

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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Feb 11, 2021 • 37min
Episode 320: Mopeds to Go
This week we're joined by Haley Rubinson, Vice President of Business Development at Revel. We talk about why mopeds work for urban mobility, the dominance of automobiles in discussions about transportation, and if land use plays a part in adoption trends.

Feb 4, 2021 • 48min
Episode 319: Shared Mobility, Vaccines, Vacations
This week we're again joined by Shared Use Mobility Center Founder in Residence Sharon Feigon. Sharon talks with us about what she hopes the focus will be for the next administration, how shared mobility has fared during the pandemic, and her plans for the future.

Feb 2, 2021 • 53min
Episode 81: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Scott Bernstein on Poverty Reduction
This week we're joined by Scott Bernstein, Founder and Director Emeritus of the Center for Neighborhood Technology. Scott joins the show to chat with us about some of the ways cities and public agencies can work to reduce poverty. A penny saved is a penny earned. This is Mondays with Scott #1

Jan 28, 2021 • 30min
Episode 318: Open Source Electric Bus
This week we're joined by Erica Eggleton, a PhD Candidate at the University of Washington to chat about her work on Route Dynamics, an open source program that estimates the energy demand for electric bus routes run by King County Metro. We talk about how Route Dynamics calculates electric bus energy consumption and how it might be useful to transit agencies.

Jan 26, 2021 • 1h 9min
Episode 80: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Addicted to Linked In
This week on the Mondays show Dawn Miller, VP for Policy and Partnerships at Coord and Chrissy Mancini Nichols join the show. We chat about Mayor Pete's Senate hearing, Sacramento's move away from single family zoning, and Dallas' new mobility plan. We also talk a bit about DOT political appointments and Bernie's Wild Ride. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support us at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Get a Bus Only Scarf at http://theoverheadwire.com

Jan 21, 2021 • 58min
Episode 317: Transportation and Law Part 2
This week we're headed back to the Iowa Law Review's Symposium The Future of Law and Transportation. In Part 2 of this series, Professor Jonathan Levine moderates a panel of four including Professor David Prytherch, Professor Jamila Jefferson-Jones, Professor Tara Goddard, and Professor Vanessa Casado Perez on the topic of Rights of Way and Public Space.

Jan 19, 2021 • 1h 9min
Episode 79: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - The Stop Sign Line
This week Tracy McMillan joins the show to chat about what a Biden Administration can do for localities, climate change in the Great Lakes, Paris' participatory budget, and what the commute means to everyone. Odds and Ends Using Federal Power to liberate localities - Washington Monthly Stop lines don't stop traffic - Route Fifty Paris' participatory budget - City Monitor Climate change and winter festivals - Detroit Free Press | National Geographic Did the pandemic kill the commute? - City Lab Support us on Patreon - http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

Jan 14, 2021 • 33min
Episode 316: Intro to the City
This week we're joined by Professor Sean Benesh to talk about his new book Intro to the City. We chat about his love of Pre-Colombian cities, how being an ordained pastor connects to his urban thinking, and some thoughts about opening your mind when it comes to place. Follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter Support the pod on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire

Jan 7, 2021 • 60min
Episode 315: The Answer is the Arterial
This week we're going back to the 2020 Rail~Volution conference where Peter Calthorpe gave the keynote speech with Allison Brooks of the Bay Area Regional Collaborative. They discuss the next generation of TOD and housing on major arterials.

Dec 24, 2020 • 49min
Replay: The First Shoupista
This week we're replaying one of our most popular episodes in the last few years. Patrick Siegman of Siegman & Associates joins the podcast for spirited discussion about parking. We chat about the etymology of the word parking, the legend that is Donald Shoup, and why the topic of parking gets so personal.


