Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Episode 381: A Next Generation Transport Policy May 05, 2022

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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.

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Episode 380: The 15 Minute Church Apr 28, 2022

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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.

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Episode 109: Mondays at the Overhead Wire - Old Enough for Errands! Apr 26, 2022

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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

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Episode 379: Outdoor Lighting for Pedestrians Apr 21, 2022

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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.

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Episode 378: Repairing America's Broken Housing System Apr 14, 2022

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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.

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Episode 377: A New Public Engagement in Durham Apr 07, 2022

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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.

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Episode 108: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - A Pattern Language for Podcasting Apr 05, 2022

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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

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Episode 376: Ctrl Alt Delete for Transportation Mar 31, 2022

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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.

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Episode 375: Who Represents "The Community" Part 2 Mar 24, 2022

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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.

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Episode 107: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Gas Shock! Mar 22, 2022

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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