Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we're joined by Stephen Crim, Director, Policy & Analytical Reporting, Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP) at the NYMTA. We chat about the MTA's one year data report on congestion pricing including some of the results and how the data was collected. Stephen also discusses the numerous government data partnerships and enhancements including air quality monitoring and what other cities can look to in order to consider future pricing schemes. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

This week on Mondays at the Overhead Wire we're joined once again by Chrissy Mancini Nichols and Tracy McMillan to tackle a whole host of topics including the connection between VMT and safety, chrono urbanism, how navigating cities protects your brain, and Austin's housing construction success. Main Discussion Chrono urbanism - Landzine Lower VMT means safer roads - SSTI Austin housing growth - Pew DC road pricing - Greater Greater Washington Brains on streets - Medical Xpress Connect Bay Area info +++ Many thanks to Bob Nanna for our intro/outro music. Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

This week we're joined by Vanessa Cooksey, President and CEO of the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis and Chris Hansen, Executive Director at Kranzberg Arts Foundation. We chat about growth and investment in St. Louis' Grand Center Arts District and talk about the people that make it work. We also discuss ensuring that the public can enjoy the arts while making sure artists benefit from their work in the community. Regional Arts Commission St. Louis Kranzberg Arts Foundation +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

This week I'm joined by Jeremy Wells to discuss his book Managing the Magic of Old Places: Crafting Public Policies for People-Centered Historic Preservation. We chat the impact of old places on people's emotions and the current state of the preservation profession. We also discuss the struggle in the field to legitimize the impact of environmental psychology on the built environment, classical architecture and white supremacy, and the differences between cultures in preservation approaches. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we chat about Zurich's green roofs, zoning at 100, RTD's missing service, and Madison's electric bus lessons. This and much much more. Below are links to the items we discussed on the show: Main News FRA's potential shakeup - The Travel Zurich's climate shield - Reasons to be Cheerful Truck pollution in Australia - Guardian Madison electric buses - Grist How zoning won - Bloomberg CityLab LA pavement may be unnecessary - LA Times Denver missing transit service - Denver Post What urban highways cost - Bloomberg CityLab What makes a city beautiful - The Conversation Bonus Items Traffic tickets up in SF - San Francisco Chronicle Decoding economic development corruption - Lincoln Institute DART reorganization - KERA The equity of trees - MIT News Traffic signal tech - Tennessean Squamish urban project - Globe and Mail Carbon intensive coastal adaptation - Common Edge Federal judge rules for congestion pricing - Streetsblog NYC Self driving cars increase VMT - Vox Housing includes childcare - Marketplace +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

This week we're joined once again by Yonah Freemark. In Part 2, we talk about our predictions from last year and what we got right and wrong on high speed rail and transportation funding, then we make new ones for the coming year that include Seattle and Mexico. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

This week we're joined once again by Yonah Freemark to discuss the state of transit in the US and around the world. In Part 1, we talk about the longer term impacts of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, improving TOD, what the future of transportation should look like, and discuss updates to Transit Explorer. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but we do chat about new pedestrian models in New York, how much people walk when they move to a new city, the thought that Fastracks in Denver might never be finished as advertised, and a program where Colorado renters are getting equity for renting. Lots more on the show so listen in! Below are the items we shared on the show: Fastracks may never finish - Colorado Public Radio Social housing tax receipts double expected - PubliCola Colorado kicks off cash-back program for renters - Multi-Housing News Utah takes aim at SLC traffic calming - Streetsblog USA | Cycling West Moving to walkable cities - Scientific American Model maps foot traffic - MIT News More money for regional transport - USA Streetsblog Ring commercial backfires - 404 Media South gains population faster - Future of Where High cost of throwing things away - Ethos Bonus Items Ideas for battery fueling stations - The Cool Down Dutch package lockers - NL Times BART faregates generate revenue - SF Chronicle Curbed reporting goes dark - Architect's Newspaper Ada County blocks Boise transit tax - Boise State Public Radio Philly has bad speed bumps - WHYY +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Chris and Melissa Bruntlett to discuss their newest book Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation. We discuss the mobility of care work and the unpaid labor the undergirds the economy, elevating the voices of people with experience, and the women getting elected to get things done. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

This week on The Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Dr. Lawrence Frank to talk about how the built environment and the way we get around connect to public health outcomes. We also discuss the shortcomings of cost benefit analysis, and the systematic externalization of health benefits. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com