

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast
The Overhead Wire
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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Aug 19, 2021 • 39min
Episode 347: The Feminist City
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

Aug 12, 2021 • 45min
Episode 346: Saved Mental Energy
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 http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Aug 10, 2021 • 1h 16min
Episode 94: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Moving at the Speed of Congress
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 History of the Segway - Slate Puppies and Butterflies Jess Zimbabwe on twitter

Aug 5, 2021 • 51min
Episode 345: The Heat is On
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

Jul 29, 2021 • 53min
Episode 344: No More Transit Hunger Games
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

Jul 22, 2021 • 51min
Episode 343: This Food Pyramid Would be All Cars
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/theoverheadwire

Jul 15, 2021 • 39min
Episode 342: Man's Best Friend on Transit
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

Jul 13, 2021 • 60min
Episode 93: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Advocates to Electeds
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. News Let's talk more about pavement - Next City Aging condos need better oversight - Bloomberg Urban Mobility Report is back and still missing the point - City Observatory

Jul 8, 2021 • 46min
Episode 341: A Guide to Open Mobility as a Service
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

Jul 1, 2021 • 41min
Episode 340: Coordinating Pandemic Transit
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


