Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Episode 361: Infrastructural Optimism Dec 02, 2021

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This week we're joined by Linda Samuels, associate professor of urban design at Washington University in St. Louis to talk about her book Infrastructural Optimism. We chat about how growth for growth's sake is not the answer, learn from post modernist urbanism, and why systems should be more connected.

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Episode 360: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic Nov 18, 2021

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This week we're at the 2021 Virtual Railvolution conference. Adelee Le Grand, CEO of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit System in Tampa moderates a panel featuring Debra Johnson, GM and CEO of RTD in Denver and Peter Rogoff, CEO of Sound Transit in Seattle. Johnson and Rogoff discuss transit expansion plans and progress in their respective regions as well as how they kept things going during the pandemic.

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And visit Railvolution at http://Railvolution.org

Episode 359: Streets are Not Just Pipes Nov 11, 2021

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This week we're joined by Miami of Ohio Geography Professor David Prytherch. David chats with us about his recent journal article in Urban Geography: Reimagining the physical/social infrastructure of the American street. We talk about businesses newfound interest in the street, equity and ethical discussions about rights to the street, and the new pandemic paradigm of open streets.

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Episode 100: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Double Infrastructure All the Way Nov 09, 2021

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Well it's finally infrastructure week. We definitely timed it to coincide with our 100th episode of Mondays. Tracy and I get into some of the lesser discussed details of the IIJA bill while also covering a few stores from the newsletter including, French bookshop protection, Vienna's urban flood protection, housing rejection in SF, indoor methane issues, and the idea of cluster commutes. And Chrissy joins us towards the end to celebrate it being episode 100.

Infrastructure details from the National Association of Counties.

Episode 358: A National Perspective with Jannet Walker Ford Nov 04, 2021

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This week we're joined by Jannet Walker-Ford, National Transit and Rail Lead at WSP. We chat about high speed rail around the country, the benefits of trade and research groups, escalating transit project costs, and our current transport policy environment.

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Episode 357: Culture is Designed Every Century Oct 28, 2021

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This week we're joined by Dutch architect Ton Venhoeven. We chat about Utrecht's new tram station TOD, the difference between the 15 minute and Micro City, planning policy and its history in the Netherlands, and the future of cities.

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Episode 99: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - The Halloween Highway Oct 26, 2021

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This week we're joined by Josh Fairchild, Co-Founder of Transit Matters, a transit advocacy organization in Boston. Josh tells us about his recent trip to California and his experience with BART after a long flight. We also talk about our slate of news including the end of Alitalia Airlines, the idea of Planet City, Seattle's experiment with e-bike deliveries, and how the human brain navigates cities.

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Episode 356: Partisanship and Transportation Oct 21, 2021

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This week we're joined by Kelcie Ralph, Nick Klein, and Calvin Thigpen to talk about their recent paper 'Political Partisanship and Transportation Reform' written with Anne Brown in the Journal of The American Planning Association. We chat about why they wrote the paper, what they found out about partisanship and transportation policy, and why all sides of the political spectrum have little understanding of induced demand.

Episode 355: Asphalt - A History Oct 14, 2021

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This week we're joined by Kenneth O'Reilly to talk about his book Asphalt: A History. We chat about what asphalt is, how it was used for building, war, and economic expansion and how it impacts the future of the planet.

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Episode 98: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Duluth, Like Duluth? Oct 12, 2021

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This week on Mondays we're joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to talk about a number of different topics including climate migration, low traffic neighborhoods in Birmingham UK, and reforming mega project contracts.

News

Climate Proof Duluth - MPR News

Birmingham Low Traffic Neighborhood - The Guardian

Yemen's Ancient Cities - BBC Travel

No More Mega Contracts for Mega Projects - Eno Center

Livability Awards for Highways - Washington Post

Puppies and Butterflies

Boji the Istanbul Transit Dog - Reuters

How Clement Street Survived - New York Times