Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by Eric Singer and Andrej Micovic, Associates at Bilzin Sumberg in Miami who talk about the creation of the RTZ ordinance. They also talk about how the recent TIF districts and the county’s Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan interact with the RTZ and what’s important in writing planning code.

This week we're joined by Dr. Kari Watkins, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech and co-founder and "Chief Motivator" of OneBusAway, an open source platform for real time transit info. Kari talks about her research into the role of technology in the evolving transit experience, possible "dangerous futures ahead" - such as zero-passenger vehicles - and the "best future" of high capacity transit on dedicated right of way, fed by robust bike and sidewalk networks and TNCs for low density areas, all supported by timely information and payment - mobility as a service. Also check out Rail~Volution for information about this year's conference starting Sunday.  

Welcome to our NEW SHOW on the Talking Headways Podcast Network called Mondays at The Overhead Wire where Jeff and a rotating band of amazing co-hosts talk about the top stories from TheOverheadWire.com.  This week Anna Muessig of Gehl joins to talk about her trip to Copenhagen, AVs, and Uber's move into congestion pricing advocacy. And don't forget to visit our sponsor moovel. Featured Discussion Articles This Week NEWS London Reducing Vehicles in the Core - Weekly Standard Anthony Foxx joins Lyft - Medium Ford Plant gets redevelopment plan - Star Tribune Saudi $500B Megacity Controversy - Buzzfeed News STORY OF THE WEEK Tree Superhighways - Fast Company Uber Support for Congestion Pricing - Seattle Times SPOTLIGHT NEW MOBILITY AV 3.0 Guidelines - USDOT Kevin DeGood Tweet Storm - Twitter PUPPIES AND BUTTERFLIES Cities and Film - ArchDaily

This week we're joined by Carol Kuester and Lysa Hale of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Electronic Payments Department. Carol and Lysa talk about the Clipper transit fare payment card and how it works along with coming updates to the system.  We also chat about fare simplification and what it means to different people, whether Clipper can be a first step towards mobility as a service, and what happens to all the money that floats through the system on any given day. 

Welcome to our NEW SHOW on the Talking Headways Podcast Network called Mondays at The Overhead Wire where Jeff and a rotating band of amazing co-hosts talk about the top stories from TheOverheadWire.com.  This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols of Walker Consultants joins to talk about developers and parking, bike share data, and we go through the week's news. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire @ManciniChrissy  

This week we’re chatting with Dr. Melody Hoffman, professor of communications studies at Anoka Ramsey Community College at the American Planning Association Midwest Conference about her book Bike Lanes are White Lanes.  We discuss how bike lanes are flashpoints for neighborhood gentrification fights, bicycle advocacy history and the women’s movement, and how bikes can be seen as rolling signifiers.   Take the Talking Headways listener survey.  

Welcome to our NEW SHOW on the Talking Headways Podcast Network called Mondays at The Overhead Wire where Jeff and a rotating band of amazing co-hosts talk about the top stories from TheOverheadWire.com.  This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols of Walker Consultants joins to talk about TNC regulations and neighborhoods. We also play the game WikiCity and discuss why October is the best month. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire @ManciniChrissy Featured Links This Week America’s Middle Neighborhoods - Next City Re-emergence of Neighborhoods - CitiesSpeak Google Climate Tool - The Atlantic Gas Tax Repealers Launch HSR Measure - LA Times Invention of the Scooter - CityLab Tokyo Metro Song on YouTube

This week we're joined by Chloe Spano, Vice President of Business Development and Innovation at Cityway. She discusses how Paris has reduced driving in the city using data and the importance of data in putting together mobility services of the future.

Welcome to our NEW SHOW on the Talking Headways Podcast Network called Mondays at The Overhead Wire where Jeff and a rotating band of amazing co-hosts talk about the top stories from TheOverheadWire.com.  This week Anna Muessig of Gehl joins to talk about her trip to Detroit. We also play the game WikiCity and discuss Paris' car free day in October. Featured Articles This Week Things I Learned on Foot - Guardian How Connected Is Your Community - NY Times Paris Going Car Free for a Day - Fast Company Philly's First Ever Augmented Reality Mural - Philadelphia Magazine    

Bill Sirois, Senior Manager for Transit-Oriented Communities with Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD), joins us this week to talk about the success of the transit agency’s TOD program. The Union Station redevelopment—the unique funding, extensive planning, and successful execution—is the focus of the conversation. But Denver has done so much more. Bill also discusses the construction of over 38,000 housing units near transit since 2005, other interesting examples of TOD in the region, and what comes next as the current period of transit expansion comes to a close. Don't forget to Subscribe to Talking Headways on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter @TheOverheadWire Support the Podcast on Patreon Sign up for a free trial of our daily newsletter The Overhead Wire Part of the Talking Headways Podcast Network