

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast
The Overhead Wire
A weekly podcast about the intersection between sustainable transportation, urban planning, and economic development. Hosted by Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire.
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Jul 12, 2018 • 19min
Episode 193: The Eternal Rush Hour
This week we’re back at Michelin’s Movin On conference talking with Greg Rogers, Director of Government Affairs and Mobility Innovation of SAFE. Greg talks about autonomous vehicle regulations around the country and some of the limits of techno optimism. We also discuss a bit of what we liked and didn’t like at the Movin On conference and prospects for the future.

Jul 5, 2018 • 40min
Episode 192: Highways and Partisanship
This week we're joined by Clayton Nall, a professor of political science at Stanford University, to discuss his new book about the interstate highway system and political partisanship called The Road to Inequality: How the Federal Highway Program Polarized America and Undermined Cities. We chat about how partisanship affects the way people vote for transportation projects and the history of political change in the transportation world.

Jun 28, 2018 • 31min
Episode 191: The Logistics of Urban Deliveries
This week we're joined by Tom Madrecki, Director of Urban Innovation and Mobility at UPS. Tom talks to us about what urban mobility means to a logistics and delivery company like UPS. He talks about the costs of congestion to the company and how streets that make single occupant vehicles the first priority are not good for active transportation and deliveries.

Jun 21, 2018 • 30min
Episode 190: Textbook Value Capture and TOD
This week we talk with Stan Wall of HR&A Advisors. We talk about his previous work as the Director of Real Estate and Station Planning for WMATA in Washington DC such as how planning, funding and redevelopment at the NoMa transit station happened. Stan also talks about his favorite projects and what value capture actually means.

Jun 14, 2018 • 41min
Episode 189: The New Atlanta Way
This week we’re joined by Odetta MacLeish White of the Transformation Alliance in Atlanta. She talks about displacement pressures along the Beltline, history of segregation in planning, and big changes coming to advocacy and equity in the Atlanta region.

Jun 7, 2018 • 45min
Episode 188: The Cost of a Subway
This week we're joined by blogger and transport journalist Alon Levy. We talk about how Alon got into transportation, subway costs and price comparisons, and the thinking behind a new Boston commuter rail electrification plan.

May 31, 2018 • 41min
Episode 187: A Shift in the Short Trip
This week we're joined for a second time by Shared Use Mobility Center Executive Director Sharon Feigon. Sharon talks to us about the newest trends in shared mobility including scooters and e-bikes and we talk about whether the animosity towards ride hailing has waned. We also chat about the issues cities and transportation companies are coming across as they try to create mobility platforms and whether car share usage is going down due to more options in the market.

May 29, 2018 • 1h 29min
Episode 186: Bonus Episode - The City as Mobility Operating System
Recently we moderated a panel in Austin during South by Southwest hosted by moovel and the Rocky Mountain Institute. The panel featured a number of folks from all different backgrounds discussing the future of mobility platforms in cities. We had representatives from the private sector, public sector, and advocacy voices to balance out the discussion and I think it was a good one folks will enjoy. Jason JonMichael - City of Austin Hilary Norton - FastLA Karina Ricks - City of Pittsburgh Nat Parker - Moovel Tim McHugh - Portland Tri-Met Jules Kortenhorst - CEO Rocky Mountain Institute Meg Merritt - Nelson Nygaard

May 24, 2018 • 40min
Episode 185: Building a Culture of Ridership
This week we’re joined by the Executive Director of the KC Streetcar Authority, Tom Gerend. Tom talks about some of the challenges in creating the streetcar and a broader regional transit network. He explains the value capture funding mechanism that’s funds 100 percent of the streetcar’s operations and maintenance—as well as some of the project design and construction). The KC Streetcar is unique in a lot of ways, including its lack of a fare. Tom explains the rationale behind the decision to make the streetcar free.

May 17, 2018 • 44min
Episode 184: Extraordinary Innovation at LA Metro
This week we're joined by LA Metro CEO Phil Washington to talk about the many interesting things the agency is working on. He discusses building affordable housing near transit, testing new ideas like microtransit, and the origins of Metro's Office of Extraordinary Innovation.