Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we're Han Solo, but don't let that stop you from listening to the news!  We chat about DOT's emissions monitoring plan as well as Charlotte's ridership drop. News Links: Charlotte's dropping ridership - WFAE Oregonians fought sprawl - Oregon Public Broadcasting Hoboken shows way on Vision Zero - Streetsblog USA Cities prepare for heat waves - Politico EU Administration floats emissions monitoring - Smart Cities Dive   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! 

This week we’re joined by Professor Michael Neuman to talk about his book Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities and Societies.  We chat about why trees are important models for infrastructure development, the important lessons of Barcelona for the world, and why infrastructure is lately seen as a monetary asset instead of a public good. 

This week we’re joined by Jonathon Stalls, author of a new book: Walk: Slow Down, Wake Up, and Connect at 1-3 Miles Per Hour. We talk about his work on social media with Pedestrian Dignity and his walk across the United States in 2010.   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! 

This week on Mondays we're joined by Sophia Li, the editor of the Talking Headways podcast and Landscape Architecture Masters Candidate at the Harvard GSD. We chat about Doug Gordon's piece on the phrase 'Ban Cars', Bogota's GPS pricing scheme, sounds of cities, and how Germany is coping with the 9 Euro pass. Join the fun! Links from the show: Bogota's congestion pricing plan - Government Technology "Ban Cars" - Jalopnik Sound and the city - Noema Magazine Also sound related - MIT Technology Review Germany's 9 euro pass - Deutsche Welle     Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! 

This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by staff from MARTA in Atlanta for a 1 on 1 conversation. Collie Greenwood, Deputy General Manager, and Jacob Vallo, Senior Director of TOD, Real Estate, and Art in Transit talk with each other about the agency’s bus network redesign and their TOD program.   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! 

This week we’re joined by Reece Martin, who discusses transit systems around the world on his YouTube channel RM Transit.  Reece joins us to take an audio tour of Canadian Transit as well as discuss his recent visit to London to ride the Elizabeth Line. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! 

This week we’re joined by Catie Gould of the Sightline Institute, to talk about Oregon’s plans for reducing parking regulations in cities. We chat about case studies from Portland OR and Fayetteville AR and the impact of parking lots on the urban heat island. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! 

This week we’re joined by University of Pennsylvania’s Fritz Steiner and Bob Yaro and University of Texas’ Ming Zhang to talk about their new book, Megaregions and America’s Future. We discuss the idea of Megaregions and why they are so important for the future of our society and the planet. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! 

This week we’re joined by writer Dan Moore to talk about his piece in The Ringer entitled “What Do Cities Lose When they Lose Pro Sports?” Dan chats about why stadium deals are A bigger story about cities and how they can be harmful or potentially beneficial. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! 

This week we're solo but that doesn't mean we don't have some interesting news for you!  San Diego billboards and Rotterdam roof parks coming at you! News Learning about Chinese Metros - That's Magazine Rotterdam's roof parks - Surface Magazine TXDOT wants to bury I345 - D Magazine San Diego's billboard rules - San Diego Union Tribune Texas activists battle billboard companies - NPR Germany's 9 euro pass - The Mayor.eu Regulating particulates - Euractiv Tire particles 2000x worse than exhaust - Guardian   Puppies and Butterflies Lego Lisbon Tram - The Brick Fan   Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!