Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on the Mondays show I talk about the importance of thinking about access instead of mobility and floating farms. These things go together! News T4 says no new funding - T4America A freeway LID is feasible in Seattle - The Urbanist Story of the Week UPS gets FAA approval for delivery drones - The Hill 14th Street busway a go - Streetsblog NYC Floating farm creates local dairy - Mother Jones Thailand PM considers moving capital - Guardian  

This week we’re joined by Beth Osborne of T4 America and Chris McCahill of the State Smart Transportation Initiative. We talk about how states like Virginia and Hawaii are using data on access to score and prioritize transportation projects for funding. Beth and Chris also talk about how easy it can be to get the data and that connecting people to jobs seems to be a goal that is bipartisan.

This week we chat about public utilities a lot! Join us as we cover the gamut of transportation policy on the Mondays show. News Beijing's new airport - Fortune Baidu self driving buses - Asian Review Uber's CEO talks future - The Verge Odds and Ends Gas station for electric cars - CNBC Personal carbon trading - Eltis Story of the Week High Line at 10 - Architect Challenges for women riders - Metro Magazine Green new deal - Curbed

This week we’re joined by Arielle Fleisher Transportation Policy Director at SPUR, Adina Levin, Executive Director of Friends of Caltrain, and Ian Griffiths Co-Founder and Director of Seamless Bay Area to talk about transit fare integration and policy. We chat about what fare policy is and isn’t, best practices of fare integration from around the world, the difficulty of regional advocacy when there are sooo many meetings to go to, and what's next for the Bay Area. For more information about The Overhead Wire, visit http://theoverheadwire.com or follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire

This week Laramie Bowron joins the show to talk about climate change, transit ridership and potential transit related Halloween costumes. News Report shows how cities can cut emissions - National Geographic Indianapolis and Ottawa open transit lines - Streetsblog - OnSite Magazine CA Allows for Statewide ADUs - CAYimby Odds and Ends Flight shaming heats up - Reuters Governor orders transportation aligned with environment - Streetsblog CA Amazon's 100,000 electric van order - Wired Story of the Week Concerns from investor surge - Urban Institute 30 minute commuting principal - CityLab    

This week we’re joined by Eric Jaffe, Editorial Director at Sidewalk Labs. Eric chats with us about Sidewalk’s Quayside project on Toronto's waterfront. We chat about the potential for innovative ideas, some of the push back they've been getting on data management, and some of the history as well.  For more on The Overhead Wire, check us out at http://theoverheadwire.com or follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire  

This week we’re joined by Lily Bernheimer of Space Works Consulting. Lily, a Streetsblog/Open Plans Alum, talks to us about her book The Shaping of Us: How Every Day Spaces Structure our Lives, Behavior, and Well-Being. She talks about her research in Environmental Psychology and how humans have evolved to respond to the spaces where we live. Listen in to learn about ninja proof seats, mystery novel models of building, and more on biophilia and human connections to nature. For more information about The Overhead Wire, visit http://theoverheadwire.com  

This week on the podcast we're joined by Adie Tomer a fellow at The Brookings Institution and Noah Siegel, Interim Deputy Director at the Portland Bureau of Transportation to talk about their new collaboration on a project called the Economic Value Atlas. The EVA is a new data and mapping tool developed to think about regional investments in a more coordinated way, pulling away from the race to the bottom of incentive based economic development.  For more information about the podcast or The Overhead Wire, visit http://theoverheadwire.com  

This week we're joined by Gordon Price, former Vancouver City Council member and former director of The City Program at Simon Fraser University. Gordon talks about Vancouver's historical importance as well as its future. We chat about transport, the great west coast melting pot, and what folks should check out if they go visit the city. For more information about The Overhead Wire or Talking Headways, visit http://theoverheadwire.com  

Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show this week to talk about land value taxes, cities using fines as revenue, and waze's effects on LA. Two jobs! BART and Capital Corridor Transbay Tube 2 Project. News Addicted to fines - Governing Vancouver widening sidewalks - Globe and Mail Ride hailing data sought in England - CityLab Odds and Ends Architect must pay Venice - New York Times Cities and ransomware attacks - New York Times Bird shuts down infrastructure pay plan - Smart Cities Dive Story of the Week Case for the land value tax - Governing Is Waze ruining LA? - Los Angeles Magazine Puppies and Butterflies Hasan Minhaj talks transit - Phoenix New Times Pay your parking ticket with cat food or school supplies - Washington Post How about dockless everything? - Washington Post