Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Episode 196: Infill is Brain Damage Aug 02, 2018

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This week we're chatting with Susan Henderson of PlaceMakers about the use and benefits of form-based codes. We talk about the focus of these codes, how they are used to support transit, and how a code can affect the streets around them. Susan also discusses why people might push back against form-based codes and how to frame conversations about them and their benefits.

Episode 195: The First Shoupista Jul 26, 2018

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This week Patrick Siegman joins us to chat on the topic of parking. We chat about the etymology of the word parking, the legend that is Donald Shoup, and why the topic of parking gets so personal.

Episode 194: When is My City Going to Fit Me? Jul 19, 2018

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This week we're joined by Mikael Colville-Andersen to talk about his book Copenhagenize. Mikael tells us about how his children influence his work and his feelings about bike culture. He also shares his dislike of e-bikes and scooters as well as the innovations that he believes help move bikes as transportation forward.

Episode 193: The Eternal Rush Hour Jul 12, 2018

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This week we're back at Michelin's Movin On conference talking with Greg Rogers, Director of Government Affairs and Mobility Innovation of SAFE. Greg talks about autonomous vehicle regulations around the country and some of the limits of techno optimism. We also discuss a bit of what we liked and didn't like at the Movin On conference and prospects for the future.

Episode 192: Highways and Partisanship Jul 05, 2018

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This week we're joined by Clayton Nall, a professor of political science at Stanford University, to discuss his new book about the interstate highway system and political partisanship called The Road to Inequality: How the Federal Highway Program Polarized America and Undermined Cities. We chat about how partisanship affects the way people vote for transportation projects and the history of political change in the transportation world.

Episode 191: The Logistics of Urban Deliveries Jun 28, 2018

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This week we're joined by Tom Madrecki, Director of Urban Innovation and Mobility at UPS. Tom talks to us about what urban mobility means to a logistics and delivery company like UPS. He talks about the costs of congestion to the company and how streets that make single occupant vehicles the first priority are not good for active transportation and deliveries.

Episode 190: Textbook Value Capture and TOD Jun 21, 2018

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This week we talk with Stan Wall of HR&A Advisors. We talk about his previous work as the Director of Real Estate and Station Planning for WMATA in Washington DC such as how planning, funding and redevelopment at the NoMa transit station happened. Stan also talks about his favorite projects and what value capture actually means.

Episode 189: The New Atlanta Way Jun 14, 2018

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This week we're joined by Odetta MacLeish White of the Transformation Alliance in Atlanta. She talks about displacement pressures along the Beltline, history of segregation in planning, and big changes coming to advocacy and equity in the Atlanta region.

Episode 188: The Cost of a Subway Jun 07, 2018

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This week we're joined by blogger and transport journalist Alon Levy. We talk about how Alon got into transportation, subway costs and price comparisons, and the thinking behind a new Boston commuter rail electrification plan.

Episode 187: A Shift in the Short Trip May 31, 2018

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This week we're joined for a second time by Shared Use Mobility Center Executive Director Sharon Feigon. Sharon talks to us about the newest trends in shared mobility including scooters and e-bikes and we talk about whether the animosity towards ride hailing has waned. We also chat about the issues cities and transportation companies are coming across as they try to create mobility platforms and whether car share usage is going down due to more options in the market.

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