Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Episode 176: Mobility is Like a Heavy Metal Band Mar 22, 2018

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This week we're at the National Shared Mobility Summit in Chicago. Jeff Tumlin of Nelson Nygaard moderates a panel of experts on new mobility including Carla Bailo from the Center for Automotive Research, Krista Huhtala-Jenks from the Finland Ministry of Transport and Communications, Dick Alexander from Trandev, and Justin Erlich from Uber. They talk about the new business model of shared mobility, actually moving people versus selling things, what are the pieces that go into transportation and mobility services as well as the future of moving people around. You might also hear amazing references to MacGyver and heavy metal bands.

Episode 175: Albuquerque - An Example for Midsized Cities Mar 15, 2018

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This week we chat with Brian Reilly, former Economic Development Director in Buffalo, NY and Cleveland, OH and the Principal of the planning consultancy Doing Good, about integrating transportation and land use in Albuquerque. As Reilly explains, the city's new bus rapid transit line ART is just one project but it forms a frequent and reliable backbone for Albuquerque's entire transportation system. Today, the city is focused on redevelopment along the Central Avenue corridor where ART runs, part of the historic Route 66. Reilly also talks about how the city is approaching poverty reduction from a transportation angle.

Episode 174: Building More Than Just a Transit Line Mar 01, 2018

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This week we're joined by Jonathan Sage Martinson, former Director of the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative in the Twin Cities. We talk about how the collaborative got started, how they supported planning in the Green Line light rail corridor between Minneapolis and St. Paul, and how one member even got the FTA to change a much discussed cost effectiveness rule.

Episode 173: Pro·pin·qui·ty - The State of Being Close to Someone or Something Feb 22, 2018

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This week we're joined by Robert Cervero, Erick Guerra, and Stefan Al to talk about their new book called Beyond Mobility. They talk about the idea of recalibrating cities and how we can put people first when we think about transportation and the built environment. We also talk about silly regulations such as one parking space per toilet seat and some of the examples of good transportation and planning we can borrow from around the world.

Interested in checking out the book? Use the code "4Beyond" at IslandPress.org and get 20% off.

Episode 172: The Smartest Station Feb 15, 2018

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This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by George Karayannis, Vice President of CityNow, a smart city arm of Panasonic Corporation. George talks about smart cities and how to think beyond shiny technology and what it means to think about the future. George also discusses what CityNow is setting up at Pena Station Next, a new smart city concept on Denver RTD's A Line commuter rail that incorporates ideas such as district energy, smarter streetlights, and intelligent power management in buildings. He talks about how and why the station location was chosen for this innovative project.

Episode 171: This is Not Mapping Just for Humans Feb 08, 2018

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This week we're joined by Christof Hellmis, Vice President of Strategic Program at Here Technologies in Berlin Germany. I was invited to CES in Las Vegas by HERE to check out the next generation in data and maps and got to sit down with Christof to talk about data and transportation. We chatted about how mapping and location will be important for new transportation technologies and old and I ask questions about equity and data and potential privacy concerns. At one point Christof goes on to say this isn't just mapping for humans, it's maps for everything.

Episode 170: Houston Spreads Like a Spilled Bucket of Water Feb 01, 2018

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This week on the podcast we're joined by Kyle Shelton of the Kinder Institute to talk about his new book Power Moves: Transportation, Politics, and Development in Houston. I ask Kyle why he wrote the book and his feelings about looking back at history knowing about potentially better transportation outcomes. We also talk about the idea of "infrastructure citizenship" and how local advocacy groups wielded power in past fights between road builders and transit advocates.

Episode 169: Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark Jan 25, 2018

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This week we're joined by Yonah Freemark of the Transport Politic for our annual prediction extravaganza! Find out how last year's predictions held up and whether you agree with this year's thoughts on Montreal transit and Bus Rapid Transit in Boston. We also discuss the leaked infrastructure plan from the new administration and talk about our favorite writers focused on urban issues.

Episode 168: Conference Clash - TRB vs CES Jan 18, 2018

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This week's episode features Fehr and Peers Ron Milam and me discussing the differences between the Transportation Research Board conference in Washington DC and the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, both of which took place on the second week in January.

We discuss all the interesting topics that emerged from both conferences including delivery drones, curb management, massive data collection from autonomous vehicles, and the potential uses and rights issues that might arise in the built environment from the use of augmented reality.

Episode 167: Changing Hearts and Minds in the Street Renaissance Jan 11, 2018

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This week we're back at NACTO 2017 in Chicago with a series of speakers that did quick presentations on how the work we do as advocates to change minds.

Skye Duncan hosts and starts off with a discussion of the NACTO Global Designing Cities Initiative.

Chris Bruntlett talks about the work he and his family do at Modacity "marketing the lifestyle of cycling".

Ed Solis of The City of San Jose describes Viva Calle, San Jose's Cyclovia.

Kris Carter of the City of Boston talks about the safety competition app "Boston's Safest Driver".

Ankita Chachra discusses the language of design and tools to make change in small ways that empower citizens to demand change.

And finally Ronnie Matthew Harris talks about showing people in his neighborhood alternative ways to plan journeys without the car.

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