Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Episode 244: Charlotte's Transit Oriented Zoning Innovations Jul 25, 2019

Show notes

This week we're joined by Monica Holmes, Placemaking Manager for the City of Charlotte and the project manager for the rewrite of the TOD zoning ordinance. Monica talks about why the transit oriented development part of the zoning ordinance was the first part of the code rewrite as well as all of the details about the new point system created to promote economic mobility, the environment, and new transportation. She also shares how TOD was built in the past and what will be happening along all the city's transit corridors in the future.

Episode 31: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - The Vanlord Jul 23, 2019

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This week we are going solo. We talk about using cars for housing, childless cities, and federal transportation funding.

News

Where have all the children gone? - The Atlantic

SF to open homeless navigation center for car dwellers - Hoodline

Affordable housing in RVs - Yes! Magazine

The Vanlord of Santa Monica - Santa Monica Daily Press Capital improvement grant hearings - Curbed

Federal transit funding delays cause harm - T4 America

Odds and Ends

A vision for bike highways in Seoul - Korea BizWire

Why no moon cities? CityLab

Record temperatures from heatwave - Curbed

Story of the Week

Urban planners should look at restaurant data - MIT News

Digital twins - Governing

A new vision for I-45 - Houston Chronicle

The symbolism of your daily commute - Quartz

Federal reserve bank looks at gentrification - Philly Inquirer

How gentrification benefits - City Observatory

Episode 243: The View from North Vancouver BC Jul 18, 2019

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This week we are joined By Bowinn Ma, Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for North Vancouver-Lonsdale BC. Bowinn talks about creating better transportation options for her constituents, new transportation technologies, and the importance of political engagement.

Episode 30: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Utopia with Avery Trufelman Jul 16, 2019

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This week we're joined by Tracy McMillan and Avery Trufelman! Avery talks about her new podcast in association with Curbed called Nice Try! And the gang talks about utopian cities, new transportation bills, and Pokemon Go!

For any of the stories we covered click on the links below.

News

GREEN Streets Act introduced in the Senate - T4 America

Seattle's best in nation ADU reform - Urbanist

ICE mining data from DMV photos - NY Times

Odds and Ends

Berlin could do euro a day transit pass - Guardian

Social workers in Spain using Pokemon Go for depression - Quartz

Why Amazon nixed New York - CNBC

Story of the Week

The law insists we drive - Atlantic

Rewards programs for transit riders - Wired Magazine

Behind the new cities epidemic - Guardian

Puppies and Butterflies

Friends around subway lines - Wired Magazine

Episode 242: Highways in the Sky with Dr. Astro Jul 11, 2019

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This week on the podcast we are joined at the Michelin Movin On conference by Dr. Anita Sengupta, an aerospace engineer who has worked for Hyperloop and is the co-founder of Airspace Experience Technologies, a company looking to produce vehicles for passenger flight. Dr. Sengupta talks with us about her work on the Mars Curiosity Mission during her time at NASA, her hopes for her new company in the VTOL space (vertical take off and landing) and her hopes for the future of transportation.

Episode 29: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Housing in Space Jul 09, 2019

Show notes

This week we review some of the news from the previous few weeks.

News

Oregon votes to legalize duplexes: Sightline Institute

California to sue cities that don't plan for housing: Curbed

Considering a subway for Portland: Portland Oregonian

Odds and Ends

EVs in Europe required to make noise: Smart Cities Dive

Volkswagen worries about traffic collapse: Forbes

100 years of planning trees could reduce emission: National Geographic

Story of the Week

Supreme Court could consider inclusionary zoning - Intercept

Property rights claims gain momentum - Route Fifty

Trump wants to deregulate zoning - Curbed

Quayside plans released - New York Times | Wired

Millennials can't buy a house - The Atlantic

Puppies and Butterflies

Crazy hail storms in Mexico - NPR

Episode 241: Who's Riding Transit in 2019? Jul 04, 2019

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This week we're joined by Amy Silbermann, Director of Planning for Port Authority of Allegheny County, the transit agency in Pittsburgh, and Steven Higashide and Mary Buchanan of TransitCenter. They are here to talk about a report called Who's On Board 2019 which discusses transit ridership trends around the country. They talk about what we should understand about understanding riders, Pittsburgh's work to improve routes (downtown and to suburban communities) and the need for political and public support for changes to improve transit systems.

This episode first appeared on the Rail~Volution podcast. Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 240: City Journalism with Nate Berg Jun 27, 2019

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This week we're joined by freelance urban issue writer Nate Berg. Nate talks to us about his love of writing about highways for good or bad, his piece for Curbed on the history of the Bauhaus, our collaborative piece on urban transportation data, writing about housing in Japan, and his process for writing articles.

Episode 239: Real Time Information Deep Dive Jun 20, 2019

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This week on the podcast we're joined by Candace Brakewood a Civil Engineering Professor of the University of Tennessee and Jonny Simkin of Co-Founder and CEO of Swiftly. We talk about real time transit information including its history, benefits, shortcomings, and potential futures.

Episode 28: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - A Suburban Definition Jun 18, 2019

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This week Chrissy joins the show and we have a blast chatting about the definition of suburbs, electric buses, and Ian McHarg's Design with Nature.

News

Portland considers bus lanes - Willamette Week

Ian McHarg's Design with Nature turns 50 - CityLab

Money laundering pilot surprising in its effect - Quartz

Odds and Ends

Transbay Terminal opening again? Curbed SF

Riyahd opens transit system - Cision

Sagrada Familia gets building permit - Fast Company

Story of the Week