good traffic

Nov 20 2024 66 ep. 40 mins 1

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good traffic is a workshop for walkable urban design in the U.S. Join a prolific collective of city and community leaders as we look to brand American urbanism. New audio, every Tuesday.

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65 / Funding cuts, DOT mechanics, & Waymo optimism.

Nov 20 2024 28 mins

Quick hits re: the federal-level implications of the recent election on transportation, housing, and urbanism in the U.S. No political post-mortems or predictions, but rather look at existing policies and their potential impacts. Surface level breakdown of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), detailing the combined $566 billion i

64 / Countering NIMBYism with nostalgia, & expanding our definition of home / with Aly Marchant

Nov 12 2024 35 mins

Aly's back, and with some recent perspective on third places. Particularly, their significance in expanding our sense of home beyond four walls. We talk devised theatre, childhood restaurants, the power of nostalgia, and how to bring up urbanism at thanksgiving dinner. We discuss: 00:00 Aly's back. 02:54 Urbanism and nostalgia. 05:20 On third places. 13:35 Defining routine via w

63 / New urbanism & landscape architecture / with Mallory Baches

Nov 05 2024 54 mins

Mallory Baches returns for a conversation on the highlights of the 2024 CNU congress in Cincinnati, where restorative urbanism and connected communities policy were focal points. We talk the CNU transect and its application in urban planning, emphasizing the importance of landscape architecture. We also examine the challenges of branding and public perception of new urbanism. The c

62 / Bus rapid transit in Columbus, Ohio (election edition) / with Sophia Mohr

Oct 29 2024 27 mins

Sophia Mohr — Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) — is in good traffic this week ahead of a big vote on November 5. Issue 47 is on the local ballot in Columbus, Ohio — which will help bring BRT to life in the region. We elaborate on the technological advancements ahead, such as traffic signal prioritization, digital payment sol

61 / Revamping the bus reputation / with Jerome Horne

Oct 22 2024 36 mins

Jerome Horne — transit advocate and communications executive — is in good traffic to talk buses, better transit advocacy, and Baltimore (among other places). We discuss: 00:00 Choosing cities for transit advocacy. 02:36 Career transition to public transportation. 09:37 On community building. 17:36 Youth engagement in urban planning. 21:35 Strategies for promoting bus usage.

60 / Voting with feet.

Oct 15 2024 21 mins

Urbanization is a forgone conclusion. Yet, we still hear remnants of the old, more rural American dream being presented as American cultural taste. But, even in our most rural states (like Texas), the vast majority of folks reside in cities. Economic productivity and impact follow suit. People vote with their feet, and taste/preference account for more than aesthetics. The 'shitho

59 / Overheard urbanism.

Oct 08 2024 24 mins

Sharing a few conversations that have veered into urban planning / design, transportation, American mindset, and the like. Clips shared during the episode: Ari Matti on Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, on the American pedestrian experience. George Kamel (of the Dave Ramsey Show) on The Iced Coffee Hour, talking the biggest wealth crushers. Neil DeGrasse Tyson on Joe Rogan, discuss

58 / Five (& a half) reflections from year one.

Oct 01 2024 28 mins

We've passed the year mark. Huge thanks to you all. Here, we hit on five (and a half) summative takeaways from twelve+ months of weekly conversations. These are points that keep showing up( in dialogue, notes, and research. They will help to steer much of what we do here, in the coming years.

57 / Active American towns / with John Simmerman

Sep 24 2024 66 mins

John Simmerman — Founder of Active Towns — is in good traffic to talk the push for more active towns across the U.S. John travels the world's cities via active mobility, and creates stellar content to summarize the trips. By trade, he's an exercise scientist that believes in the power of the built environment as an avenue for solving some of our most pertinent health ch

56 / Law & disorder (bike edition).

Sep 10 2024 31 mins

Aside from better infrastructure, varying and incongruent laws make biking very challenging. Should I ride on the sidewalk, or on the road? Where do I belong? Will I actually get a ticket if I make a judgement call? Through the wacky ways that we regulate bikes in the states, we see starkly how they are not viewed as a viable transportation method (yet). We scratch the surface