Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we're joined by Kenneth O'Reilly to talk about his book Asphalt: A History. We chat about what asphalt is, how it was used for building, war, and economic expansion and how it impacts the future of the planet.    Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

This week on Mondays we're joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to talk about a number of different topics including climate migration, low traffic neighborhoods in Birmingham UK, and reforming mega project contracts.   News Climate Proof Duluth - MPR News Birmingham Low Traffic Neighborhood - The Guardian Yemen's Ancient Cities - BBC Travel No More Mega Contracts for Mega Projects - Eno Center Livab...

This week we're joined by Roland Stimpel of The German Pedestrian Association Fussverkehr.  Roland chats with us about Berlin's new mobility laws including the 2018 Mobility Act and 2021's pedestrian law amendments. We also talk about SUVs, the struggle to find public servants, and Ampelmännchen, the traffic light man.

This week on the podcast we're joined by Mary Pat McGuire , Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois.  Mary Pat talks with us about what happens to water after it hits the pavement, the damaging environmental impacts of covering cities in pavement, and steps we can take to reduce runoff in green cities.

This week on Mondays, we discuss a lot of different topics from HOLC map redlining to electric car chargers. We don't talk much about the infrastructure bill but I imagine that will be coming soon whether it passes or not!  News Who increases air quality guidelines - Guardian 40 years of HSR - La Croix Translated The train the shrunk France - Ars Technica Berlin buys out apartments - AP News Redli...

This month on the Railvolution podcast we're joined by Duncan Hwang, Interim Co-Director of the Asian Pacific Network of Oregon and Gauri Rajbaidya, architect and senior associate at SERA. They chat with us about community driven development in Portland's Jade District and how it's connected to the rest of the region.

This week we're joined by Dr. Megan Ryerson , UPS Chair of Transportation at the University of Pennsylvania's Weitzman School of Design. Dr. Ryerson joins us to talk about her research on cognitive workload, measuring the stress of cyclists at intersections. We also chat about transportation during the pandemic, the uneven power dynamics in traffic safety between cars and bikes/pedestrians, and ho...

This week Tracy McMillan joins the show to talk about engineering climate change preparedness in New Orleans , Solarpunk cities , making Lego budget movies , and early Robert Putnam's thoughts on Italian social capital . We also chat a bit about Metro Twin Cities new transit pass plan and Paris' new speed limit . Find us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/th...

This week we're joined by Tufts Professor Justin Hollander. Justin chats with us about a wide range of topics including VMT Taxes, using eye tracking software to measure the impacts of the built environment on people's mind, and he reacts to the most recent census release. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire  

This week we're joined by new Rail~Volution CEO Tamar Shapiro.  We chat about her previous work in transportation and city planning at orgs like NUMO and The Governor's Institute, how to measure transportation success, and the transportation parades before German soccer games.   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

This week we're joined by Todd Litman, Executive Director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. Todd discusses his book New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies . We reframe the transportation investments we make, talk about sharing information, and discuss why air taxis might not be the future.   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http:/...

This week on the Mondays show, we chat about a number of different big articles from the last few weeks including TXDOT's freeway expansions, using the Commerce Clause to rethink zoning, working from home and more! I'm Han Solo this week but I've pulled together a couple of the recent newsletter intros as well. News VMT tax is bad for health - The Hill TXDOT's massive Austin expansion - KUT Are we...

This week we're joined by Professor Leslie Kern to talk about her book Feminist City .  We talk about the need to make more spaces for non-traditional relationships, feminist geography and intersectionality, and how care work taxes personal transportation budgets.   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon: http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire  

This week we're joined by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett to talk about their book, Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives . We chat about the ambient stress and anxiety created by auto oriented cities, the mental energy saved by car light spaces, and the difference between engineering and ecological resilience.   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon h...

This week on the Mondays show Chrissy and I discuss the history of the Segway, why people want cities to die, new ways to measure intersection safety and some of the details related to the infrastructure bill. News Infrastructure bill overview webinar - Eno Center Why did people want covid to kill cities? - NYT A new metric for safe streets - PennToday Bike representation in the movies - Slate His...

This week we're joined by Dr. V Kelly Turner, Director of Urban Environment Research at UCLA's Luskin Center for Innovation. We chat about how to think differently about urban heat, how to measure it, and how to regulate it. Read her piece in Next City . Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon. http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire  

This week Dan Baer, Senior Vice President at WSP talks with Kevin Corbett, President and CEO of New Jersey Transit. In this 1 on 1 conversation, Dan and Kevin talk about NJ Transit's response to the pandemic, bus electrification, and much more.   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire  

This week we're joined by Zabe Bent , Director of Design for the National Association of City Transportation Officials.  We chat about how we think too much about the future and growth, the current MUTCD process, and how she would start the design an infrastructure bill.   Mary Pay McGuire in Next City on Pavement.   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com...

This week we're joined by Dr. Jennifer Kent, Senior Research Fellow in Urbanism at the Sydney School of Architecture.  Jennifer talks with us about why we travel, the impact of dogs on our travel behavior, and the idea of "messy trips".   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire  

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire, we share a bit of the news from the last few weeks, but then Mesa Arizona City Council Member Francisco Heredia and Charlotte City Council Member Braxton Winston talk with each other about their journeys from being an advocate to elected officials. This episode initially was shared on the Rail~Volution podcast, but now you can check it out here as well. N...

This week we're joined by Andrew Salzberg, Head of Policy at Transit App.  Andrew talks with us about Transit's Guide to Open Mobility as a Service and discusses how policy can create a better travel experience for everyone. The Guide to Open Mobility as a Service is found here .   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon at http://patreon.com

This week we're joined by Robert del Rosario, Director of Service Development for AC Transit in Oakland California.  Robert talks about agency coordination during the pandemic, what's needed to get riders coming back, and what sustainable revenue might look like going forward.   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

This week on the show Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins to talk about the post pandemic rush hour, parklets and ADA, Charlotte approving their 2040 plan, and the most recent news about the American Jobs/Infrastructure Plan. News! Charlotte Passes 2040 Plan - Charlotte Observer Pandemic street changes and ADA - Eater | Bloomberg Rush hour and remote work - New York Times | PNAS Infrastructure Plan Grou...

This week we're joined by Mark Perepelitza, Director of Sustainability at SERA Architects.  Mark chats with us about the meaning of sustainability, the company's sustainability action plan , and their colorful project compass.   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://Patreon.com/theoverheadwire  

This week we're joined by Alex Hoffman, Assistant Director for CID Planning at the City of El Paso.  We chat about using data to make planning decisions, the geography of place, and what the future might look like with more information.   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire