Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

Chrissy joins the show and we talk about Duke rejecting Durham light rail, NY's move towards congestion pricing, Berlin's new transport app, and anchor institutions. News Duke rejects light rail - News and Observer de Blasio endorses congestion pricing - Streetsblog NYC UPMC joins health providers to think about housing - NextPittsburgh Join moovel at SXSW - Link Daimler and BMW join forces - The Verge Story of the Week Netherlands pays people to bike to work - Huffington Post de Blasio endorses congestion pricing - Streetsblog NYC Spotlight Mobility Berlin's all in one app - Fast Company

This week we're joined by Matthias Buehler of Vrbn and David Wasserman of Fehr and Peers. We talk about the City Engine program and how to create realistic cityscapes for movies and planning applications. We chat about the time it takes to code details, how much collected urban data sets can be used, and what these types of programs could be used for in the future. A few notes from David and Matt David: Complete Street Rule on Github Future of the Curb and City Engine - ESRI Software for Bike Planning - People for Bikes Procedural Modeling for City Design - YouTube Matthias: Vrbn Company Interview with Matthias Buehler - Gnomon Workshop Independence Day and City Engine Making a Favela - Ronen Berkman

This week we chat with Jerry Paffendorf, Co-Founder and CEO of Loveland Technologies. We chat about how they collect parcel data from all over the country, how parcels were measured historically, and how they can be used to create better transparency in cities. 

This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show to talk about Amazon, California High Speed Rail, and other top news of the week. News Amazon pulls back on NYC plans - New York Times Governor Newsom to focus on Central Valley HSR Segment - Streetsblog CA Swiss reject anti-sprawl measure - Reuters Story of the Week America's forgettable midrises - Bloomberg California high speed rail "worst practices" - Eno Center Midsized City Magic Denver married couples taking on roommates - Denver Post Spotlight Mobility Were the parking taxes on purposes - Sightline Institute Email congress about the parking tax - Coalition for Smarter Transportation  

This week we're joined by Jonny Simkin, Co-Founder and CEO of Swiftly. Jonny talks about what his company does to crunch data at transit agencies and the impacts they've had on transit agencies outlook on service. He also chats about potential futures for mobility as a service and data privacy.

This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols and I talk about infrastructure embarrassment, good congestion/bad congestion, and the green new deal. News Tourism sites charging entry fees soon - Washington Post New York seeks designers for odd lots - Curbed The Green New Deal's flaw - Slate Bolivian Lithium - National Geographic Story of the Week The Infrastructural Humiliation of America - Tech Crunch Topography of Wealth in LA - Nick Underwood Who Got What Chrissy in ITE Journal Spotlight Mobility Good Congestion/Bad Congestion - CNU Public Square  

This week we are joined by Sean Northup, Deputy Director of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization. Sean chats about the Indianapolis Red Line, the first of three BRT routes that will crisscross the region. Those lines and other transit improvements are being funded in part by local, dedicated funding which was won after a long and arduous process.

This week we have a full house! Chrissy and Anna join the show to talk about the news from the week in cities. Read our original article brought to you by moovel and written by Nate Berg - The Transportation Data Tug of War News World cities sprawling too much too fast - The City Fix Young mom dies after falling down subway steps - New York Times Utah State legislators want housing built, using transport as stick - Salt Lake Tribune Story of the Week The Curb of the Future - Uber Under the Hood on Medium Should Transit be Free? - TransitCenter Zoning Reform Impacts Property Values in Chicago - Urban Affairs Review Spotlight Mobility Dallas rejects highway widening - D Magazine Puppies and Butterflies Cloth seats around the world - Twitter

This week we are at the Brooklyn Podcast festival talking with Ryan Westrom of Greenfield Labs and Ford Smart Mobility. Ryan chats about his report Design Principals for Living Streets and the history of parking. Audience members are asked to give us their favorite streets and I throw in a little Marie Kondo for good measure. 

This week Anna and I talk about Uber and Lyft taking share away from transit, congestion pricing in LA, and Viadoom! News Shutdown ends after La Guardia suspends flights - NPR Corporate money and affordable housing - Curbed Mayors want incentives, just not for other mayors - Next City Visit this week's sponsor, moovel. Story of the Week Uber and Lyft cause transit decline - Streetsblog USA LA Considers Congestion Pricing - Los Angeles Times Spotlight New Mobility Viadoom just never happened - Seattle Times Puppies and Butterflies Quote of the week - Yes Magazine Wedding registries turn to down payments - CityLab