Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Jan 24, 2019 • 31min

Episode 218: Bus Driver and Housing Activist

This week we're chatting with Laura Loe of Share the Cities. Laura chats about her work as a bus driver and as a housing advocate in Seattle.  We talk about how to talk to NIMBY parents and the community that comes along with a bus line.
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Jan 22, 2019 • 1h 7min

Episode 14: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Oooo Smart Cities!

This week Chrissy and Jeff talk about Smart Cities and Garages and more! Don't forget to visit our sponsor, moovel The News Gavin Newsom Says Housing for Transport Funds - Los Angeles Times NCUTCD says no walk signals - Streetsblog USA Center City Connector Gets the Green Light - Curbed Seattle Story of the Week Alibaba unveils "City Brain" - CNN The Garage is Our Favorite Room - New Yorker Spotlight New Mobility Scooter Regulations Work - New York Times
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Jan 17, 2019 • 30min

Episode 217: The Future of Transportation Data

This week on the podcast we're joined by Regina Clewlow, CEO and Co-Founder of Populus. We talk about some of the research Populus has been working on including on shared and micro mobility and we learn more about the transportation data cities need to operate more efficiently. We also discuss what the media is talking about in terms of new transport technologies and what the best jurisdiction level might be for regulation.
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Jan 10, 2019 • 30min

Episode 216: Cleveland BRT's 10th Anniversary

This week we talk with Interim CEO of the Cleveland RTA Dr. Floun'say Caver and former CEO Joe Calabrese about the Euclid Avenue HealthLine bus rapid transit line on its 10th anniversary. The line which connects two major regional employment centers was the product of input from numerous community stakeholders and has been widely deemed a success. We chat about how the line has influenced development on the corridor, the ridership growth on the line, and the potential for expanding lessons learned from the corridor to the rest of the region.
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Jan 8, 2019 • 1h 2min

Episode 13: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Viva Las Vegas

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire Chrissy and Jeff chat about food deserts, the L shutdown, delivery congestion and more! The News Sam Zimbabwe now head of Seattle DOT - Seattle Times L Train shutdown not happening - Second Ave Sagas Cap and trade for transportation - Scientific American Check out our sponsor moovel! Story of the Week Grand Rapids disappeared single family zoning - Next City Dollar stores overwhelm grocers - Eater Spotlight New Mobility Delivery congestion - Time Magazine Puppies and Butterflies 195 Gigapixels of Shanghai - Urban Demographics
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Jan 3, 2019 • 39min

Episode 215: Urbanism and Architecture - When Nerdy and Niche Get Big

This week we're joined by Kelsey Keith, Editor-in-Chief at Curbed. Kelsey tells us about some early memories of New York, how the internet has changed and shaped urbanism and architecture media, and new longform pieces tying together Texas and California in unexpected ways.
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Dec 20, 2018 • 49min

Episode 214: Trains, Buses, People

This week we're joined once again by Christof Spieler who recently wrote a new book called Trains, Buses, People. Christof talks about how transit isn't a mystery and we all know what makes it work. But ultimately we're not having the right conversations. We also review Christof's time on the Houston Metro board and why it's important to have people who ride the bus and think about it all the time as a part of the agency discussion. You can find the book Trains, Buses, People at IslandPress.org
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Dec 18, 2018 • 1h 5min

Episode 12: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Synthetic Data Replicants

This week we're joined by Anna Muessig of Gehl to chat about using data and tearing down the BQE in New York. Check out the links below to read along with our discussion. News Dutch reach - CityLab Hiring managers discriminate on distance - HBR Oregon considers four units per parcel - Willamette Week Visit our sponsor - moovel Story of the Week Portland to try Google's Replica data program - Oregon Public Broadcasting The Apps know where you are - NY Times Spotlight New Mobility Tear down the BQE - NY Magazine Puppies and Butterflies Kids in Oslo plan transportation - Geospatial World
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Dec 12, 2018 • 46min

Flashback: Walt Disney the City Planner

This week we're going back to Episode 27 to bring back an episode I had made just for kicks in 2014.  It's Walt Disney the city planner.  Hope folks enjoy it again or for the first time if you hadn't heard it before.
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Dec 11, 2018 • 1h 19min

Episode 11: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Gingerbread Cities

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins to talk about bad Muni, holiday cities, and lots of mobility discussions. The News Madrid bans cars from central city - Guardian A new AV Start bill? - The Verge Minneapolis passes 2040 plan - Minneapolis Star Tribune Story of the Week New CA bill for density near transit - LA Times Building slow lanes - Forbes Spotlight New Mobility Should Cincinnati built its own app - CityBeat Puppies and Butterflies The Laughing Room - MIT News

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