Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Episode 326: The Annual Prediction Show! with Yonah Freemark Mar 25, 2021

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This week we're joined again by Yonah Freemark for the annual prediction show! Yonah chats with us about his new job at the Urban Institute, projects added to his transit inventory, and we make predictions about the coming infrastructure bill.

Episode 85: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Not Enough Sand!! Mar 23, 2021

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This week on the show we are Solo again but have no fear, we keep it short and fun and topical. FHWA asks TXDOT to halt I-45 work, we need more missing LARGE housing, and we're running out of sand!

FHWA Asks Texas to halt I-45 Expansion - Houston Public Media

Missing Large Housing - Alfred Twu

The urban river swimming renaissance - Pop Up City

A crisis of sand - Deutche Welle

Should peds wear AV vests? Tree Hugger (NO)

Cities could lose Metro status - AP

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Episode 325: Designing Fair Transport Systems Mar 18, 2021

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This week we're joined by Karel Martens, Associate Professor of Architecture and Town Planning at Technion – Isreal Insitute of Technology. Karel talks with us about the philosophy underpinning the idea of sufficient accessibility and how he got to the idea in his book Transport Justice.

Episode 324: Latina Leaders in Transit Mar 11, 2021

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This week, Angie Rivera-Malpiede, Board Chair of the Regional Transportation District in Denver talks with Cindy Chavez, Former Board Chair of the VTA and Current Santa Clara County Supervisor. These Latina leaders chat about getting communities involved in transportation and leadership.

Episode 84: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Give Me Access! Mar 09, 2021

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This week on the Mondays show Jeff talks about a big range of topics including the environmental impact of internal combustion and electric vehicles in terms of materials consumed. He also talks about broadband moves and transportation policy.

Wastefulness of ICE engines - Guardian

US Mining conundrum - Reuters

Banning broadband networks? Ars Technica

Appalaicha's digital divide - CNET

UK tightens screws on Uber - Wired Magazine

A new era of transport equity - Politico

Climate transportation plan - Rolling Stone

A definition of equity - Bloomberg

Bonus

Heidelberg's move toward a car-less city - New York Times

First city to provide reparations - ABC News

Berlin's rent cap one year in - Deutsche Welle

Here comes the flying taxis - City Monitor

Portland, Replica part ways - RedTailMedia

Episode 323: City Legibility and Wayfinding Mar 04, 2021

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This week we're joined by Tim Fendley, Founder and Creative Director at Applied. Tim chats with us about lessons he's learned from doing wayfinding projects around the world including Legible London. 32

Episode 322: Less Congestion After Ride Hailing Cessation Feb 25, 2021

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This week we're joined by UC Berkeley PhD candidate Matthew Tarduno. Matt talks to us about his paper comparing congestion and economic impacts of ride hailing companies Uber and Lyft before and after the cessation of service in Austin Texas.

Episode 83: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Earmarks and Sausage Making Feb 23, 2021

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This week Erik Weber of Hip joins the show to talk about federal policy changes at DOT, how federal housing policy is actually real estate policy, the origins of the lawn as the American Dream, and how travel, not just housing, has become more segregated.

Dear Colleague Letter - Streetsblog USA

Problem with housing policy - Sightline Institute

Travel segregation - Brown University

Origins of the lawn as American Dream - History Channel

Glass Gem Corn - Business Insider

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Episode 321: A Second Bay Crossing Feb 18, 2021

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This week we're joined by Sadie Graham, BART Program Director for Link21, a rail network planning program for the SF Bay Area. Sadie chats about planning for a second bay crossing and the potential for a suite of projects to improve regional connectivity. We also talk about the frustrations of long term capital projects including politics, costs, and getting it done before you retire.

Episode 82: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Donuts and Freeways Feb 16, 2021

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This week on the show Jeff talks about the Amsterdam donut model of economics, how Denver is using medical professionals to respond to some police calls, how Nevada might allow tech companies to create cities and obsession with new towns, expanding I-45 in Houston, and a better way to do for-profit affordable housing in Charlotte.

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