Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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

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  

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

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  

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    

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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

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

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  

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  

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    

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  

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  

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  

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