Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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**Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast**

A weekly podcast about the intersection between sustainable transportation, urban planning, and economic development. Hosted by Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire.

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Episode 68: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Duckberg Money Bins Aug 18, 2020

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Chrissy Mancini Nichols again joins the show to talk about recent news!

Houston climate plans focus on people - New York Times

Changing the housing narrative - Shelterforce

Dutch city focuses on cooling city - Guardian

1980 Motor Carrier Law led to big box - Business Insider

A trick to get more bike lanes - Bloomberg

Modular apartment buildings - Fast Company

Census ending early - New York Times

Episode 297: Just Sustainabilities with Julian Agyeman Aug 13, 2020

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This week we're joined by Julian Agyeman, Professor at Tufts University, to talk about his work on equity, justice, and environmental sustainability in transportation and urban planning. We talk about food, the idea of belonging in cities, spatial justice, and reframing our language around the ideas of equity, dignity, and justice.

Episode 296: "Stupid Ambitious" in Costa Rica Aug 06, 2020

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This week we're joined by Andrea San Gil Leon, Director of Agile City Partners, and environmental journalist Jocelyn Timperley to talk about transportation and climate action in Costa Rica. I came across their work after Jocelyn wrote an expansive piece for BBC Future. We chat about Costa Rica's climate action from forest conservation to eco-tourism and the country's transportation challenges and potential.

Episode 295: Valuing Black Lives and Property Jul 30, 2020

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This week we're joined by Andre Perry, Metropolitan Policy Fellow at Brookings, to talk about his new book Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America's Black Cities. Andre talks with us about growing up in Wilkinsberg PA and how he crunched the numbers of Black property devaluation in US cities.

Episode 67: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Two Sides of Telecommuting Jul 28, 2020

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This week on the podcast we have a bunch of things to chat about!

Odds and Ends

Asheville Reparations - Asheville Citizen Times

45,000 underutilized buildings - Harvard Business Review

Wealthier Americans have higher emissions - TreeHugger

Positives of telecommuting - Scientific American

Negatives of telecommuting - The Conversation

Naming heat waves - Fast Company

Barcelona taking properties - CityLab

Equity and interchanges - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Episode 294: Social Determinants of Health Jul 23, 2020

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This week we're joined by Dr. Georges Benjamin, Director of the American Public Health Association. Dr. Benjamin joins us to talk about the determinants of health and how certain investments can change health outcomes for the better.

Episode 293: Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions Jul 16, 2020

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This week on the podcast we're joined by Rob Goodspeed, Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Michigan. Rob joins us to talk about his new book Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions. We chat about early origins of scenario planning, planning vs forecasting, and metrics used to compare scenario effectiveness.

Episode 66: Mondays at the Overhead Wire - Ghost Kitchens Jul 14, 2020

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This week on the show Tracy McMillan joins us to talk about her move to Phoenix, what we're up to during the pandemic, and flood maps!

Odds and Ends!

Ghost Kitchens - New Yorker

Changing Flood Risks - New York Times

Search for your flood risk - Floodfactor.com

Advocates withdraw freeway support - Willamette Week

Phoenix dealing with climate change, heat - Washington Post

How Americans spent stimulus money - Route Fifty

Urban job escalator has stopped moving - MIT News

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Episode 292: The Urban Mystique Part 2 Jul 09, 2020

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This week we're back chatting with Josh Stephens, Contributing Editor to the California Planning and Development Report. This week we chat about race, housing, the Olympics, and LA in the movies.

Episode 291: The Urban Mystique Part 1 Jul 02, 2020

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This week we're joined by Josh Stephens, Contributing Editor to the California Planning and Development Report about his new book The Urban Mystique. We had a long conversation about LA, the availability of bars, opposition urban commentators, and historic propositions that might need an update to stay connected to the times.

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