Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Episode 65: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Federal Transport Bill Jun 30, 2020

Show notes

This week we're joined by Kevin DeGood, Director of Infrastructure Policy at the Center for American Progress. We talk about the bill that just got out of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and will be going to the full house. We also have a couple of odds and ends as usual.

Odds and Ends

West Coast electric corridor - Seattle Times

Denmark's historic agreement - Bloomberg

Danish buses go electric - electrik

Coronavirus doesn't favor density - US News and World Report

10 years since Miami 21 - Miami Herald

Mobility justice - MinnPost

New car free district in Shenzhen - Dezeen

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Episode 290: Resiliency in South Florida Jun 25, 2020

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This week we're chatting with Jim Murley, Chief Resilience Officer for Miami-Dade County Florida. Jim talks about climate change, sea level rise, and how South East Florida is responding with policy and planning.

Episode 289: Congestion Pricing in the United States Jun 18, 2020

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This week on the podcast Brianne Eby of the Eno Center for Transportation joins the show to talk about their new report on congestion pricing. We talk about the purposes and goals of congestion pricing, the right frame to talk about reducing congestion, how congestion pricing is part of a larger toolbox, equity implications, and the US cities might be the first to adopt pricing as a policy.

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Episode 64: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Transit Solutions Jun 16, 2020

Show notes

This week on Mondays, Chrissy joins the show to talk about transit solutions amid coronavirus. We're thinking about the reasons why people fear transit, why they shouldn't, and what agencies can do to protect riders and workers.

Odds and Ends

The first restaurants - History Channel

Original park design - St. Louis Magazine

Germany requires EV chargers at gas stations - Reuters

CAHSR consultant change - Sacramento Bee

If you want any facts or figures from the main topic, feel free to message as I have about 35 of them...

Episode 288: Designing the Megaregion Jun 11, 2020

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This week we're joined by Jonathan Barnett, emeritus Professor of Practice in City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. We talk about his new book Designing the Megaregion: Meeting Urban Challenges at a New Scale. Jonathan chats about where the idea of Megaregions came from, Ian McHarg and environmental planning within the landscape, the importance of transit connections in these regions, and how we can coordinate Megaregions administratively.

Episode 287: The Biggest Real Estate Manager Jun 04, 2020

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This week we're joined by Danny Pleasant, Former City of Charlotte Transportation Director and Assistant City Manager. Danny joins us to talk about the connection between city services and street networks as well as a transportation expansion in the city.

Episode 63: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Voices of Black Mayors Jun 02, 2020

Show notes

This week I didn't want to say much because at this time people don't need to listen to me talk right now. But I did want to share some of the voices and speeches given by black mayors. CityLab put together a piece with quotes and I took the audio so you could hear their voices.

We also shared a few articles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Op-Ed - Los Angeles Times

75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice - Corinne Shutack on Medium

The Black Urbanist - Kristen Jeffers

Stop Killing Us: Tamika Butler on Medium

Violence Against Black Americans a Moment of Reckoning for Planning Profession - Planetizen with lots of links to black voices.

Episode 286: A Network of Rose Lanes May 28, 2020

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This week we're joined by April Bertelsen, Transit Modal Coordinator with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to talk about the Rose Lanes Project. April chats about implementation, public engagement, and the benefits of the pilot project approach.

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Episode 285: The Digital City May 21, 2020

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This week we're joined by Germaine Halegoua, an Associate Professor of film and media studies at the University of Kansas to talk about her book The Digital City: Media and the Social Production of Place. She talks about how people use digital media to relate to cities whether that's images on Instagram or through Google Maps. We also talk about how data exchange can be exploitative and how internet infrastructure is used as a commodity rather than a utility and how that affects equity. And finally there's a discussion about smart cities and how they try to create top down culture.

Episode 62: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Streets for Success May 19, 2020

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This week we're joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to talk about some of the solutions cities are discussing to help businesses out during the Coronavirus.

Odds and Ends

AirBnB slump could return housing to cities - Guardian

Nashville to raise property taxes - Bloomberg

Santa Monica a harbinger of things to come? - LA Times

Theme of the Week - Coronavirus Solutions

Making us rethink public space - NBC

Restaurants want to open, need space - NYC Streetsblog

SF restaurants could take parking spots - SF Chronicle

Put restaurants outside - Slate

Philly should be 24 hour city - Inquirer

New opportunities for downtown districts after pandemic - ASLA Dirt