Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Episode 149: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Dispatch from China Apr 02, 2024

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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

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Episode 476: Saving California Transit from the Fiscal Cliff Mar 28, 2024

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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

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Episode 475: Lessons from Quickbuild Street Projects Mar 21, 2024

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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.

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Episode 474: Thinking Differently About Vehicle Design Mar 14, 2024

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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

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Episode 473: Public Sentiment and Public Transit Mar 07, 2024

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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

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Episode 472: Streets for Skateboards Feb 29, 2024

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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.

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Episode 471: Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark Part 2 Feb 22, 2024

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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.

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Episode 470: Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark Part 1 Feb 15, 2024

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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.

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Episode 148: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Happy in Cities Feb 13, 2024

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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:

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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

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Episode 469: On the Bus in Boise Feb 08, 2024

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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.

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