Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Episode 136: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Everywhere is the Same Aug 01, 2023

Show notes

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

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Episode 443: Planning for Generative AI Jul 27, 2023

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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

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Episode 442: Pricing the Priceless Jul 20, 2023

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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.

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Episode 135: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Cones of Shame Jul 18, 2023

Show notes

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

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Episode 441: Paying by the Mile Jul 13, 2023

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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.

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Episode 440: All Possible Commutes Jul 06, 2023

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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.

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Episode 439: In a Bad State Jun 29, 2023

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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.

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Episode 134: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Transportation Chicken Jun 27, 2023

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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

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Episode 438: The Urban Jungle Jun 22, 2023

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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.

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Episode 437: Washington State Legislative Roundup Jun 15, 2023

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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

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