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.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 40: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Don't Just Focus on the Bears Oct 22, 2019

Show notes

This week we're joined by Laramie Bowron to talk about transit only lanes, parking levys, and housing oligopolies.

News

Gov Newsom vetoes complete streets bill - Cal Bike

A new transit caucus - WBEZ

Oligopolies hold back affordable housing - Washington Post

Odds and Ends

Cars banned from Market Street - Curbed SF

The Glascow effect - Guardian

Story of the Week

Every bus needs a lane - Curbed

Nottingham's parking levy - Forbes

Bonus Reads -

Auto Emissions Mapped

Congestion Pricing Parking

Puppies and Butterflies

Ancient Khmer city found using lidar - Newsweek

Episode 256: A Book Club for the Future of Transportation Oct 17, 2019

Show notes

This week we're joined by Steve Raney, Executive Director of the Palo Alto Transportation Management Agency. We talk about a book club he organized based on the Three Revolutions by Dan Sperling that discussed lowering transportation emissions in regions. We talk about the complexity of transportation policy, the organization of local advocacy networks, and potential mechanisms to lower emissions.

Episode 255: Advanced Approaches to Planning TOD Oct 10, 2019

Show notes

This week we're joined by Brooke Belman, Deputy Executive Director for Land Use Planning and Development and her colleagues Sloan Dawson, Land Use Planning Manager, and Thatcher Imboden, TOD Manager to talk about the ins and outs of transit oriented development at Sound Transit in Seattle. They talk about the 80-80-80 policy, urban design and coordination of TOD planning with light rail construction.

Episode 38: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - It's Just Politics Oct 08, 2019

Show notes

This week on the Mondays show I talk about the importance of thinking about access instead of mobility and floating farms. These things go together!

News

T4 says no new funding - T4America

A freeway LID is feasible in Seattle - The Urbanist

Story of the Week

UPS gets FAA approval for delivery drones - The Hill

14th Street busway a go - Streetsblog NYC

Floating farm creates local dairy - Mother Jones

Thailand PM considers moving capital - Guardian

Episode 254: The Right Way to Prioritize Projects Oct 03, 2019

Show notes

This week we're joined by Beth Osborne of T4 America and Chris McCahill of the State Smart Transportation Initiative. We talk about how states like Virginia and Hawaii are using data on access to score and prioritize transportation projects for funding. Beth and Chris also talk about how easy it can be to get the data and that connecting people to jobs seems to be a goal that is bipartisan.

Episode 37: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Public Utilities Oct 01, 2019

Show notes

This week we chat about public utilities a lot! Join us as we cover the gamut of transportation policy on the Mondays show.

News

Beijing's new airport - Fortune

Baidu self driving buses - Asian Review

Uber's CEO talks future - The Verge

Odds and Ends

Gas station for electric cars - CNBC

Personal carbon trading - Eltis

Story of the Week

High Line at 10 - Architect

Challenges for women riders - Metro Magazine

Green new deal - Curbed

Episode 253: Integrated Trips for People Not Vehicles Sep 26, 2019

Show notes

This week we're joined by Arielle Fleisher Transportation Policy Director at SPUR, Adina Levin, Executive Director of Friends of Caltrain, and Ian Griffiths Co-Founder and Director of Seamless Bay Area to talk about transit fare integration and policy. We chat about what fare policy is and isn't, best practices of fare integration from around the world, the difficulty of regional advocacy when there are sooo many meetings to go to, and what's next for the Bay Area.

For more information about The Overhead Wire, visit http://theoverheadwire.com or follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Episode 36: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - This is Our Planet Sep 24, 2019

Show notes

This week Laramie Bowron joins the show to talk about climate change, transit ridership and potential transit related Halloween costumes.

News

Report shows how cities can cut emissions - National Geographic

Indianapolis and Ottawa open transit lines - Streetsblog - OnSite Magazine

CA Allows for Statewide ADUs - CAYimby

Odds and Ends

Flight shaming heats up - Reuters

Governor orders transportation aligned with environment - Streetsblog CA

Amazon's 100,000 electric van order - Wired

Story of the Week

Concerns from investor surge - Urban Institute

30 minute commuting principal - CityLab

Episode 252: Sidewalk Labs and Toronto's Waterfront Sep 19, 2019

Show notes

This week we're joined by Eric Jaffe, Editorial Director at Sidewalk Labs. Eric chats with us about Sidewalk's Quayside project on Toronto's waterfront. We chat about the potential for innovative ideas, some of the push back they've been getting on data management, and some of the history as well.

For more on The Overhead Wire, check us out at http://theoverheadwire.com or follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Episode 251: Designing Ninja Proof Seats Sep 12, 2019

Show notes

This week we're joined by Lily Bernheimer of Space Works Consulting. Lily, a Streetsblog/Open Plans Alum, talks to us about her book The Shaping of Us: How Every Day Spaces Structure our Lives, Behavior, and Well-Being. She talks about her research in Environmental Psychology and how humans have evolved to respond to the spaces where we live. Listen in to learn about ninja proof seats, mystery novel models of building, and more on biophilia and human connections to nature.

For more information about The Overhead Wire, visit http://theoverheadwire.com

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