Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Episode 238: Intelligent Transportation Futures Jun 13, 2019

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This week we're joined by Shailen Bhatt, President and CEO of ITS America. He talks about how we can use technology to reduce collisions, how we should spend infrastructure money, and what policy should focus on and change from a transportation and technology standpoint. He also talks about the problems with the communications spectrum and how conflicts are arising as technology improves vehicle communications.

Episode 27: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - The Lentil Soup That Could Jun 11, 2019

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This week we're joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to talk about drones, zero passenger vehicles, CAFE standards and more!

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News

New York's new payment systems - Wired Magazine

6/10 Californians want upzoning near transit - LA Times

Seattle looks at pricing - Seattle Transit Blog

Odds and Ends

Plans to take federal USDA workers out of DC - McClatchy

Auto companies send letter to Trump Admin - NY Times

Paris accords can save lives - NY Times

Story of the Week

NASA tests drone traffic - NASA

Planning for zero occupancy vehicles - Fast Company

Puppies and Butterflies

Vancouver's plastic bags - Vancouver is Awesome

Sending lentil soup on the subway - Gothamist

On demand pogo sticks - Curbed SF

Episode 237: The Pulse of Richmond Virginia Jun 06, 2019

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This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Maritza Pechin, a planner with AECOM who works with city staff in Richmond on long-range planning. On the podcast, Maritza talks about the Pulse BRT and the broader bus network redesign that was rolled out at the same time. She also discusses how the new system is bringing people back to transit, how the city might tackle housing affordability, and what big ideas the city is considering for the future.

Episode 236: Transit Oriented Bus and Rail in Chicago May 30, 2019

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This week we chat with Kendra Freeman of the Chicago Metropolitan Planning Council, an independent non-profit focused on shaping the Chicago region. Kendra talks about her work with Elevated Chicago and how they are trying to bring equitable TOD to rail and bus corridors around the region as well as the original impact of the city's TOD ordinance. She also chats about next steps in pushing the city to consider equity in its update of the ordinance and how they can support entrepreneurs with strategic investments.

Episode 235: High Impact Investing in Low Wealth Communities May 23, 2019

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This week we're joined by Maurice Jones, President and CEO of LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation). Maurice talks about working with communities and existing businesses to develop talent in the workforce, breaking down barriers to entry in certain professions such as property development, and the history of policies and practices that intentionally excluded certain populations from opportunity.

Episode 26: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Limousine Liberals and Penthouse Progressives May 21, 2019

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Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show again and we chat a lot about SB50! We also talk about infrastructure and bike lanes.

News

SB 50

Tabled until January - Los Angeles Times

SB50 Urban Footprint Analysis - UF

Kim-Mai Cutler tweet thread - KMC Twitter

Infrastructure Week

PIRG releases report - Frontier Group

Repair Priorities - T4America

Odds and Ends

CA HSR Funding Dropped by FRA- Reuters

IM Pei passes away - NPR

Facial recognition banned in SF - Vox

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Story of the Week

Bike lanes need barriers not just paint - Curbed

Puppies and Butterflies

Tram Bowling - Wired Magazine

Episode 234: The Humble Curb May 16, 2019

Show notes

This week we're joined by Stephen Smyth, Co-Founder and CEO of Coord. He talks about the need for digital infrastructure to be a new layer on top of physical infrastructure in order to inventory our existing assets including curb space. We chat about the tools Coord has created to measure and document curbs, how they work, and how this seemingly innocuous space will change over time with regulation. We also have a little futurist discussion about street space and learn how regulations might change when fleets are operating on the street rather than mostly individual vehicles.

"We talk about mobility as a service, we think of the service as a fleet. Going forward if we look at this as a regulation technology issue, cities and public agencies will be interacting with businesses for a given individuals trip or delivery versus the individual themselves. I think that's an important shift, and actually it may make it easier to change regulations because there is a layer in between the interaction between the city agency and individual which can create resistance to change potentially. I think that if more trips are delivered by businesses instead of individuals in private cars we can innovate more quickly."

Episode 25: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Modern Fortifications May 14, 2019

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This week we're joined by Tracy McMillan and we talk about alll kinds of stuff! Surveillance and city fortifications and aging in place! The show discussion links are below...

News

I-405 traffic gets worse after widening - Curbed LA

Campo dedicates money for I-35 expansion - Austin Monitor

Facial recognition data leak - TechCrunch

Denver homeless camping initiative - Pew Trusts

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Odds and Ends

Uber IPO - NY Magazine

Germany testing an e-highway - DW

Story of the Week

Da Vinci's City - The Conversation

Future of Housing nothing like today - Fast Company

Puppies and Butterflies

WePark in parking spaces - Curbed SF

E-Bikes could transform how we age - Fast Company

Episode 233: Urban Innovation and Circulation in San Diego May 08, 2019

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This week we chat with Colin Parent, Executive Director of Circulate San Diego, an advocacy organization that promotes public and active transportation in tandem with sustainable growth. Colin is also a city council member for the City of La Mesa. As Colin notes, much of the renewed interest and support for transit and transit-oriented development is being driven by one thing: the housing crisis. We learn how the mayor of San Diego is pushing more housing and less parking, and the long term benefits of advocacy.

Episode 24: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - $2T for Infrastructure? May 07, 2019

Show notes

This week on the show we're joined by Tracy McMillan!

The show notes are below...

The News

What to make of White House infrastructure meeting - Brookings

Quadratic voting - Bloomberg

LA pushes for a Green New Deal - Los Angeles Times

A new way to calculate affordability - USC

Odds and Ends

Houston's data driven housing problem - Houston Chronicle

3 people make most of the complaints - Daily Bruin