Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

Nov 20 2024 687 ep. 45 mins 1.9k

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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 509: City Tech with Rob Walker

Nov 20 2024 47 mins

This week we’re joined by writer Rob Walker to talk about his book, City Tech: 20 Apps, Ideas, and Innovations Changing the Urban Landscape. We discuss data collection, misconceptions, impressive transportation technologies such as e-bikes, and how technology has progressed in the last decade. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadwire Fo

Monday's Flashback: What a Body Can Do

Nov 18 2024 48 mins

A Flashback! That’s right we’re flashing back again to Episode 308 of the Talking Headways podcast with Sara Hendren discussing her book What a Body Can Do. Sara chats with us about how we think and talk about disability, reframing independent living, and designing a humane world for everyone. This is one of my favorites and I’m glad we’re getting to share it with folks ag

Episode 508: Biden Administration's Transportation Policy Legacy

Nov 13 2024 54 mins

This week we’re joined by Dani Simons, currently of Alstom but formerly Assistant to the Secretary and Director of Public Affairs at USDOT, to take a look back at how Biden Administration policies evolved from ideas to bills such as the IIJA and Inflation reduction act. We also discuss Buy America, the impacts of outside criticisms from different sides of the political spectrum,

Episode 161: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Post Election with John Simmerman

Nov 11 2024 89 mins

John Simmerman of Active Towns joins the Mondays Show post election to talk about some of the transit wins. We also look ahead and wonder if LA really could go car free for the Olympics and whether Canada is ready for high speed rail. Below are the show notes and items we chatted about on the show with John. Voters pass Denver 7A - Colorado Sun Nashville voters pass transit fundi

Episode 507: Thinking Bigger About Regional Economic Development

Nov 06 2024 40 mins

This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by Julie Huls, CEO of Waymaker Group. We chat about economic development strategies for mid-sized cities, the impacts of the pandemic on regional thinking, and what a future of Mega Regions means for cities trying to attract talent. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on T

Episode 506: Transit Wins and Co-Benefits from Climate Work

Oct 30 2024 45 mins

This week on Talking Headways we’re listening in on a 1 to 1 conversation between Julie Eaton Ernst, Climate Resilience Practice Leader at HNTB, and Dr. Cris Liban, Chief Sustainability Officer at LA Metro. They chat about the co-benefits of transportation, the evolution of the definition of transportation, and making change in small steps. This podcast was produced in partnersh

Monday's Flashback: More Than Just a Box

Oct 28 2024 33 mins

We’re going back in time to Episode 144 to chat with Matthew Heins about his book The Globalization of American Infrastructure: The Shipping Container and Freight Transportation. We’ve done a lot of fun shows and I had forgotten about this one until I was looking back trying to think of a good oldie to share with you all. Matthew talks about how the American highway and ra

Episode 505: Urgency and Vision Zero

Oct 23 2024 48 mins

This week we’re joined by Leah Shahum, Executive Director of the Vision Zero Network. We chat about why it’s so hard to make change, the implicit biases around designing for automobiles and the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims coming up on November 17th. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Follow us on Thr

Episode 504: Simpler Payment Systems for Agencies and Riders

Oct 16 2024 60 mins

This week we’re joined by Gillian Gillett of CalITP and Dan Baker, of the Connecticut Department of Transportation to discuss how agencies can create simpler payment and travel experiences for transit riders. We chat about the Connecticut Integrated Mobility Project, building payment system capacity and merchant services for smaller transit agencies, and the need for digital cus

Episode 160: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - The Long and Winding Road

Oct 14 2024 94 mins

This week on Mondays Wes Marshall is back! We chat about his trip to Bogota Columbia, the connections between biological structure and the built environment, and of course we discuss the news from last week including climate migration, high speed rail, roundabouts, and healthy urbanism. Check out below for the show notes including links to the items we chatted about and a full AI g