Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

The Overhead Wire
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Oct 22, 2019 • 58min

Episode 40: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Don't Just Focus on the Bears

This week we're joined by Laramie Bowron to talk about transit only lanes, parking levys, and housing oligopolies. News Gov Newsom vetoes complete streets bill - Cal Bike A new transit caucus - WBEZ Oligopolies hold back affordable housing - Washington Post Odds and Ends Cars banned from Market Street - Curbed SF The Glascow effect - Guardian Story of the Week Every bus needs a lane - Curbed Nottingham's parking levy - Forbes Bonus Reads - Auto Emissions Mapped Congestion Pricing Parking Puppies and Butterflies Ancient Khmer city found using lidar - Newsweek
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Oct 17, 2019 • 48min

Episode 256: A Book Club for the Future of Transportation

This week we're joined by Steve Raney, Executive Director of the Palo Alto Transportation Management Agency. We talk about a book club he organized based on the Three Revolutions by Dan Sperling that discussed lowering transportation emissions in regions. We talk about the complexity of transportation policy, the organization of local advocacy networks, and potential mechanisms to lower emissions.
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Oct 10, 2019 • 38min

Episode 255: Advanced Approaches to Planning TOD

This week we're joined by Brooke Belman, Deputy Executive Director for Land Use Planning and Development and her colleagues Sloan Dawson, Land Use Planning Manager, and Thatcher Imboden, TOD Manager to talk about the ins and outs of transit oriented development at Sound Transit in Seattle. They talk about the 80-80-80 policy, urban design and coordination of TOD planning with light rail construction.
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Oct 8, 2019 • 31min

Episode 38: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - It's Just Politics

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
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Oct 3, 2019 • 37min

Episode 254: The Right Way to Prioritize Projects

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.
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Oct 1, 2019 • 36min

Episode 37: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Public Utilities

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
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Sep 26, 2019 • 1h 11min

Episode 253: Integrated Trips for People Not Vehicles

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
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Sep 24, 2019 • 57min

Episode 36: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - This is Our Planet

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
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Sep 19, 2019 • 46min

Episode 252: Sidewalk Labs and Toronto's Waterfront

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
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Sep 12, 2019 • 43min

Episode 251: Designing Ninja Proof Seats

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

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