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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.

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    Episode 560: If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight Dec 18, 2025
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    This week we're joined by Carter Lavin to discuss his new book If You Want to Win You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy. We discuss the mess and practice of politics, how we have more power than we think as advocates, and how we can get the policy results we deserve.

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    Episode 559: The Unfinished Metropolis Dec 11, 2025
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    This week on the Talking Headways podcast, we're joined by Benjamin Schneider to talk about his book The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution. Ben chats about the unfinishedness of cities, the larger origins of NIMBYism, and how much our economy and built environment cater to cars.

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    Episode 182: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Housing on Top Dec 09, 2025
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    This week we're Han Solo but we're sharing news about fire departments and their impacts on cities, how Boston and Denver are considering putting housing together with other public services like libraries and police stations, and a bill that would allow transit agencies to get projects environmentally certified in state. And much much more!!!

    Below the fold are the article links we chatted about on the show:

    News Items

    Fire Department vs traffic safety - The Discourse Lounge

    Do we really love driving? Psychology Today

    Libraries and affordable housing - Christian Science Monitor

    Bipartisan transit bill for environmental regs - Deseret News

    Toronto narrowing the lanes - CityNews

    Bonus Items

    Raccoons domesticating? The Guardian

    Midwest vs sunbelt news - Neiman Lab

    German light budgets - Brussels Signal

    Road user charge for UK EVs - Traffic Technology Today

    Zipcar to leave UK - BBC News

    Street parking for free buses - New York Times

    Zillow ditches climate maps - Moving Day

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    Episode 558: Parking Reform with Tony Jordan Dec 04, 2025
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    This week we're joined by Tony Jordan, President of the Parking Reform Network at the Mpact Transit + mobility conference in Portland. We talk about getting rid of our cars, the arbitrary requirements for parking around the country, and Donald Shoup's legacy.

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    Flashback: Episode 459: Crossings Dec 01, 2025
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    This week we're going back to Episode 459 exactly two years ago to chat with author Ben Goldfarb to talk about his book, Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet. We discuss how roads cut off ecosystems, wildlife crossings, and animal mobility at different scales.

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    Episode 181: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Fran Sans Nov 25, 2025
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    This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but we've got some interesting news from the world of transportation and urban planning to share. We talk briefly about tram trains, the NAVI electric vehicle program, Chicago's big win, and much much more! Below the fold are the show notes with all the items we cover in our digest show.

    Main items

    Single stairway - Pew Stateline

    Tram trains - Works in Progress

    Mall as climate shelter - NextCity

    Chicago transit funded - Streetsblog Chicago

    TXDOT says state needs transit - KERA

    Developing world needs roads - Works in Progress

    Brussels Pedestrian Zone shuts out bikes - Bloomberg CityLab

    Scott Weiner's next steps - Mother Jones

    Teens make housing portal - New York Times

    IIJA's NEVI sets table for EV future - Politico Magazine

    Will cities ditch DART? Dallas Observer

    Bonus Items

    California's shamful DUI record - CalMatters

    Pollution and memory diseases - New York Times

    Park City bus drivers may lose jobs - KPCW

    LA to double recycled water - Governing

    Valencia flood risk and auto dependence - Climate Change News

    St. Louis agency 3D printing parts - Progressive Railroading

    Metros get more people out of cars - TechXplore

    Hong Kong train+property model - Flying Moose

    Rising housing costs means lower fertility rates - Realtor.com

    Trump wants to cut transit funding - Streetsblog USA - T4

    Utah cities overestimating water - Salt Lake City Tribune

    Puppies and Butterflies:

    Fran Sans - Emily Sneddon

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    Episode 557: Emotional Consumption in Chinese Cities Nov 20, 2025
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    This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Olivia Plotnick, Founder of Wai Social in Shanghai China. We discuss her summer trip to over 30 different Chinese cities to experience different retail, the impacts of high speed rail, and the social e-commerce ecosystem. We also discuss how competition has made Chinese retail sharper, electric vehicle saturation, and emotional consumption.

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    Episode 556: From Bahrain to Connecticut Nov 13, 2025
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    This week we're joined by Cortni Desir, Executive Program Manager for Public Transportation at the Connecticut Department of Transportation at the Mpact transit + community conference in Portland. We discuss her international influences, upgrading bus stops, customer experience, homelessness and transit, and being curious.

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    Episode 555: Three Principles for Federal Transportation Policy Nov 06, 2025
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    This week we're joined by Corrigan Salerno of Transportation For America. We discuss three transportation principles for a better federal transportation bill, how to create better reporting data for MPOs, and better bus manufacturing.

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    Episode 180: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Signal Timing Nov 04, 2025
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    This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we chat about signal timing tinkering in Houston, the impact of commute times on sleep disorders, Phoenix's lack of water for sprawl, and how many times Raleigh had to bid for contractors to build bus rapid transit.

    Below are the show notes:

    Houston signal timing off - Rice Thresher

    Whitmire thinks he knows - New York Times

    Sleep impacted by commutes - SciTechDaily

    Lifting the smog in Santiago - Guardian

    Raleigh BRT contracting - News and Observer

    Phoenix has no water for sprawl - High Country News

    Crypto noise - The Texas Tribune

    Caltrain puts energy in the grid - Metro Magazine

    China's lower tier cities and retail - Campaign

    The retail hits different - The Overhead Wire

    Everything SB79 - Arbitrary Lines

    Urban hoofprints - University of Michigan

    Highway repair better than expansion - SSTI

    US dangerous car standards - Transport and Environment

    Land trust affortability - Realtor.com

    Waymo and accepting death - Futurism

    New census data - Niskanen Center

    Secret to Norway's EV success - Energy.digital

    China EVs off five year plan - Reuters

    Bonus Items

    New vehicles top $50K - CNBC

    How Vancouver's Translink escaped death spiral - Bloomberg CityLab

    Bike sharing boon - Cities Today

    Smart phone data and trips - TechExplore

    Milwaukee tows reckless drivers - Urban Milwaukee

    St. Louis green infrastructure - Reasons to be Cheerful

    Stone buildings reduce emissions - BBC

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