Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Episode 388: Parking Policy for Cities Jun 23, 2022

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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.

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Episode 387: The Megaregion Jun 16, 2022

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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.

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Episode 386: City Culture and Sports Stadiums Jun 09, 2022

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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.

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Episode 112: Mondays at the Overhead Wire - Lisbon Lego Tram Jun 07, 2022

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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

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Episode 385: Thinking Regionally About New York Jun 02, 2022

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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!

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Episode 384: Portrait of a Developer in St. Paul May 26, 2022

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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.

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Episode 111: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - A Safe Place to Bee May 24, 2022

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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

Episode 383: A Communities First Infrastructure Alliance May 19, 2022

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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.

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Episode 110: Mondays at the Overhead Wire - Shop Dogs May 17, 2022

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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

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Episode 382: Measuring Transportation Insecurity May 12, 2022

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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.

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