data collection - LA Times Bus rapid transit impacts on traffic - SSTI City of Boston e-bike voucher - Boston.com London cargo bike gains - Forbes Feds scrap veteran housing restrictions - LA Times Cities should be proactive on road funding - Governing $20B Bay Area housing bond cancelled - CalMatters +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 15, 2024

This week we're joined by Move Minnesota director Sam Rockwell to talk about climate bills Minnesota legislators have passed that could reduce highway and road building emissions in the state. We chat about setting transportation related climate targets, highway modeling, and taking the time to read federal rule comment letters. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 8, 2024

This week on the Talking Headways podcast swe're joined by Nico Larco, Director of the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon. We chat about his new book with Kaarin Knudson, The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook as well as a realization about how most of what we do in the United States seems to be bandaids for a lack of urban density. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 6, 2024

This week we're jumping back in time to visit Talking Headways episode 285 featuring Professor Germaine Halegoua discussing her book The Digital City: Media and the Social Production of Place . It's one of my favorite book discussions ever and I thought it would be a nice episode to revisit. In this episode, Germaine talks about how people use digital media to relate to cities whether that's images on Instagram or through Google Maps. We also talk about how data exchange can be exploitative and how internet infrastructure is used as a commodity rather than a utility and how that affects equity. And finally there's a discussion about smart cities and how they try to create top down culture. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 1, 2024

This week on Talking Headways we have a conversation moderated by Corrie Parrish of Kittelson Associates with Andrea Breault of Cascades East Transit and Amy Schlappi of Columbia Area Transit discussing Transit service to the Great Outdoors. This podcast was produced in partnership with Mpact. Find out more at http://mpactmobility.org *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 25, 2024

This week we're joined by Chris Redfearn of USC and Anthony Orlando of Cal Poly Pomona to discuss their paper - Houston, you have a problem: How large cities accommodate more housing . We talk about why "pro-business" Texas housing markets are catching up to "pro-regulation" California and what it might mean for future city growth. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 23, 2024

This week on Mondays Chrissy Mancini-Nichols is back! We talk about universal basic mobility, cool corridors, Japan's idea for a massive underground freight conveyor belt and freight's first mile last mile problem, health problems caused by a Texas bitcoin mine, and USDOT's push for emissions reductions. Chrissy also mentioned commenting on the PROWAG regulations Also the Fresno transit microgrid News Items Universal Basic Mobility Oakland - LA Times Cooling corridors - DW | Reasons to be Cheerful Japan's freight mover - Fast Company Bitcoin mining and health - Time Magazine USDOT Decarbonization strategies - Smart Cities Dive Minnesota e-bike rebate - Minneapolis Star Tribune *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 18, 2024

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Kevin Kelley, founding partner and principal at Shook Kelley. We talk about his book Irreplaceable: How to Create Extraordinary Places that Bring People Together. We discuss eliciting emotions, the debate between themes and authenticity, changing the meaning of cities, and embracing density. You can purchase the book through our Bookshop affiliate store here . *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 11, 2024

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Adriana Rizzo of Californians for Electric Rail . We chat about freight and warehousing growth in California's Inland Empire, the benefits of train electrification and a new California CEQA exemption push for overhead wires, and why hydrogen trains are getting more attention. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 9, 2024

This week on the Mondays show, we're Han Solo but have a lot of interesting items about shorter work weeks, children's brains and the impact of traffic noise, overbuilt retail, and highway expansion and climate change. Below are the links and show notes: News Items Supreme court overturns Chevron - Grist Supreme court on homeless - Governing Traffic and children's brains - BBC Future Retail vacancies - Slate Highway expansion and climate - LA Times Colorado creating tenant value - Shelterforce Four day work week - Barcelona Metropolis VMT Place Types - CTOD Bonus Items Children's play and climate change - Houstonia Magazine Stable housing for kids - NPR NJ Transit funding - NorthJersey.com Listener Questions + Comments SBA Small Business resilience - SBA *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 5, 2024

On this fourth of July special replay of Talking Headways we're going back to Episode 382 with Alix Gould-Werth and Alex Murphy discussing their work on transportation insecurity. Anna Zivarts mentioned this work in her book and recently on the podcast and I think it's really important to share it again. Hope everyone has a great holiday and we'll see you with a new episode next week. This week, Alix Gould-Werth of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and Alex Murphy, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan, talk about their transportation security index. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 27, 2024

This week on Talking Headways we're chatting with Tracy Hadden Loh of the Brookings Institute about impacts of the pandemic on downtowns, activity centers, and transit usage. We chat about creating activity center cluster maps and a recent report entitled Building Better on Philadelphia. Articles of note from the discussion: Mapping America's Activity Centers - Brookings Ensuring the intertwined post-pandemic recoveries of downtowns and transit systems - Brookings Building Better - Brookings This podcast was producted in partnership with Mpact - http://mpactmobility.org *** Join our Happy Hour with Seamless Bay Area by RSVPing . *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 25, 2024

We're Han Solo this week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire but that doesn't stop us from covering a lot of ground from the last several weeks. We chat about how climate change could impact infrastructure building, the death of Houston's University Line, and Boston's commuter rail ridership success compared to before the pandemic. We cover a lot more but listen in to find out! Below are links to the items we discussed on today's show! Banks realize climate risk - Wired Magazine Risk of property insurance increase - Moving Day Talking Headways Podcast - In a Bad State Metro shelves University Corridor - Houston Public Media Mexico city running under water - New York Times Bogota water restrictions - Bloomberg CityLab Boston commuter rail comeback - Route Fifty Small future of housing - Fast Company Cities come alive after hours - Washington Post Medical insurer pledges for housing - Yahoo News Denmark's fix for mortgage rate jumps - Business Insider Colorado's new approach to highways - New York Times Wyoming road failure opens housing discussion - Whitehall Ledger Bonus Items Health impacts of station areas - MedicalXpress Put lazy money to work - Governing Curbing costs from "betterments" - The Urbanist Bike lanes reduce traffic speeds - Rutgers Homeless Angelino takes over previous house - Los Angeles Times Homeowners want prices to go up - The American Prospect A conditional contract - Equipment World $100K for every new Canadian home - Toronto Star Connecting North and South Stations - Boston Globe Deep sea mining not necessary - Frontier Group Self driving, but not at dusk or dawn - Australian Broadcasting News *** Join our Happy Hour with Seamless Bay Area by RSVPing . *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 20, 2024

This week on Talking Headways I'm joined by SPUR's Laura Tolkoff to interview Anna Zivarts about her new book: When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency . We chat about non-drivers, car seats, and the week without driving. *** Join our Happy Hour with Seamless Bay Area by RSVPing . *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 13, 2024

This week we're joined by Wes Marshall, Civil Engineering Professor at the University of Colorado at Denver to talk about his book Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies our Transportation System . We chat about writing process, the ideas of risk and exposure, and what he learned from pouring over old transportation engineering journals. Join our Happy Hour with Seamless Bay Area by RSVPing . *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 11, 2024

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we go into depth on the past week in New York City and Governor Kathy Hochul's attempt to end a (de)congestion pricing program that was going to begin on June 30th. We're joined by Ben Kabak of Second Avenue Sagas to go over all the details. Links discussed on the show: Riders Alliance | Transportation Alternatives Also huge shout to Streetsblog NYC for some great reporting on this topic *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com Also super thanks to Bob Nanna for providing our theme music. Find more of his music at https://www.bobnanna.com/

Jun 6, 2024

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Michael Batty, Professor of Planning at the University College London. We chat about his book The Computable City: Histories, Technologies, Stories, Predictions which includes histories of computing, smart city critiques, what the discourse on AI should really be about, and discussions on the future of urban forms. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 29, 2024

This week we're joined by Cleveland journalist Ken Prendergast to talk about intercity passenger rail in greater Ohio. We chat about the competing interests of Brightline and Amtrak and the history of passenger rail planning in the region. Check out Ken's NEO-trans Blog To RSVP for our live SPUR episode, click here . *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 28, 2024

We're Han Solo today but no fear we're flashing back to Episode 211 of the Talking Headways podcast where we chatted with Ralph Buehler about the topic of the German transport concept of Verkehrsverbund. With a lot of talk of regional transportation networks and planning, I thought it might be worth a listen again five years later. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 23, 2024

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Erin Clark, Chief Real Estate Investment Officer of the Denver Housing Authority. We chat about the redevelopment of Sun Valley, a public housing project built in the 1950s that is being reinvigorated by new investments in public housing, parks, and community. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 16, 2024

This week we're joined once again by Jarrett Walker to talk about the release of the revised edition of his influential book Human Transit. We chat about Ursula Le Guin, expanding access to opportunity, how to think about transit riders, the free transit movement and thoughts on anger as a response to change. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 14, 2024

This 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 two mortgages - Moving Day Brightline to Vegas - Smart Cities Dive Agglomeration after pandemic - Business Insider Bonus Items Harnessing land - Los Angeles Times Interstate speed limits - Streetsblog USA Taiwan urban mining - Time Magazine Zoning rule in CA shut down - Los Angeles Times Taxes raised for child care - Associated Press CO gas truce for transit funds - CPR Cincinnati Solar Array - WVXU E-bikes reduce VMT - CTV News CA TX on same path - Real Estate Economics Journal OOO *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 9, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 2, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 30, 2024

This 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 *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads & Instagram @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 25, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 18, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 16, 2024

Happy 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 are the links to the items we covered on the show: Los Angeles Spongy City - Wired Magazine Local governments new plans for public housing - Vox Toronto streetcar speeds up - Blog TO Smaller houses for smaller prices - New York Times Zoning for transportation funds - FAS Canadian feds will stop investing in roads - CBC News Cell phone distracted drivers - Vox Rent killing sex? - Discourse Lounge Mexico City water shortage - CNN Retail attraction strategies - Time Deadliest Intersections - Stacker Reviewing smooth cities - The Nation Transport equity tool - Streetsblog CA Health benefits ULEZ/LTNs - Guardian | Guardian Climate boomtowns - The Atlantic Profit sharing for cities - Governing The Great Asynchonization - Transportist Death of the small car - Autopian Fire department policy - Thesis Driven AI Generated visuals - MIT News Houston Mayor - Texas Monthly Building deconstruction - Smart Cities Dive *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 11, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 4, 2024

This 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 Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 2, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 28, 2024

This 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 Area Metro Cyrus Hall / Independent Sustainable Transportation Advocate Zack Deutsch-Gross / Policy Director, Transform CA Raayan Mohtashemi / Legislative Aide, Office of California State Senator Scott Wiener Monique Webster / Regional Government Affairs Manager, SFMTA Adina Levin / Policy Director and Co-Founder, Seamless Bay Area *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 21, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 14, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 7, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 29, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 22, 2024

Prediction 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 15, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 13, 2024

This 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 - CalMatters Indian railway electrification - Energy Monitor A mogul battles the subway - Hollywood Reporter Alzheimers design - Guardian Trees and health - Washington Post Bonus Items Bike friendly cities safe for all road users - Momentum Mag Paris SUV Tax - Le Parisien NYPHA bribery scandal - Motherboard Power outages longer in poor areas - Route Fifty OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 8, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 1, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 30, 2024

This 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 agencies - Heat Map Beverly hills permits blocked - Guardian Federal ops funding - Smart Cities Dive Introvert economy - Bloomberg Environmental culture war - The Atlantic TfL open loop - Railway Technology Universal basic mobility - NextCity Delivery's pollution problem - Smart Cities Dive Insurance creeping up - Fast Company Prevent building collapse - The Conversation Bonus Items Compact cities reduce emissions - ITDP New York + pool - Dwell Seoul climate card - ITS International Boomer empty nesters - Redfin Buy, don't build affordable housing - The Citizen FEMA disaster resilience zones - Smart Cities Dive KC free transit - KCUR Right on red - CNN Road diet success - WFYI Cincinnati Barcelona sustainable journeys - Smart Cities World Climate change potholes - BBC Future OK City tall building - CNN Puppies and Butterflies Jet Lag: The Game on Youtube OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 25, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 18, 2024

This 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 ! OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 16, 2024

This 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 plan - The Free Press Dangerous driving - NYT Magazine Land use reform works - Route Fifty Reduce speeds for climate - Policy Options Politiques Pittsburgh innovates on stormwater - Allegheny Front Bonus Items Greyhound land - CNN Rents and death - CNBC Vernacular cooling - Washington Post Medellin cooling - European Sting Why EVs haven't taken off - Business Insider Nashville transit plan - Governing Sugar Taxes - NPR Agency consolidation - SF Chronicle Atlanta e-bike incentives - Atlanta Journal Constitution Drinking water nanoplastics - Los Angeles Times Walmart drone deliveries - Transport Topics Room matching - Fox 5 San Diego OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 11, 2024

This 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 @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 9, 2024

We'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 originally was released 6 years ago in July of 2018. Clayton is now a professor at UC Santa Barbara but his book and work still ring true. Get Clayton's book from our bookshop.org site here . OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 4, 2024

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 28, 2023

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 21, 2023

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 19, 2023

This 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 City's booming downtown - Governing Jakarta's sinking solution - Boomberg CityLab US trucks in Europe - Transport & Environment Colfax BRT land use - Denver Urbanism Two schemes for fighting poverty - Governing Deadly indoor air pollution - Salon Bonus Items Seattle climate goals don't match bike network - Urbanist Free rides reduce emissions - CPR Sports teams entertainment districts - Guardian Congestion pricing - Bloomberg CityLab Housing and death certificates - Route Fifty MAAS tied to carbon credits - City Fix Nighttime traffic deaths - New York Times Canada pre-designed housing - Bloomberg CityLab SoCal commute burden - Los Angeles Times OOO Follow us on twitter and threads @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 14, 2023

This 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, Executive Director, Downtown Alliance, Salt Lake City, UT | Emeke Moneme, President, Capitol Riverfront, Washington, DC | Ryan Johnson, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Culdesac, Tempe, AZ OOO Follow us on twitter and threads @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 12, 2023

This 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 rail network, the station areas as not just transportation projects but major urban projects, the experts and powers available to public agencies working on station area planning in France, the design of the station area versus that of the district as a whole, and finally the importance of having an overall vision for integrating transportation and land use in the station district. In the second half of the episode, Eric, Stephan, and Etienne chat about how large projects in France are treated as projects of national significance and the expectations on these projects. There's also a discussion of the Paris region's over 1,483 mayors and the way the Grand Paris project has created better governance structures. Finally Stephan and Etienne discuss their perceptions of Diridon station and how we can create value with these opportunities. OOO Follow us on twitter and threads @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 7, 2023

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 5, 2023

This 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 value tax - New York Times Bonus Items NASA warns of El Nino - Newsweek Paris Mayor sets sights on SUV parking - BBC Fewer Americans walking - Marketplace Rule finalized on DOT emissions data collection - Route Fifty Costs to Washington DOT for salmon - Seattle Times Place to work, but not place to live - Washington Post San Diego's wild ADU laws - CalMatters Houston transportation leaders getting more diverse - Houston Chronicle Library lends bike share memberships - Yale Climate Connections Justice 40 in the IRA - The Verge OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 30, 2023

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 23, 2023

Bonus 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 16, 2023

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 14, 2023

This 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 stop people driving alone - Almanac Curb management - CNN Norway looks away from EVs - Vox Halifax waterfront - Happy Cities Highway cap pollution - CPR Wawa design - Slate Austin parking minimums - Texas Tribune Essen green city - BBC Travel Can seawalls save us? New Yorker Bonus Items Heart rate data for cycling - Global Cycling Network Wendy's redesign for delivery era - Fast Company Black workers commute longer - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Pollution rule - Grist ADUs for mortgages - HUD Desert city piping water from Mexico - Guardian $6.6B subway - New York Post Nightmare hurricanes - Washington Post CTC chair ok with highway widening - Streetsblog CA LA homeless real estate agent - NPR Moving the redwoods - NYT Magazine Cars cancelling energy savings - KPBS Boulder deconstructs hospital - Colorado Sun Builder's Remedy unintended consequence - San Jose Mercury News EPA reviews salmon killing tire chemical - Transport Topics OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 9, 2023

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 2, 2023

This 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 rkilcoyne@tmdinc.net . OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 26, 2023

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 19, 2023

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 17, 2023

This 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 silenced - Politico | LA Times Cities with fastest and slowest traffic - Time Magazine Abandoned lands restoring biodiversity - Yale e360 Bonus Items Mold with floods - Grist Rishi kills HSR - Guardian Redfin leaves National Association of Realtors - New York Times Leaving HGAC could cost Houston - Houston Public Media Noise cameras - The Guardian Singapore license costs - CNN UK Satellites map heat - BBC BART subway to cost $12B - Bloomberg CityLab Letting people drink on the street - Governing OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 12, 2023

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 5, 2023

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Oct 3, 2023

This 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 International Rethinking transport - Brookings Bonus Items Commute is employee wish - Globe Street Transit agencies fewer commuters - Governing Hybrid work is messy - Newsweek Stuttgart 21 dig over - Railtech Stuttgart 21 - DB Panama Canal shipping stuck - NBC News Low Mississippi less shipping - USA Today Mississippi saltwater incursion - New York Times Medicaid for housing - Health Affairs Grocery delivery not less driving - Streetsblog USA Food trucks are hot - Grist City pollution seen on satellite - Houston Public Media Vienna transit parcel delivery - Eltis Japan birth rate - LA Times Housing is a labor issue - Hamilton Nolan Accessible design standards - Streetsblog USA Conspiracy theory pushback - Politico Electric Vehicle Outlook - Bloomberg LA Metro billboards - Government Technology Week without driving - Bloomberg CityLab Belgium insurance studies air pollution - Guardian EV charging stations flaw for transition - Slate Truck stops want EV time - Jalopnik Charger oriented development - Smart Growth America OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 28, 2023

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 21, 2023

This 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 theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 19, 2023

This 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 Depaving cities - Nexus Media News Puppies and Butterflies French town has road crossing signs for house cats - Mayor.eu OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 14, 2023

This 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 Jenny Schuetz' Brookings blog summary of her book, which includes a discussion of housing reforms across levels of government and political economy considerations More discussion of the rationale for state governments to lead in this Niskanen Center report Thea Riofrancos et al and UC Davis report on lithium requirements to decarbonize US transportation Shane Phillips' paper on the case for broad upzoning, summarized by Todd Litman in Planetizen Coolclimate CA planning scenarios from Chris Jones's team, with linked paper, and 2022 update feature d in the NY Times. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 7, 2023

This week we're sharing a panel discussion on how California High Speed Rail could be sped up. Hosted by Rodger Rudick of Streetsblog SF, Climate Advocate Carter Lavin, Eric Eidlin, Station Planning Manager for the City of San Jose, and Boris Lipkin of the California High Speed Rail Authority discuss what it would take to get the project done faster and all the potential benefits. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 5, 2023

This week on Mondays we're joined by Kevin DeGood of The Center for American Progress to talk about a study by NCDOT and NC State on Connected Autonomous Vehicles at Intersections. This leads into a discussion about policy related to autonomous vehicles and saturation. It's not our usual Mondays news format but it's a shorter show and gets right to the point! OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 31, 2023

This week we're joined by Dr. Robert Blaine of the National League of Cities. We talk about their work helping smaller cities apply for federal infrastructure grants through a bootcamp program and chat about local grant writing capacity and what success looks like. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 24, 2023

This week we're joined by Yvonne Yeung to talk about ULI's recent report, Building 15 Minute Communities: a Leadership Guide . We chat about how the guide can help create good development that reduces the need to drive, and supports our climate emissions reduction goals. Also make sure to sign up for the Webinar on September 13th . OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 22, 2023

This week Ryan Wozniak joins the podcast to talk about Phoenix transportation policy, why people are moving to the sunbelt, truth in car advertising, Philly's plans for its own high line and much more! News Items LA giving out ADU plans - Dwell Magazine More Californians living in cars - The Atlantic Truth in car ads - Policy Options Politiques Moving to the sunbelt - The Atlantic Philly's high line - Philadelphia Inquirer OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 17, 2023

This week we're listening in to PART 2 of a one to one conversation between David Longoria of LISC in Phoenix and Ryan Winkle of RAIL CDC. They discuss the community work they are doing in Mesa along the light rail line and how they respond to unforeseen outcomes. This episode was produced in partnership with Mpact. Find out more about the annual conference at http://mpactmobility.org OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 10, 2023

This week we're listening in to PART 1 of a one to one conversation between David Longoria of LISC in Phoenix and Ryan Winkle of RAIL CDC. They discuss the community work they are doing in Mesa along the light rail line and the impact their work has on local businesses. This episode was produced in partnership with Mpact. Find out more about the annual conference at http://mpactmobility.org OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 8, 2023

This week on Mondays we're joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to talk about a whole host of transportation topics including Lyft's potential sale of its bike share business, how housing affects dating, congestion pricing politics and more! Below are links to the articles we talked about on the show. Lyft wants out of bike share - Motherboard A Jane Austen housing auction - Guardian New Jersey sues over congestion pricing - Streetsblog NYC FTA says no transit money for triangle rail - News and Observer Miyawaki method - Fair Planet OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 3, 2023

This week we're joined once more by Susan Crawford, author and Harvard Law Professor to talk about her new book, Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm . Susan chats with us about sea level rise, city solutions, and opportunities to rethink our responses. OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 1, 2023

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we delve into sameness around the world, climate change extremes, and Amsterdam's red light district. Main Links City sameness - Dezeen Paris gets smart on heat - Yale e360 Hurricane Ian wiped out middle class - Politico Sewers can't handle rain - Scientific American Biased livability rankings - The Conversation Amsterdam's red light controversy - Time Bonus Items Skywells - BBC Future Miami forgets gas tax - Governing Spain elections impact on active transport - Reuters Portland street response - Oregon Public Radio House R's want to cut budgets - Washington Post Insurance rates threaten new development - Smart Cities Dive New Tampa transport plan - That's So Tampa Hawaii housing plans - Civil Beat Bike bill lawsuit - Bike Portland Wildfire adapted communities - Sightline OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 27, 2023

This week we're chatting with David Wasserman of Alta Planning and Mike Flaxman of Heavy.AI about generative artificial intelligence. We chat about what generative AI is and how it is trained, and some of the ways it could be used or misused in a planning and transportation context. Show Notes Augmented: Planners in an Era of Generative AI - APA Open Letter on Generative AI & Ethical Planning - APA Technology Division Datasets for Datasheets - Cornell Arxiv Automating Zoning Data Collection - Urban Institute Bias in, Bias out - Yale Law Journal Can Language Models Be Too Big? - ACM Digital Library OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 20, 2023

This week we're joined by Paula DiPerna to talk about her book Pricing the Priceless: The Financial Transformation to Value the Planet, Solve the Climate Crisis, and Protect Our Most Precious Assets. We chat about how nature is working for us for free and how we should value those services as well as the financial mechanisms we could use to save the planet. She also shares how she got the Vatican to pledge to go net zero and lessons from working with Jacques Cousteau. Find the book on our Bookshop Affiliate Page . OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 18, 2023

This week on the podcast we are solo and chatting about a lot of different topics from banning drive thrus to AI bias, to impacts of climate change. We also dive into the week of the cone here in San Francisco. News Items Drive thrus banned - CNN AI makes housing crisis worse - The Lever Building based on old climate data - Scientific American Climate change underground - Scientific American Bus stops and playgrounds too hot - Vox BIDS go in on bike lanes - Bloomberg CityLab Cones on AVs - SFist Proximity important in travel - Brookings PPP caused housing inflation? - Texas Standard Bonus Items NY vehicle fees by weight? - Curbed Congestion pricing forward in NY - New York Times Air pollution increased pandemic aid - Guardian Data on outdoor dining - Luskin School of Public Affairs Portland pauses/stops highways - Portland Mercury Toronto's new bike mayor - Toronto Star People want walkable communities - NAR Extra degree increased burn areas - El Pais Industrial transition - Philadelphia Citizen Weirdos revive cities - PubliCola Hudson tunnel funded - New York Times Second avenue subway part 2 - Bloomberg CityLab UDOT chooses gondola - Deseret News A bill to repair nature - New York Times Puppies and Butterflies Berkeley grad flies to school - USA Today OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 13, 2023

This week we're joined by Mike Warren, Senior Vice President at WSP. Mike chats with us about road user charging including how the discussion has changed over the last decade and the idea of treating roads as a utility by paying for driving by the mile. We also discuss policy considerations including reducing driving and congestion, privacy considerations, and replacing existing use taxes. OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jul 6, 2023

This week we're joined by Hussein Mahfouz of Transport for Cairo and Adham Kalila of Streetlight Data to talk about their new report created for NUMO, All Possible Commutes: How Micromobility and Realistic Car Travel Times Impact Accessibility Analysis . We learn about measuring car travel more accurately, how micromobility can improve accessibility, and a bit about transportation in the Cairo metro region. OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 29, 2023

This week we're joined by Yale Law professor David Schleicher to talk about his new book, In a Bad State: Responding to State and Local Budget Crises . We chat about how historic fiscal crisis shape similar responses today and how infrastructure funding plays out in the United States. Also I mention an article on insurance during the show. You can find that one here. Also, for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's the url: https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 27, 2023

This week we're Han Solo again, but we've got some interesting studies on homelessness and managed retreat from flooding. We also share some stories on Arizona's transportation tax, and research on social inclusion and lack of transportation options. Listen in! Main Items Court decision that changed homelessness - Vox CA Homelessness findings - LA Times Buyouts and white flight - Grist Social exclusion and transport - Journal of Transport Geography E-bike fires - NY Times Vermont zoning reform - CNU Public Square Paris vs London - Guardian AZ transportation tax - Daily Star Bonus Items 10% of driving is parking cruising - Parking Reform Network Las Vegas water - Pro Publica London truck safety - Transport Technology Today Green bank - Boston Herald Inflation reduction act direct pay - The American Prospect Red line is back - Washington Post Municipal Broadband - The Verge OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 22, 2023

This week we're joined by Ben Wilson to talk about his most recent book Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City . We chat about how plants took root in the rubble of wars and blank spaces and how cities could be more circular and sustainable. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 15, 2023

This week we're chatting with Alex Brennan, Executive Director of Futurewise in Washington State. We chat about this most recent legislative session and bills on missing middle housing, climate change, and TOD. Today's podcast was produced in partnership with Mpact. To find our more, go to http://mpactmobility.org OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 13, 2023

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo but that doesn't stop us from talking about how to get groceries home without a car, how insurance could save us from climate catastrophe, and whether Houston should ditch its MPO to get better representation. Main News Arizona water shorts development - AP Biometrics reveal preferences - Scientific American Personal bubbles - The New Republic Mesa AZ autism friendly city - BBC Houston's bad MPO represenation - Urban Edge Insurance Politics - How Things Work La Sombrita - Streetsblog LA Tax vehicles by weight - Curbed Third places are important - Yes! Magazine Bonus Items Secondary overseas car market - CNN Minnesota transport deal - MinnPost Ford CEO says batteries fiscally unsustainable - The Verge America needs a road review - Streetsblog USA Depression more common in burbs - Conversation Why do urban stores stay empty - JCHS Emergency braking rules - WaPo Conflict and biking - Cycling Weekly Traffic cop sues city - Guardian Gun violence a public health issue - Guardian Ridership up on Tube, Amtrak - BBC | Reuters Puppies and Butterflies Dumb grocery argument - The Urbanist +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 8, 2023

This week we chat with Melanie Piana, the Mayor of Ferndale Michigan . We chat about her city's Woodward Avenue road diet, the city's bike plans, and how parking is part of too many urban issues. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jun 1, 2023

This week we're joined by Tufts professor Justin Hollander to talk about his new book The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner's Guide to Settling the Red Planet . We talk about the importance of urban planners in thinking about cities on Mars, what we can learn from Antarctica and the International Space Station, and what a Mars metro region might look like. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 25, 2023

This week we're joined by the Head of Zipcar, Angelo Adams. We talk about how Zipcar gets parking spaces, how they find customers, the benefits of car sharing and how the company's biggest competitor is car ownership. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 23, 2023

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to cover a whole host of topics including urban migration patterns, New York congestion pricing, the impacts of e-commerce warehouses and much more! OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 18, 2023

This week we're chatting with Meghna Khanna of LA Metro and Scarlett DeLeon of the Alliance for Community Transit LA about women who ride transit. We talk about LA Metro's first of its kind Gender Action Plan and ACT LA's Metro as Sanctuary report. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 11, 2023

This week we're joined by Setha Low to talk about her book Why Public Space Matters . We chat about using ethnography to understand space, emotional connections, and transforming the world through public space. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 9, 2023

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by James Llamas of TEI Inc to discuss a whole raft of issues including tiny Japanese Trucks, the goings on of the Texas Transportation Commission, and population impacts of the pandemic. News Items The end of park and ride? - Seattle Transit Blog Remote work and transit - Politico Importing tiny trucks - The Economist Pandemic population - Brookings Pandemic Movement - MIT News CalEnviroScreen - Cal EPA Taking Back Texas Roads - Texas Observer Free TXDOT - Houston Chronicle TTI traffic intersection - NBC College Station Puppies and Butterflies Houston's new parking requirements for parking spaces - The Onion OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

May 4, 2023

May the 4th be with you! This week my good friend Jeff Munowitch of Populus is joining the show to talk about Star Wars! We talk about the top five transportation modes and our top five cities in a galaxy far far away. Which ideas from science fantasy could be in our future? OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 27, 2023

This week we're joined by Mike Salisbury of Denver's Office of Climate Action, Sustainability & Resiliency to talk about the city's E-bike rebate program. We talk about funding, e-bikes vs electric cars, and how the rebates are distributed. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 25, 2023

This week we're Han Solo but we have a lot to talk about! Donut shop murals spark free speech fights, we think more about the concept of time, and work from home's effects on the public sector. Of course there's much more and we hope you join us as we share the news. Below are links to all the news we chat about on the show this week. News Items Donuts and free speech - AP Time spent, wasted - The New Republic Services curtailed as workers are at home - Pro Public Remote work and costs of government - Governing Bike share when Lyft is gone - Curbed Ithaca electric city - Rolling Stone Paris kicked out cars - Slate Car Creditocracy - Public Books Buses alleviate unemployment, poverty - Abstract | Full Focus on transit service - Vox Bonus Items Mitt Romney's bike opinions - Bicycling Magazine Wild toileting - Guardian SUVs could collapse garages - The Drive Rich people stealing water - Guardian Barcelona blocks boost health - Politico EU Japan's 10m empty houses - New York Times Longest bike tunnel - CNN Travel OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 20, 2023

This week we're joined by Hamilton Steimer of the World Resources Institute to talk about their report: Zero-emission Delivery Zones: A New Way to Cut Traffic, Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases . We chat about electrification of fleets, what cities have the best programs for ZEDZ, and the current moment in urban delivery. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 13, 2023

This week we're joined by Trevor Latimer to talk about his book Small Isn't Beautiful: The Case Against Localism . We chat about what localism is and how its geographically defined, as well as why "leave if you don't like it" is disingenuous. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 6, 2023

This week we're joined by Andrew Jones, Program director for the Uptown and Downtown Oakland Community Benefits District. We chat about urban place management, how urban spaces are taken care of, and what it takes to keep them vibrant and engaging. Today's podcast was produced in partnership with Mpact OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 30, 2023

This week Yonah Freemark of the Urban Institute is BACK for the Annual Prediction Show. This year we chat about our predictions from last year and next year of course, but also regional rail in France, interesting transportation projects happening around the world, and the high cost and management of big transit projects. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 28, 2023

This week on the show we're Han Solo again but we have a lot of topics to cover! Do Americans have an apartment phobia, should bedrooms have windows, and what's the newest trends in mapping sidewalks? All these and more on the show this week! Show notes below: THE NEWS Apartment phobia - New York Magazine Intelligencer Can't afford to drive - Salon Windowless bedrooms - The Nation Empowering children with walking - The Conversation SEPTA kills King of Prussia rail - Philadelphia Inquirer Red states fight blue cities - FiveThirtyEight Mapping city sidewalks - MIT News Second life for car batteries - Reasons to be Cheerful BONUS ITEMS Design not cops - Rocky Mountain PBS A better MaaS - ITS International Inflation driven by housing - Marketplace Turkey earthquake - New York Times Housing prescribed by doctors - LA Times Transport an patient care - Talking Headways Jones Act causes traffic - The Atlantic Kansas City eviction fix - KCUR Catching fog in Lima Peru - National Geographic Learning from informal settlement - UCLA News Traffic noise, blood pressure increase - CNN Puppies and Butterflies Fajitas - Food Network OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 23, 2023

This week we're joined by David Hensher, Director of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney. David chats about how to fix Mobility as a Service and proposes a new way to reduce travel and emissions called Mobility as a Feature . Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 16, 2023

This week we're joined by Oregon Metro Council President Lynn Peterson to talk about her book Roadways for People: Rethinking Transportation Planning and Engineering . We chat about better project scoping, capacity building, engineers going to actually walk and bike their project areas, and highway expansion in cities. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 14, 2023

This week on the show we talk about a whole lot of different topics from bus stop requests, bus electrification, and health care streets. Main Links Request stops - Next City Chicago electric buses - Associated Press We Buy Houses - The Philadelphia Citizen French cities ban billboards - Marketplace Utah DOT wants to build a gondola - Motherboard Homeowners Assoc war on environment - Wired 2,000 without water - Fast Company Bonus Items Housing voucher wait list - Arizona Republic The health street - ArchDaily Colorado funding change - Colorado Sun Air pollution paradox - USC Price Amazon pauses HQ2 - New York Times Global SUV Emissions - Guardian Surveillence through sports - The Atlantic Highway policy memo changes - Route Fifty France 100b euros for transit - Reuters Austin signs with USDOT - USDOT OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 9, 2023

This week on the podcast we are back at the Rail~Volution conference in Miami last fall. We chat with Commissioner Eileen Higgins about the South Dade Busway, the importance of FTA ratings in getting projects built, and why she thinks it's important as an elected official to ride transit. Also, the MPact transit + communities conference call for speakers is now open ! OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Mar 2, 2023

This week we're joined by Dr. Jennifer Kent , Senior Research Fellow in Urbanism at the University of Sydney, to talk about her work on family transportation, the messiness of travel for parents, and loneliness and the built environment . OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 28, 2023

This week on Mondays we're again Han Solo, but don't let that stop you from listening in to all the news from the last couple of weeks! We chat about the 15 Minute City conspiracy, why the American Association of Railroads is against electrification, and Wales' climate action on roads. Below are the links from stories we talked about in the show notes! News Items Anti-electrification - Clean Technica Converting diesel to electric research - Nature Brussels traffic plan - The Mayor.eu Ghent traffic reduction - Sky News 15 minute cities conspiracy theory - New Statesman More conspiracy Guardian | CNN | Slate Flood zone properties overvalued - Grist Rethinking one hour deliveries - Streetsblog USA Welsh road climate review - Guardian Bonus Items Park city underground - KPCW Recycling building materials - ArchDaily | BBC Future Healthy cities more sidewalks - Bloomberg CityLab Convenience store crashes - Smart Cities Dive 20mph speed limits - Intelligent Transport Remote work costs Manhattan - Bloomberg Amsterdam's housing plans - Euractiv LA wants to destroy 13K trees - LA Daily News Berlin's plan for car free neighborhood - Guardian Why aren't teens driving? - Washington Post Teenage brains - National Geographic OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 23, 2023

This week we're joined by Diane Jones Allen , Program Director for Landscape Architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington. We chat about her work on food deserts and transportation access and the American Society of Landscape Architects Climate Action Plan . OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 16, 2023

This week we're going to the Rail~Volution (Now MPact) Conference in Miami. Daniel Gibson of Regional Vice President of Miami Dade Allegany Franciscan Ministries moderates a panel featuring LA Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins, SEPTA CEO Leslie Richards, and Diana Stanley, CEO of homeless services provider The Lord's Place to talk about homelessness and public transportation. They chat about the need for more federal agency coordination between transportation, health, and human services as well as how transit agencies are tackling the issues vulnerable populations face. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 14, 2023

This week we're Han Solo but we do talk about a LOT of news from around the country! We chat about Denver's successful e-bike pilot, biodiversity in cities, transit project costs report, Pittsburgh rethinks its budget based on climate change, and much much more! News Denver's e-bike success - Smart Cities Dives Biodiversity in cities - The New Republic Transit Costs Project Executive Summary - TCP Construction Productivity - New York Times Best new bike lanes - People for Bikes Pittsburgh redoes budget - Grist Gender equality in transport - Eltis Rent control for who? - Governing Bonus Items Parking spaces too small - Motherboard Mexico city migration - Compact Magazine Small investments better than bigger ones - Guardian Apartment construction highest since 73 - Route Fifty Lifestyle rail - Forbes Consumption based emissions - Helsinki Times TfL developing land - Transport Xtra Roosevelt Boulevard subway gets cold shoulder - Inquirer Puppies and Butterflies Edible cement - ArchDaily Monorail episode oral history - The Ringer OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 9, 2023

This week we're joined by Greg Shill , Professor of Law at the University of Iowa, and Jonathan Levine , Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Michigan to talk about their paper, First Principals in Transportation Law and Policy . We talk about how to rethink transportation metrics towards accessibility, how the law has embedded mobility in transportation, and why we really travel. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 2, 2023

This week we're joined by Colin Parent, Executive Director of Circulate San Diego, to talk about their new report Fast Bus! How San Diego Can Make Progress by Speeding Up the Bus . We chat about some of the big things happening in San Diego and how the region can promote and support buses. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 31, 2023

Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show this week to talk bike lanes, low traffic neighborhoods, gas stoves, and transportation engineering in the United States. It gets even more fun as Jeff's power goes out and we have to do the last 10 minutes over the phone! Join us for episode 125 of Mondays at The Overhead Wire. Show Notes Transportation engineering education - Next City Low Traffic neighborhood study - Guardian Bike lane battles - Wired Magazine Cooler pavements - Transfers Magazine Gas Stoves and childhood asthma - Washington Post Map of gas stove use - Statista OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 26, 2023

This week we're joined by Dr. Dorina Pojani , Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Queensland to talk about her book Planning for Sustainable Transport in Southeast Asia: Policy Transfer, Diffusion, and Mobility. We chat about how four different Southeast Asian cities are taking transportation ideas from other places and trying to deal with congestion and mobility. You can find the book from Springer here . OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 19, 2023

This week we're joined by Dr. Nadia Anderson , former Director of Federal Affairs at INRIX . Dr. Anderson joins us to talk about what lobbyists actually do, the one year anniversary of IIJA, and how it leads to Justice 40 and equity action. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 17, 2023

This week we're joined by Ron Milam of Fehr and Peers to talk about some of his thoughts on this year's Transportation Research Board Conference. We also talk about VMT and highway expansions, commute times and distances in China, and why certain sounds from your neighbors might put you on edge. Follow along below the jump for the show notes. Notes Why do we keep expanding highways? - New York Times MIT finds Chinese commute times pretty standard - Archinect Why neighbor noises annoy us - Nautilus Puppies and Butterflies Doggie bus stops - The Drive OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 12, 2023

This week we're joined by Michiel Huijsman, Managing Director of Soundtrackcity in the Netherlands. We chat about how to think about the positive aspect of urban soundscapes, designing how a place sounds, and how thinking was changed by the pandemic. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 5, 2023

This week we're joined by Johanna Hoffman to talk about her book Speculative Futures : Design Approaches to Navigate Change, Foster Resilience, and Co-Create the Cities We Need. We chat about thinking longer term about planning problems, people's emotional reactions to the future, and ways to imagine a different way of interacting in cities. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 29, 2022

This week we're joined by Jacob Graham, a Program Manager for MoGo Bike Share in Detroit. Jacob chats with us about how the system works in Detroit, how bike share riders and bus riders coincide, the benefits of E-Bikes, and coordination with other organizations. This podcast was produced in partnership with MPact (fmrly Railvolution) OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 22, 2022

This week for the holidays we're going back in time to listen to one of the most popular episodes of 2022! In Talking Headways 376, Kevin Krizek, Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and David King, Assistant Professor at Arizona State University talk about their book , Advanced Introduction to Urban Transport Planning. We chat about access, justice, and why this book is perfect for changing the conversation around transportation. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 20, 2022

This week we're Han Solo but we've got a lot to share from ideas we have for next year's podcasts as well as a lot of really interesting news items you probably won't hear about anywhere else. Check out the show notes below for more and have a great finish to 2022! Show Notes Buses shouldn't be free - The Atlantic 7 ways we perceive architecture - The Conversation Rush to EVs an expensive mistake - CBC Owner occupancy requirements - Smart Cities Dive $100B lesson how not to do transit - Motherboard AirBnB running riot in small towns - WIred Bonus Content EU approves French flight bans - Politico EU Health care and housing crisis - KALW Hertz to pay for locking people up - New York Times Berlin's bike car parking duel - CityLab Congress new city reporting requirements - Route Fifty EPA finds no progress on fuel economy - ACEEE Zero emissions buses could make transit popular - Traffic Technology Today Fairfax county equitable transport metrics - Reston Now OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 15, 2022

This week we're joined by Sarah Kaufman of the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation . Sarah joined us in Miami at the RailVolution conference to talk about autonomous vehicle policy, acceptable safety levels, what happens to the NYC Taxis and the lessons from Superstorm Sandy for transportation infrastructure. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 8, 2022

This week we're joined by Jarred Johnson, Executive Director of TransitMatters in Boston. Jarred talks about making the case for the MBTA, the Orange Line shutdown, regional rail and electrification, overhead wires versus batteries, and fare policy. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Dec 6, 2022

This week we're talking about the big stories of the last few weeks! Why LED lights suddenly turn purple, what walking does to our brains, and the strange city of Lusail in Qatar. News Items LED lights turning purple - Business Insider How walking helps us think - New Yorker The strange city of Lusail Qatar - Guardian The urban drug store decline - Slate European cities getting crowded - Wired Magazine Amsterdam circular economy - Fast Company South Korea zero food waste - Guardian Great Salt Lake collapse - Salt Lake Tribune Solarpunk - Public Books Will casual carpool come back? - Berkeleyside OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Dec 1, 2022

This week we're joined once again by Stephanie Gidigbi Jenkins and Helen Chin to talk about the one year anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. They chat about what they liked, the issue with capacity for applying for and implementing grants, transformative justice, and what states are actually doing well. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Nov 17, 2022

This week we sit down with US Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon's 3rd District at the Rail~Volution conference in Miami. We chat about the one year anniversary of the infrastructure bill, where we're at with vision zero, the coming Farm Bill discussion, and the important connections between housing, transportation, and health. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Nov 15, 2022

This week we're joined by The Greater Marin's David Edmondson ! We talk about the importance of Time, whether freight railroad tracks should be publicly owned and managed, and the boom in ridership on Van Ness. We also talk a bit of Andor and the hill slums of Sierra Leone Show Links: Van Ness BRT ridership bump - San Francisco Chronicle Publicly owned railroad infrastructure - Freight Waves The importance of "Time" - Eurocities 100 years of autocentricity - Forbes Shenzhen's electric buses - Smart Cities World OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Nov 10, 2022

This week we're joined by Northern California Director for High Speed Rail Boris Lipkin and Streetsblog San Francisco editor Roger Rudick to talk about high speed rail's progress in California. Boris discusses what's next for the High Speed Rail program, funding, and station design and Roger pushes back on recent negative media. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 ! Updated on 11.10.22 for audio clarity

Nov 3, 2022

This week we're joined by Tien-Tien Chan of Nelson Nygaard and Jessica Roberts of Alta Planning and Design to talk about Transportation Demand Management or TDM. Tien-Tien and Jessica discuss how TDM acts as the soft side of transportation and the flip side of infrastructure and they dive deep into the different types of programs are employed. This podcast was produced in partnership with MPact , formerly Rail~Volution. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Oct 27, 2022

This week we're joined by Amanda Howell of Urbanism Next at The University of Oregon to talk about Sidewalk Robots. We chat about their study on sidewalk delivery robots with the Knight Autonomous Vehicle Initiative and what they learned about community engagement and small delivery vehicles on city sidewalks. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Oct 25, 2022

Happy Mondays! This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we dive into a number of topics including the hype around self driving cars, the monetary benefits of using parking spaces for more than just cars, recycling whole buildings, and thinking about community input. We also throw in a little highway talk and parks on top of a Costco. News Items No self driving cars after $100B invested - Bloomberg Businesweek New spin on parking spaces during pandemic - Globe and Mail Recycle a 14-Story Office Tower - New York Times Office building's biggest emissions: commuters - Commercial Observer Calamity of I-277 in Charlotte - Charlotte Magazine (Overhead Wire Blog on I-277 ) Not Everyone Should Have a Say - The Atlantic The Hidden Costco - Fast Company Cold seawater to heat Helsinki - Bloomberg CityLab Bonus Items LA Overcrowding - Los Angeles Times Colorado Prop 123 - Next City Aztec floating farms - BBC Future Global tax on frequent fliers - Washington Post OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Oct 20, 2022

This week we're joined by Max Holleran to talk about his book Yes to the City: Millennials and the Fight for Affordable Housing . We talk about the rise of YIMBY vs NIMBY housing politics, the changes in housing activism, and how housing fights are going global. ~~~ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Oct 13, 2022

This week we're joined by Diana Ramirez, Executive Director of the Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity, former Salt Lake County Mayor and Congressman Ben McAdams, Matt Prewitt, President of RadicalxChange and Joel Rogers, Director of COWS at the University of Wisconsin Madison to talk about how cities can understand the public wealth owned by our cities. We talk about how cities can create inventories of existing assets to generate public wealth and how economic value can be harnessed for public good. Two articles referenced in this show: How To Harness Cities' Hidden Public Wealth - NOEMA Magazine Harris County putting billions of assets to public use - Urban Edge Putting Assets to Work - Government Finance Officers Association ~~~ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Oct 11, 2022

This week on Mondays Jeff talks about a whole host of articles from whether your commute makes you happy to if our economies are becoming less dynamic as they age. Also what's keeping you from returning to your office? I bet childcare would help! All that and more this week on Mondays! Show Links Commute happiness - MPR Raleigh vs Charlotte downtowns - The Assembly Development made Ian worse - WaPo Latin America's pink housing - Architectural Digest Return to the office - WaPo | Slate Omaha rips out bike lane - The Reader Economies less dynamic - Harvard Business Review BONUS ITEMS London's reduced footfall - City Matters Heavy Trucks - CNN Smart loading zones - WHYY Airplane emissions - Journal of Transport Geography Teacher shortage - Texas Tribune San Diego scraps road charge - San Diego Union Tribune Cars vanishing from Paris - Reasons to be Cheerful Puppies and Butterflies DIY Freight Train skateboard - The Drive Love You Gramma. ~~~ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Oct 6, 2022

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by journalist Megan Kimble to talk about housing and highway fights in Texas. We chat about TXDOT's political pressure, the organizations fighting back, and how throughput remains king. ~~~ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Sep 29, 2022

This week we're joined by Broward MPO Executive Director Greg Stuart to talk about the history of Broward County, it's connections to the rest of South Florida, the historic MAPS transportation plan, and how they are dealing with potential sea level rise and impacts of the pandemic. This episode was produced in partnership with Railvolution ! ~~~ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Sep 27, 2022

This week on Mondays we cover a ton of ground including Transportation Insecurity, putting retail away from arterial streets, pattern book building, bad intersections, forced flood buyouts and much more! Check out links in the show notes below: Show Links Transportation insecurity - Washington Center for Equitable Growth Flood buyouts - Grist Nashville retail away from arterials - Nashville Scene Fayetteville pattern books - NW Arkansas Democrat Gazette KC's worst intersections - KCUR Warehouses in the fields - The Guardian Good luck playing Sim NIMBY - Motherboard Bonus Articles Denver storefronts - Colorado Public Radio Ship it Zero resolution - Grist Window urbanism - Winnepeg Free Press Puppies and Butterflies BART essay contest - Short-Edition ~~~ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Sep 22, 2022

This week we're joined by Billie Giles-Corti, Director of the Healthy Livable Cities Lab at RMIT, Melanie Lowe of the University of Melbourne, and Geoff Boeing of USC to talk about their papers in The Lancet Global Health series on Urban Design, Transport, and Health. They chat about the importance of walkability to public health, why Sao Paulo Brazil connects policy and outcomes so well, and how cities can use the detailed indicators they've created including bus stop and intersection density to fill policy gaps that lead to positive health outcomes. You can find the papers at The Lancet Global Health or visit The Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Sep 15, 2022

We're at 400 episodes and I want to thank the listeners for letting us come into their podcatchers each week. We've got 13 clips from shows in the first 399 episodes. We share clips on microtransit, urban delivery systems, city fiber networks, 3D urban design, transit value capture, zoning reform, walking, and community togetherness. Join us for a fun trip down memory lane. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Sep 13, 2022

This week on the show I'm Han Solo again, but that won't stop us from covering interesting news about cities from around the world! We chat about Phoenix's ancient canals, some of California's potential new laws, Black migration, and making friends in sprawl. Check out the show links and notes below: Phoenix canal history - BBC Travel Capitalism and gentrification - Guardian Black migration - The Atlantic Making friends in sprawl - Vox Trees a secret weapon - Time Magazine Small cargo vans - The Drive Bonus coverage: French e-bike subsidies - The Verge 300 mile range needed? - NYT Tredges protect kids from particulates - New Atlas Zero down payment mortgage - NBC Banning meat adverts - Guardian Banning fossil fuel adverts - Euronews California laws Public meetings - CityLab Reapealing Article 34, anti-public housing - LA Times Housing on strip malls, commercial - Smart Cities Dive Car free tax breaks - Washington Post Parking requirements near transit - San Diego Union Tribune Comments and Questions Castro bath house dispute - SFist Why city planning? - Thomas Bardenett Puppies and Butterflies Pulling the Streetcar Out - Dallas Morning News Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Sep 8, 2022

This week we're joined by Michael E. Smith , Professor of Anthropology and Archeologist at Arizona State's School of Human Evolution and Social Change. We talk with Michael about his article in Aeon Magazine entitled Energized Crowding about life in early cities and neighborhoods. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire 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 !

Sep 1, 2022

This week we're joined by Nolan Gray to talk about his new book Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It . We talk about how cities were regulated before zoning, why state and national reforms are important and why zoning abolition should be the ultimate goal. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Aug 30, 2022

This week on Mondays we're playing catch up with stories from the last five weeks of The Overhead Wire newsletter. Dangerous roads, TXDOT skirts environmental rules, young adults stay close to home, Stuttgart's green corridor and much more. You can find all the links to the stories in the notes below: News Items The most dangerous road in America - Vox Texas skirts enviro laws on highways - Grist Colorado changes transportation course - CPR Young adults not moving far from home - AP Job sprawl spillover - Crain's Cleveland Business Code snitching - Nashville Scene Car free pioneer - Politico EU Office building midlife crisis - Commercial Observer Billionaires gonna NIMBY - The Atlantic California Megaflood - CNN Bathhouse comeback - Mic Stuttgart's green corridors - Reasons to be Cheerful Spanish city fire sprinklers - Wired Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Aug 25, 2022

This week we're joined by Kim Cella of Citizens for Modern Transit and Sheila Holm of AARP. to discuss how they are transforming transit stops in St. Louis. We chat about how they involve the community, engage transit operators, and bring life to grey spaces. Today's podcast was produced in partnership with RailVolution. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Aug 18, 2022

This week we're joined by author Paris Marx to talk about their book Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation . We talk about Technologists and the stories they tell themselves, Ursula K Le Guin's Carrier Bag Theory, and Uber's impact on labor laws. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Aug 16, 2022

This week Chrissy and Jeff talk about the Inflation Reduction Act and all the things in the bill from an urban issue standpoint. We talk tax breaks for electric vehicles, tax credits for electric appliances, environmental services and much more! A few articles below we used as sources: Need to Know about IRA - T4America $3B for reconnecting communities - Route Fifty Hurdles for highway removal - Governing Real estate industry and IRA - ULI Low tech solutions: Nature - WaPo Tweet - Georgetown Climate Center IRA and electric bills - CNN IRA and low carbon building materials - Construction Dive Efficiency upgrades and parks in IRA - Smart Cities Dive Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Aug 11, 2022

This week we're joined by David Andersson, part of the Art and Culture team at Bloomberg Associates. David chats about the implementation and safety characteristics of asphalt art , how communities work on these projects, and the character of public art. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Aug 4, 2022

This week we're joined by architecture writer and journalist Alexandra Lange to talk about her book: Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall. We chat about the evolution of the mall, equity and legal implications, and of course pop culture. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Jul 28, 2022

This week on Talking Headways, we're listening in on a 1 to 1 conversation between City of Phoenix planner Elias Valencia, and community champion Victor Vidales. Elias and Victor talk about the process of creating the South Central TOD Community Plan and what it takes to create strategies that empower neighborhoods and reduce displacement. This episode was produced in partnership with Railvolution . Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Jul 26, 2022

This week we're Han Solo, but don't let that stop you from listening to the news! We chat about DOT's emissions monitoring plan as well as Charlotte's ridership drop. News Links: Charlotte's dropping ridership - WFAE Oregonians fought sprawl - Oregon Public Broadcasting Hoboken shows way on Vision Zero - Streetsblog USA Cities prepare for heat waves - Politico EU Administration floats emissions monitoring - Smart Cities Dive Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Jul 21, 2022

This week we're joined by Professor Michael Neuman to talk about his book Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities and Societies . We chat about why trees are important models for infrastructure development, the important lessons of Barcelona for the world, and why infrastructure is lately seen as a monetary asset instead of a public good.

Jul 14, 2022

This week we're joined by Jonathon Stalls, author of a new book: Walk: Slow Down, Wake Up, and Connect at 1-3 Miles Per Hour . We talk about his work on social media with Pedestrian Dignity and his walk across the United States in 2010. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Jul 12, 2022

This week on Mondays we're joined by Sophia Li, the editor of the Talking Headways podcast and Landscape Architecture Masters Candidate at the Harvard GSD. We chat about Doug Gordon's piece on the phrase 'Ban Cars', Bogota's GPS pricing scheme, sounds of cities, and how Germany is coping with the 9 Euro pass. Join the fun! Links from the show: Bogota's congestion pricing plan - Government Technology "Ban Cars" - Jalopnik Sound and the city - Noema Magazine Also sound related - MIT Technology Review Germany's 9 euro pass - Deutsche Welle Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Jul 7, 2022

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by staff from MARTA in Atlanta for a 1 on 1 conversation. Collie Greenwood, Deputy General Manager, and Jacob Vallo, Senior Director of TOD, Real Estate, and Art in Transit talk with each other about the agency's bus network redesign and their TOD program. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Jun 30, 2022

This week we're joined by Reece Martin, who discusses transit systems around the world on his YouTube channel RM Transit . Reece joins us to take an audio tour of Canadian Transit as well as discuss his recent visit to London to ride the Elizabeth Line. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Jun 23, 2022

This week we're joined by Catie Gould of the Sightline Institute, to talk about Oregon's plans for reducing parking regulations in cities. We chat about case studies from Portland OR and Fayetteville AR and the impact of parking lots on the urban heat island. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Jun 16, 2022

This week we're joined by University of Pennsylvania's Fritz Steiner and Bob Yaro and University of Texas' Ming Zhang to talk about their new book, Megaregions and America's Future . We discuss the idea of Megaregions and why they are so important for the future of our society and the planet. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Jun 9, 2022

This week we're joined by writer Dan Moore to talk about his piece in The Ringer entitled "What Do Cities Lose When they Lose Pro Sports?" Dan chats about why stadium deals are A bigger story about cities and how they can be harmful or potentially beneficial. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Jun 7, 2022

This week we're solo but that doesn't mean we don't have some interesting news for you! San Diego billboards and Rotterdam roof parks coming at you! News Learning about Chinese Metros - That's Magazine Rotterdam's roof parks - Surface Magazine TXDOT wants to bury I345 - D Magazine San Diego's billboard rules - San Diego Union Tribune Texas activists battle billboard companies - NPR Germany's 9 euro pass - The Mayor.eu Regulating particulates - Euractiv Tire particles 2000x worse than exhaust - Guardian Puppies and Butterflies Lego Lisbon Tram - The Brick Fan Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Jun 2, 2022

This week we're joined by Regional Plan Association President and CEO Tom Wright. Tom looks back at the history of the RPA, the current process for congestion pricing in New York City, and how the Triborough transit line got traction. We also talk about the organization's thinking on climate change and more! Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

May 26, 2022

This week we're listening to a one to one conversation between St. Paul Developer Johnny Opara of JO Companies and Lea Hargett, Principal of Jog Associates. They talk about LISC's Capacity Building programs that support developers of color, why Johnny got into development, and barriers people of color face in the market which includes the many different types of capital. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

May 24, 2022

This week on Mondays we're joined by Jerome Horne of TransitCenter to share thoughts on Amazon deliveries, new bus networks in Boston, Segregation by Design's visualizations, and new infrastructure technical assistance and housing plans from the White House. The News Visualizing the legacy of America's racist urbanism - Fast Company Ethics of next day delivery - Guardian Boston's bus plan - WBUR Housing supply action plan - White House Infrastructure Technical Assistance Guide - White House Safe Streets for All Grant Program - USDOT Puppies and Butterflies Bee Bus Stops - BBC

May 19, 2022

This week we're listening in on a one-on-one conversation between Stephanie Gidigbi Jenkins of NRDC and North Star Strategies and Helen Chin, President of the Communities First Fund. Stephanie and Helen discuss why this is an important moment for infrastructure equity and the creation of the Communities First Infrastructure Alliance and its principles. You can find the White House's Technical Assistance Guide linked here and Communities First Infrastructure Alliance Principles and organizations here . Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

May 17, 2022

We are Han Solo this week but wanted to clear the pallet for next week's guest. We chat about Oslo's environmental progress, LA's Universal Basic Mobility plans, and how people walking slowly increases perceived crowding. The links the all the stories are in the show notes below! Money for mergers in Flemish Belgium - The Mayor.eu Who rules transit? - TransitCenter Oslo and Climate Change - The New Yorker Norway may scale back EV perks - Bloomberg Universal basic mobility pilot - LA Times Car filters and particles - Reuters Open JFK drive - SF Examiner Rural criteria changes for Census - Associated Press Denmark to label food for climate change - Food Policy Center Green walls in offices - Medical XPress Testing a full size autonomous bus - BBC A perception of people congestion - Science Daily Puppies and Butterflies! Shop Pets! - Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

May 12, 2022

This week we're joined by Alix Gould-Werth of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and Alex Murphy Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Department of Sociology to talk about their work on the topic of transportation insecurity. We chat about what went in to the creation of the transportation security index and why we haven't yet created a federal program for individuals like food stamps or housing vouchers for transportation. You can find their paper Developing a New Measure of Transportation Insecurity: An Exploratory Factor Analysis at the Survey Practice website . Also Validating the Sixteen-Item Transportation Security Index in a Nationally Representative Sample: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis . They also have an article at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth . Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

May 5, 2022

This week we're joined by Harriet Tregoning, Director at NUMO, and Yonah Freemark, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute to talk about their report , Charting Out a Next-Generation, Place-Based Federal Transportation Policy. We talk what needs to change about federal policy and the entities that need to pursue it. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Apr 28, 2022

This week we're joined by Travis Norvell, Minister at Judson Memorial Baptist Church in Minneapolis to talk about his book Church on the Move . We talk about transforming church parking lots, creating bike commute reports for local radio, and how church has changed after the advent of the automobile. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Apr 26, 2022

This week we're talking about smart homes, the metaverse, and kids running errands in Japan! We also chat indoor air quality and teen brains on driving. Smart home company disappears - Ars Technica How governments can use the metaverse - American City and County Thinking indoor air quality - GQ Americans believe suburbs are greener than cities - YouGov Science of reckless driving - Discover Magazine Teen Brains - National Geographic Urban design for toddlers - Slate Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Apr 21, 2022

This week we're joined by Frank Markowitz and Leni Schwendinger to talk about the new book Outdoor Lighting for Pedestrians . We chat about creating legible nighttime spaces, what planners should focus on when programming lighted spaces, and the future of lighting and transportation. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Apr 14, 2022

This week we're joined by Jenny Schuetz, a senior fellow at Brookings Metro to talk about her new book Fixer Upper . We chat about making housing decisions at the wrong scale, where housing reform would make the most sense around the United States, and how we could use MPOs to better organize regional housing. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Apr 7, 2022

This week we're featuring a 1 to 1 conversation produced in partnership with Railvolution between Aidil Ortiz, Principal at Aidilisms and Mary Kate Morookian, a transit planner at Kimley Horn. Aidil and Mary Kate discuss the Durham Transit Plan and how they approached public engagement while centering the community in the process. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Apr 5, 2022

This week on Mondays we talk a lot of different subjects including Christopher Alexander's A Pattern Language and how where you grow up impacts how good you are at directions. Join us for an Idaho Stop won't you? Where you grow up determines your directions - NYT Omaha Plans for the future of Downtown - Omaha World Herald Colorado Could Soon Allow Idaho Stops - Colorado Politics Boomers Tell Millennials there's No Crisis - New Statesman Tire Chemicals are killing fish - Toronto Star Why Christopher Alexander Still Matters - Planetizen Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Mar 31, 2022

This week we're joined by Kevin Krizek, Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and David King, Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, to talk about their book , Advanced Introduction to Urban Transport Planning. We chat about access, justice, and why this book is perfect for changing the conversation around transportation. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy the book on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Mar 24, 2022

This week we're joined again by Jeremy Levine, Assistant Professor of Organizational Studies and Sociology at the University of Michigan. In part 2 of our conversation Jeremy talks more about his book Constructing Community: Urban Governance, Development, and Inequality in Boston. In Part 2 we discuss how people talk about "the community" and what public outreach and participation could look like in the future. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy the book on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Mar 22, 2022

This week on the show we talk about the impact of gas prices and have some studies on urbanization's impact on getting to net zero! We also talk about insurance and wild fires. Lots of different topics! The NIMBY King - The Atlantic Americans struggle with vehicle costs - Guardian San Diego road pricing - Time Magazine Is mass urbanization good for the climate - Anthropocene Disaster Insurance - The Atlantic Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Mar 17, 2022

This week we're joined by Jeremy Levine , Assistant Professor of Organizational Studies and Sociology (by courtesy) at the University of Michigan. Jeremy talks about his book Constructing Community: Urban Governance, Development, and Inequality in Boston and describes how neighborhood groups, elected officials, and public servants all claim the mantle of representing "the community." In Part 1 we discuss how he went about his research in Boston, and how groups coalesced around the idea of the Fairmount Corridor. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy the book on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!

Mar 10, 2022

This week we're joined by Adie Tomer from Brookings to talk about how transit-oriented development and active transportation play into climate strategies over the long term. We talk about mitigation versus adaptation strategies and what solutions work best for each. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Visit The Overhead Wire on Bookshop .

Mar 3, 2022

This week we're joined by Yonah Freemark , a senior research associate at the Urban Institute. We chat about the impacts of the pandemic on office work, rethinking federal transportation policy, and make our annual predictions on next year's transportation policies and projects. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Shop authors at our Bookshop shop . Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Mar 1, 2022

This week we're joined by Han Solo, but that doesn't stop us from having a wonderful conversation about Paris 2024 car free zone , why cities are fighting for a lot of social issues with zoning codes , the nightmare that is the American Dream Mall, why TX Governor Greg Abbott killed a road diet , and the divergence between American and European cities. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Purchase books from our store ! Support us on Patreon !

Feb 24, 2022

This week we're joined by Paul Lewis, Policy Director at the Eno Center for Transportation. Paul discusses their report on transportation construction costs, Saving Time and Making Cents: A Blueprint for Building Transit Better . We chat about the project database they created for the research, the different level of scrutiny between highway and transit capital projects, and some of the ways agencies can create better governance structures and lower project costs. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://Patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Feb 17, 2022

This week we're joined by Dr. Asal Bidarmaghz , lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. Dr. Bidarmaghz discusses planning for underground infrastructure and why it's so important for the future of cities. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon: http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Feb 15, 2022

This week we're joined by Ian Griffiths of Seamless Bay Area to talk about their work in the Bay Area and we talk about a few news items from the weeks before on housing and transportation. Ann Arbor council divided on zoning investigation - MLive Slower growth in Colorado - Colorado Public Radio French slow rail - The Local.fr Sprawl declines with gas price rise - Anthropocene Climate promises challenged by highway money - Bloomberg Follow us @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon. http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Feb 10, 2022

This week we're joined by Sahar Massachi of the Integrity Institute . Sahar discusses his piece in MIT Technology Review connecting cities and social media platforms and how we should be monitoring and managing them properly. We chat about the similarities between managing social media's bad actors and the urban problems like black box highway modeling, speed management, and city building. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon! http://Patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Feb 3, 2022

This week we are featuring a one on one conversation between Carlos Cruz-Casas, Assistant Director, Department of Transportation and Public Works for Miami Dade County, and Grace Perdomo, Executive Director of Transit Alliance in Miami. Grace and Carlos chat about the Better Bus Project, an advocacy-led community driven redesign of the Miami-Dade bus network.

Jan 27, 2022

This week we're joined by Tina Rosan, Associate Professor at Temple University and Stephen Wheeler, Professor at UC Davis to talk about their new book Reimagining Sustainable Cities : Strategies for Designing Greener, Healthier, More Equitable Communities. We talk about a broad array of topics including rethinking public meetings, urban power dynamics, and structural change in government systems. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Jan 25, 2022

We're Han Solo this week on Mondays at the Overhead Wire! We talk about Jennifer Homendy and the 94% rule , the need to stop fetishizing old buildings, Donald Shoup's sidewalk fix , and how some non-profits and foundations are taking a greater governmental role as governments atrophy. We also talk about moving the capital of Indonesia away from Jakarta , the future of underground cities , concrete block alternatives , and Fort Worth's river redevelopment plan. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Jan 20, 2022

This week we're joined by Anna Zivarts from Disability Rights Washington and Paulo Nunes-Ueno from Front and Centered. They join us to talk about the Disability Mobility Initiative and story map , as well as the Mobility Bill of Rights . We also chat about why mobility experiments might make travel harder for disabled travelers and why a core part of anyone's civil rights should be the ability to be safe on the road. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon. http://Patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Jan 13, 2022

This week we're joined by Shannon Mattern, professor of Anthropology at the New School for Social Research. Shannon talks with us about her new book A City is Not a Computer: Other Urban Intelligences . We discuss the ideas of smartness versus wisdom, the idea of maintenance as a way of absorbing information, and the city as a processing machine, just not in the ways you might automatically think. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon: Http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Jan 11, 2022

This week we're on our own talking about empty storefronts ( NYT ), whether transit should be run like a business ( Laurel in Transit ), the ethics of building multifamily housing on arterial streets ( Slate ), and Tri-Rail's problems pulling into the station ( Miami Herald ). All that right here on Mondays at The Overhead Wire.

Jan 6, 2022

This week on the podcast, we're back at last fall's virtual Railvolution conference. Former BART GM Grace Crunican moderates a panel discussing the role of board members in transit agencies with Former MBTA board member Monica Tibbits-Nutt and former Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler. They talk about how to deal with board members with opposite ideas, how to help agency staff, and using the budget as a policy document. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon. http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Dec 23, 2021

This week we're flashing back to an episode in March where we were joined by Karel Martens, Professor of Architecture and Town Planning at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and head of the Fair Transport Lab at Technion. Karel talks with us about the philosophy underpinning the idea of sufficient accessibility and how he got to the idea in his book Transport Justice.

Dec 16, 2021

This week we're joined by Michael Spotts, a senior visiting research fellow at ULI's Terwiliger Center for Housing and head of Neighborhood Fundamentals. Michael chats with us about takeaways from the Shaw Symposium on Urban Community Issues , the definition of infrastructure, and the importance of taking a systems approach to important interconnected topics like transportation, education, and health care. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Dec 14, 2021

Our last show of the year! Chrissy Mancini Nichols and Tracy McMillan join the show with an overarching theme of public health. We talk LA street vending carts, climate impacts of shipping, transportation insecurity , drought and water shortages , and Christmas markets in Germany. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Dec 9, 2021

This week we're joined by University of Virginia Associate Professor Peter Norton, to talk about his new book Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving . Peter discusses the false promises of auto makers and technologists and the mobility solutions that are already in front of us. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Dec 7, 2021

This episode of Mondays we're joined by Gabrielle Esperdy, a professor of architecture at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a contributing writer for Places. This episode was produced in partnership with Places Journal. Gabrielle discusses her piece ' Twilight of Autopia ' in Places, which includes a deep dive into nostalgia, thoughts on the word sprawl, and the ultimate cultural impact of the 1970s oil crisis.

Dec 2, 2021

This week we're joined by Linda Samuels, associate professor of urban design at Washington University in St. Louis to talk about her book Infrastructural Optimism. We chat about how growth for growth's sake is not the answer, learn from post modernist urbanism, and why systems should be more connected. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Nov 18, 2021

This week we're at the 2021 Virtual Railvolution conference. Adelee Le Grand, CEO of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit System in Tampa moderates a panel featuring Debra Johnson, GM and CEO of RTD in Denver and Peter Rogoff, CEO of Sound Transit in Seattle. Johnson and Rogoff discuss transit expansion plans and progress in their respective regions as well as how they kept things going during the pandemic. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire And visit Railvolution at http://Railvolution.org

Nov 11, 2021

This week we're joined by Miami of Ohio Geography Professor David Prytherch. David chats with us about his recent journal article in Urban Geography : Reimagining the physical/social infrastructure of the American street. We talk about businesses newfound interest in the street, equity and ethical discussions about rights to the street, and the new pandemic paradigm of open streets. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon. http://Patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Nov 9, 2021

Well it's finally infrastructure week. We definitely timed it to coincide with our 100th episode of Mondays. Tracy and I get into some of the lesser discussed details of the IIJA bill while also covering a few stores from the newsletter including, French bookshop protection , Vienna's urban flood protection , housing rejection in SF, indoor methane issues, and the idea of cluster commutes . And Chrissy joins us towards the end to celebrate it being episode 100. Infrastructure details from the National Association of Counties. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Nov 4, 2021

This week we're joined by Jannet Walker-Ford, National Transit and Rail Lead at WSP. We chat about high speed rail around the country, the benefits of trade and research groups, escalating transit project costs, and our current transport policy environment. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon. http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Oct 28, 2021

This week we're joined by Dutch architect Ton Venhoeven . We chat about Utrecht's new tram station TOD, the difference between the 15 minute and Micro City, planning policy and its history in the Netherlands, and the future of cities. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon: http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Get our Bus Only Scarf !

Oct 26, 2021

This week we're joined by Josh Fairchild, Co-Founder of Transit Matters, a transit advocacy organization in Boston. Josh tells us about his recent trip to California and his experience with BART after a long flight. We also talk about our slate of news including the end of Alitalia Airlines , the idea of Planet City , Seattle's experiment with e-bike deliveries, and how the human brain navigates cities. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Oct 21, 2021

This week we're joined by Kelcie Ralph, Nick Klein, and Calvin Thigpen to talk about their recent paper 'Political Partisanship and Transportation Reform' written with Anne Brown in the Journal of The American Planning Association. We chat about why they wrote the paper, what they found out about partisanship and transportation policy, and why all sides of the political spectrum have little understanding of induced demand.

Oct 14, 2021

This week we're joined by Kenneth O'Reilly to talk about his book Asphalt: A History. We chat about what asphalt is, how it was used for building, war, and economic expansion and how it impacts the future of the planet. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Oct 12, 2021

This week on Mondays we're joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to talk about a number of different topics including climate migration, low traffic neighborhoods in Birmingham UK, and reforming mega project contracts. News Climate Proof Duluth - MPR News Birmingham Low Traffic Neighborhood - The Guardian Yemen's Ancient Cities - BBC Travel No More Mega Contracts for Mega Projects - Eno Center Livability Awards for Highways - Washington Post Puppies and Butterflies Boji the Istanbul Transit Dog - Reuters How Clement Street Survived - New York Times

Oct 7, 2021

This week we're joined by Roland Stimpel of The German Pedestrian Association Fussverkehr. Roland chats with us about Berlin's new mobility laws including the 2018 Mobility Act and 2021's pedestrian law amendments. We also talk about SUVs, the struggle to find public servants, and Ampelmännchen, the traffic light man.

Sep 30, 2021

This week on the podcast we're joined by Mary Pat McGuire , Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois. Mary Pat talks with us about what happens to water after it hits the pavement, the damaging environmental impacts of covering cities in pavement, and steps we can take to reduce runoff in green cities.

Sep 28, 2021

This week on Mondays, we discuss a lot of different topics from HOLC map redlining to electric car chargers. We don't talk much about the infrastructure bill but I imagine that will be coming soon whether it passes or not! News Who increases air quality guidelines - Guardian 40 years of HSR - La Croix Translated The train the shrunk France - Ars Technica Berlin buys out apartments - AP News Redlining didn't happen how we thought it did - Governing EV Chargers in Zoning Code - Urban Milwaukee Do we need 500K chargers? - Motherboard The economics of gas stations - The Hustle

Sep 23, 2021

This month on the Railvolution podcast we're joined by Duncan Hwang, Interim Co-Director of the Asian Pacific Network of Oregon and Gauri Rajbaidya, architect and senior associate at SERA. They chat with us about community driven development in Portland's Jade District and how it's connected to the rest of the region.

Sep 16, 2021

This week we're joined by Dr. Megan Ryerson , UPS Chair of Transportation at the University of Pennsylvania's Weitzman School of Design. Dr. Ryerson joins us to talk about her research on cognitive workload, measuring the stress of cyclists at intersections. We also chat about transportation during the pandemic, the uneven power dynamics in traffic safety between cars and bikes/pedestrians, and how safety and an inability to navigate are access restrictions. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Sep 14, 2021

This week Tracy McMillan joins the show to talk about engineering climate change preparedness in New Orleans , Solarpunk cities , making Lego budget movies , and early Robert Putnam's thoughts on Italian social capital . We also chat a bit about Metro Twin Cities new transit pass plan and Paris' new speed limit . Find us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Sep 9, 2021

This week we're joined by Tufts Professor Justin Hollander. Justin chats with us about a wide range of topics including VMT Taxes, using eye tracking software to measure the impacts of the built environment on people's mind, and he reacts to the most recent census release. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Sep 2, 2021

This week we're joined by new Rail~Volution CEO Tamar Shapiro. We chat about her previous work in transportation and city planning at orgs like NUMO and The Governor's Institute, how to measure transportation success, and the transportation parades before German soccer games. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Aug 26, 2021

This week we're joined by Todd Litman, Executive Director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. Todd discusses his book New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies . We reframe the transportation investments we make, talk about sharing information, and discuss why air taxis might not be the future. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Aug 24, 2021

This week on the Mondays show, we chat about a number of different big articles from the last few weeks including TXDOT's freeway expansions, using the Commerce Clause to rethink zoning, working from home and more! I'm Han Solo this week but I've pulled together a couple of the recent newsletter intros as well. News VMT tax is bad for health - The Hill TXDOT's massive Austin expansion - KUT Are we more productive working from home? - Chicago Booth Review Could the Commerce Clause change zoning? - New York State Bar Association Nashville's new transportation department - Smart Cities World Self storage is an equity issue - MinnPost

Aug 19, 2021

This week we're joined by Professor Leslie Kern to talk about her book Feminist City . We talk about the need to make more spaces for non-traditional relationships, feminist geography and intersectionality, and how care work taxes personal transportation budgets. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon: http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Aug 12, 2021

This week we're joined by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett to talk about their book, Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives . We chat about the ambient stress and anxiety created by auto oriented cities, the mental energy saved by car light spaces, and the difference between engineering and ecological resilience. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Aug 10, 2021

This week on the Mondays show Chrissy and I discuss the history of the Segway, why people want cities to die, new ways to measure intersection safety and some of the details related to the infrastructure bill. News Infrastructure bill overview webinar - Eno Center Why did people want covid to kill cities? - NYT A new metric for safe streets - PennToday Bike representation in the movies - Slate History of the Segway - Slate Puppies and Butterflies Jess Zimbabwe on twitter

Aug 5, 2021

This week we're joined by Dr. V Kelly Turner, Director of Urban Environment Research at UCLA's Luskin Center for Innovation. We chat about how to think differently about urban heat, how to measure it, and how to regulate it. Read her piece in Next City . Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon. http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Jul 29, 2021

This week Dan Baer, Senior Vice President at WSP talks with Kevin Corbett, President and CEO of New Jersey Transit. In this 1 on 1 conversation, Dan and Kevin talk about NJ Transit's response to the pandemic, bus electrification, and much more. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Jul 22, 2021

This week we're joined by Zabe Bent , Director of Design for the National Association of City Transportation Officials. We chat about how we think too much about the future and growth, the current MUTCD process, and how she would start the design an infrastructure bill. Mary Pay McGuire in Next City on Pavement. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Jul 15, 2021

This week we're joined by Dr. Jennifer Kent, Senior Research Fellow in Urbanism at the Sydney School of Architecture. Jennifer talks with us about why we travel, the impact of dogs on our travel behavior, and the idea of "messy trips". Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Jul 13, 2021

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire, we share a bit of the news from the last few weeks, but then Mesa Arizona City Council Member Francisco Heredia and Charlotte City Council Member Braxton Winston talk with each other about their journeys from being an advocate to elected officials. This episode initially was shared on the Rail~Volution podcast, but now you can check it out here as well. News Let's talk more about pavement - Next City Aging condos need better oversight - Bloomberg Urban Mobility Report is back and still missing the point - City Observatory

Jul 8, 2021

This week we're joined by Andrew Salzberg, Head of Policy at Transit App. Andrew talks with us about Transit's Guide to Open Mobility as a Service and discusses how policy can create a better travel experience for everyone. The Guide to Open Mobility as a Service is found here . Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon at http://patreon.com

Jul 1, 2021

This week we're joined by Robert del Rosario, Director of Service Development for AC Transit in Oakland California. Robert talks about agency coordination during the pandemic, what's needed to get riders coming back, and what sustainable revenue might look like going forward. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Jun 29, 2021

This week on the show Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins to talk about the post pandemic rush hour, parklets and ADA, Charlotte approving their 2040 plan, and the most recent news about the American Jobs/Infrastructure Plan. News! Charlotte Passes 2040 Plan - Charlotte Observer Pandemic street changes and ADA - Eater | Bloomberg Rush hour and remote work - New York Times | PNAS Infrastructure Plan Group of 10 makes a deal - New York Times Biden smooths over misunderstanding - Politico Don't forget what we're buying - Streetsblog USA

Jun 24, 2021

This week we're joined by Mark Perepelitza, Director of Sustainability at SERA Architects. Mark chats with us about the meaning of sustainability, the company's sustainability action plan , and their colorful project compass. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://Patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Jun 17, 2021

This week we're joined by Alex Hoffman, Assistant Director for CID Planning at the City of El Paso. We chat about using data to make planning decisions, the geography of place, and what the future might look like with more information. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Jun 15, 2021

This week on Mondays, Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show and we talk about the weight of EVs, Amazon's dangerous delivery algorithm, and of course the many infrastructure bills and plans. News EV's heavier than ICE vehicles - CNN A universal travel pattern - MIT News Big oil's bad day - New Yorker Amazon's dangerous algorithm - Motherboard Infrastructure Bonanza! Sen. Capito talks collapse - Washington Post A 10 senator deal - CNN 15% corporate minimum tax - Reuters GOP backs VMT? - Transport Topics Progressives draw red line on climate - Politico House committee to take up $547B bill - Washington Post Follow Chrissy @mancinichrissy Follow Jeff @theoverheadwire Support the show http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Jun 10, 2021

This week we're joined once again by author Chuck Wolfe to talk about his book Sustaining a City's Culture and Character. We talk about sustainable travel and the "character" and "authenticity" of places. We also talk in detail about the importance of context when considering planning for the future. 30% discount code: 4S21City Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Jun 3, 2021

This week we're joined by Ben Holland, Senior Associate at the Rocky Mountain Institute to talk about important strategies for reducing emissions in the transportation and land use sectors. We talk about the disconnect between techno-optimists and urbanists in climate change approach, RMI's new Colorado induced travel calculator , and the hard choices regions have on transportation and development. Find us on twitter @theoverheadwire Find Ben on twitter @beninboulder @@rockymtninst Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

May 27, 2021

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Sharon Roerty, Senior Program Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Maki Kawaguchi, a Director at Gehl to talk about the Inclusive Healthy Places Framework . Sharon and Maki talk about the importance of creating spaces that bring dignity to all users, the importance of evaluating existing spaces, and creating a data driven and people first approach to creating inclusive healthy places. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

May 25, 2021

This week Tracy joins to talk about the surface transportation bill put forward by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in addition to architecture and capitalism, the COMMUTE bill, lumber prices, and Dallas' new transportation plan. Oh, and SHARKS! News New transportation bill planned - Senate EPW A response from T4 - Transportation for America Capitalism shaping architecture - Fast Company The COMMUTE bill - Streetsblog USA Lumber prices - Vox Dallas approves transportation plan - Dallas Morning News Puppies and Butterflies! The Battle of SHARKS! - CGP Grey on YouTube

May 20, 2021

This week we're joined by L'erin Jensen and Josh Cohen, hosts of The Movement Podcast at Transloc. We chat about why they got into podcasting as a way to talk about transportation, some of their favorite guests, and what's vexing them about current policy. (Fixed 5/20/21 for audio error) Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon - http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

May 13, 2021

This week we're joined by Laura Schewel, Co-founder and CEO of Streetlight Data and Carlo Ratti, Director of MIT's SENSEible City Lab to talk about what we've learned from data during the pandemic. They also chat about what it would mean for infrastructure to be optimized if we rescheduled cities in a way that works for everyone at all times of day. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

May 11, 2021

This week on Mondays Chrissy and I are joined by Jed Kolko, Chief Economist at Indeed.com to talk about migration patterns around the country during the pandemic as well as reapportionment and the specter of remote work. A few pieces from Jed to read as companion pieces. The most urban counties in the US are shrinking - NY Times Tech hubs held on to technology jobs - Hiring Lab How the pandemic did/didn't change moves - NY Times Puppies and Butterflies Lady and Pups - Mandy Lee's Cooking Blog

May 6, 2021

This week we're joined by Christopher Puchalsky and Andrew Simpson of the Philadelphia Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability. We talk about The Philadelphia Transit Plan , regional rail improvements, transit service levels, and agency coordination. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

May 4, 2021

This week on Mondays we're solo, but have no fear we cover lots of ground talking about housing and transportation post-pandemic. Won't you join me? News Permit problems in San Francisco - SF Chronicle Saving cities from Gentrification - Next City Senate housing supply plan - Vox Downtown spending could drop 10% - Business Insider Taking commuter out of commuter rail - CityLab Greyhound connects America - National Geographic German deal between airlines, railways - AP News Puppies and Butterflies Superyacht in a dutch town - CNN Cows fall in water from floating farm - Dutch News NL

Apr 29, 2021

This week we're joined by Dan Nissenbaum, CEO of the Low Income Investment Fund . We chat with Dan about Liif's many projects including early childhood education, housing, and connecting transportation to community development. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Apr 22, 2021

This week we're joined by Dr. Mindy Fullilove, Professor of Urban Policy and Health at The New School, to talk about her book Main Street: How a City's Heart Connects Us All. Dr. Fullilove chats about the psychology of place, the strength of weak ties, and how cities are a part of nature.

Apr 15, 2021

This week we're joined by former Seattle Mayor And Executive Director of America Walks Mike McGinn. Mike chats with us about the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and why now is the time to speak up in order to make important changes.

Apr 13, 2021

This week we're joined by Joe Cortright of City Observatory and Aaron Brown of No More Freeways to talk about the local fight against freeway expansion through Portland's Rose Quarter. We chat about the freeway industrial complex, the ping pong of travel forecasting, and what new federal discussions mean for the movement. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Find us at http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 8, 2021

This week we're joined by Professor Andres Sevtsuk, professor of Urban Science at the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning to talk about his book Street Commerce: Creating More Vibrant Urban Sidewalks . We chat the importance of location in urban retail, the city factors that might determine a store's success, and why urban retail should be studied more in planning school.

Apr 6, 2021

This week on the podcast Chrissy and I go over initial thoughts on the American Jobs Plan and discuss what we think infrastructure means and how we might pay for it. Check out the White House American Jobs Plan fact sheet .

Apr 1, 2021

This week we're joined by Danielle Arigoni , AARP's Director of Livable Communities. Danielle chats with us about how AARP is working in every state to help cities become more age friendly, how the pandemic is affecting older Americans, and how we can think more holistically about aging in place.

Mar 25, 2021

This week we're joined again by Yonah Freemark for the annual prediction show! Yonah chats with us about his new job at the Urban Institute, projects added to his transit inventory, and we make predictions about the coming infrastructure bill.

Mar 23, 2021

This week on the show we are Solo again but have no fear, we keep it short and fun and topical. FHWA asks TXDOT to halt I-45 work, we need more missing LARGE housing, and we're running out of sand! FHWA Asks Texas to halt I-45 Expansion - Houston Public Media Missing Large Housing - Alfred Twu The urban river swimming renaissance - Pop Up City A crisis of sand - Deutche Welle Should peds wear AV vests? Tree Hugger (NO) Cities could lose Metro status - AP Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Mar 18, 2021

This week we're joined by Karel Martens, Associate Professor of Architecture and Town Planning at Technion – Isreal Insitute of Technology. Karel talks with us about the philosophy underpinning the idea of sufficient accessibility and how he got to the idea in his book Transport Justice.

Mar 11, 2021

This week, Angie Rivera-Malpiede, Board Chair of the Regional Transportation District in Denver talks with Cindy Chavez, Former Board Chair of the VTA and Current Santa Clara County Supervisor. These Latina leaders chat about getting communities involved in transportation and leadership.

Mar 9, 2021

This week on the Mondays show Jeff talks about a big range of topics including the environmental impact of internal combustion and electric vehicles in terms of materials consumed. He also talks about broadband moves and transportation policy. Wastefulness of ICE engines - Guardian US Mining conundrum - Reuters Banning broadband networks? Ars Technica Appalaicha's digital divide - CNET UK tightens screws on Uber - Wired Magazine A new era of transport equity - Politico Climate transportation plan - Rolling Stone A definition of equity - Bloomberg Bonus Heidelberg's move toward a car-less city - New York Times First city to provide reparations - ABC News Berlin's rent cap one year in - Deutsche Welle Here comes the flying taxis - City Monitor Portland, Replica part ways - RedTailMedia

Mar 4, 2021

This week we're joined by Tim Fendley, Founder and Creative Director at Applied . Tim chats with us about lessons he's learned from doing wayfinding projects around the world including Legible London. 32

Feb 25, 2021

This week we're joined by UC Berkeley PhD candidate Matthew Tarduno. Matt talks to us about his paper comparing congestion and economic impacts of ride hailing companies Uber and Lyft before and after the cessation of service in Austin Texas.

Feb 23, 2021

This week Erik Weber of Hip joins the show to talk about federal policy changes at DOT, how federal housing policy is actually real estate policy, the origins of the lawn as the American Dream, and how travel, not just housing, has become more segregated. Dear Colleague Letter - Streetsblog USA Problem with housing policy - Sightline Institute Travel segregation - Brown University Origins of the lawn as American Dream - History Channel Glass Gem Corn - Business Insider Follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter Support us on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Feb 18, 2021

This week we're joined by Sadie Graham, BART Program Director for Link21 , a rail network planning program for the SF Bay Area. Sadie chats about planning for a second bay crossing and the potential for a suite of projects to improve regional connectivity. We also talk about the frustrations of long term capital projects including politics, costs, and getting it done before you retire.

Feb 16, 2021

This week on the show Jeff talks about the Amsterdam donut model of economics, how Denver is using medical professionals to respond to some police calls, how Nevada might allow tech companies to create cities and obsession with new towns, expanding I-45 in Houston, and a better way to do for-profit affordable housing in Charlotte.

Feb 11, 2021

This week we're joined by Haley Rubinson, Vice President of Business Development at Revel . We talk about why mopeds work for urban mobility, the dominance of automobiles in discussions about transportation, and if land use plays a part in adoption trends.

Feb 4, 2021

This week we're again joined by Shared Use Mobility Center Founder in Residence Sharon Feigon . Sharon talks with us about what she hopes the focus will be for the next administration, how shared mobility has fared during the pandemic, and her plans for the future.

Feb 2, 2021

This week we're joined by Scott Bernstein , Founder and Director Emeritus of the Center for Neighborhood Technology. Scott joins the show to chat with us about some of the ways cities and public agencies can work to reduce poverty. A penny saved is a penny earned. This is Mondays with Scott #1

Jan 28, 2021

This week we're joined by Erica Eggleton , a PhD Candidate at the University of Washington to chat about her work on Route Dynamics , an open source program that estimates the energy demand for electric bus routes run by King County Metro. We talk about how Route Dynamics calculates electric bus energy consumption and how it might be useful to transit agencies.

Jan 26, 2021

This week on the Mondays show Dawn Miller , VP for Policy and Partnerships at Coord and Chrissy Mancini Nichols join the show. We chat about Mayor Pete's Senate hearing , Sacramento's move away from single family zoning, and Dallas' new mobility plan . We also talk a bit about DOT political appointments and Bernie's Wild Ride. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support us at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Get a Bus Only Scarf at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 21, 2021

This week we're headed back to the Iowa Law Review's Symposium The Future of Law and Transportation. In Part 2 of this series, Professor Jonathan Levine moderates a panel of four including Professor David Prytherch, Professor Jamila Jefferson-Jones, Professor Tara Goddard, and Professor Vanessa Casado Perez on the topic of Rights of Way and Public Space.

Jan 19, 2021

This week Tracy McMillan joins the show to chat about what a Biden Administration can do for localities, climate change in the Great Lakes, Paris' participatory budget, and what the commute means to everyone. Odds and Ends Using Federal Power to liberate localities - Washington Monthly Stop lines don't stop traffic - Route Fifty Paris' participatory budget - City Monitor Climate change and winter festivals - Detroit Free Press | National Geographic Did the pandemic kill the commute? - City Lab Support us on Patreon - http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Jan 14, 2021

This week we're joined by Professor Sean Benesh to talk about his new book Intro to the City. We chat about his love of Pre-Colombian cities, how being an ordained pastor connects to his urban thinking, and some thoughts about opening your mind when it comes to place. Follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter Support the pod on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Jan 7, 2021

This week we're going back to the 2020 Rail~Volution conference where Peter Calthorpe gave the keynote speech with Allison Brooks of the Bay Area Regional Collaborative. They discuss the next generation of TOD and housing on major arterials.

Dec 24, 2020

This week we're replaying one of our most popular episodes in the last few years. Patrick Siegman of Siegman & Associates joins the podcast for spirited discussion about parking. We chat about the etymology of the word parking, the legend that is Donald Shoup, and why the topic of parking gets so personal.

Dec 22, 2020

This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols and Jerome Horne join the show to talk about the nomination of former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg to the post of Transportation Secretary. That's it, that's the topic on this end of the year Mondays at The Overhead Wire. For those interested in some of the items I mentioned in the show to check out, the links are below. Mexico's Right to Mobility Amendment - City Fix Oil Companies and Car Companies Turn - The Atlantic Climate Warnings on Gas Pumps - Earther Email us theoverheadwire@gmail.com Follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter

Dec 17, 2020

This week we're talking with Katy Knight, Executive Director of the Siegel Family Endowment. We chat about the endowment's recent Infrastructure report entitled Rebuilding America: The Road Ahead which discusses a future where digital, physical, and social infrastructure connect. Katy talks with us about the importance of governance, the two way conversations we should be having with elected officials, distributing investments intelligently, and the importance of greater thinking about social infrastructure.

Dec 10, 2020

This week we're joined by Carrie Makarewicz , Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado at Denver, Prentiss Dantzler , Assistant Professor at Georgia State University, and Arlie Adkins , Associate Professor at The University of Arizona to talk about their paper in Housing Policy Debate : Another Look at Location Affordability: Understanding the Detailed Effects of Income and Urban Form on Housing and Transportation Expenditures. The paper looks at how households with varied incomes spend on housing and transportation based on location and it's the most recent iteration of a debate about whether location impacts people's transportation spending. We also chat about the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a continuously collected household dataset started in 1968, the idea of housing as critical infrastructure, and the equity implications of access to jobs and destinations. You can read the paper by emailing Carrie or downloading from the journal site .

Dec 8, 2020

This week on the Mondays show we're back on Election Night! Danny Katz of Colorado PIRG learns live on the air that his ballot measure won and Missoula Montana Mountain Line GM Corey Aldridge tells us all about their zero fare program, their coming zero emissions buses, and what an election win (they won!) would mean for the transit agency.

Dec 3, 2020

This week on the podcast, Nilda Ruiz and Rose Gray of Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) join the show to talk about how they've been able to build community through TOD while promoting health, wellness, and a green future.

Dec 1, 2020

This week on the Mondays show we're back to our election night YouTube show chatting with our friends about federal transportation policy! We're also joined by our co-hosts Chrissy Mancini Nichols and Jerome Horne! Hope you enjoy it.

Nov 19, 2020

This week we're joined by Roger Duncan to talk about his new book with Co-Author Michael Webber called T he Future of Transportation, Buildings, and Power . We chat about buildings can get to net zero energy, the changing structure of public utilities, and the energy efficiency megatrend.

Nov 17, 2020

Again our friends from election night! That's right, we're sharing some of our election night shenanigans from the live stream we did on YouTube. You can still find the original 7 hour video there to see everyone's backgrounds and setups but we're cutting it down here into some more bite size bits. On this Mondays we're sharing our discussions with Odetta Macleish White from the Transformation Alliance in Atlanta, Robin Hutcheson of the City of Minneapolis, and Darnell Grisby from Transform . And hosting we've got Jerome Horne, Chrissy Mancini Nichols, Houstonians Christof and James and of course myself! I hope you all are enjoying these discussions if you missed them. The full video and backgrounds are on our YouTube channel with a timeline so that you can skip to your favorite speaker if you're so inclined.

Nov 12, 2020

This week we're headed to the Iowa Law Review's Symposium "The Future of Law and Transportation". In this episode, we are sharing a panel on transportation and land use featuring Jonathan Levine, Audrey McFarlane, and Sara Bronin. Jonathan Levine of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan discusses his paper 'Transportation Policy Entrenchment: Institutional Barriers to Accessibility Based Planning" Audrey McFarlane, Associate Dean of Faculty Research & Development at the University of Baltimore School of Law, discusses her paper "Black Mobility and the Refusal of Funds: Structural Racism and Mass Transportation Decision-Making" which she wrote with Dean Julius Isaacson, also of the University of Baltimore School of Law. And Sara Bronin, Thomas F. Gallivan Chair in Real Property Law and Faculty Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Law, University of Connecticut School of Law discusses "The Failed Federalism of Street and Vehicle Design Standards" We hope you enjoy this episode and will be back with a few more through the end of the year. Thanks to Greg Shill and the Iowa College of Law for allowing us to rebroadcast the audio.

Nov 10, 2020

This week on Mondays we're taking some audio from our election night live stream and sharing it with folks. Chrissy Mancini Nichols and Jerome Horne join us on election night as we talked with local agency folks in Texas about their ballot measures.

Nov 5, 2020

This week we're joined by Kyle Rowe, Global Head of Government Partnerships at SPIN. We chat with Kyle about his work with Seattle DOT transitioning from docked to dockless bike share, the impact of ride hailing on micromobility adoption, and the future of his industry. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Nov 3, 2020

This week we're doing another series preview sharing a podcast we enjoy here at The Overhead Wire. Densely Speaking is a podcast by Jeffrey Lin and Greg Shill discussing cities, economics and law. You can subscribe to Densely Speaking wherever you get your podcasts. On this episode! Professor Leah Brooks, economist and Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the George Washington University's Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, joins the show to discuss Infrastructure Costs, her working paper (joint with Prof. Zachary Liscow, Yale Law School). Jenny Schuetz, a fellow at the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program, joins as a guest co-host. Note: The views expressed on the show are those of the participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the Federal Reserve System, or any of the other institutions with which the hosts or guests are affiliated.

Oct 29, 2020

This week we're joined by Sara Hendren, author of the book What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World . Sara chats with us about how we think and talk about disability, reframing independent living, and designing a humane world for everyone.

Oct 27, 2020

This week we're on our own as we prepare for our election night extravaganza! We cover Charlotte's City Council squabbles, take a trip to Helsinki, and think about how pollution causes neurodegenerative diseases. Odds and Ends Charlotte council can't get along - Charlotte Agenda Personal sustainability in Helsinki - New York Times Air pollution and children's brains - Guardian A path to progressive transport - Transport Politic Elon's tunnel in Vegas won't hit targets - Tech Crunch Puppies and Butterflies Garfield's Halloween Adventure - YouTube And join us for the Election Live Stream my YouTube channel . Follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter Support us on Patreon

Oct 22, 2020

This week we're chatting with Anthony Townsend about his book Ghost Road: Beyond The Driverless Car. We talk about the potential scary future financialization of transportation could create, how the pandemic has shot delivery automation into the future, and what the potential future of self driving vehicles could mean for urban form.

Oct 15, 2020

This week we're joined by Matthew Lipka, Head of Policy at Nuro . We chat about how autonomous delivery can help get people goods they need, the difference between transporting goods and people, and whether people can still pick their own produce.

Oct 13, 2020

This week we're solo as we bring you some news from the last couple of weeks. Small business suffering, zero emissions neighborhoods, and a Venice that doesn't flood. Odds and Ends Self driving years away - ReCode Connecticut zoning challenged - CT Mirror Zero emissions neighborhood - Fast Company A dry Venice - AP Electric bike subsidies - Kinder Institute Small business losses - Salon

Oct 8, 2020

This week we're chatting with Brian O'Looney about his new book Increments of Neighborhood: A Compendium of Built Types for Walkable and Vibrant Communities. We chat about the housing types in the book, whether big data has a role in housing, and why the basic economics of building matters.

Oct 6, 2020

This week on Mondays we bring you an episode of the Land Matters podcast from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy hosted by Anthony Flint. On this episode : The Coronavirus pandemic and growing outrage about racial injustice have underscored the centrality of healthy, well-located, and affordable housing in society. Author Kim Vermeer and smart growth advocate Andre Leroux assess efforts to create more housing options to address longstanding economic and racial disparities. From the Land Matters show notes: A behind the scenes look at what makes cities tick. Whether financing infrastructure, adapting to climate change, or building more affordable housing, a big part of innovative solutions can be traced back to land.

Oct 1, 2020

This week on the podcast we're joined by Chris Pangilinan , Head of Global Policy for Public Transportation at Uber. He talks with us about walled gardens, Uber's partnerships with transit agencies, accessibility on transit and much more.

Sep 29, 2020

This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols and Tracy McMillan join the show to talk about climate change, Netflix taxes, and Dutch shared bikes! Odds and Ends The great climate migration - New York Times NCDOT purchases rail ROW - News and Observer Houston to Dallas HSR - Houston Chronicle Towns sue streaming companies - Hollywood Reporter Europe's blue bikes - Fast Company Support the show on Patreon Follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter

Sep 24, 2020

This week on the podcast we are chatting with Stephanie Gidigbi , Director of Policy and Partnerships for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Stephanie joins us to talk about federal policy, connections between transportation and race, the importance of performance measures, and much more!

Sep 22, 2020

Foot Notes is an original new podcast about the intersection of walkability and race. Over the course of five episodes, you'll hear from a variety of transportation planners, researchers, and advocates about the ways in which our current approach to walkability perpetuates racial inequities, and what solutions may be out there. Lily Linke is the host and creator of Foot Notes . She is an artist, educator, and urban planner with a particular passion for creating equitable public spaces through innovative community engagement. She currently lives in Somerville, MA and has recently completed her Masters degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University. To subscribe to Foot Notes, look for the purple upside down walk sign when you search Foot Notes on Apple Podcasts or go to http://footnotespod.com

Sep 17, 2020

This week we're chatting with Angie Schmitt about her new book Right of Way: Race, Class, and the silent epidemic of pedestrian deaths in America. Angie talks with us about why she wrote the book and what she hopes folks can take away from it.

Sep 15, 2020

This week we're joined by Joe DiStefano of Urban Footprint to talk about free transit, innovation in cities, building dams for new water resources in Colorado and their work on COVID-19 resources. Talking Headways 183 with Joe Odds and Ends Innovation in time of COVID - Fast Company Free transit trial in LA - LA Streetsblog What Can a Body Do - The New Yorker Colorado water needs - Denver Post COVID hot spots - Urban Footprint

Sep 10, 2020

This week we're chatting with Dani Simons , Head of Public Sector Partnerships at Waze. Dani chats with us about Waze's focus on carpooling, how the company uses data to support its users, and her impressions of other country's transportation progress.

Sep 3, 2020

This week is episode 300!! I can't believe we made it this far! So to celebrate we're sharing chapter one of our recently released audiobook Town Planning in Practice by Raymond Unwin. This classic from 1909 was one of the first to discuss town planning and urban design at the beginning of the 20th century.

Sep 1, 2020

This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show to talk about ADUs, heat solutions, curb management and more! Odds and Ends Permanently affordable ADUs - Fast Company Euro cities deal with heatwaves - BBC Portland's new zoning code - Sightline Institute Discrimination in appraisals - NY Times Will curbside pickup last - Stateline Seattle childcare law - The Urbanist Puppies and Butterflies Beer Garden history - Wine Enthusiast Seinfeld on NY - NY Times

Aug 27, 2020

This week we're joined by David Huffaker, Chief Development Officer for the Port Authority of Allegheny County in the Pittsburgh region. David joins us to chat about transit operations during the pandemic, emergency planning, the agency's equity index, and the future of streets.

Aug 20, 2020

This week we're joined by Billy Fleming, Wilks Family Director of the University of Pennsylvania's McHarg Center to talk about the center's book Design with Nature Now . We chat about Ian McHarg's influence and legacy since the original Design with Nature, the influence of his work on GIS and the environmental movement, and how the center seeks to find where design fits into the larger discussion of human life and policy like the Green New Deal.

Aug 18, 2020

Chrissy Mancini Nichols again joins the show to talk about recent news! Houston climate plans focus on people - New York Times Changing the housing narrative - Shelterforce Dutch city focuses on cooling city - Guardian 1980 Motor Carrier Law led to big box - Business Insider A trick to get more bike lanes - Bloomberg Modular apartment buildings - Fast Company Census ending early - New York Times

Aug 13, 2020

This week we're joined by Julian Agyeman, Professor at Tufts University, to talk about his work on equity, justice, and environmental sustainability in transportation and urban planning. We talk about food, the idea of belonging in cities, spatial justice, and reframing our language around the ideas of equity, dignity, and justice.

Aug 6, 2020

This week we're joined by Andrea San Gil Leon , Director of Agile City Partners, and environmental journalist Jocelyn Timperley to talk about transportation and climate action in Costa Rica. I came across their work after Jocelyn wrote an expansive piece for BBC Future. We chat about Costa Rica's climate action from forest conservation to eco-tourism and the country's transportation challenges and potential.

Jul 30, 2020

This week we're joined by Andre Perry , Metropolitan Policy Fellow at Brookings, to talk about his new book Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America's Black Cities. Andre talks with us about growing up in Wilkinsberg PA and how he crunched the numbers of Black property devaluation in US cities.

Jul 28, 2020

This week on the podcast we have a bunch of things to chat about! Odds and Ends Asheville Reparations - Asheville Citizen Times 45,000 underutilized buildings - Harvard Business Review Wealthier Americans have higher emissions - TreeHugger Positives of telecommuting - Scientific American Negatives of telecommuting - The Conversation Naming heat waves - Fast Company Barcelona taking properties - CityLab Equity and interchanges - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Jul 23, 2020

This week we're joined by Dr. Georges Benjamin , Director of the American Public Health Association. Dr. Benjamin joins us to talk about the determinants of health and how certain investments can change health outcomes for the better.

Jul 16, 2020

This week on the podcast we're joined by Rob Goodspeed , Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Michigan. Rob joins us to talk about his new book Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions. We chat about early origins of scenario planning, planning vs forecasting, and metrics used to compare scenario effectiveness.

Jul 14, 2020

This week on the show Tracy McMillan joins us to talk about her move to Phoenix, what we're up to during the pandemic, and flood maps! Odds and Ends! Ghost Kitchens - New Yorker Changing Flood Risks - New York Times Search for your flood risk - Floodfactor.com Advocates withdraw freeway support - Willamette Week Phoenix dealing with climate change, heat - Washington Post How Americans spent stimulus money - Route Fifty Urban job escalator has stopped moving - MIT News Follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter Support the podcast on Patreon !

Jul 9, 2020

This week we're back chatting with Josh Stephens, Contributing Editor to the California Planning and Development Report. This week we chat about race, housing, the Olympics, and LA in the movies.

Jul 2, 2020

This week we're joined by Josh Stephens, Contributing Editor to the California Planning and Development Report about his new book The Urban Mystique . We had a long conversation about LA, the availability of bars, opposition urban commentators, and historic propositions that might need an update to stay connected to the times.

Jun 30, 2020

This week we're joined by Kevin DeGood , Director of Infrastructure Policy at the Center for American Progress. We talk about the bill that just got out of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and will be going to the full house. We also have a couple of odds and ends as usual. Odds and Ends West Coast electric corridor - Seattle Times Denmark's historic agreement - Bloomberg Danish buses go electric - electrik Coronavirus doesn't favor density - US News and World Report 10 years since Miami 21 - Miami Herald Mobility justice - MinnPost New car free district in Shenzhen - Dezeen For more at The Overhead Wire, follow us @theoverheadwire

Jun 25, 2020

This week we're chatting with Jim Murley, Chief Resilience Officer for Miami-Dade County Florida. Jim talks about climate change, sea level rise, and how South East Florida is responding with policy and planning.

Jun 18, 2020

This week on the podcast Brianne Eby of the Eno Center for Transportation joins the show to talk about their new report on congestion pricing. We talk about the purposes and goals of congestion pricing, the right frame to talk about reducing congestion, how congestion pricing is part of a larger toolbox, equity implications, and the US cities might be the first to adopt pricing as a policy. For more, follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter

Jun 16, 2020

This week on Mondays, Chrissy joins the show to talk about transit solutions amid coronavirus. We're thinking about the reasons why people fear transit, why they shouldn't, and what agencies can do to protect riders and workers. Odds and Ends The first restaurants - History Channel Original park design - St. Louis Magazine Germany requires EV chargers at gas stations - Reuters CAHSR consultant change - Sacramento Bee If you want any facts or figures from the main topic, feel free to message as I have about 35 of them...

Jun 11, 2020

This week we're joined by Jonathan Barnett, emeritus Professor of Practice in City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. We talk about his new book Designing the Megaregion: Meeting Urban Challenges at a New Scale. Jonathan chats about where the idea of Megaregions came from, Ian McHarg and environmental planning within the landscape, the importance of transit connections in these regions, and how we can coordinate Megaregions administratively.

Jun 4, 2020

This week we're joined by Danny Pleasant , Former City of Charlotte Transportation Director and Assistant City Manager. Danny joins us to talk about the connection between city services and street networks as well as a transportation expansion in the city.

Jun 2, 2020

This week I didn't want to say much because at this time people don't need to listen to me talk right now. But I did want to share some of the voices and speeches given by black mayors. CityLab put together a piece with quotes and I took the audio so you could hear their voices. We also shared a few articles Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Op-Ed - Los Angeles Times 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice - Corinne Shutack on Medium The Black Urbanist - Kristen Jeffers Stop Killing Us: Tamika Butler on Medium Violence Against Black Americans a Moment of Reckoning for Planning Profession - Planetizen with lots of links to black voices.

May 28, 2020

This week we're joined by April Bertelsen, Transit Modal Coordinator with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to talk about the Rose Lanes Project . April chats about implementation, public engagement, and the benefits of the pilot project approach. Follow us @theoverheadwire Support us on Patreon !

May 21, 2020

This week we're joined by Germaine Halegoua, an Associate Professor of film and media studies at the University of Kansas to talk about her book The Digital City: Media and the Social Production of Place . She talks about how people use digital media to relate to cities whether that's images on Instagram or through Google Maps. We also talk about how data exchange can be exploitative and how internet infrastructure is used as a commodity rather than a utility and how that affects equity. And finally there's a discussion about smart cities and how they try to create top down culture.

May 19, 2020

This week we're joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to talk about some of the solutions cities are discussing to help businesses out during the Coronavirus. Odds and Ends AirBnB slump could return housing to cities - Guardian Nashville to raise property taxes - Bloomberg Santa Monica a harbinger of things to come? - LA Times Theme of the Week - Coronavirus Solutions Making us rethink public space - NBC Restaurants want to open, need space - NYC Streetsblog SF restaurants could take parking spots - SF Chronicle Put restaurants outside - Slate Philly should be 24 hour city - Inquirer New opportunities for downtown districts after pandemic - ASLA Dirt Follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter

May 14, 2020

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by CAHSR Northern California Regional Director Boris Lipkin. He talks with us about the California High Speed Rail project and the recently released draft environmental work. Boris also gives us his thoughts on megaregions, megaproject management lessons, and the agency's ability to use future funds available through stimulus programs.

May 12, 2020

This week on the podcast Tracy McMillan of Nelson Nygaard and Chrissy Mancini Nichols of Walker Consultants join the show to talk about density and the coronavirus. Though we end up talking more about institutions because density, while a big current topic, isn't in our minds why the virus is spreading. Odds and Ends 100,000 retail stores could be gone - USA Today Amsterdam to use the doughnut model - Fast Company Making pollinators citizens - The Guardian Main Theme Discussion - Density The Risks, know them - Dr. Erin Bromage Just wait on density talk - Dr. Lisa Schweitzer Density not the problem - CityLab A history of blaming place for problems - CityLab France says no to short haul flights - IRJ Density could be good for us after the pandemic - NY Times Puppies and Butterflies Jerry Stiller - "You Want a Piece of Me" You can't tickle yourself - Horizons

May 7, 2020

This week we're joined by journalist Conor Dougherty to talk about his book Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America . Conor talks about growing up in San Francisco, his literary inspirations for the book, and the arc of some of the real characters in his book.

Apr 30, 2020

This week we're chatting with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. Mayor Turner talks about the city's Complete Communities program and how they are coordinating each city department to support historically under resourced neighborhoods.

Apr 28, 2020

This week on Mondays Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show to talk in more detail about the pandemic and slow streets. We take a bit of a deeper dive on the subject and think about how physical distancing might be a good metric for thinking about streets and for people and commerce. Main Theme - Streets for People Oakland slow streets - Curbed SF New Zealand tactical urbanism - Forbes 100 miles of slow streets in NYC - Streetsblog NYC Milan has a post virus plan - Guardian Paris plans for bike lanes - Forbes Muni's post virus plans - SF Streetsblog Odds and Ends Large fall in CO2 - GreenBiz - Grist Census after a natural disaster - Texas Observer Colorado counties build own telecom - Colorado Sun As always you can support us on Patreon or by getting one of our scarves at TheOverheadWire.com

Apr 23, 2020

This week we're joined by Warren Logan , Policy Director of Mobility and Inter Agency Relations for the City of Oakland. Warren talks with us about Oakland's Coronavirus response including how they came up with initiatives to respond to the crisis and some of the specific implementations such as the Slow Streets Initiative. We dive deep into public engagement and how to think about coordination between different departments in new ways. Follow us @theoverhead wire on twitter or visit http://theoverheadwire.com

Apr 16, 2020

This week on the podcast we chat with University of Iowa Law Professor Greg Shill . We were invited to talk at Manny's in the Mission in San Francisco by the Urban Environmentalists group, an affiliate club of YIMBY Action. Greg chats with us mostly about his recent research and writing on the normalization of motordom and how we can't really opt out of it, the idea of automobile supremacy, the legal subsidies to driving and even the tax benefits associated with cars.

Apr 14, 2020

This week we chat about racial disparities in Coronavirus deaths, the coming housing crunch, and have some fun naming the Western States Pact. News Viral modeling of traffic - Inverse COVID-19 racial disparities - AP Newswire Coronavirus housing - Curbed Odds and Ends Don't flush the wipes - Smart Cities Dive Puppies and Butterflies Teddybear in the window - New York Times

Apr 9, 2020

This week we're joined by Gail Nehls and Leslie Patterson of Envida , a nonprofit transportation and home care organization. We chat about how transportation can help those with behavioral health concerns such as opioid addictions and schizophrenia, how innovation can change people's health outcomes, and the systems people need in rural areas to thrive.

Apr 7, 2020

Tracy joins the show again to chat about pandemic economics, e-bikes in New York, and infrastructure spending. News Infrastructure bill - The Hill E-bikes now legal in NY - Fast Company Pandemic working paper - MIT News Odds and Ends Fuel economy rollback - LA Times Ann Arbor's carbon neutral plans - M Live Who is sheltering in place - New York Times Story of the Week Infrastructure spending ideas - World Economic Forum Puppies and Butterflies Paper Machet animals in Flagstaff - Arizona Daily Sun

Apr 2, 2020

This week on the podcast we're joined by Chris Nelder of the Rocky Mountain Institute and the Energy Transition Show podcast. Chris chats with us about what cities and utilities need to think about as they electrify transportation and how rules and regulations might make it harder than it needs to be. We also chat about how municipal utilities like Seattle are ahead of the curve and whether your local gas station might disappear.

Mar 31, 2020

This week on the show Tracy McMillan joins to talk about the recovery bill, HEB logistics, and why pigeons win the urban bird game. News Transport Stimulus - Eno Center HEB logistics - Texas Monthly Internet speeds - Tech Crunch Odds and Ends Pigeons take over - Inverse Italy on lockdown - The Conversation HSR patient transfer - NPR Story of the Week The trips not taken - Streetsblog USA Puppies and Butterflies Strutting Goats - Twitter

Mar 26, 2020

This week we're joined by Lindiwe Rennert, Transit Planner at the City of Boston. She chats with us about her work on the Warren Street corridor ; the creation of bus priority for the many riders on the corridor, and how to get feedback on projects.

Mar 24, 2020

This week Shut Ins Local #101 meets again to talk about quick transportation thinking from Seattle and Bogota while discussing urban design in the time of a pandemic. News Seattle designates curbs for pickup - City of Seattle Bogota expands bike lanes - Smart Cities World Austin Judge throws out council vote - KUT Odds and Ends Cleaner air, less traffic - New York Times Utah pushes forward with renewable plan - Utility Dive Grocery workers deemed essential emergency - The Hill Story of the Week Design in a pandemic - Curbed Puppies and Butterflies The online TP calculator - CNN

Mar 19, 2020

This week we're joined by Yonah Freemark of the Transport Politic for his eighth appearance on the show. We look back at past transit predictions and then make a few more for next year. We talk about building subways around the country and cheer ourselves up about the state of transit as well.

Mar 17, 2020

This week we're joined by Tracy McMillan and Chrissy Mancini Nichols. We chat about the Coronavirus and some of the changes we might see after it passes. We chat about 3d printed homes outside of Austin and some of the reasons why transit is hard to do in the US. News Why is US Transit so hard to build - Motherboard Austin 3D printed houses - Fast Company Poverty Reduction Plan - WHYY Odds and Ends Amazon nixed green shipping - Bloomberg Equitable home sizes - Fast Company Story of the Week Satellite Carbon Analysis - NASA A new housing bill from CA Sen Scott Weiner - LA Times Puppies and Butterflies Cat Tracker - National Geographic Arnold's PSA - CNN Penguins - Chicago Tribune

Mar 12, 2020

This week we're chatting with Geoff Boeing , Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC. Geoff talks all things data and streets, focusing first on data usage, moving on to street network design, and then to urban design. For more information on us visit http://theoverheadwire.com Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Mar 10, 2020

This week I'm solo on the podcast talking about corporate landlords, Austin Transportation, the BQE tunnel, Indianapolis' transit mayhem and more! News Indy transit threatened - Indianapolis Star An $11B tunnel for NYC? - New York Times Sunnyside Yards plan - Wall Street Journal Odds and Ends Austin expanding I-35? - Austin American Statesman Texas high speed rail deal - RFI Heathrow 3rd runway stopped - Guardian Story of the Week New Mobility + Transit - Traffic Technology Today Germany's pedestrian plan framework - City Fix Corporate Landlords - New York Times DC plan for free transit - Washington Post Free transit reaction - GGWash Puppies and Butterflies Oldest buildings in US cities - ArchDaily For more information on our work visit http://theoverheadwire Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Mar 5, 2020

This week on the podcast we are chatting with Adrienne Heim and Rafe Rabalais from the SFMTA about the Potrero Yard electric bus and housing project . We chat about modernization, planning, electricity use and much much more!

Feb 27, 2020

This is our last week at TRB and we're back on the poster board floor talking with professors and students about their research. This week they cover topics including trip routing with smart phones, stop sign impacts on safety, how rain affects bus travel times, transit agency equity analysis, and much more. To find out more about the presentations or people, links are provided below. Rebecca Kiriazes - Georgia Tech - Research Yousteena Bocktor - McGill University - Research Patrick Loa - University of Toronto - Research Margarita Novales - Universidade Da Coruna Spain - Research Torrey Lyons - UNC Chapel Hill - Research Sultan Ali - Florida International University Travis Moe/ Nicolas Farenchak - University of New Mexico - Research Andrew Schouten - UCLA ITS Josef Szende - NYCDOT

Feb 25, 2020

This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols is back on the show and we talk HS2 in England, London's congestion, Los Angeles data and disparities in urban areas in the United States. News LA wins Uber appeal - Los Angeles Times HS2 Moves Forward - Guardian Rose Lanes in Portland - Portland Oregonian Rich cities vs growing cities - New York Times Odds and Ends Moscow subway microbiome - Genetic Engineering and Biotech News Cincinnati solar farms - Smart Cities Dive Bike commute joy - SSTI Story of the Week London's Congestion - Guardian Puppies and Butterflies Seattle Tree Singers - The Stranger

Feb 20, 2020

This week and next we'll be sharing poster presentations from January's Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington DC. Each year professors and students from around the world come to present their transportation research in a great hall of knowledge that some believe is the best part of the conference. Getting to talk with folks about their work is extremely satisfying. If you want to learn more about any of the following researchers work, check out our show notes in your podcatcher of choice for links to their work. 1. The 85th Percentile - UCLA Luskin School - Brian Taylor and Yu Hong Hwang - Research Link 2. A Proactive Approach to Redefining Child Road Safety - and Vision Zero - University of Colorado at Denver - Wes Marshall - YouTube Presentation 3. Who is Distracted by Distracted Pedestrians? - Rutgers University - Professor Kelcie Ralph 4. Enhancing Cybersecurity in Public Transportation - University of South Florida- Kevin Dennis and Sean Barbeau - Research 5. Results of the Flower Street Bus Only Lane Pilot - UCLA Luskin School - Cassie Halls - Research 6. The E-Bike Potential: Estimating the Effect of E-Bikes on Person Miles Travelled and Greenhouse Gas on Person Miles Travelled and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Emissions - Portland State University - Mike McQueen - Research 7. Evaluating Uses of Curb Space in NYC - Harvard Kennedy School - Daniel Comeaux 8. Are Cities Prepared for Autonomous Vehicles? - MIT - Annie Hudson - Research 9. Lessons learned from the large-scale application of Driver Feedback Signs in an urban city - University of Alberta - Mingjian Wu - Research Thanks for listening. You can follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire or go to http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 13, 2020

This week we're joined by Professor David Levinson of the University of Sydney for Part 2 of our TRB discussion. This week we chat about the creation and politics of research journals and his new book, The 30 Minute City.

Feb 11, 2020

This week on Mondays, Ian Griffiths of Seamless Bay Area joins the show to talk about connecting the dots on transit agency integration, a national architecture executive order, and a little bit of the details on Amazon's HQ2. News Seamless transit - SF Chronicle Federal architecture order 1 - Architecture Record Part 2 - The New Republic Unaffordable Rental Housing 1 - Reuters Part 2 - Harvard JCHS Odds and Ends Paris streets and cycling - Eltis Suburbs around the world - CityLab 10 Day hospital build - Core77 Story of the Week LA and Tokyo - Archinect Bezos and the Musk - Bloomberg Puppies and Butterflies The coyote and the badger Submit a transit mascot for your agency using #transitmascot

Feb 6, 2020

This week we're joined Professor David Levinson of the University of Sydney. Professor Levinson spoke to us at the Transportation Research Board conference in Washington DC about his work on measuring access, pricing, understanding the growth of cities, and transport as a utility. This is part 1 of 2. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Find us online at http://theoverheadwire.com

Feb 4, 2020

This week Laura Bliss joins the show to talk about SB50's demise, the closing of Market Street to cars, and a red wagon in Germany full of cell phones creating digital traffic. Sharon Feigon also lets us in on what's happening at the Shared Use Mobility Summit in Chicago. News The demise of SB50 - Los Angeles Times New transportation bill coming? - Politico Market Street goes free - Streetsblog USA Odds and Ends American houses have more bathrooms - The Atlantic UPS electric vehicles - Engadget Degraded air quality in US Metros - Environment America Story of the Week Creating traffic jams with phones - The Verge Vacancy Taxes - WBUR

Jan 30, 2020

This week we're joined Ben Levine, Executive Director of the Metrolab Network . We chat with Ben about the partnerships that Metrolab forges between cities and academic institutions, data collection and usage, as well as the Civic Innovation Challenge . Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Find us online at http://theoverheadwire.com Also check out http://usa.streetsblog.org

Jan 28, 2020

This week Laramie Bowron joins the show to talk about Nashville, the Menino Mayors Survey, Andy Byford and more! Swiftly's State of Public Transit Report - Swiftly News Andy Byford resigns - New York Times Paris warehouses get urban makeover - Wired Cities annexing to pump up census #s - New York Times Odds and Ends Household travel in EU - Eltis Oregon DOT launches new office - Smart Cities Dive China bans single use plastics - Core 77 Story of the Week Nashville's transit plans derailed - TransitCenter US Mayors know of safety issues, not solutions - Fast Company

Jan 23, 2020

This week we are chatting with Alice Bravo and Carlos Cruz-Casas, Director and Assistant Director respectively of Miami Dade County's Department of Transportation and Public Works. We chat about better buses, managing the right of way, privacy and data, and their contactless fare payment system. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Visit us on the web at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 21, 2020

It's a Solo show with Greedo this week. We're back from the winter break with some news to share! Also if you want to get on the list for the "Bus Only" soccer scarf, email me at theoverheadwire@gmail.com News Governor says no more freeways in Texas - D Magazine Mass timber in the news - Arch Daily | Vox London throat - BBC Odds and Ends Farewell to Guardian Cities - Guardian Barcelona's zero emissions zone - Guardian Story of the Week SB50 is Back - Los Angeles Times America's long distance transportation problems - Brookings | Texas Monthly US land use mapped - Visual Capitalist Puppies and Butterflies Transit Supply

Jan 16, 2020

This week Hugh Martin of Lacuna joins the podcast to talk about his passion for open source ways to operate city streets in the future. As more and more transportation operators look for space on city streets and perhaps in the air, government needs a way to distribute access fairly based on public priorities and policy. Hugh talks about why he's so passionate about this future for cities and gives us some food for thought on the current state of the relationship between cities and transportation companies.

Jan 9, 2020

This week we're joined by Laura Wiens of Pittsburgh for Public Transit to talk about their report on AVs called "Wait, Who's Driving This Thing" Laura chats about vehicle data, the future of bus drivers, the frameworks we need for a positive implementation and blows our mind by comparing the movement for micro-mobility and transport choice to the charter school movement. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire or go to http://theoverheadwire.com And if you want to support the show you can do so on Patreon .

Jan 2, 2020

This week we're joined by Grace Crunican, former GM at BART. Grace chats about her long and distinguished career as a leader in transportation and what it takes to lead, to mentor, and gives lessons for the next generation of advocates and public officials.

Dec 26, 2019

This is one of my favorite episodes ever. I hope folks enjoy this flashback for the holidays. We chat with Alisa Valderrama and Rob Moore of NRDC all about water.

Dec 19, 2019

This week we're joined by Ben Kabak of Second Avenue Sagas . We take a look at New York transit issues including who controls the MTA, why subway rides are getting faster, why he started writing about transit in the city, and the L train un-shutdown. We also chat about the 14th Street busway, bad airport transit, and the Mayor's fascination with ferries.

Dec 17, 2019

This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show to talk about Miami's Velocia app, Jakarta's transit expansion, the urban media landscape and much more! News Bloomberg Media purchases CityLab - Mother Jones Restaurants on the "streets" of NYC better reviews - WaPo Indonesia's $40B Metro expansion - South China Morning Post Odds and Ends Headphones to alert pedestrians - Fast Company Wolfhagen Germany goes 100% renewable - The Conversation Amazon's Ring privacy problem - Gizmodo Story of the Week Velocia app rewards active transportation - Fast Company Indonesia's $40B Metro expansion - South China Morning Post

Dec 12, 2019

This week we're back at the 2019 Rail~Volution conference in Vancouver BC. We chat with GB Arrington and Steve Dotterer about the early days of Rail~Volution and what the conference has meant to transportation in the United States over the last 25 years. They also tell stories about conferences past from when Al Gore came to Portland to having to move the conference date due to 9/11. Join us for a look at the past and the future.

Dec 10, 2019

Tracy McMillan of Nelson Nygaard returns to chat about climate change, gas price sensitivity, and free transit. News Gas price sensitivity - Haas Energy Institute Blog Free transit in Kansas City - Jalopnik The future is transparent wood - Horizon Magazine World News Land sold for Egypt's new capital - Reuters Largest 3D printed building in Dubai - Construction Dive Story of the Week Climate change converts - Deseret News Climate plan for Dallas transportation - Dallas Morning News

Dec 5, 2019

This week we're joined by Giacomo Lozzi of Polis to talk about a report he co-wrote about zero emissions sustainable government procurement. Giacomo talks about how cities such as Rotterdam, Oslo, and Copenhagen are trying to measure and manage the emissions they create through the procurement of goods and services.

Dec 3, 2019

This week Jeff talks about potential sustainability solutions and some really cool curb management trials. News TfL is suspending Uber's license in London - The Verge Solar company seeks to reduce cement, steel emissions - Wired Story of the Week Curb flow reduces double parking - Smart Cities Dive Bastrop's new code - CNU Public Square Climate change's lithium problem - The New Republic Zombie miles and Napa Weekends - Jalopnik

Nov 26, 2019

This week we're here on our own before the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States. We don't do a story of the week but we review a few big stories from the week before. News Briant Park chairs - Gothamist Ride hailing emissions - Transport and Environment Americans aren't moving - Brookings Silver Tsunami - Zillow HUBZone using old poverty data - Washington Post Housing Department Renamed Inlivian - Charlotte Observer Crash not accident - Forbes

Nov 21, 2019

This week we're joined by Antonoia Malchik to talk about her book A Walking Life . Antonia talks about the speed and shallow organizing brought to us by social media, the experience of making a pilgrimage on foot, the importance of walking and nature in human well being, and what a Hollywood Sidewalk might be. Follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter. To support the show, check out our Patreon at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Nov 19, 2019

Gillian Gillette of Caltrans and Jeroen Kok of Rebel Group join this week and talk about the California Integrated Travel Project and the Market Sounding report they did to look at the future of integrated payment systems. We also went over the usual news and reviews from the previous week. News Milwaukee workers no longer required to live in city - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Coastal cities made to plan more housing - LA Times 220 Acre park near downtown Charlotte - Charlotte Agenda Odds and Ends Will Kansas City have free transit? - Kansas City Star Cities sue FCC over fees - Bloomberg Story of the Week What does transportation equity mean? - University of Toronto How transit scaling shapes cities - Phys.org How megacities of Europe stole a continent's wealth - Guardian Puppies and Butterflies Jeff Tumlin to run the SFMTA - Streetsblog SF Funny clip from Utopia on Australian Broadcast Channel - via Brent Toderian tweet

Nov 15, 2019

This week we're joined by Tony Garcia of the Street Plans Collaborative to talk about their new report for TRB entitled Fast-Tracked: A Tactical Transit Study. Tony talks about figuring out how to build transit projects, the activists that have been making things happen, and how you determine whether projects are tactical or not. Support the show by going to Patreon.com/theoverheadwire Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Sign up for the newsletter at http://theoverheadwire.com

Nov 12, 2019

This week I'm on solo talking about the NTSB and Helmets, walkability and the economic ladder, and affordable housing's impact on bond ratings and health care. News NTSB gaga over helmets - Streetsblog NYC Children in walkable communities have leg up - UVA Today Housing's effects on health care costs - Bloomberg Odds and Ends Housing and bond ratings - Bloomberg Seattle has less car ownership - Seattle Times Story of the Week Apple's $2.5B housing push - Curbed SF Augsburg mobility flat rate - Intelligent Transport Democrats blind spot on cars - Huffington Post Housing pushback - Willamette Week Providence shows way on environmental justice plans - Grist

Nov 7, 2019

This week we're joined by Dr. Anne Goodchild of the University of Washington's Urban Freight Lab . We chat with Dr. Goodchild about what's missing from the urban transportation discussion, the ideas they are testing for better deliveries, and the future of streets.

Nov 5, 2019

This week we're joined by Grayline Group's Joseph Kopser . We talk about transportation data, Minneapolis 2040, drones, freight, and more! News Uber and LADOT trade blows - C|NET NASA wants a major city to have drones by 2028 - C|NET Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto move forward - Globe and Mail Odds and Ends Real estate commissions - Seattle Times Tulsa attracts remote workers - Next City Story of the Week The first map of America's food supply chain - Fast Company How Minneapolis passed 2040 plan and defeated NIMBYism - The Atlantic 1.5M packages in New York each day - New York Times Puppies and Butterflies Human's home towns - Inverse

Oct 31, 2019

This week we're back at the Rail~Volution conference in Vancouver BC for the closing Plenary. GB Arrington moderates a panel with Minneapolis Council President Lisa Bender, Managing Director of the Transformation Alliance Odetta MacLeish White, and President and CEO of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Mac McCarthy. The panel discusses the legacy of Rail~Volution along with what is happening now in communities that are making change for the better. From addressing race and housing to climate emissions, this session shares lessons learned and the potential for more.

Oct 29, 2019

This week we're here with Han Solo to talk about drone deliveries, wildfires, self driving cars and much much more. News Minneapolis passes 2040 Plan - Star Tribune Sound Transit Board doesn't include subway alternatives - Seattle Times Zoox co-founder says cities are target for AVs - Business Insider Waymo head says boxes going AV before people - Bloomberg First drone delivery - Newsweek Recycling for streets - Core77 Story of the Week Air quality getting worse - Bloomberg SUV sales offset electric vehicles - SSTI Sprawling suburbs cost extra - LSE ULEZ in London a success - Intelligent Transport The Future of the Bodega - Curbed NY Puppies and Butterflies Driving rats - Salon

Oct 24, 2019

This week we're joined by Steven Higashide, Director of Research at Transit Center, to talk about his new book Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit. Steven talks about how he got interested in transportation issues, his favorite bus ride, and what we can do to change the way buses operate in our cities.

Oct 22, 2019

This week we're joined by Laramie Bowron to talk about transit only lanes, parking levys, and housing oligopolies. News Gov Newsom vetoes complete streets bill - Cal Bike A new transit caucus - WBEZ Oligopolies hold back affordable housing - Washington Post Odds and Ends Cars banned from Market Street - Curbed SF The Glascow effect - Guardian Story of the Week Every bus needs a lane - Curbed Nottingham's parking levy - Forbes Bonus Reads - Auto Emissions Mapped Congestion Pricing Parking Puppies and Butterflies Ancient Khmer city found using lidar - Newsweek

Oct 17, 2019

This week we're joined by Steve Raney, Executive Director of the Palo Alto Transportation Management Agency. We talk about a book club he organized based on the Three Revolutions by Dan Sperling that discussed lowering transportation emissions in regions. We talk about the complexity of transportation policy, the organization of local advocacy networks, and potential mechanisms to lower emissions.

Oct 10, 2019

This week we're joined by Brooke Belman, Deputy Executive Director for Land Use Planning and Development and her colleagues Sloan Dawson, Land Use Planning Manager, and Thatcher Imboden, TOD Manager to talk about the ins and outs of transit oriented development at Sound Transit in Seattle. They talk about the 80-80-80 policy, urban design and coordination of TOD planning with light rail construction.

Oct 8, 2019

This week on the Mondays show I talk about the importance of thinking about access instead of mobility and floating farms. These things go together! News T4 says no new funding - T4America A freeway LID is feasible in Seattle - The Urbanist Story of the Week UPS gets FAA approval for delivery drones - The Hill 14th Street busway a go - Streetsblog NYC Floating farm creates local dairy - Mother Jones Thailand PM considers moving capital - Guardian

Oct 3, 2019

This week we're joined by Beth Osborne of T4 America and Chris McCahill of the State Smart Transportation Initiative. We talk about how states like Virginia and Hawaii are using data on access to score and prioritize transportation projects for funding. Beth and Chris also talk about how easy it can be to get the data and that connecting people to jobs seems to be a goal that is bipartisan.

Oct 1, 2019

This week we chat about public utilities a lot! Join us as we cover the gamut of transportation policy on the Mondays show. News Beijing's new airport - Fortune Baidu self driving buses - Asian Review Uber's CEO talks future - The Verge Odds and Ends Gas station for electric cars - CNBC Personal carbon trading - Eltis Story of the Week High Line at 10 - Architect Challenges for women riders - Metro Magazine Green new deal - Curbed

Sep 26, 2019

This week we're joined by Arielle Fleisher Transportation Policy Director at SPUR, Adina Levin, Executive Director of Friends of Caltrain, and Ian Griffiths Co-Founder and Director of Seamless Bay Area to talk about transit fare integration and policy . We chat about what fare policy is and isn't, best practices of fare integration from around the world, the difficulty of regional advocacy when there are sooo many meetings to go to, and what's next for the Bay Area. For more information about The Overhead Wire, visit http://theoverheadwire.com or follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Sep 24, 2019

This week Laramie Bowron joins the show to talk about climate change, transit ridership and potential transit related Halloween costumes. News Report shows how cities can cut emissions - National Geographic Indianapolis and Ottawa open transit lines - Streetsblog - OnSite Magazine CA Allows for Statewide ADUs - CAYimby Odds and Ends Flight shaming heats up - Reuters Governor orders transportation aligned with environment - Streetsblog CA Amazon's 100,000 electric van order - Wired Story of the Week Concerns from investor surge - Urban Institute 30 minute commuting principal - CityLab

Sep 19, 2019

This week we're joined by Eric Jaffe, Editorial Director at Sidewalk Labs. Eric chats with us about Sidewalk's Quayside project on Toronto's waterfront. We chat about the potential for innovative ideas, some of the push back they've been getting on data management, and some of the history as well. For more on The Overhead Wire, check us out at http://theoverheadwire.com or follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Sep 12, 2019

This week we're joined by Lily Bernheimer of Space Works Consulting. Lily, a Streetsblog/Open Plans Alum, talks to us about her book The Shaping of Us: How Every Day Spaces Structure our Lives, Behavior, and Well-Being. She talks about her research in Environmental Psychology and how humans have evolved to respond to the spaces where we live. Listen in to learn about ninja proof seats, mystery novel models of building, and more on biophilia and human connections to nature. For more information about The Overhead Wire, visit http://theoverheadwire.com

Sep 5, 2019

This week on the podcast we're joined by Adie Tomer a fellow at The Brookings Institution and Noah Siegel, Interim Deputy Director at the Portland Bureau of Transportation to talk about their new collaboration on a project called the Economic Value Atlas . The EVA is a new data and mapping tool developed to think about regional investments in a more coordinated way, pulling away from the race to the bottom of incentive based economic development. For more information about the podcast or The Overhead Wire, visit http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 29, 2019

This week we're joined by Gordon Price , former Vancouver City Council member and former director of The City Program at Simon Fraser University. Gordon talks about Vancouver's historical importance as well as its future. We chat about transport, the great west coast melting pot, and what folks should check out if they go visit the city. For more information about The Overhead Wire or Talking Headways, visit http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 27, 2019

Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show this week to talk about land value taxes, cities using fines as revenue, and waze's effects on LA. Two jobs! BART and Capital Corridor Transbay Tube 2 Project. News Addicted to fines - Governing Vancouver widening sidewalks - Globe and Mail Ride hailing data sought in England - CityLab Odds and Ends Architect must pay Venice - New York Times Cities and ransomware attacks - New York Times Bird shuts down infrastructure pay plan - Smart Cities Dive Story of the Week Case for the land value tax - Governing Is Waze ruining LA? - Los Angeles Magazine Puppies and Butterflies Hasan Minhaj talks transit - Phoenix New Times Pay your parking ticket with cat food or school supplies - Washington Post How about dockless everything? - Washington Post

Aug 22, 2019

This week we're joined by Dan Imhoff to talk about his book called The Farm Bill . Dan chats with us about how he became interested in the Farm Bill, how initially he was excited about protecting wild habitat but got pulled down a rabbit hole of subsidies and perverse incentives. Dan also talks about how the Farm Bill as it's currently put together is a reflection of our broken legislative system and how we incentivize farmers that get bigger and produce more while the smaller farmers suffer. But how does this relate to transportation and/or cities? Ultimately 70% of the bill's funding is aimed at the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) and food stamps, which is important for a lot of nutrition policy in cities. And to look into the future of what cities can do to help, we only have to look as far as what Seattle has done to think outside the usual policy silos. For more information about us check out http://theoverheadwire.com or follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Aug 20, 2019

This week Tracy McMillan joins to talk about safe streets, that pink emoji house, and public and institutional engagement. News Moody's credit ratings on climate and transit Denver Mayor calls for safer streets - Streetsblog Denver The hot pink emoji house - Guardian Odds and Ends Small businesses at core of growth - ICIC Salt Lake for free transit - SL Tribune Ignore livable city rankings - The Conversation News PA Secretary of Transportation changing conversation - Governing Rethinking public consultation - CityLab Puppies and Butterflies Woman steps into the bus lane to push cars out - Seattle Times For more about The Overhead Wire, visit our website .

Aug 15, 2019

This week we're joined by Camron Gorguinpour, Global Senior Manager for Electric Vehicles at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. We talk about Shenzhen's 16,000 electric buses and what world cities can learn positive and negative from their implementation. We talk about infrastructure needs for electric bus operations at a fleet level, the impact of street maintenance, and procurement and implementation issues. This podcast is a project of The Overhead Wire, to find out more head to http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 8, 2019

This week we are joined By Andrew Owen, Director of the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota. Andrew chats with us about how to measure accessibility and their work on mapping access to jobs by transit and bikes. Access is a way to measure how easy it is to get places – often jobs – in how much time. Taking into account both transportation and land use, access as a metric can be a powerful tool. On the podcast, Andrew describes the evolution of the metric and how it has been applied. For more about The Overhead Wire, visit our website; http://theoverheadwire.com

Aug 6, 2019

Tracy McMillan joins this week to talk about Burning Man, 3D sidewalks, telecommuting, and whether GPS affects our brains. News Mass telecommuting tax break - Curbed Boston Feds could help remove freeways - D Magazine Lessons from Burning Man - Governing Odds and Ends Wuppertal hanging rail is back - Guardian Cities need chief data officer - Dallas Morning News Homes fastest in flood prone industries - New York Times Story of the Week 3D crosswalks - Smart Cities Dive Is GPS ruining our brains? Vox Elephants and Butterflies Metro bus gif shows truth on dedicated lanes - Fast Company

Aug 1, 2019

This week we're joined by Fred Dock, the former Transportation Director for the City of Pasadena California. Fred talks about his work over the past 30 years, Pasadena's move to measuring VMT and other metrics over level of service, innovation in smaller cities and more!

Jul 30, 2019

This week Anna Muessig returns and we're joined by Laura Bliss of CityLab. Laura's CityLab News NIMBYs vs YIMBYs - CityLab Should EVs pay per mile? - CityLab News CA bypasses fuel standards - Route Fifty Madrid keeps central car ban - CityLab Neighborways built to connect slow transport - Indianapolis Star Odds and Ends Curb cuts for all of New York - 6sqft Facial recognition banned from HUD housing - CNet Story of the Week Digital Twins - CityLab Was the automobile a terrible mistake? New Yorker

Jul 25, 2019

This week we're joined by Monica Holmes, Placemaking Manager for the City of Charlotte and the project manager for the rewrite of the TOD zoning ordinance. Monica talks about why the transit oriented development part of the zoning ordinance was the first part of the code rewrite as well as all of the details about the new point system created to promote economic mobility, the environment, and new transportation. She also shares how TOD was built in the past and what will be happening along all the city's transit corridors in the future.

Jul 23, 2019

This week we are going solo. We talk about using cars for housing, childless cities, and federal transportation funding. News Where have all the children gone? - The Atlantic SF to open homeless navigation center for car dwellers - Hoodline Affordable housing in RVs - Yes! Magazine The Vanlord of Santa Monica - Santa Monica Daily Press Capital improvement grant hearings - Curbed Federal transit funding delays cause harm - T4 America Odds and Ends A vision for bike highways in Seoul - Korea BizWire Why no moon cities? CityLab Record temperatures from heatwave - Curbed Story of the Week Urban planners should look at restaurant data - MIT News Digital twins - Governing A new vision for I-45 - Houston Chronicle The symbolism of your daily commute - Quartz Federal reserve bank looks at gentrification - Philly Inquirer How gentrification benefits - City Observatory

Jul 18, 2019

This week we are joined By Bowinn Ma, Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for North Vancouver-Lonsdale BC. Bowinn talks about creating better transportation options for her constituents, new transportation technologies, and the importance of political engagement.

Jul 16, 2019

This week we're joined by Tracy McMillan and Avery Trufelman! Avery talks about her new podcast in association with Curbed called Nice Try ! And the gang talks about utopian cities, new transportation bills, and Pokemon Go! For any of the stories we covered click on the links below. News GREEN Streets Act introduced in the Senate - T4 America Seattle's best in nation ADU reform - Urbanist ICE mining data from DMV photos - NY Times Odds and Ends Berlin could do euro a day transit pass - Guardian Social workers in Spain using Pokemon Go for depression - Quartz Why Amazon nixed New York - CNBC Story of the Week The law insists we drive - Atlantic Rewards programs for transit riders - Wired Magazine Behind the new cities epidemic - Guardian Puppies and Butterflies Friends around subway lines - Wired Magazine

Jul 11, 2019

This week on the podcast we are joined at the Michelin Movin On conference by Dr. Anita Sengupta , an aerospace engineer who has worked for Hyperloop and is the co-founder of Airspace Experience Technologies , a company looking to produce vehicles for passenger flight. Dr. Sengupta talks with us about her work on the Mars Curiosity Mission during her time at NASA, her hopes for her new company in the VTOL space (vertical take off and landing) and her hopes for the future of transportation.

Jul 9, 2019

This week we review some of the news from the previous few weeks. News Oregon votes to legalize duplexes: Sightline Institute California to sue cities that don't plan for housing: Curbed Considering a subway for Portland: Portland Oregonian Odds and Ends EVs in Europe required to make noise: Smart Cities Dive Volkswagen worries about traffic collapse: Forbes 100 years of planning trees could reduce emission: National Geographic Story of the Week Supreme Court could consider inclusionary zoning - Intercept Property rights claims gain momentum - Route Fifty Trump wants to deregulate zoning - Curbed Quayside plans released - New York Times | Wired Millennials can't buy a house - The Atlantic Puppies and Butterflies Crazy hail storms in Mexico - NPR

Jul 4, 2019

This week we're joined by Amy Silbermann, Director of Planning for Port Authority of Allegheny County, the transit agency in Pittsburgh, and Steven Higashide and Mary Buchanan of TransitCenter. They are here to talk about a report called Who's On Board 2019 which discusses transit ridership trends around the country. They talk about what we should understand about understanding riders, Pittsburgh's work to improve routes (downtown and to suburban communities) and the need for political and public support for changes to improve transit systems. This episode first appeared on the Rail~Volution podcast . Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

Jun 27, 2019

This week we're joined by freelance urban issue writer Nate Berg . Nate talks to us about his love of writing about highways for good or bad, his piece for Curbed on the history of the Bauhaus , our collaborative piece on urban transportation data , writing about housing in Japan , and his process for writing articles.

Jun 20, 2019

This week on the podcast we're joined by Candace Brakewood a Civil Engineering Professor of the University of Tennessee and Jonny Simkin of Co-Founder and CEO of Swiftly. We talk about real time transit information including its history, benefits, shortcomings, and potential futures.

Jun 18, 2019

This week Chrissy joins the show and we have a blast chatting about the definition of suburbs, electric buses, and Ian McHarg's Design with Nature. News Portland considers bus lanes - Willamette Week Ian McHarg's Design with Nature turns 50 - CityLab Money laundering pilot surprising in its effect - Quartz Odds and Ends Transbay Terminal opening again? Curbed SF Riyahd opens transit system - Cision Sagrada Familia gets building permit - Fast Company Story of the Week How do we define suburbs? - CityLab Why aren't electric buses taking over the world? - Wired Listener Questions and Comments Children in Autonomous Vehicles - Blue Ribbon Panel Puppies and Butterflies Every NIMBY's speech at a public hearing - McSweeney's

Jun 13, 2019

This week we're joined by Shailen Bhatt, President and CEO of ITS America . He talks about how we can use technology to reduce collisions, how we should spend infrastructure money, and what policy should focus on and change from a transportation and technology standpoint. He also talks about the problems with the communications spectrum and how conflicts are arising as technology improves vehicle communications.

Jun 11, 2019

This week we're joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to talk about drones, zero passenger vehicles, CAFE standards and more! Enjoy the podcast? Support us on Patreon ! Your help keeps us able to put out the podcasts we do each week. News New York's new payment systems - Wired Magazine 6/10 Californians want upzoning near transit - LA Times Seattle looks at pricing - Seattle Transit Blog Odds and Ends Plans to take federal USDA workers out of DC - McClatchy Auto companies send letter to Trump Admin - NY Times Paris accords can save lives - NY Times Story of the Week NASA tests drone traffic - NASA Planning for zero occupancy vehicles - Fast Company Puppies and Butterflies Vancouver's plastic bags - Vancouver is Awesome Sending lentil soup on the subway - Gothamist On demand pogo sticks - Curbed SF

Jun 6, 2019

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Maritza Pechin, a planner with AECOM who works with city staff in Richmond on long-range planning . On the podcast, Maritza talks about the Pulse BRT and the broader bus network redesign that was rolled out at the same time. She also discusses how the new system is bringing people back to transit, how the city might tackle housing affordability, and what big ideas the city is considering for the future.